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Sewagedisposal
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Sewagedisposalistheprocessinwhichsewage
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewage)istransported
throughcitiesandinhabitedareastosewage
treatment
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewage_treatment)
plants,whereitisthentreatedtoremove
contaminantstoproduceenvironmentallysafe
waste.Disposalofsewagewasteprotectspublic
healthandpreventsdiseaseaswellaswater
pollutionfromsewagecontaminants.Manymodern
citieshavesewagedisposalsystems,andadvancing
technologyhasallowedformoreenvironmentally
friendlyandhealthysolutionstodisposingand
treatingsewage.Sewagesystemsarepartof
moderninfrastructureandurbanutilities,which
alsoincludegas,electric,andwatersupply.
AnoutletofagatoloinVenice
Veniceisveryuniqueintermsofitssewage
disposalthecanalsarethemainwaywasteis
disposedofinVenice,thoughnewtechnologyhasimprovedthesewageaspectofVenice'sinfrastructure.
However,bringingamoremodern,efficientsewagedisposalsystemtoVeniceisachallengethatcurrentlyhas
manyobstacles.

Contents
1History
1.1ModernDay
2SewageProblems
2.1HealthRisks
2.2StructuralRisks
3Maintenance,Research&Plans
3.1Maintenance
3.2Research
3.3Plans
4SeeAlso
5References
6ExternalLinks

History
Venicehasbeen,historically,oneofEuropescleanestcities.15thcenturyVenetiansdealtwiththeirwasteby
flingingitoutintothestreets,asmanymedievalpeopledidVenice'sstreetsweremadeofwater,however,and
thetidesconvenientlysweptwasteouttoseatwiceaday.[1]ThiskeptVenicecleanofwastecomparedwith
othercities,utilizingthepowerofthetidesandVenicesnatureasacityofwatertoremovewastelongbefore

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