: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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The Tijuana River, which crosses from Mexico into California before emptying into the Pacific Ocean, carries not just water but millions of gallons of untreated sewage.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
The unauthorized development included buildings up to six stories high, parks, water systems, a power grid and sewage disposal station.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
Now, imagine all of Lake Tahoe filled not with pure mountain water, but with raw sewage.
—Tom Csanidi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Other cities like Norwalk and Waterbury also recorded sewage overflows and spills since Jan. 1.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
The unauthorized development included buildings up to six stories high, parks, water systems, a power grid and sewage disposal station.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
Now, imagine all of Lake Tahoe filled not with pure mountain water, but with raw sewage.
—Tom Csanidi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Other cities like Norwalk and Waterbury also recorded sewage overflows and spills since Jan. 1.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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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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