A considerable number of springs in the country are brackish, being impregnated with chemicals of various kinds or (when near a town) with sewage.
A study is presently underway to assess whether there is risk to such users from the exposure to river water containing sewage.
After the fire $IO,000,000 was appropriated for a new sewage system (begun 1906).
Although the state constitution restricts municipal investments, a Waring or "Separate" sewage system has been established.
An important investigation undertaken by the Bacterioscopical Laboratory, with regard to the pollution of the Venetian canals by the city sewage, led to the discovery that the water of the lagoons possesses auto-purifying power, not only in the large canals but even in the smallest ramifications of the waterways.
And, those flushing toilets require a great deal of support down the line to handle the disposal of the waste contaminated water, either a sewage system or a septic tank must be in place.
Apart from ensuring that the sewage system is in good working condition, any private sewage systems must also be certified as having met the local health regulations.
Appointed a member of the second royal commission on the pollution of rivers in 1868, he was provided by the government with a completely-equipped laboratory, in which, for a period of six years, he carried on the inquiries necessary for the purposes of that body, and was thus the means of bringing to light an enormous amount of valuable information respecting the contamination of rivers by sewage, trade-refuse, &c., and the purification of water for domestic use.
As well as improving standards of sewage treatment, the reeds should offer shelter for bird species including moorhens, coots, and warblers.
At Grove Ferry, more treated sewage effluent arrives via pipeline from Herne Bay.
At Newton Abbott, a recent contract called for the removal of a pen stock wall in a sewage treatment plant.
At the mouth of the Roding (Barking Creek) are great sewage works, receiving the Northern Outfall sewer from London.
At the same time, the situation was exacerbated by continuous discharges of industrial effluents and municipal sewage into the country's rivers.
Black sewage water oozes down the middle and dried excrement litters the path that runs alongside.
But his name is most familiar in connexion with his work in practical hygiene, as an apostle of good water, fresh air and proper sewage disposal.
Children are splashing around in it, just next to a sewage outflow.
Composting toilets eliminate the need for sewage disposal.
Even so, production of sewage sludges, dredge spoils, mining tailings and exhaust gases are unlikely to fall significantly.
For the purpose of sewage disposal a district council may construct any works and contract for the use or purchase or lease of any land, buildings, engines, materials or apparatus, and contract to supply for a period not exceeding twenty-five years any person with sewage.
Funds may also be used to repair or relocate a home, and to provide water and sewage facilities.
Furthermore, this branch of science has become so complex that the bacteriological departments of medicine, of agriculture, of sewage, &c., have become more or less separate studies.
He spoke at a public meeting, objecting to a new sewage disposal plan, for 11 minutes instead of the allotted five.
His system for the disinfection of sewage and similar matter by the electrolysis of chlorides, or of sea-water, has been tried, but for the most part abandoned on the score of expense.
I showed the Reporter the raw sewage pouring out of them.
If these sources are contaminated by dumping or sewage waste, they are no longer fit for consumption and all aquatic life is then threatened.
In 1892 was introduced the sewage system, which now includes 6 m.
In 1904-1905 the city built on the Scioto river a concrete storage dam, having a capacity of 5,000,000,000 gallons, and in 1908 it completed the construction of enormous works for filtering and softening the water-supply, and of works for purifying the flow of sewage - the two costing nearly $5,000,000.
In particular, how the sewage undertakers can play an active role in addressing drainage at a strategic level.
In several places the debris within the walls is saturated with sewage, and the water of the Fountain of the Virgin, and of many of the old cisterns, is unfit for drinking.
In the conservatory I have a 3 foot length of sewage pipe - very salubrious !
In the conservatory I have a 3-foot length of sewage pipe - very salubrious!
In the mid-1980s three large centrifuges were installed by Paxman for sewage treatment at the Coventry works of the Severn Trent Water Authority.
In the work of improving the city, the national government assumed the expense of the commercial quays, the filling of the Sao Christovao bay, the opening of the Mangue canal and its embellishment, the opening of the Avenida Central, the extension of the sewage system and the addition of new sources to the water supply, while the city was responsible for the Avenida Beira-Mar, the opening of a new avenue from the Largo da Lapa westward to Rua Frei Caneca, the removal of the Morro do Senado, the widening of some streets crossing the Avenida Central and the opening and straightening of other streets.
It can also have a positive impact on the environment overall by resulting in less of a strain on existing water and sewage treatment facilities and cutting down on avoidable water pollution problems.
It can clog up your entire sewage system.
It is usually contracted through eating or drinking food or water contaminated by infected sewage or feces.
It should be free from dirt - that is to say, free from clay or soft mud, for instance, which prevents the cement adhering to its particles, or again from sewage matter or any substance which will chemically destroy the matrix.
It will then be moved to Sharkham Point for the eight-week long project to extend the existing sewage outfall by about 50 meters.
Last year, 75 of our customers ' homes were flooded internally with sewage due to nearby sewer blockages.
Long-term sewage treatment and disposal options are currently under consideration by WOSWA, including the option of pumping sewage to Stevenston.
Most people do not need to worry about where their sewage goes.
Of the 19,000 houses in Venice only 6000 have drains and sinks, all the others discharge sewage through pipes directly or indirectly into the canals.
Poseidon identified that residues from a wide range of common pharmaceuticals are found in sewage effluents.
