sewerage

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Recent Examples of sewerage The health center has been working with the sewerage district on the effort, helping to engage and get input on the needs of the communities. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024 Issues with electrical capacity, water availability, sewerage and HVAC systems are common and can add up quickly. Shaun Lewis, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 The sewerage district works with county conservation staff, local farmers and other agricultural specialists to preserve farmland in the river basin and encourage farmers to try out practices that curb runoff and store carbon in the ground. Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024 If heavy rains cause the water reclamation facilities and deep tunnels to fill to capacity, the sewerage district must discharge untreated water into Milwaukee’s three rivers and Lake Michigan to prevent wastewater from backing up into homes and businesses. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sewerage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewerage
Noun
  • The report never even mentioned California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has refused to ask the federal government to declare the sewage onslaught to be a national emergency despite being unanimously urged to do so by the state Legislature.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
  • The testing efforts are part of a proactive sewage monitoring project between SacSewer and Stanford University checking for various viral markers.
    Rebecca-Ann Jattan, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Reichardt’s previous films, such as her retro Westerns Meek’s Cutoff and First Cow, have tended towards sludge and shadows, but her competition closer opens with the golden leaves of a New England fall, slightly faded to the paler golds of an Ektachrome postcard of the era.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 2025
  • Add the bark powder, which turns into DMT-laden sludge.
    Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025

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“Sewerage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewerage. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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