Water Treatment Plants Water resources engineers assist in the planning, designing, constructing, operating and maintaining of the water system, a complex network of water mains, reservoirs, pump stations and water treatment plants which provide our water 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The actual treatment of the water is part of environmental engineering.
Wastewater Treatment Plants Water Resources engineers are involved in the design of the wastewater treatment plants and the associated sewer systems. Normally wastewater flows by gravity to the wastewater treatment plant. If gravity won't work, lift stations are built to bring the wastewater from low lying areas. The actual treatment of the wastewater before it is returned to the rivers is part of another area of civil engineering, environmental engineering.
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