161 



1 ROBERT 0. SYLVESTER 



2 and wherein fuCure industrial expansion and other uses 



3 are raaxiraized. 



4 2. We are slowly awakening to the neces- 



5 sity of maintaining or enhancing the quality of our 



6 water, air and land environments. Much legislation has 



7 been devoted to this subject and policies have been 



g established. It is, therefore, necessary that the recora- 



9 roend.jtions and conclusions in the report be viewed not 



10 only as to their conformance with details of State and 



11 Federal legislation but also as to their conformance with 



12 legislative policy. 



13 3. Within the constraints of our present 



14 technology and economic capabilities it is necessary that 



15 wastewaters from municipalities, industry and agriculture 



16 be returned to nearby receiving waters not entirely free 



17 of pollutants. However, are all substances that can be 



18 readily removed from these waste streams being removed? 



19 Are the municipalities and industries mentioned in the 



20 report being asked to remove substances that are technically 



21 and economically infeasible of removal or that are not 



22 being removed by others within similar economic communities 



24 

 25 



23 or competitive markets 



9 



A. Water quality control measures are 

 costly and represent costs to all segments of society. 



