wastewater treatment plant
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wastewater treatment plant
A technical facility in which wastewater is cleaned through mechanical, biological, and chemical processes before it is discharged back into bodies of water.
Die neue Kläranlage der Stadt kann das Abwasser von 50.000 Einwohnern reinigen.
The city's new wastewater treatment plant can treat the wastewater of 50,000 residents.
'Die Kläranlage' (wastewater treatment plant) is a compound noun made from the verb 'klären' (to clarify, to clean) and the noun 'die Anlage' (facility, plant). So it is literally a facility that clarifies or cleans something—in this case, wastewater.
Die Gemeinde plant den Bau einer neuen Kläranlage.
The municipality is planning the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant.
The verb 'klären' (to clarify, to clean) in the word is related to the adjective 'klar' (clear). The goal of a Kläranlage is to make dirty water 'klar' (clear) and clean again. This connection helps you remember its function.
Nach der Reinigung in der Kläranlage ist das Wasser wieder klar.
After treatment in the wastewater treatment plant, the water is clear again.
The central noun associated with a wastewater treatment plant is 'das Abwasser' (wastewater). Typical verbs describe the operation of the plant, e.g. 'eine Kläranlage betreiben' (to operate a wastewater treatment plant), 'bauen' (to build), or 'modernisieren' (to modernize).
Das gesamte Abwasser der Region wird in dieser Kläranlage gereinigt.
All the wastewater in the region is treated in this wastewater treatment plant.
sewer system
'die Kanalisation' and 'die Kläranlage' both have to do with wastewater. The difference lies in the place and the function. 'die Kanalisation' is the underground network of pipes through which wastewater flows away. 'die Kläranlage' is the technical facility where this wastewater is treated. The words can be confused because the water first flows through the sewer system and is later treated in the wastewater treatment plant. As a simple guide: 'die Kanalisation' transports; 'die Kläranlage' cleans.
In der Kläranlage wird das Abwasser gereinigt, bevor es in den Fluss gelangt.
At the wastewater treatment plant, the wastewater is treated before it reaches the river.
Nach dem starken Regen war die Kanalisation in einigen Straßen überlastet.
After the heavy rain, the sewer system was overloaded on some streets.