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sewerage

[soo-er-ij] / ˈsu ər ɪdʒ /


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There are many major public sector projects in the pipeline, including the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System, as well as coastal protection and flood mitigation works.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Proposals to build backup power plants for the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission’s treatment plant in Newark and for NJ Transit, the state transportation agency in nearby Kearny, are also still pending.

From Washington Times • Apr. 17, 2023

He turned to the Bond Commission, who voted to deny a preliminary authorization of the line of credit for a power plant project of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2022

Paul Rainwater, who served as the interim executive director of the Sewerage and Water Board, said Mr. Landrieu “will not just take an answer.”

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2022

—The Norwich Town Council authorised the Sewerage and Irrigation Committee to borrow a further sum of £10,000 for the completion of the drainage works. 

From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles




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