sewerable

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English

Etymology

From sewer +‎ -able.

Adjective

sewerable (comparative more sewerable, superlative most sewerable)

  1. (of an area) Able to be provided with sewers.
    • 1977, Merced, Atwood and Castle AFB Assessment: Environmental Impact Statement:
      In Area G in Atwater, development is sewerable on the east and west side of Schaeffer Road; development west of Winton Way and north of the Atwater Canal will require new trunk lines. Housing west and south of Juniper Drive is sewerable;
    • 1987, San Juan National Forest (N.F.), East Fork Ski Area: Environmental Impact Statement, page 384:
      (Marginally sewerable—not directly adjacent to Highway 160)
  2. (of material) Able to be safely discharged into the sewer system.
    • 1992, Lawrence Livermore National and Sandia National Laboratories, Continued Operation: Environmental Impact Statement, page 4:
      ... sewerable (based on release limits), or if it requires processing and / or alternate disposition. Retention systems provide isolation of potentially contaminated liquids to prevent unacceptable release.
    • 1993, Transactions:
      ...sewerable. Plant B is a die casting plant manufacturing such items as office furniture and automobile parts. The plant has successfully used ultrafiltration to produce a sewerable effluent since 1986.