sewer
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Ocean waters off Long Beach were closed to swimmers Saturday after a sewer main break, and it’s unclear when the water will be considered safe to enter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
As aging sewer networks struggle with growing populations and changing weather patterns, a team of engineers and professors in Europe is developing a robot designed to detect and potentially address problems before disaster strikes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
New York officials arrested two of three men who they said were seen emerging from a manhole, exiting the city's underground sewer system on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Living conditions haven’t been great; over one recent weekend, his unit had no water or sewer for two days.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
A utility out of Bluefield snapped up the sewer and the water lines, and within a month, the people in Coalwood started receiving bills for what they had always thought was naturally free.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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