sewage system

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County officials — and many residents, included Hanisee — would like to connect these pockets of Altadena to the county sewage system.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The Navy official said the Ford’s sewage system, which uses vacuum technology to transport waste from roughly 650 toilets on board, has experienced issues during the deployment, averaging about one maintenance call a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Sally Pavey, chair of Cagne, said the airport expansion would involve "significant increases in noise and more pressure on our sewage system, whilst increasing global warming".

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

But the rapid urbanisation has also exposed Mogadishu to infrastructure challenges - it lacks a proper sewage system and unregulated borehole drilling risks depleting groundwater reserves.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

Every time blood went down the drain, they would pour bleach after it— they didn’t want Ebola getting into the Reston sewage system.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston