sewage Label

DefGEMET: Any liquid-born waste that contains animal or plant matter in suspension or solution, soils and storm water, or chemicals in solution. (Source: APD)

Sewage (or domestic wastewater or municipal wastewater) is a type of wastewater that is produced from a community of people. ... It consists mostly of greywater (from inks, tubs, showers, dishwashers, and clothes washers), blackwater (the water used to flush toilets, combined with the human waste that it flushes away); ... The term sewage is nowadays regarded as an older term and is being more and more replaced by "wastewater". In general American English usage, the terms "sewage" and "sewerage" mean the same thing. In American technical and professional English usage, "sewerage" refers to the infrastructure that conveys sewage ... Wastes that result from an industrial processes such as the production or manufacture of goods are classed as industrial wastewater, not as sewage ... (Wikipedia contributors. (2018, June 17). Sewage. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:37, June 20, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sewage&oldid=846303067)

Wastewater from your shower, bathtub, washing machine, dishwasher, kitchen sink and toilet is all considered sewage... Liquid waste from business and industry – also known as trade waste – is considered sewage or wastewater as well (Central Highlands Water 20217; WWW20180620 http://www.chw.net.au/community/what-sewage)