: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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In the early ’70s, there was a 54-inch sewage force main installed from south to north at this river crossing location.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Dumbarton Oaks Park is downstream from Piney Branch, a tributary of Rock Creek that receives about 40 million gallons of untreated sewage and storm water overflow each year, according to the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority.
—Chris Cameron, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The stigma of working in sewage further discourages applicants.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Dangerous levels of bacteria were found at nine points along the creek, the report said, based on data from the DEE.
Rock Creek's tributaries run close to sewage pipes over a century old which are cracked and leaking.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Dumbarton Oaks Park is downstream from Piney Branch, a tributary of Rock Creek that receives about 40 million gallons of untreated sewage and storm water overflow each year, according to the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority.
—Chris Cameron, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The stigma of working in sewage further discourages applicants.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Dangerous levels of bacteria were found at nine points along the creek, the report said, based on data from the DEE.
Rock Creek's tributaries run close to sewage pipes over a century old which are cracked and leaking.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 25 May. 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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