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This type includes:

  • operation of wastewater treatment facilities for reuse (e.g. of agricultural, industrial and road cleaning wastewater or collected rainwater), or for artificial recharge or augmentation of groundwater bodies
  • collection and transport of wastewater from users (e.g. households or industrial units)
  • collection and transport of rainwater by means of sewerage networks, collectors, tanks and other means of transport (e.g. sewage vehicles, etc.)

This type also includes:

  • freeze drying of sewage sludge by wastewater treatment plants

This type excludes:

  • further treatment of sludge extracted from wastewater, see division 38:
  • anaerobic digestion, see 382
  • aerobic treatment such as composting, see 382100
  • incineration with energy recovery, see 382200
  • incineration without energy recovery, see 383100
  • construction or repair of sewerage systems, see 422100