: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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Environmentally, both of the city’s sewage treatment plants have a history of raw sewage overflows due to poor operations and management practices.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
Even before the latest swamping, Miami-Dade has been battling sewage spills.
—Claire Grunewald, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
In these rural areas there are no sewage systems, so environmental surveillance sites are few.
—science.org, 19 June 2024
Three states have even greater levels: Florida, Hawaii and Montana were designated as having very high COVID sewage levels.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
Even before the latest swamping, Miami-Dade has been battling sewage spills.
—Claire Grunewald, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
In these rural areas there are no sewage systems, so environmental surveillance sites are few.
—science.org, 19 June 2024
Three states have even greater levels: Florida, Hawaii and Montana were designated as having very high COVID sewage levels.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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