: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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Bacterial infections like diarrhea have become commonplace in the enclave due to the consumption of contaminated water.
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Sophie Tanno, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Another Illinois city, Cahokia Heights, recently reached a settlement with the EPA regarding its sewage treatment.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
That site could be a shipping port, sewage outlet, oil well platform, or pretty much anything else.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
There is often no formal sewage system or electricity, and little or no police presence.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Sophie Tanno, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Another Illinois city, Cahokia Heights, recently reached a settlement with the EPA regarding its sewage treatment.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
That site could be a shipping port, sewage outlet, oil well platform, or pretty much anything else.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
There is often no formal sewage system or electricity, and little or no police presence.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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sewage
noun
sew·age
ˈsü-ij 
: waste materials carried off by sewers
Medical Definition
sewage
noun
sew·age
ˈsü-ij
: refuse liquids or waste matter carried off by sewers
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