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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Tijuana recently completed construction of a new sewage treatment plant in the area of San Antonio de los Buenos, a project that is part of a larger infrastructure plan developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Hobart city officials weighed building their own sewage treatment plant in 2001 because of rising GSD rates, but ultimately didn’t do it.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Three days later, she was found dead in a sewage treatment plant more than nine miles away.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The result is around $125 million that Barbados will spend towards sewage treatment plant upgrades to boost water supplies and reduce the amount of pollution going into the Caribbean.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
All our resorts have an on-site sewage treatment plant, with the facility to discard treated wastewater beyond the reefs into the deep sea, as recommended by the Ministry of Tourism in the Maldives.
—Shrikant Dash, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
That’s the thing about public infrastructure: Show us the community that wants a new highway or sewage treatment plant, or even new railroad tracks built in their backyard.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2024
On the south side of the border, the Mexican military is rebuilding a crippled sewage treatment plant in Baja California that has discharged 40 million gallons of wastewater per day into the ocean.
—Tammy Murga, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
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Boise-area sewage treatment plant violated clean-water law 16 times.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 June 2024
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Hobart city officials weighed building their own sewage treatment plant in 2001 because of rising GSD rates, but ultimately didn’t do it.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Three days later, she was found dead in a sewage treatment plant more than nine miles away.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The result is around $125 million that Barbados will spend towards sewage treatment plant upgrades to boost water supplies and reduce the amount of pollution going into the Caribbean.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
All our resorts have an on-site sewage treatment plant, with the facility to discard treated wastewater beyond the reefs into the deep sea, as recommended by the Ministry of Tourism in the Maldives.
—Shrikant Dash, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
That’s the thing about public infrastructure: Show us the community that wants a new highway or sewage treatment plant, or even new railroad tracks built in their backyard.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2024
On the south side of the border, the Mexican military is rebuilding a crippled sewage treatment plant in Baja California that has discharged 40 million gallons of wastewater per day into the ocean.
—Tammy Murga, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
Read Next State Politics Idaho lawmaker wants to ban mask mandates for public employees amid COVID surge
January 16, 2024 1:20 PM
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Environment
Boise-area sewage treatment plant violated clean-water law 16 times.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 June 2024
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