Definition of sewage
:refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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Many favelas still lack running water or proper sewage removal.
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The walls are impregnable, but thanks to Tyrion, the Unsullied were able to sneak in using his secret passage cove and the sewage system.
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Pesticides, food waste and sewage have seeped into fjords and rivers.
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Reynolds’ self-sufficient living spaces are defined by six principles which either seek to provide for the inhabitants or deal with a problem area: shelter, power, water, sewage, food and garbage.
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One casualty has been the strip’s sewage treatment stations.
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Some of the old dairy buildings remain on the adjacent 73-acre bird sanctuary, which is owned by a private foundation, and parts of the old farm also are now a city golf course and sewage treatment plant.
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And no plumbing, sewage facilities, or electricity.
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Thanks to the Riverwalk, more people take a sewage overflow personally.
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