. Canadian engineer. on of Prof. Phelps investigations werethen undertaken in order to secure data upon which tobase a report upon the following question :— prevent the pollution of these waters, on either side, tothe injury of health or property on the other? The answer just made is not final. Public hearingswill be held at Buffalo June 21st, igi6, and at Detroit June26th, 1916, at which all interested authorities will have op-portunity to present e\idence and criticisms. The final con-clusions of the commission will probably be based upon itsengineers reports and the evidence produced at the
. Canadian engineer. on of Prof. Phelps investigations werethen undertaken in order to secure data upon which tobase a report upon the following question :— prevent the pollution of these waters, on either side, tothe injury of health or property on the other? The answer just made is not final. Public hearingswill be held at Buffalo June 21st, igi6, and at Detroit June26th, 1916, at which all interested authorities will have op-portunity to present e\idence and criticisms. The final con-clusions of the commission will probably be based upon itsengineers reports and the evidence produced at the hear-ings. The following abstracts have been taken from theadvance proofs of Prof. Phelps report:— Advisability of Remedial Measures. Satisfactory recommendations upon the advisabilityof remedial measures must be based on the one hand, uponthe results of a thorough examination of existing condi-tions of pollution ; upon the feasibilitv and cost of remedy-ing these conditions wholly or in part; and upon a careful. SUGGESTED THELflTMENT WORKS Fig. 1.—Suggested Treatment Workj fjr Niagara River District. In what wav or manner, whether by the constructionand operation of suitable drainage canals or plants at con-\enient points or otherwise, is it possible and advisable toremedy or prevent the pollution of these waters, and bywhat means or arrangement can the proper constructionor operation of remedial or preventive works, or a systemor method of rendering these waters sanitary and suitablefor domestic and other uses be best secured and maintainedin order to insure the adequate protection and de\elopmentof all interests involved on both sides of the boundary, andto fulfil the obligations undertaken in Article I\. of the\\aterways treaty of Januarv 11, 1909, between the L^nitedStates and Great Britain, in which it is agreed that thewaters therein defined as boundary waters and watersflowing across the Iwundary shall not be polluted on eitherside to the injury of health or prop
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