sewage
What drains carry
Sewage is wastewater and human waste carried through sewer systems.
It includes what goes down drains and toilets in homes and businesses, along with industrial discharge.
Sewage requires treatment before release into waterways: The city's sewage treatment plant processes millions of gallons daily.
Figuratively, sewage describes anything foul or worthless: The internet is full of sewage.
Cylindrical fluid carriers
- manholeCovered underground entry
- drainageLiquid removal system
- conduitsChannels for conveying substances
- pumping stationFacility moving fluids through pipes
interceptor · outfall · main line · trunk line · storm drain · culvert · headworks
Contaminated drainage from buildings
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- sludgeSemi-solid waste material
- biosolidsTreated sewage for reuse
- clarifierSomething that explains better
aeration · digester · filtration · disinfection · chlorination · screening · lagoon
Solid digestive waste
- excrementSolid bodily waste
- blackwaterToilet waste or tannin-stained swamp
- greywaterLight household wastewater
- fecal matterSolid intestinal waste
human waste · urine · night soil · scum · organic matter · pathogens · coliform · solids
Powerfully offensive odor
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
- malodorousHaving a bad smell
- reekingEmitting strong foul smell
- fetidHaving foul odor
nauseating · rank · noisome · sulfurous · foul-smelling · miasma · pungent · hydrogen sulfide
Subterranean sewage decomposition chamber
- cesspitUnderground sewage container
- latrineBasic outdoor toilet
- outhouseDetached backyard toilet
- privyOutdoor toilet; informed
pit toilet · cesspool · leach field · drain field · municipal · public health · sanitary · hygiene
Introduction of impurities
- runoffExcess water drainage
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- eutrophicationExcess nutrients depleting oxygen
algae bloom · dead zones · nitrates · phosphates · pathogens · groundwater · waterborne disease · untreated
pipes
Cylindrical fluid carriers
- manholeCovered underground entry
- drainageLiquid removal system
- conduitsChannels for conveying substances
pumping station · interceptor · outfall · main line · trunk line · storm drain · culvert · headworks
wastewater
Contaminated drainage from buildings
clarifier · aeration · digester · filtration · disinfection · chlorination · screening · lagoon
feces
Solid digestive waste
- excrementSolid bodily waste
- blackwaterToilet waste or tannin-stained swamp
- greywaterLight household wastewater
human waste · fecal matter · urine · night soil · scum · organic matter · pathogens · coliform · solids · leachate
stench
Powerfully offensive odor
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
- malodorousHaving a bad smell
- reekingEmitting strong foul smell
fetid · nauseating · rank · noisome · sulfurous · foul-smelling · miasma · pungent · hydrogen sulfide · rotten
septic tank
Subterranean sewage decomposition chamber
privy · pit toilet · cesspool · leach field · drain field · municipal · public health · sanitary · hygiene · disposal
contamination
Introduction of impurities
eutrophication · algae bloom · dead zones · nitrates · phosphates · pathogens · groundwater · waterborne disease · untreated · spill
- Environmental problemsair pollution, water pollution, climate change, global warming, habitat loss
- pollutionair pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, smog, toxic waste
- sanitationcleaning, disinfecting, dry toilet, sanitization, garbage
- Contaminantspollutants, pollutant, heavy metals, toxin, pesticides
- ocean pollutionoil spills, plastic pollution, marine debris, plastic waste, toxic waste
- pollutersfactories, power plants, coal plants, oil refineries, cars
sewagedrinking water
Safe liquid for consumption
potable water · fresh water · clean water · spring water · purified water
sewagesterile water
Microbe-free aqueous solution
pure water · clean · purity
sewagetreasure
Valued wealth or keepsake
water resource · resources · valuables · raw materials · reclaimed water
- sewage treatment plantsInfrastructure cleaning dirty water
- raw sewageUnprocessed drainage waste
- sewage systemInfrastructure for wastewater removal
- sewage plantsWastewater purification facilities
- sewage pipesConduits for liquid refuse
- sewage backupWaste reversing through plumbing