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of TVA, systems of small upland reservoirs tied together in remote- 

 controlled, automatically regulated systems to retain more waters 

 where they fall, to improve the quality of upstream life and the 

 amount and purity of downstream waters. 



We should also, in the same vein, promote municipal watersheds, 

 holding rainwaters close to where they fall, such as in the water- 

 shed protection plans of Newport News, Va., and Atchison, Kans., 

 meanwhile providing the kind of recreation places which the New- 

 port News plan indicates. 



And, while we are at it, let us stop the senseless pollution of streams 

 and erosion of the soils that come from unregulated earth excava- 

 tions, by requiring silt-holding basins or ponds as a part of all major 

 construction work. We might well follow the example first set here 

 in the Washington Metropolitan area, at Dulles Airport. Our urban 

 areas are fast becoming the major source of silt that clogs our streams, 

 and ought to be better regulated. 



Mr. DWORSKY. The task of achieving the President's goal of a 

 beautiful America is not, admittedly, an easy one. One of the most 

 difficult parts will be to renew the Nation's waters and waterfronts 

 so that they can contribute to his goal. This discussion contains 

 four ideas, in furtherance of the President's goal. 



1. The effective management of the Nation's waters and water- 

 fronts is a prerequisite if we are to gain the new conservation, the 

 objective of which, the President has said, "is not just man's welfare 

 but the dignity of man's spirit." 



A major part of this prerequisite action is the control of water 

 pollution. But even with pollution controlled partly today or ulti- 

 mately tomorrow water and waterfront beauty will demand more 

 than just clean water. 



The past third of a century has seen increasing efforts to stop water 

 pollution. Comparably, the Nation's major effort to turn the tide 

 on city slums also began in the early 1930's. 



The original slum clearance and low cost public housing programs 

 of the 1930's have been supplemented today by new and important 

 goals. Some of these include the opportunity to remake our cities 

 into clean, well-planned, and aesthetically appealing places to work, 

 live, and play. Creating beautiful cities has become for many an 

 important objective of urban renewal. 



Does "the River Beautiful" with its attendant meaning give us a 

 new set of goals for which to strive? If "the City Beautiful" is a 



