as in tailor
a person who sews
a good sewer who designs her own clothing
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The village has various funding sources to support the project, including general fund reserves of $18 million that could be put toward the work, cash from a general fund surplus, money from the water and sewer capital fund and more, according to staff reports.
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Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Federal prosecutors, meanwhile, charged Phillips 66 last year with violating the U.S. Clean Water Act by dumping oil and grease from its Carson refinery, just outside Gonzalez’s district, into the L.A. County sewer system.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
The liquid is treated and released into the sewer, while solids are trucked away.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
In more than 1,200 instances, the horizontal or vertical distance required between water mains and sewer lines was not met.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
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Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Federal prosecutors, meanwhile, charged Phillips 66 last year with violating the U.S. Clean Water Act by dumping oil and grease from its Carson refinery, just outside Gonzalez’s district, into the L.A. County sewer system.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
The liquid is treated and released into the sewer, while solids are trucked away.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
In more than 1,200 instances, the horizontal or vertical distance required between water mains and sewer lines was not met.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Sewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewer. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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