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sewage Definition

sew·age (so̵̅o̅ij)

noun

the waste matter carried off by sewers or drains

Etymology: sew(er) + -age

sewage Synonyms

sewage

n.

sewerage, excrement, offscum, offal, waste matter; see also residue.

sewage Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • treat: At Grove Ferry, more treated sewage effluent arrives via pipeline from Herne Bay.
  • discharge: The latest position about discharging sewage at sea is now known.
  • pump: Rising main Pipes carrying untreated sewage pumped under pressure.
  • dump: The water companies are dumping the bill on the consumers and dumping the sewage into the Thames.
  • settle: Raw sewage is fed to the tank, and settled sewage is discharged to the drainage field.

Converse of subject

  • contaminate: It is usually contracted through eating or drinking food or water contaminated by infected sewage or feces.

Adjective modifier

  • untreated: Rising main Pipes carrying untreated sewage pumped under pressure.
  • raw: I showed the Reporter the raw sewage pouring out of them.
  • foul: The disposal of foul sewage shall be by means approved by the Local Planning Authority.
  • crude: Test failure also would be likely whenever crude sewage is mixed with rainfall run-off.
  • municipal: At the same time, the situation was exacerbated by continuous discharges of industrial effluents and municipal sewage into the country's rivers.
  • domestic: Septic tanks are capable of treating all of a household's domestic sewage.

Preposition: into

  • river: There are laws to stop people throwing rubbish and sewage into the river.

Modifies a noun

  • sludge: The dumping of sewage sludge at sea was banned in 2000.
  • outfall: What they didn't say was that the first red buoy marks the sewage outfall!
  • disposal: He spoke at a public meeting, objecting to a new sewage disposal plan, for 11 minutes instead of the allotted five.
  • effluent: Recommendation 7 Surveys should be carried out on the concentration of oocysts in sewage effluents.
  • discharge: The WHO asserts a high health risk at beaches impacted by crude sewage discharges.
  • treatment: Where is the sewage treatment system to be sited.

Noun used with modifier

  • storm: The excess wastewater is known as storm sewage and can overflow from the storm tanks into the river.

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