: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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The sewage would then be ground up by a pump inside the sump and lifted up 8 feet or so to dump into the elevated building drain.
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Residents are not only smelling sewage every day, there is also a high probability that the odors carry toxins that will have long-term health effects.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Bighead carp is considered an invasive species in the United States, where it was introduced in the second half of the 20th century to improve water quality in Arkansas aquaculture facilities and sewage ponds.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Raw sewage poured into the Hudson and Chicago Rivers.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Residents are not only smelling sewage every day, there is also a high probability that the odors carry toxins that will have long-term health effects.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Bighead carp is considered an invasive species in the United States, where it was introduced in the second half of the 20th century to improve water quality in Arkansas aquaculture facilities and sewage ponds.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Raw sewage poured into the Hudson and Chicago Rivers.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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sewage
noun
sew·age
ˈsü-ij 
: waste materials carried off by sewers
Medical Definition
sewage
noun
sew·age
ˈsü-ij
: refuse liquids or waste matter carried off by sewers
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