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1 story matching sewer
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:sewerag, sewel, sewerless, skewer, sew, seer
- The Paving Paradox: A Kennewick Infrastructure Headache
City council members scramble to find a way to connect sewers before paving streets, fearing the destruction of brand new pavement.