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<br /> <br />ColI. 'cl ~ <br /> <br />-1U <br />1 r- <br /> <br />neCe~~ar\- <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />infofll1dt]( )11 <br /> <br />basic data <br /> <br />"B:ni..: data" an~ Ul water pollution what viIdl <br />stJ,tiSlics art' to rn'ahh and what bookk(>epin~ .1uJ <br />Invl;."lltnril"s arc to bu~incss. In p"Uutinll cOlltrol. <br />basic J:lta mean the [H'ccssar~- illforlllJtinn on the <br />sources. kinds and amounts of rollutj'}Jl; the <br />cau~es and dIcel:> of pollution: the pres('llt :IlIJ <br />futurc IweJcJ u~cs of watl'rs; tht, kinJs. cost, and <br />l'Ifecti\cn,'ss of tre3l!l\CTIt facilities; tht, costs all..! <br />bcndits assnci:'lleJ with pollution contr"l; and <br />similar cnroinl'('rill.c. scicntitic and economic Infor. <br />matloll. Such basic dOll a arc th... stOIW anJ mortar <br />IlccJt'J to build J solid foundation t" support an <br />dh,cti\'c, wdl.pl;lJliIcJ alld (01111'1""1.1: national <br />wat("[ p,'iJutinn nJfJtrol pr(l~r:IlJl. <br />TIlt' lack of such lleCl'SSJr)' illfnrmatioll on the <br />:\;uion's waters hJS hl'en of ,cri"u~ 'ClflCl"rn to <br />the Fcdnal w,ltl'r resources stuJy C011111lis~iollS <br />anJ commiuces esUblisllf'J by the Con~ress and <br />the Lxecutiw Branch. The I1rst major recom. <br />menJalioll of thc 19_'5 Presidelltial .\dvisnry <br />CommitteI.' on \\olln Resources l'oliq- \\,lS that <br />till' present F~eral basic data prn...ram hI' tripled <br />O\'t'r the nt'xl 11\.... rean. This ((lllCnn "as also <br />stronj.!lr expressed at the C(ltl~ress;onal hcarin![< <br />on the bill which became the 1956 Federal \\"ater <br />Ppllutiotl COLltrol ,\Cl. Consequentlr, one of its <br />pro\-ision< callcd for collectin~ and e\'alllatin~ <br />11l'ccuary information on water p'~lIution anJ <br />related dala, <br />The Public Ile,llth Sl'f\'ice has undcr II a~' a <br />Jon"Han!!l' ba.<.ic Ja\3 rn\~rarn in which State and <br />Incal a~en.:ies are acti\'c participants. includin~; <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />J. .\ lliition;i! l\l'twork of sarnplin![ sl.llions (50 <br />thu~ f;lf) 011 inlerSI,lte streams to llIl'<ISllre Water <br />qu:i!ity tn ,hnw whefl' It is impr()\'in![ or deteri- <br />(lralitl~ I'Lltlllin!l is for 201l mono interstatl' <br />st.ltiollS LO be supplclllented by sc\'t'ral hundred <br />~t.1tions 011 illtrastatt' Hre.1mS operated by Statl' <br />and Inca I a~encies. <br />2. .\ c')Jlll'letcd ill\"'f1hlry of SC\\agl' and indus- <br />Iflal W;btC treatment bcilitic5 in the L'nited Stales <br />as t)f January I. IY5s. to be h~pt up to datt' and <br />republi,heJ t'\'l'ry ~ ~'ear,. <br />3. _\ completcd inn'mory of watt'r suppl~- <br />facilities in cOl1ll1lu!litic< of 25,000 and o\-er (<IS of <br />,l.lI\U,lfY 1. IIl.S), ,1JlJ Ollt" for those under 25,lXX) <br />lH~arly complt,te. Thes.. arc to he h'fH up to Jatl' <br />and n'publisbl'd e\'ery ! MId 5 ~'l"ars rcspt'cti\'el~'. <br />-.I. ('''utr;lct .1warJs datil on construction of <br />lI';lter. 51'\\"er, ,lnd 'l'wa!ote tn'aUnent facilities, <br />compiled .wJ publishe.l annu.llly t,f\ sho\\- pro!otrt'ss <br />1n I1lc(~tini! the ~;ltion's needs. <br />'. ~tuJit'~ in the ,He;! ni econ<llnics to J('[ermine <br />rdiabk way, of cvalu;ning what pollution is <br />costin>! 1",..1 areas, Sl..tes. rel.'intls and thc ,"ation, <br />..nJ thc costs which can he ecollornicallr justitieJ <br />in its control. <br />Uther basic .lata ;lnd llt:ce$sary information <br />rdated to water supply and water polluti,m con- <br />trol an' collected. Cl-aluJ.'ed anJ published. .\11 <br />basic dau J.n: bt'illj.: recorded by modern machine <br />{abulatin~ m.:thw~ tn be quickly .1nilablc for <br />special purposes when requeqed by atlr"ne <br />concerred with thl' ,,\untr~-'s water resources. <br /> <br />