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Show 172 INTERSTATE COMPACTS "Whereas, the control of future pollution, and the correction of existing pollution of the waters of the interstate Delaware River and its tributaries, is of prime importance to the people living in the Delaware River Basin and can best be accomplished through the cooperation of the representatives of the people in the Basin in the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. "Now, therefore, the State of New York, and the State of New Jersey, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the State of Delaware agree and are bound as follows: "article i "Each of the signatory states pledges to each of the other signatory states, faithful cooperation in the control of future pollution, and in the correction of existing pollution of the waters of the Interstate Delaware River and its West Branch from the New York-Pennsyl- vania boundary line down to the Atlantic Ocean. In order to effect such objects, each of the states agrees to enact adequate legislation, if necessary, to enable each such state so to require the treatment of sewage, industrial waste or other artificial polluting matter as to place and maintain the waters of the aforesaid interstate Delaware River, and of the tributaries thereof, just above the confluence with the Delaware River in the clean and sanitary condition required by the provisions of this agreement. Furthermore each such state agrees so to enforce the provisions of these requirements, and other supple- mentary applicable legislation, if any, as to bring about the attain- ment of the objectives of pollution control and correction in accordance with such reasonable and effective programs as may be determined from time to time by the states in the manner prescribed herein. "article ii "It is recognized by the signatory states that due to such variable factors as location, size, character, and flow, and of the many varied uses of the waters of the interstate Delaware River and its aforesaid West Branch, such as water supply, recreation, navigation, industrial devel- opments, maintenance of fish life, shellfish culture, agriculture and other purposes, that no single standard of sewage and waste treat- ment, and of quality of receiving waters is practical for all parts of the river. Therefore, in order to apply minimum requirements for the attainment of correction and control of pollution which will be appropriate to the varied factors, including the existing and potential quality and uses of the waters the interstate Delaware River is hereby divided into four zones, to wit: "Zone I. Zone 1 is that part of the Delaware River, and its West Branch, extending from the New York-Pennsylvania boundary line to the head of tidewater at Trenton, New Jersey and Morrisville, Penn- sylvania. "The drainage basin contributory to this zone, excepting part of the Lehigh River Basin, is relatively sparsely inhabited and contains few sewered communities and relatively few industrial establishments producing waste water. The streams draining this area, being in gen- |