WATER CULTURE AND CIVIC 

 IMPROVEMENT 



HE three chief interests 

 of the public in water 

 culture lie (i) in mak- 

 ing the waters produc- 

 tive; (2) in keeping the 

 waters clean and (3) in 

 preserving the beauty 

 of the waterside. Hap- 

 pily, these are con- 

 cordant, and not con- 

 flicting interests. 

 Another interest of everybody is in pure water to 

 drink. For city-dwellers, public water supplies must 

 be kept uncontaminated — a matter of ever increasing 

 difficulty as our population grows. This vast subject 

 falls without our present scope: its literature may be 

 found by following up a few references (Whipple, et. al.) 

 given in the bibliography at the close of this volume. 

 There are two very large reclamation enterprises, 

 with which w T ater culture should have much to do in the 

 future : 



1. The reclamation of waste wet lands, and 



2. The utilization of water reservoirs. 



A few words maybe said here concerning each of these. 



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