Provision is made for preventing the pollution of water by gas refuse and enabling a district council, with the sanction of the attorney-general, to take any proceedings they may think fit for preventing the pollution of any stream in their district by sewage.
Raw sewage is fed to the tank, and settled sewage is discharged to the drainage field.
Recommendation 7 Surveys should be carried out on the concentration of oocysts in sewage effluents.
Rising main Pipes carrying untreated sewage pumped under pressure.
River water, especially that which has received town sewage, or the drainage of highly manured land, would naturally be considered most suitable for irrigation, but excellent results are obtained also with waters which are uncontaminated with manurial matters, and which contain but 8 or io grains per gallon of the usual dissolved constituents of spring water.
Scavengers were employed in early times, and sewage was received into wells and pumped into the kennels of the streets.
Septic tanks are capable of treating all of a household 's domestic sewage.
Septic tanks are capable of treating all of a household's domestic sewage.
Septic tanks can leak, allowing sewage to leach, contaminating soil and ground water supplies.
Snow was now certain that the well had been contaminated with infected sewage - either from the sewer or the many nearby cesspits.
Staph organisms are found on humans and in the environment in dust, air, and sewage.
Test failure also would be likely whenever crude sewage is mixed with rainfall run-off.
That it has become one of the healthiest cities in the world from being one of the unhealthiest is attributable in great measure to his insistence on the necessity of sanitary reform, and it was his unceasing efforts that secured for its inhabitants the drainage system, the sewage farms and the good water-supply, the benefits of which are reflected in the decreased death-rate they now enjoy.
The Bathing Water Directive led to a major national program to stop sewage discharges in proximity to bathing areas.
The city is divided into twelve radial systems, each with a pumping station, and the drainage is forced through five mains to eighteen sewage farms, each of which is under careful sanitary supervision, in respect both of the persons employed thereon, and the products, mainly milk, passing thence to the city for human consumption.
The disposal of foul sewage shall be by means approved by the Local Planning Authority.
The drainage of the station is all modern, and the sewage is disposed of on a sewage farm under the direction of the war department.
The dumping of sewage sludge at sea was banned in 2000.
The excess wastewater is known as storm sewage and can overflow from the storm tanks into the river.
The inset for Consall Forge in the 2000 edition shows a pub, water and sewage disposal points.
The larva has no breathing-tube, and floats horizontally at the surface, except when feeding; it does not frequent sewage or foul water.
The latest position about discharging sewage at sea is now known.
The metropolitan sewage was discharged untreated into the river, and the heavier solids deposited over the river-bed, while the lighter parts flowed backwards and forwards on the tide.
The national expenditures are chiefly for the interest and amortization charges on the public debt, official salaries, military expenses in connexion with the army and navy, public works (including railway construction, port improvements, water and sewage works), the administration of the state railways, telegraph lines and post office, church subsidies, public instruction and foreign representation.
The Olympics site is close to the biggest sewage overflow pumping station in London.
The oxygen in water causes sewage to breakdown.
The remainder is made up of construction and demolition wastes, mining and agricultural wastes, sewage sludge and dredged spoils.
The risks of composting toilets are not much different that the risks associated with traditional sewage or septic systems.
The rural population does not contribute to the sewage feed stream as it is assumed that they operate their own septic tanks.
The sewage of the city and other impurities were for centuries allowed to pollute the bay, but the extent to which the harbour was thereby filled up has been exaggerated.
The sewage system is particularly important here.
The tideway group warned last November that there was currently a 100% chance of sewage overflows in the area between May and October.
The use of sewage treatment works as foraging sites by insectivorous bats.
The water companies are dumping the bill on the consumers and dumping the sewage into the Thames.
The water used in high pressure jet devices may be contaminated with sewage or oil lubricants.
The waterworks and the sewage disposal plant are owned and operated by the municipality.
The WHO asserts a high health risk at beaches impacted by crude sewage discharges.
There are laws to stop people throwing rubbish and sewage into the river.
There are several types of water pollution ranging from sewage and fertilizers to soil erosion.
There were instances where raw sewage was found to be leaking into the wells or pumps which provided drinking water.
These bacteria can be carried by many animals and birds, and they have been found in soil, water, sewage, and animal feed.
They help to maintain essential systems that provide water for drinking and to fight fires, treat sewage, supply power, and keep us safe.
They may also take proceedings in respect of the pollution of a stream by any solid or liquid sewage matter.
This drawing shows a platform with two converging sewage channels running parallel to the rock scarp.
This industry declined for a time, partly on account of the pollution of the streams by sewage and the refuse of manufacturing establishments, but laws have been enacted for its protection and development.
This reflux of air could contain contaminated droplets of sewage present in the soil stack.
Three giant snapping turtles turned up inside a Bronx, New York sewage treatment plant in 1988.
Thus a joint sewerage board would generally be invested by the order with all the powers of a district council relating to the provision and control of sewers and the disposal of sewage.
Ultra violet disinfection is currently being installed at Luxulyan sewage treatment works to increase the standard of treatment.
Waste treatment plants remove some of the most poisonous wastes from sewage, but most treated sewage still contains material harmful to the ocean.
What they didn't say was that the first red buoy marks the sewage outfall!
When the oxygen is used up, the sewage changes to microorganisms that are sometimes flammable and foul-smelling.
Where is the sewage treatment system to be sited.