: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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Recent Examples on the WebEl Segundo’s lawsuit would not be the first filed regarding the sewage spill.Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 The water at Ocean Beach’s Dog Beach reopened to the public after being closed since Thursday due to a sewage spill, according to the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health and Quality. Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 The sewage treatment plant covers a population close to 4 million in the north and east of the capital. Adela Suliman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022 The sewage treatment plant covers a population close to 4 million in the north and east of the capital. Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 23 June 2022 Officials believe the June 2 sewage spill might have contributed to a phytoplankton bloom in the creek. Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2022 Beyond Oregon’s Clackamas County sewage plant transformation, note how Australia’s government is funding more environmental protection with job creation for its Indigenous residents. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2022 Around the world, treated sewage solids are still commonly burned or buried. Bryn Nelson, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Much of Baltimore’s water and sewer infrastructure is quite old, and failures such as sewage spills and water main breaks are common. Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SEWAGE | SEWAGE + NOUNADJECTIVE➤raw, untreated未處理的污水▸➤treated處理過的污水VERB + SEWAGE➤discharge, dump, pump排出/傾倒/抽出污水◇In some parts of the country raw sewage is pumped straight in the ocean.該國有些地方的污水未經處理就直接排入大海。➤treat處理污水◇Sewage should be treated in a proper disposal system.污水應通過合適的處理系統進行處理。SEWAGE + NOUN➤disposal, treatment污水處理▸➤farm, plant, works (BrE) 污水處理廠◇a sewage treatment plant污水處理廠➤system污水排放系統➤pipe污水管▸➤discharge, effluent, sludge污水排放;廢水;污泥▸➤pollution廢水污染