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  2. London sewer system - Wikipedia

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    Six main interceptor sewers, totalling almost 160 km (100 miles) in length, were constructed, some incorporating stretches of London's "lost" rivers. Three of these sewers were north of the river, the southernmost, low-level one being incorporated in the Thames Embankment.

  3. History of water supply and sanitation - Wikipedia

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    Six main interceptor sewers, totaling almost 100 miles (160 km) in length, were constructed, some incorporating stretches of London's 'lost' rivers. Three of these sewers were north of the river, the southernmost, low-level one being incorporated in the Thames Embankment.

  4. Buchan trap - Wikipedia

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    A Buchan trap (alternative names: Bristol interceptor, [1] interceptor trap and disconnecting trap) is a device fitted in a domestic sewer pipe to prevent odours entering the pipe from the public sewer [2] and permeating the house, a common problem before individual plumbing fittings were separately trapped.

  5. Akron gets approval for smaller Northside Interceptor Tunnel ...

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    The existing combined sewers will be repurposed as separate sanitary sewers to eliminate combined overflows from this area. The "Rack 34" area of North Hill in Akron, where sanitary sewers and ...

  6. Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant - Wikipedia

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    Aerial view of Blue Plains in 2016 Main building seen from the Potomac River in 2019 Aerial view of Blue Plains in 2022. Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Washington, D.C., is the largest advanced wastewater treatment plant in the world. [1] The facility is operated by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water).

  7. US will redirect air defense inceptor missiles to Ukraine ...

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    The White House announced Thursday that it will rush delivery of air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine by redirecting planned shipments to other allied nations, as Washington scrambles to ...

  8. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

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    The MWRD constructed 560 miles of intercepting sewers and force mains ranging in size from 6 inches to 27 feet in diameter. The intercepting sewers are fed by approximately 10,000 local sewer system connections and are critical in managing stormwater and preserving the waterways.

  9. Simplified sewerage - Wikipedia

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    Schematic of a simplified sewer: Smaller diameter pipes are laid at a shallower depth and at a flatter gradient than for conventional sewers. [1]Simplified sewerage, also called small-bore sewerage, is a sewer system that collects all household wastewater (blackwater and greywater) in small-diameter pipes laid at fairly flat gradients.