sewage treatment plant
noun
chiefly US
: a place where sewage is cleaned so that it is not harmful or dangerous to the environment
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Sherwood said state bonding would also pay for whatever upgrades the municipal sewage treatment plant would need.
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
For Oakwood, which does not have its own sewage treatment plant, that creates a significant challenge.
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Brian Unger,
CBS News,
12 Feb. 2026
In terms of energy efficiency, the resort is in many ways exemplary—from liquid gas and the resort's own sewage treatment plant to the spa fitness equipment, which generates electricity during workouts that flows back into the grid.
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Kalle Harberg,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Dec. 2025
City officials intend to negotiate with developer Prologis on a plan to develop a 159-acre site in North San Jose near the municipal sewage treatment plant.
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George Avalos,
Mercury News,
19 Nov. 2025
The Israel Defense Forces are investigating reports Israeli troops who were occupying a key sewage treatment plant in Gaza set it ablaze amid a drawdown of their forces from much of the enclave's territory last week as a part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal.
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Chris Looft,
ABC News,
17 Oct. 2025
The families that remain are often long-term residents wanting or needing a cheap place to live and willing to put up with dust, noise and smells from nearby factories and a sewage treatment plant.
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Paul Draus,
The Conversation,
24 Sep. 2025
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
For Oakwood, which does not have its own sewage treatment plant, that creates a significant challenge.
—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
12 Feb. 2026
In terms of energy efficiency, the resort is in many ways exemplary—from liquid gas and the resort's own sewage treatment plant to the spa fitness equipment, which generates electricity during workouts that flows back into the grid.
—
Kalle Harberg,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Dec. 2025
City officials intend to negotiate with developer Prologis on a plan to develop a 159-acre site in North San Jose near the municipal sewage treatment plant.
—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
19 Nov. 2025
The Israel Defense Forces are investigating reports Israeli troops who were occupying a key sewage treatment plant in Gaza set it ablaze amid a drawdown of their forces from much of the enclave's territory last week as a part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal.
—
Chris Looft,
ABC News,
17 Oct. 2025
The families that remain are often long-term residents wanting or needing a cheap place to live and willing to put up with dust, noise and smells from nearby factories and a sewage treatment plant.
—
Paul Draus,
The Conversation,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Sewage treatment plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage%20treatment%20plant. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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