sewage network

City waste system

A sewage network is the system of underground pipes, pumps, and treatment facilities that collects and processes wastewater from buildings and streets.

Also called a sewer system or sanitary sewer system.

The network carries waste to treatment plants where it's processed before discharge: The city's aging sewage network needs major upgrades.

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pumping station · city infrastructure · odor control · culvert · outfall · storm drain · eutrophication · infrastructure funding · biofiltration · sedimentation · disinfection · toxic runoff · public health risk · flood mitigation · fatberg · wet wipes · drain cleaner · grease trap

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water system type

sewage networkaqueduct

Channel conveying water distances

municipal water supply · water mains · storm drains

waste management approach

sewage networkcesspit

Underground sewage container

cesspool · composting toilet · outhouse · septic tank · septic system

infrastructure development

sewage networkopen sewer

Uncovered wastewater channel

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