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Old 11-15-2007, 07:39 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by Mink Islander
Per Wikipedia: Effluent in the man-made sense is generally considered to be pollution, such as the outflow from a sewage treatment facility or the wastewater discharge from industrial facilities. An effluent sump pump, for instance, pumps waste from toilets installed below a main sewage line.


But Affluent means: af·flu·ent adj. Generously supplied with money, property, or possessions; prosperous or rich. See synonyms at rich.
Plentiful; abundant. Flowing freely; copious.

So I suppose you could have affluent effluent, and even effluent affluence.....

I think affluent snow is found in Aspen, Co.
You beat me to it The mix-up of the words in this thread makes some posts particularly humorous.
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