sewage
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Davey leans into his party focusing on local issues – such as fixing the church roof or cleaning up sewage from rivers.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
One facility, San Antonio de los Buenos, can’t handle the volume, so mostly untreated sewage pours through a canyon creek and into the Pacific 5 miles south of the border, U.S. officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
The border metropolis of Tijuana has more than doubled in population over three decades, to 2.3 million, and its sewage infrastructure can’t keep up.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Scientists found seagrass meadows affected by excessive nutrients in the water - caused by sewage, fertilisers, manure and industry wastewater - had far fewer and less variety of small invertebrates like crabs, shrimps and snails.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
My sandals slipped, and I kicked them off to splash without slipping through sewage water, to run faster.
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
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