sewage system

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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

The dated sewage system is just one piece of the airport undergoing a $30-billion revamp ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

"They sent out all these consultants and they charged everything to us. The sewage system was not fit for purpose so why are we paying?"

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2025

Last year, heavy rainstorms washed into the river thousands of tons of debris that took nearly five months to clear and broke several pumps in the sewage system.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

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