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From drain to clean water in 4 steps

Wastewater cycle
What happens after you flush? 🚽 Your drain starts a long trip to cleanup.
Wastewater cycle
Gravity, pumps, and pipes keep it moving 🛠️ Wastewater flows from homes to the plant through sewers and lift stations.
Wastewater cycle
The plant strips out the junk first 🌊 Screens, grit removal, settling tanks, biology, then disinfection clean the water step by step.
Wastewater cycle
Before: dirty wastewater. After: treated water ready for rivers, reuse, or release 💧 Plants can also recover sludge, biogas, and recycled water from the process.

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