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Rivers Pollution Commission Report these ‘are almost 
always horribly polluted by sewage and by animal matters 
of the most disgusting origin,” the duties of the newly-formed 
Parish and District Councils in this direction will be seen 
to be of very considerable importance. 
I feel therefore, that whenever this question of taking over 
the water supply of Burton is seriously considered, it would 
probably be a wise and economical plan to consider a scheme 
that will enable the Corporation to supply the majority of 
the inhabitants of the immediate neighbourhood as well as 
the Borough of Burton-on-Trent, and to supply them with 
a really high-class drinking water. 
