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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Precht suggested that other factors, including high water temperatures, pollution, and possible leaks from a nearby sewage plant could also have played a part.
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airmail.news, 24 Feb. 2024
Texas lawsuit:Woman found dead at Dallas sewage plant days after falling through manhole miles away
Funeral set for Lester Harvey, killed in apparent hunting accident
A funeral service was set for Thursday at the Mount Carmel church.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Near the huge sewage plant that treats San Jose’s wastewater at the southeast tip of the San Francisco Bay, wildlife biologist Phillip Higgins peers through binoculars.
—Mark Degraff, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
Sandwiched between office buildings and the sewage plant, this 200-acre slice of land is home to some of the last burrowing owls in the Bay Area.
—Mark Degraff, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
In letters addressing the California Coastal Commission and mayors of San Diego County, Newsom’s office asserted that declaring a federal state of emergency would not accelerate the repairs needed at the sewage plant.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
The sewage plant had been inundated, affecting the public water supply.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
Oregon would take stock of its every landfill, every dairy farm, every sewage plant and every conceivable pile of woody debris: sites that could emit methane as organic matter broke down.
—Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2024
But none of them addressed PFAS, and sending the liquid to a sewage plant in nearby Duluth would do little, ultimately depositing the chemicals into Lake Superior.
—Chloe Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
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airmail.news, 24 Feb. 2024
Texas lawsuit:Woman found dead at Dallas sewage plant days after falling through manhole miles away
Funeral set for Lester Harvey, killed in apparent hunting accident
A funeral service was set for Thursday at the Mount Carmel church.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Near the huge sewage plant that treats San Jose’s wastewater at the southeast tip of the San Francisco Bay, wildlife biologist Phillip Higgins peers through binoculars.
—Mark Degraff, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
Sandwiched between office buildings and the sewage plant, this 200-acre slice of land is home to some of the last burrowing owls in the Bay Area.
—Mark Degraff, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
In letters addressing the California Coastal Commission and mayors of San Diego County, Newsom’s office asserted that declaring a federal state of emergency would not accelerate the repairs needed at the sewage plant.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
The sewage plant had been inundated, affecting the public water supply.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
Oregon would take stock of its every landfill, every dairy farm, every sewage plant and every conceivable pile of woody debris: sites that could emit methane as organic matter broke down.
—Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2024
But none of them addressed PFAS, and sending the liquid to a sewage plant in nearby Duluth would do little, ultimately depositing the chemicals into Lake Superior.
—Chloe Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Sewage plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage%20plant. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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