Question

Question 7

The system of a network of pipes used for taking away wastewater from homes or public buildings to the treatment plant is known as
(a) sewers
(b) sewerage
(c) transport system
(d) treatment plant

Answer 1

The answer is option (b).

The system of a network of pipes used for taking away wastewater from homes or public buildings to the treatment plant is known as sewerage. In other words, sewerage is like a transport system that carries sewage from the point where it is produced to the point of disposal, i.e. wastewater treatment plant. The network of big and small pipes are called sewers.