What is the difference between sewage and wastewater?

A) Wastewater is sewage that has been fully processed in a sewage treatment plant to remove all solids and pathogens.
B) Sewage and wastewater are synonymous.
C) Sewage is wastewater that contains urine and feces and other wastes from households, but wastewater also includes stormwater and water contaminated from agricultural and industrial processes.
D) Wastewater does not contain the toilet paper and human water-borne wastes that are found in sewage.


C

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