as in sewage
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Recent Examples of sewerage
Issues with electrical capacity, water availability, sewerage and HVAC systems are common and can add up quickly.
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Shaun Lewis, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The sewerage district works with county conservation staff, local farmers and other agricultural specialists to preserve farmland in the river basin and encourage farmers to try out practices that curb runoff and store carbon in the ground.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
If heavy rains cause the water reclamation facilities and deep tunnels to fill to capacity, the sewerage district must discharge untreated water into Milwaukee’s three rivers and Lake Michigan to prevent wastewater from backing up into homes and businesses.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2024
Neither is close to being as important as clean water, sewerage, gas, electricity, and the telephone.
—Martin Wolf, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2015
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Shaun Lewis, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The sewerage district works with county conservation staff, local farmers and other agricultural specialists to preserve farmland in the river basin and encourage farmers to try out practices that curb runoff and store carbon in the ground.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
If heavy rains cause the water reclamation facilities and deep tunnels to fill to capacity, the sewerage district must discharge untreated water into Milwaukee’s three rivers and Lake Michigan to prevent wastewater from backing up into homes and businesses.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2024
Neither is close to being as important as clean water, sewerage, gas, electricity, and the telephone.
—Martin Wolf, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewerage
Noun
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The Tijuana River, which crosses from Mexico into California before emptying into the Pacific Ocean, carries not just water but millions of gallons of untreated sewage.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 May 2025
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The unauthorized development included buildings up to six stories high, parks, water systems, a power grid and sewage disposal station.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2025
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Yet the chemicals — also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS — are not regulated in sludge fertilizer by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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No area of any economy may have more sludge than tariff classification.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Sewerage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewerage. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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