WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACTS

Vermont's 91 municipal wastewater treatment facilities process more than 15 billion gallons of wastewater per year. Municipal wastewater, originating from a combination of domestic, commercial, and industrial activities, is conveyed to centralized wastewater treatment facilities and treated to established standards before discharge into a receiving water. The Wastewater Management Program provides regulatory oversight and technical assistance to Vermont's wastewater treatment facilities in cooperation with State, regional and national organizations. 

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In the United States, wastewater treatment facilities process approximately 34 billion gallons of wastewater every day. Wastewater contains nitrogen and phosphorus from human waste, food and certain soaps and detergents.

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