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INTRODUCTION <br />The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Public Law 845, passed <br />by the 80th Congress in June 1948, requires the Surgeon General of the <br />Public Health Service to cooperate with other Federal agencies, with <br />State and interstate water pollution control agencies, and with munici- <br />palities and industries in the preparation or adoption of comprehensive <br />programs for eliminating or reducing the pollution of interstate waters <br />and tributaries thereof,, and improving the sanitary condition of surface <br />and underground waters. Due - regard must also be given to improvements <br />necessary, to conserve the waters for public and industrial watea supplies,, <br />propagation of fish and aquatic life, recreational purposes, agricultural <br />and other legitimate uses;, <br />This report is produced under the cosponsorship of the Colorado <br />Department of Public health,, the Nebraska Department of Health, and the <br />Wyoming Department of Public Healthy and. the U. S. Public Health Serviceo <br />It is based on data gathered and reported in the South Platte River Basin <br />Water Pollution Investigation Report of 19501 and subsequent information. <br />The report also presents information concerning use of water resources, <br />pollution entering water .resources and resulting damages, benefits which <br />may result from pollution prevention and abatement, pollution prevention <br />measures in effect and those needed. <br />Data and knowledge now available are sufficient to permit the <br />immediate solution of most of the pollution problems within the South <br />Platte River Basin without awaiting the results of additional surveys <br />and studies, <br />A sincere effort has been made to present a fair picture of the <br />water pollution problems in the South Platte River Basin and to present <br />reasonable conclusions and recommendations. It is our hope that this <br />report, as a step in the cooperative development of an ultimate compre- <br />hensive water pollution control program will help in safeguarding the <br />water resources. <br />1The technical report of 1950 is available upon request. <br />1 <br />