ISIC 3700—Sewerage

Where 3700 sits

1. E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
2. 37 Sewerage
3. 370 Sewerage
4. 3700 Sewerage

What 3700 includes

• Operation of wastewater treatment facilities, for the reuse of e.g. agricultural, industrial, road cleaning or collected rain water, or for artificial recharge or augmentation of groundwater bodies
• Collection and transportation of wastewater from users, e.g. households or industrial units -collection and transportation of rain water
• Treatment of wastewater -maintenance and cleaning of sewers and drains, including sewer rodding
• Freeze drying of sewage sludge by wastewater treatment plants -emptying and cleaning of cesspools and septic tanks, sinks and pits from sewage -servicing of chemical toilets

What 3700 excludes

• Further treatment of sludge extracted from waste water, such as anaerobic digestion, aerobic treatment like composting, incineration with or without energy recovery, see 3830
• Decontamination of surface water and groundwater at the place of pollution, see 3900
• Construction or repair of sewer systems, see 4220
• Cleaning and deblocking of drainpipes in buildings, see 4322
• Rental and pumping of portable toilets, see 7730

3700 in other systems