sewage treatment plant

noun

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

Examples of sewage treatment plant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web All our resorts have an on-site sewage treatment plant, with the facility to discard treated wastewater beyond the reefs into the deep sea, as recommended by the Ministry of Tourism in the Maldives. Shrikant Dash, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 That’s the thing about public infrastructure: Show us the community that wants a new highway or sewage treatment plant, or even new railroad tracks built in their backyard. Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2024 On the south side of the border, the Mexican military is rebuilding a crippled sewage treatment plant in Baja California that has discharged 40 million gallons of wastewater per day into the ocean. Tammy Murga, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024 Read Next State Politics Idaho lawmaker wants to ban mask mandates for public employees amid COVID surge January 16, 2024 1:20 PM Read Next Environment Boise-area sewage treatment plant violated clean-water law 16 times. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 June 2024 The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District started making Milorganite – named after Milwaukee organic nitrogen – at the city’s sewage treatment plant on Jones Island in 1926. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024 The sewage flowed out to Lake Michigan, where it was diluted and then pumped right back into people's homes and businesses. Jones Island, once home to a village of Kashubian fisherfolk, became home to the city’s sewage treatment plant in 1925. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024 More:Milwaukee loves its rivers and Lake Michigan — and keeps abusing them, too In the 1920s, a Polish fishing village becomes home to sewage treatment plant Before the city had a method to collect and treat wastewater, Milwaukeeans dumped raw sewage into the three rivers, Gurda said. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024 Miami-Dade’s biggest — and most vulnerable — sewage treatment plant is getting a big upgrade, which could help the county stop dumping tens of millions of gallons of wastewater into the ocean in the next few years. Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024

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“Sewage treatment plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage%20treatment%20plant. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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