sewage

Example Sentences

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There was also a requirement that sewage and surface water drainage be handled away from the site's cliff edge.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

"They almost immediately went and found themselves a home at a local 'swimming pool' at Studland sewage treatment works," says Gen.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

So with less rain there are fewer sewage releases.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Disentangling how much of the drop in sewage spills was down to a reduction in rainfall is challenging, as it also depends on the number of spillages and how heavy the rain was.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The smell was like nervous skunks, fresh from a swim in raw sewage.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen