: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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In 2025, city officials increased trash pick-up, sewage and parking meter fees.
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City News Service, Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Georgetown officials are asking people to avoid the water in San Gabriel and Blue Hole parks after more than 100,000 gallons of untreated sewage spilled into the South San Gabriel River following a break in the wastewater line.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
New fees will also be introduced for sewage services, the cost of foreign workers’ permits will be raised, and natural gas subsidies will be phased out for companies.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The county tax would go to the struggling social safety net, the Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis and wildfire safety, according to Lucas Robinson of the Union-Tribune.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Georgetown officials are asking people to avoid the water in San Gabriel and Blue Hole parks after more than 100,000 gallons of untreated sewage spilled into the South San Gabriel River following a break in the wastewater line.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
New fees will also be introduced for sewage services, the cost of foreign workers’ permits will be raised, and natural gas subsidies will be phased out for companies.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The county tax would go to the struggling social safety net, the Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis and wildfire safety, according to Lucas Robinson of the Union-Tribune.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 12 Jan. 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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