: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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Studies have revealed nitrogen concentrations approaching those found in raw sewage.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The sewers underneath Burnet Woods, and throughout Cincinnati, take in both sewage and stormwater.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
As of late last month, the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Ysidro is now authorized to treat 35 million gallons of sewage a day — a goal that had already been set by International Boundary and Water Commission prior to the pact with Mexico.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Others tried to flee into a sewage pond; agents used a boat to fish them out and prosecutors later alleged one man tried to flip the vessel.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The sewers underneath Burnet Woods, and throughout Cincinnati, take in both sewage and stormwater.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
As of late last month, the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Ysidro is now authorized to treat 35 million gallons of sewage a day — a goal that had already been set by International Boundary and Water Commission prior to the pact with Mexico.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Others tried to flee into a sewage pond; agents used a boat to fish them out and prosecutors later alleged one man tried to flip the vessel.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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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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