System for treating water and/or wastewater having a plurality of laterals that can be readily cleaned without damaging or sacrificing the laterals

A system for treating water or wastewater, said system comprising:

• (a) a treatment unit for treating at least one of water and wastewater;
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• (b) a plurality of laterals operably associated with said treatment unit, each of said plurality of laterals having a hollow passageway for permitting at least one of a fluid and a material to flow through each of said plurality of laterals, each of said plurality of laterals including a removable plug inserted into the open end of the corresponding lateral for permitting cleaning of a corresponding lateral to remove one or more obstructions obstructing the flow of one of a fluid and a material through at least a portion of the hollow passageway without damaging or altering the corresponding lateral, said plug being configured to seal the opening in the corresponding lateral, said removable plug is connected to the open end of the corresponding lateral such that at least a portion of the removable plug can be dislodged from the opening of the corresponding lateral by a high pressure fluid passing through the corresponding lateral without damaging or altering the corresponding lateral.