Could treated wastewater safely irrigate crops?

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## Yes, the treated wastewater was returned to the riverbed and used to irrigate crops safely.

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The public-private decontamination project sent wastewater through a 28-kilometer tunnel to treatment plants, then returned the treated water to the riverbed for crop irrigation. This process was described as removing the risk of typhoid and hepatitis, which had been common when irrigation depended on untreated wastewater.

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