: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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Early estimates say the facility should open in April, but Oakwood officials are unsure, given the water and sewage infrastructure issues have yet to be resolved.
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
The January collapse of a pipe as wide as a car dumped so much sewage into the Potomac River that officials tracked a spike of gut-wrenching bacteria drifting slowly past Washington for weeks, prompting an emergency declaration and federal assistance.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
That is until there is sewage running down the streets.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
The city oversees two sewage districts.
—Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
The January collapse of a pipe as wide as a car dumped so much sewage into the Potomac River that officials tracked a spike of gut-wrenching bacteria drifting slowly past Washington for weeks, prompting an emergency declaration and federal assistance.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
That is until there is sewage running down the streets.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
The city oversees two sewage districts.
—Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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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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