sewage treatment plant
noun
chiefly US
: a place where sewage is cleaned so that it is not harmful or dangerous to the environment
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The Israel Defense Forces are investigating reports Israeli troops who were occupying a key sewage treatment plant in Gaza set it ablaze amid a drawdown of their forces from much of the enclave's territory last week as a part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal.
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Chris Looft, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
The families that remain are often long-term residents wanting or needing a cheap place to live and willing to put up with dust, noise and smells from nearby factories and a sewage treatment plant.
—Paul Draus, The Conversation, 24 Sep. 2025
Danbury residents responded angrily (and comically) to the rebuke, with the mayor suggesting that a major new sewage treatment plant should be named for the comedian.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
There’s no sewage treatment plant on site, and toilets reportedly back up.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Creation of the memorial dates to 1988, when the town of Norman was excavating to build a sewage treatment plant.
—Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2025
Gabriel said the water in Imperial Beach is getting contaminated by a nearby sewage treatment plant in Mexico.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
The boat transports raw sewage from New York City to the sewage treatment plant.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Therein lies their value to the Chesapeake Bay, which is beset by excess nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, runoff from farm field fertilizer and sewage treatment plant discharges, among other sources.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2025
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Chris Looft, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
The families that remain are often long-term residents wanting or needing a cheap place to live and willing to put up with dust, noise and smells from nearby factories and a sewage treatment plant.
—Paul Draus, The Conversation, 24 Sep. 2025
Danbury residents responded angrily (and comically) to the rebuke, with the mayor suggesting that a major new sewage treatment plant should be named for the comedian.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
There’s no sewage treatment plant on site, and toilets reportedly back up.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Creation of the memorial dates to 1988, when the town of Norman was excavating to build a sewage treatment plant.
—Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2025
Gabriel said the water in Imperial Beach is getting contaminated by a nearby sewage treatment plant in Mexico.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
The boat transports raw sewage from New York City to the sewage treatment plant.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Therein lies their value to the Chesapeake Bay, which is beset by excess nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, runoff from farm field fertilizer and sewage treatment plant discharges, among other sources.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2025
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“Sewage treatment plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage%20treatment%20plant. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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