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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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.
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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
Building the future Instead of relying on a sewage plant, St. Louis County is building its own facility, on a much smaller scale.
—Chloe Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
The city, located between a Chevron refinery, a sewage plant, and Los Angeles International Airport, was once home to contractors building parts for planes, rockets and missiles.
—Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
Phil Reeve, a manager at the sewage plant, was giving Wilson a tour.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
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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
Building the future Instead of relying on a sewage plant, St. Louis County is building its own facility, on a much smaller scale.
—Chloe Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
The city, located between a Chevron refinery, a sewage plant, and Los Angeles International Airport, was once home to contractors building parts for planes, rockets and missiles.
—Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
Phil Reeve, a manager at the sewage plant, was giving Wilson a tour.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
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“Sewage plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage%20plant. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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