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  1. Home - Passaic Valley Water Commission

    5 days ago · PVWC’s Partnership with SHARES Provides Water Bill Assistance Published on November 19, 2025 Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC) is reminding customers who …

  2. Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission

    The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC), established in 1902 by an Act of New Jersey State Legislature, began operation of the Newark Bay Treatment Plant in 1924 as a means to …

  3. Sanitary sewer - Wikipedia

    A sanitary sewer is an underground pipe or tunnel system for transporting sewage from houses and commercial buildings (but not stormwater) to a sewage treatment plant or disposal.

  4. Sewer | Design, Maintenance & Repair | Britannica

    Sewer, conduit that carries wastewater from its source to a point of treatment and disposal. The wastewater may be domestic (sanitary) sewage, industrial sewage, storm runoff, or a mixture …

  5. SEWER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SEWER is a medieval household officer often of high rank in charge of serving the dishes at table and sometimes of seating and tasting.

  6. SEWER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SEWER definition: 1. a large pipe, usually underground, that is used for carrying waste water and human waste away…. Learn more.

  7. Municipal Wastewater | US EPA

    Mar 31, 2025 · Large volumes of I/I can cause sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and/or operational problems at the wastewater treatment facility serving the collection system. In …

  8. What is a Sewer? Understanding What a Sewer System Does and …

    Apr 1, 2024 · The municipal sewer system is a vast network of pipes that collects wastewater from homes and businesses throughout a community. This network then transports the wastewater …

  9. How Sewer and Septic Systems Work - HowStuffWorks

    In the ideal case, a sewer system is completely gravity-powered, like a septic system. Pipes from each house or building flow to a sewer main that runs, for example, down the middle of the street.

  10. Buildings turn sewer pipes into heating and cooling solution | AP …

    Dec 19, 2025 · Wastewater flushed down the drain can be used to heat and cool homes and buildings in a sustainable way and climate experts say it's an untapped source of energy due …