sewage

Example Sentences

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Davey leans into his party focusing on local issues – such as fixing the church roof or cleaning up sewage from rivers.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

“It’s actually kind of pretty if it weren’t sewage and chemicals going into the ocean,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Residents blame both countries: Mexico for the sewage, and the U.S. for not pushing harder to stop it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Scientists found seagrass meadows affected by excessive nutrients in the water - caused by sewage, fertilisers, manure and industry wastewater - had far fewer and less variety of small invertebrates like crabs, shrimps and snails.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

There was the threat of fire and weather and disease: Already foreign editors were asking who would dare attend the exposition given Chicago’s notorious problems with sewage.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson