Tag:utility=sewerage

utility = sewerage
Description
Infrastructure related to waste water collection, transmission and processing from consumers to treatment facilities and natural return
Group: man made
Used on these elements
Useful combination
marker=* man_made=street_cabinet building=service landuse=industrial operator=*
Status: approved
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The tag utility=sewerage is added to a feature (such as a marker=*, man_made=street_cabinet or building=service) to specify that it is part of the infrastructure related to waste water collection, transmission and processing from consumers to treatment facilities and natural return

Once water has been consumed for any usage, it requires to be collected and safely transmitted to processing plants as to be returned to rivers. Sewerage is an activity that fulfill these needs by running complex utility networks. Consumers aren't only domestic but industrial also with specific facilities for sake of safety.

It shouldn't be confused with drinkable water transmission which is a different activity. See utility=water.

Water utility usually corresponds to UN International Standard Industrial Classification classes 3700 (Sewerage).

Examples

Photo	Location	Tagging	Note
	France	landuse=industrial man_made=wastewater_plant utility=sewerage	Large wastewater plants are industrial facilities, using chemicals substances and mechanical machinery to process sewerage and prevent pollution. It can be combined with utility=sewerage.