sewage
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Water chiefs say sewage leaking from damaged pipes could be a source of pollution which has plagued a seafront for years.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Northumbrian Water said the EA would be carrying out more water quality tests at Cullercoats to determine if the repaired sewage leaks had finally solved the site's long-running pollution problems.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
The pipes had clogged and the room was flooded with sewage coming up a drain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The source of the stench was the canal itself, a stretch of sewage, chemicals and other unmentionables in “green water that hissed and bubbled like a witch’s cauldron.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
When he is too afraid to venture into Nuevo Laredo to drink from a faucet in a park, he takes water from the river, which carries raw sewage from scores of towns.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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