noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a sewer/sewage pipe (= for removing waste from the human body )
sewage disposal (= getting rid of waste water and waste products from toilets etc )
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The city invested thousands in improved sewage disposal.
sewage works
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
raw
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Cardigan Bay, once famed for its dolphins, is now polluted with raw sewage and animal wastes.
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Or would he perhaps look upon a clear mountain stream and complain about the absence of raw sewage or Industrial effluents?
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A further 300 tonnes of fish were suffocated in May, when raw sewage flooded into the river after a storm.
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Charvat said that before his arrival, the plant secretly dumped millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Ohio River.
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Grants and available technology shall be provided for the avoidance of the crazy Victorian idea of pumping raw sewage out to sea.
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The resort has been accused of dumping raw sewage in the lake at least four times in the last three years.
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Domestic and industrial waste, discharged oil and millions of gallons of raw sewage are flushed into the sea every day.
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All around, thousands of their compatriots waited in pitiful food queues as the stench of raw sewage hung over Trnopolje.
untreated
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Used Sanpro products also pose a threat to public health as untreated sewage in our coastal waters.
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In extreme wet weather, it allows untreated and unscreened sewage to escape to the River Forth.
■ NOUN
disposal
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Not surprisingly, these sites usually lack a water supply and provision for sewage disposal .
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Examples would include the provision and maintenance of fences, roads, drains, sewers and private sewage disposal works.
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Smog and acid rain, water pollution and sewage disposal , dams and river-flows will become ever more contentious issues.
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A survey will be carried out of sewage disposal systems and it is highly likely that major expenditure will be necessary.
outfall
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The research began after the discovery of hermaphrodite carp next to a large sewage outfall .
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At low tide, the sewage outfall at Porthleven harbour can be seen depositing thick sludge into the sea.
plant
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Scores of sewage plants along the Chesapeake's tributaries are disgorging nitrogen and phosphorus, natural products of biological sewage treatment.
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Should we close down sewage plants because they are not absolutely perfectly clean?
pollution
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He's certain it's caused by sewage pollution .
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But it took the problem of cross- border sewage pollution to really drive the point home.
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It found an increase of symptoms of sewage pollution among the 455 children who had swum in the sea.
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According to the Society, the major health hazard is still sewage pollution .
sludge
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Material suitable for deep sea dumping included sewage sludge , industrial waste, and toxic ashes left after the incineration of garbage.
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Fully-digested sewage sludge is also used, with considerable success.
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So within the supermarkets' own quality assurance schemes, sewage sludge is likely to be ruled out.
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Given the power of the supermarkets, the widespread use of sewage sludge as fertiliser looks unlikely.
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Listeria occurs in large amounts in the sewage sludge which is spread on farmland.
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From 1942 to 1961, two consecutive fields were treated variously with farmyard manure, fertilizers and sewage sludge .
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Over a quarter of Britain's 3.5 million wet tonnes of sewage sludge is dumped at sea.
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The Clivus Multrum had been charged with a mixture of softwood shavings and activated sewage sludge supplied by Southern Water.
system
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Voice over Urbanisation has also put pressure on the sewage system .
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There is a sewage system , hand-dug, which replaced the open trenches that ran through the camp until recently.
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The sewage system used in the autonomous house comprises two toilets and a composting tank.
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But sewage systems are not the only non-potable water systems cross-connected to the potable water supply.
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Even waste water from water changes is not allowed to go into our sewage system during this period.
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The action follows incidents in which severe wet weather caused the local sewage system to overflow into gardens in the town.
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In many regions, industry is permitted to connect up to the domestic sewage system to discharge its toxic waste.
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There were reports of fuel cuts and a breakdown of the water and sewage systems in Stepanakert.
treatment
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Those beaches which benefit from improved sewage treatment systems, such as Hunstanton in Norfolk, are praised for their water quality.
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It consists of stripping these compounds out at sewage treatment works.
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Demonstrating the cleaning powers of modern sewage treatment plants is something of an obsession for those who work there.
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Translated into reality, it means a self-contained sewage treatment garden plant and a haven for Britain's natural flora.
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Nearly half its people live without public services such as a sewage treatment system.
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The owner says the problem is caused by a Severn trent sewage treatment plant half a mile upstream.
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It cooed about sewage treatment , environmental improvements and coastal waters.
works
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The residue, a carbon-based char, can be used instead of activated carbon in, for instance, sewage works .
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Once there, turn left to the sewage works .
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At present, sewage works must ensure that effluent meets the required standards of cleanliness for 95 percent of any 12 month period.
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Ocker Hill Power Station with two prominent chimneys, a sewage works and a canal surface with oil and floating debris.
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Of greater concern was the decline in quality resulting from the increased inputs of pollutants by sewage works and industrial plants.
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Producing methane gas from landfill sites, sewage works and organic wastes is another extremely practical use of resources.
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The water companies will have to improve the performance of their sewage works or risk other claims.
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Phosphates in the water, from agricultural run-off and discharge from sewage works , provide nutrients on which the algae thrive.
■ VERB
dump
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The resort has been accused of dumping raw sewage in the lake at least four times in the last three years.
pump
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Grants and available technology shall be provided for the avoidance of the crazy Victorian idea of pumping raw sewage out to sea.
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The plant, due to open in 1995, will pump treated sewage further offshore into Cape Cod Bay.
treat
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Directions: Keep the bowl full by adding treated sewage as needed.
work
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The commission wants Britain to build sewage works at the seaside to treat bacteria before it is pumped into the sea.
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Farms in the South-West region and sewage works in the North-West and Midlands were among the main offenders.
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I accept that on the River Creedy the foam comes from effluent discharged from the three sewage treatment works upstream.
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Instead they saw the effects of a broken down sewage works , destroyed in the Gulf War.
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The group hopes to be informed of the results of dye tests on the sewage works effluent.
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The confusion arose because of sewage drainage works at the station car park.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a sewage treatment plant
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Charvat said that before his arrival, the plant secretly dumped millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Ohio River.
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It consists of stripping these compounds out at sewage treatment works.
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Recycled water can never be legally considered sewage .
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Smog and acid rain, water pollution and sewage disposal, dams and river-flows will become ever more contentious issues.
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The decision to opt for sewage composting was made largely in order to reduce the need for water for flushing the toilet.
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The plant, due to open in 1995, will pump treated sewage further offshore into Cape Cod Bay.
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There are no paved streets, sewage , electricity or water services.
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Underneath, faintly, was the stench of sewage .