sewage system
Example Sentences
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The lawyers also wrote that 800 new rental units would overwhelm the area’s sewage system, and that the project warrants a historical review because the Marina Safeway is “one of the first modern Safeway stores.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The Navy official said the Ford’s sewage system, which uses vacuum technology to transport waste from roughly 650 toilets on board, has experienced issues during the deployment, averaging about one maintenance call a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Sally Pavey, chair of Cagne, said the airport expansion would involve "significant increases in noise and more pressure on our sewage system, whilst increasing global warming".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
England, like much of the world, has a combined sewage system meaning that rainwater and sewage share the same pipes.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
Every time blood went down the drain, they would pour bleach after it— they didn’t want Ebola getting into the Reston sewage system.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
