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SEWAGE SYSTEM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-05-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wastewater system
1, record 1, English, wastewater%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wastewater facilities 1, record 1, English, wastewater%20facilities
correct, plural
- sewage works 1, record 1, English, sewage%20works
see observation, plural, obsolete
- sewerage 1, record 1, English, sewerage
see observation
- sewerage system 2, record 1, English, sewerage%20system
see observation
- sewer system 3, record 1, English, sewer%20system
- sewage system 4, record 1, English, sewage%20system
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Combination of facilities for the collection, treatment, and discharge of waterborne wastes. 1, record 1, English, - wastewater%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
combined sewer system. 3, record 1, English, - wastewater%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sewage works: term declining in use. 1, record 1, English, - wastewater%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The terms "sewerage" and "sewerage system" are declining in use in North America. Furthermore, although originally these terms referred to systems where wastewaters were discharged untreated, these systems now may include treatment facilities. 5, record 1, English, - wastewater%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réseau d'assainissement
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9seau%20d%27assainissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- égouts 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9gouts
correct, masculine noun, plural
- réseau d'égouts 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9seau%20d%27%C3%A9gouts
correct, masculine noun
- réseau d'égout 4, record 1, French, r%C3%A9seau%20d%27%C3%A9gout
correct, masculine noun
- système d'égout 5, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27%C3%A9gout
masculine noun
- système d'égouts 6, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27%C3%A9gouts
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système de collectage, d'évacuation, de pompage et de traitement des eaux d'égout. 7, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20d%27assainissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
[...] ensemble des ouvrages de toute nature destinés à recueillir les eaux usées et à les conduire hors des agglomérations urbaines vers des points de rejet ou d'épuration. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20d%27assainissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les égouts comprennent l'ensemble des ouvrages tels que canaux, conduites, émissaires, etc., destinés uniquement à recevoir et à transporter les eaux usées. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20d%27assainissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Fig. 16,1. Schéma général des ramifications d'un grand réseau d'égouts : branchements d'immeubles, égouts élémentaires, collecteurs secondaires, grand collecteur. 8, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20d%27assainissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'assainissement [...] est pratiqué, initialement comme un procédé d'évacuation des eaux usées et d'éloignement de celles-ci des zones de résidence. [...] c'est très récemment qu'à l'évacuation [...] s'est ajouté le traitement des eaux usées collectées. 9, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20d%27assainissement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Alcantarillas y drenaje
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sistema de alcantarillado
1, record 1, Spanish, sistema%20de%20alcantarillado
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-09-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sewerage
1, record 2, English, sewerage
correct, see observation, Great Britain
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sewerage system 2, record 2, English, sewerage%20system
correct, see observation, Great Britain, standardized
- sewer system 3, record 2, English, sewer%20system
- sewage system 4, record 2, English, sewage%20system
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
System for removal of surface water and foulwater usually from beyond the curtilage of more than one site. [standardized by ISO] 5, record 2, English, - sewerage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Sewers collectively; the system of sewers belonging to a particular locality. 1, record 2, English, - sewerage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
combined sewer system. 3, record 2, English, - sewerage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sewer: An artificial canal or conduit ... for carrying off and discharging waste water and the refuse from houses and towns. 1, record 2, English, - sewerage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sewerage system: term standardized by ISO. 6, record 2, English, - sewerage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The terms "sewerage" and "sewerage system" have not been used in North America since the late 1960s. 7, record 2, English, - sewerage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
The term "wastewater system", which has replaced these terms, also encompasses the notion of wastewater treatment and is not restricted to collection, conveyance and discharge nor to household wastes. 7, record 2, English, - sewerage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- égouts
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9gouts
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- réseau d'égout 2, record 2, French, r%C3%A9seau%20d%27%C3%A9gout
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- réseau d'égouts 3, record 2, French, r%C3%A9seau%20d%27%C3%A9gouts
correct, masculine noun
- système d'égout 4, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27%C3%A9gout
masculine noun
- système d'égouts 5, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27%C3%A9gouts
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système de collecte et d'évacuation des eaux de ruissellement et des eaux-vannes et usées provenant de plusieurs immeubles. [normalisée par l'ISO] 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9gouts
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les égouts comprennent l'ensemble des ouvrages tels que canaux, conduites, émissaires, etc., destinés uniquement à recevoir et à transporter les eaux usées. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9gouts
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Fig. 16,1. Schéma général des ramifications d'un réseau d'égouts : branchements d'immeubles, égouts élémentaires, collecteurs secondaires, grand collecteur. 6, record 2, French, - %C3%A9gouts
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
réseau d'égout : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 7, record 2, French, - %C3%A9gouts
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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