sewage plant
noun
US
: a place where sewage is cleaned so that it is not harmful or dangerous to the environment
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Gold, of the Natural Resources Defense Council, noted that the Las Virgenes sewage plant produces reclaimed water that could be returned to Malibu for irrigation and fire protection.
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
This conservation haven owes its existence to the sewage plant’s toxic history.
—Mark Degraff, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
When the trucks don’t arrive in time at a sewage plant near Cutler Bay, the smell from 350 tons of tarry black muck leftover from the daily processing of human waste can spread.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Precht suggested that other factors, including high water temperatures, pollution, and possible leaks from a nearby sewage plant could also have played a part.
—airmail.news, 24 Feb. 2024
Texas lawsuit:Woman found dead at Dallas sewage plant days after falling through manhole miles away
Funeral set for Lester Harvey, killed in apparent hunting accident
A funeral service was set for Thursday at the Mount Carmel church.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Near the huge sewage plant that treats San Jose’s wastewater at the southeast tip of the San Francisco Bay, wildlife biologist Phillip Higgins peers through binoculars.
—Mark Degraff, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
Sandwiched between office buildings and the sewage plant, this 200-acre slice of land is home to some of the last burrowing owls in the Bay Area.
—Mark Degraff, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
In letters addressing the California Coastal Commission and mayors of San Diego County, Newsom’s office asserted that declaring a federal state of emergency would not accelerate the repairs needed at the sewage plant.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
This conservation haven owes its existence to the sewage plant’s toxic history.
—Mark Degraff, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
When the trucks don’t arrive in time at a sewage plant near Cutler Bay, the smell from 350 tons of tarry black muck leftover from the daily processing of human waste can spread.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Precht suggested that other factors, including high water temperatures, pollution, and possible leaks from a nearby sewage plant could also have played a part.
—airmail.news, 24 Feb. 2024
Texas lawsuit:Woman found dead at Dallas sewage plant days after falling through manhole miles away
Funeral set for Lester Harvey, killed in apparent hunting accident
A funeral service was set for Thursday at the Mount Carmel church.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Near the huge sewage plant that treats San Jose’s wastewater at the southeast tip of the San Francisco Bay, wildlife biologist Phillip Higgins peers through binoculars.
—Mark Degraff, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
Sandwiched between office buildings and the sewage plant, this 200-acre slice of land is home to some of the last burrowing owls in the Bay Area.
—Mark Degraff, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
In letters addressing the California Coastal Commission and mayors of San Diego County, Newsom’s office asserted that declaring a federal state of emergency would not accelerate the repairs needed at the sewage plant.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Sewage plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage%20plant. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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