sewerage authority

collocation in English

meaningsofsewerageandauthority

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sewerage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsʊə.rɪdʒ/us
/ˈsuː.ɚ.ɪdʒ/
→ sewage
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authority
noun
uk
/ɔːˈθɒr.ə.ti/us
/əˈθɔːr.ə.t̬i/
the moral or legal right or ability ...
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(Definition ofsewerageandauthorityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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All we suggest is that an extra copy should be turned out and sent to thesewerageauthorityconcerned.
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Should it be thesewerageauthoritywho accept it at the other end of the sewer?
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The county borough council is usually asewerageauthority, but of course the county council is not.
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If asewerageauthorityis small it could be efficient, but if it has to deal with industrial effluence it is always in a difficulty.
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Then, of course, standards vary between onesewerageauthorityand another.
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Filtration of course is the responsibility of anysewerageauthority.
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What is wrong with asewerageauthorityhaving a copy of the plans and a notice of work?
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Any such limit would be fixed by the individual localsewerageauthority.
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One of the fears he has expressed is that asewerageauthoritywill not get adequate protection from the street works code.
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Generally where there was pollution of the beaches thesewerageauthorityalready had remedial measures in hand or planned.
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Where conditions are not as good as they should be, improvement is being pursued by the relevant river purification board andsewerageauthority.
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But why should asewerageauthorityhave to go through all this procedure, when, by the simple lodging of a map, trouble could be avoided?
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The person concerned goes to thesewerageauthorityand asks for the tank to be cleaned.
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The situation here is that thesewerageauthorityconcerned have appointed consultants urgently to consider what is necessary in connection with this scheme.
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It is most important that thesewerageauthorityshould have the ultimate decision.
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They seem to be assuming that the flood prevention authority and thesewerageauthorityare to be the same.
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Thank heavens, at long last we are to have a water andsewerageauthoritythat will stand aside from political doctrine and intrigue and provide decent facilities for my constituents.
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A parallel case would be when a local authority is acting as a water undertaker orsewerageauthority, in which cases it already has compulsory powers.
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What method is there to ensure that where a pipeline authorisation is given and development can be expected thesewerageauthorityis aware of what is taking place?
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It is not only sewerage authorities who will be affected.
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