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    What Happens When You Flush?

    Where does wastewater go?
    Wastewater is water you have already used. It is the water that goes down the drain after you wash dishes, take a bath, wash your clothes or go to the bathroom.

    Small sewer lines take wastewater from homes, businesses and schools to large sewer lines operated by the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District.

    These large sewer lines are called interceptor sewers. The interceptor sewers take the wastewater to the Metro District’s wastewater treatment plant north of Denver.

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