Sewer

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025361

1. A channel or conduit that carries wastewater and stormwater runoff from the source to a treatment plant or receiving stream. "Sanitary" sewers carry household, industrial, and commercial waste. "Storm" sewers carry runoff from rain or snow. "Combined" sewers handle both.

2. A channel or conduit that carries wastewater and stormwater to a treatment plant or receiving waters. "Sanitary" sewers carry household, industrial, and commercial waste. "Storm" sewers carry runoff from rain or snow.

3. An underground system of conduits (pipes and/or tunnels) that collect and transport wastewaters and/or runoff; gravity sewers carry free-flowing water and wastes; pressurized sewers carry pumped wastewaters under pressure.

4. A channel or conduit that carries wastewater and storm-water runoff from the source to a treatment plant or receiving stream. "Sanitary" sewers carry household, industrial, and commercial waste. "Storm" sewers carry runoff from rain or snow. "Combined" sewers handle both.

5. A channel or conduit that carries waste water and storm water runoff from the source to a treatment plant or receiving stream.

6. Underground system of conduits (pipes and/or tunnels) that collect and transport wastewaters and/or runoff; gravity sewers carry free-flowing water and wastes; pressurized sewers carry pumped wastewaters under pressure.

7. Channel or conduit that carries wastewater and stormwater runoff from the source to a treatment plant or receiving stream. "Sanitary" sewers carry household, industrial, and commercial waste. "Storm" sewers carry runoff from rain or snow. "Combined" sewers handle both.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-025361
Field	Environment
Subject	Water
References	Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary; Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology; Pesticides Glossary; Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; Terms of Environment; I-BEAM Glossary of Terms; Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary

Record as JSON

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  "term": "Sewer",
  "field": "Environment",
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  "subject": "Water",
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    "Pesticides Glossary",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms",
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sewer/"
}

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