: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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Despite an investment of $1.5 billion to prevent sewage leaks into the waterway, the Seine has been causing suspense in the run-up to the opening of the Paris Games on July 26 after repeatedly failing water quality tests.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
For the 10-day period that ended June 29, the most recent information available, coronavirus levels in L.A. County sewage were at 27% of last winter’s peak, according to the health department.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
The city has made cleaning up the Seine a priority by investing $1.5 billion in a network of underground sewers and treatment plants to trap sewage from rain water that would normally flow into the river.
—Michel Luizet, Robb Report, 15 July 2024
The sustainability fee will then be used to upgrade existing sewage water treatment plants and infrastructure and build a larger one for the future.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
For the 10-day period that ended June 29, the most recent information available, coronavirus levels in L.A. County sewage were at 27% of last winter’s peak, according to the health department.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
The city has made cleaning up the Seine a priority by investing $1.5 billion in a network of underground sewers and treatment plants to trap sewage from rain water that would normally flow into the river.
—Michel Luizet, Robb Report, 15 July 2024
The sustainability fee will then be used to upgrade existing sewage water treatment plants and infrastructure and build a larger one for the future.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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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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