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  2. History of waste management - Wikipedia

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    The earliest known wastewater management system dates back to around 6500 BCE in present-day Syria, featuring sophisticated gutter systems and settling chambers. Ancient civilizations like the Roman Empire developed complex waste removal systems, including the Cloaca Maxima, which emptied into the Tiber River.

  3. Philadelphia Water Department - Wikipedia

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    The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) has three main responsibilities. The first is to treat the raw water drawn from the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers so that it is safe for drinking, and deliver it to customers. The second is to collect and treat wastewater (i.e., sewage) that flows into the sewer system.

  4. Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965 - Wikipedia

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    The Solid Waste Disposal Act ( SWDA) is an act passed by the United States Congress in 1965. [ 1] The United States Environmental Protection Agency described the Act as "the first federal effort to improve waste disposal technology". [ 2] After the Second Industrial Revolution, expanding industrial and commercial activity across the nation ...

  5. History of water supply and sanitation - Wikipedia

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    The treatment of Paris sewage, though, was left to natural devices as 5,000 hectares of land were used to spread the waste out to be naturally purified. [63] Further, the lack of sewage treatment left Parisian sewage pollution to become concentrated downstream in the town of Clichy, effectively forcing residents to pack up and move elsewhere. [63]

  6. Sewage regulation and administration - Wikipedia

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    The Hyperion Wastewater Treatment Plant in Los Angeles, California, is one of the largest municipal plants in the United States. Sewage treatment systems in the United States are subject to the Clean Water Act (CWA) and are regulated by federal and state environmental agencies. In most states, local sewage plants receive discharge permits from ...

  7. Waste management - Wikipedia

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    Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. [1] This includes the collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste-related laws, technologies, and economic mechanisms.

  8. California approves rules for converting sewage waste to ...

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    California regulators on Tuesday cleared the way for widespread use of advanced filtration and treatment facilities designed to convert sewage waste into pure drinking water that can be pumped ...

  9. Shit flow diagram - Wikipedia

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    Shit flow diagram. A shit flow diagram (also called excreta flow diagram or SFD) is a high level technical drawing used to display how excreta moves through a location, and functions as a tool to identify where improvements are needed. [ 1] The diagram has a particular focus on treatment of the waste, and its final disposal or use.

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