: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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Social Circle says the detention center would place undue strain on the city's already limited water and sewage capacity, and could lead to water shortages and sewage overflows for its residents.
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 14 May 2026
The gas, hydrogen sulfide, is created by turbulence of the sanitary sewage flow.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Maryland lawmakers push the Air Force for answers about a fuel leak from Joint Base Andrews, not long after a separate sewage line break fouled the river.
—Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 13 May 2026
In February, the Johnson County commissioners issued a disaster declaration after PFAS chemicals were discovered in soil, water and animal tissue samples collected from agricultural land on which fertilizer made from sewage sludge was used.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 14 May 2026
The gas, hydrogen sulfide, is created by turbulence of the sanitary sewage flow.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Maryland lawmakers push the Air Force for answers about a fuel leak from Joint Base Andrews, not long after a separate sewage line break fouled the river.
—Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 13 May 2026
In February, the Johnson County commissioners issued a disaster declaration after PFAS chemicals were discovered in soil, water and animal tissue samples collected from agricultural land on which fertilizer made from sewage sludge was used.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 20 May. 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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