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0 ,', ~ ' I-"' W I-"' CJ' -, . .' main stem, i'lliile the City of Hutchinson, Kansas provides secondary treatment for its municipal .vastes, independent waste discharges from industries located in or near this city create a pollution problem. Industrial wastes include those fro,,' a strawboard plant and wastes from salt production industries. The Kansas State Board of Health reports pollution occurs in this portion of the basin below Hutchinson, McPherson, I.Yons, llichita, and Arkansas City. The ilalnut River, a tributaI".1 which enters the main stem near Arkansas City, Kansas, is subjected to heavy pollution from wastes derived principally from the oil producing and refining industry. It is reported as polluted throughout most of its length by the Kansas State Board of Health. Arkansas River in Oklahoma Inflow of the Salt Fork and Cirnarron Rivers and drainage from oil operations add large amounts of salts to the load of the river above Tulsa. The daily average load of dissolved solids, the bulk of which ,vas common salt, carried past the Sand Springs bridge near Tulsa in the year ended September 30, 1947 amounted to 29,300 tons. During that year the dissolved solids were rarely less than 1,000 ppm and for short periods exceeded 5,000 ppm. Below Tulsa salt concentrations in the Arkansas River decrease be- cause of inflow from the Verdigris, Neosho, Illinois and Poteau Rivers. This dilution is offset Dl part by salty inflow from the Canadian River. The discharge of untreated or inadequately treated municipal sewage and industrial waste also adds to the problem. In eatern Oklahoma, water in the fu'kansas iliver is less desirable for most uses than water from other a\~ilable sources. Arkansas River in Arkansas Surface waters in Arkansas are, in general, not excessively polluted except for the Arkansas River and a few localized sections of other streams. The water of the Arkansas River is further polluted by sewage from t01olD.S along its course in this State and by coal mine drainage from the western part of the State. The river is always turbid, which is a definite factor to consider in the stu~ of pollution. The water of this river is not used for indus- trial purposes except to a very limited extent where it is used in washing sand and gravel, which are dredged from the river bed. No domestic water supplies are taken from the river due to its unsatisfactory quality. L1 ttle Rock was forced to abandon the river as a source of water supply several years ago. Cimarron River Basin Information on quality of vlater D1 the Cilnarron River basin is scant except for one or two points whicil have been studied in some detail. In 5-9