sewage plant

noun

US
: a place where sewage is cleaned so that it is not harmful or dangerous to the environment

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Under a country club contract signed in 1988, the district supplies the club with reclaimed water from its sewage plant to irrigate its two golf courses, the report said. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 Chaudhry, meanwhile, features as a whistleblowing sewage plant worker. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026 Eruzione was a grinder, a ham-and-egger, the son of a pizza shop bartender and sewage plant worker from Winthrop, Mass. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2025 The fire was first reported by Drop Site News, who uncovered two photos appearing to show IDF troops posing in front of burning structures at the Sheikh Aljin sewage plant to the southeast of Gaza City. — Chris Looft, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sewage plant

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“Sewage plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage%20plant. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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