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Wastewater management is an important part of sanitation.

The essential components of wastewater management are collection and treatment.

Wastewater can generally be divided into sewage (or blackwater), greywater, and industrial wastewater. These have some differences in level of hazard to public health, and in wastewater treatment requirements, but many of the processes are the same.