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Show 136 INTERSTATE COMPACTS "2. All sewage discharged or permitted to flow into the channel of the Delaware river below the confluence with the Lehigh river shall, within a time reasonable for the construction of the necessary works, have been so treated as to at least remove settleable solids and shall be discharged through submerged outlets into said channel; provided that such submerged outlets shall be located and constructed as may be required by the commission; amd 'provided further, that in order to protect the public health in specific instances such higher degree of treatment shall be used as may be determined to be necessary by the commission after due notice and hearing. "3. All sewage discharged or permitted to flow into any tributary of the Delaware river, except the Lehigh river, shall be treated to that extent, if any, which may be necessary to maintain the water of such tributary immediately above its confluence with the Delaware river in a sanitary condition at any time at least equal to the sanitary condition at such time of the water of the Delaware river immediately above such confluence. "All sewage discharged or permitted to flow into the Lehigh river shall be treated to that extent, if any, which may be necessary to main- tain the water of the Lehigh river immediately above its confluence with the Delaware river in that sanitary condition which the commis- sion, after due notice and hearing, shall have determined to be neces- sary because of the nature and extent of the use of the water of the Delaware river below such confluence; provided, however, that the commission may not require the sanitary condition of the Lehigh river immediately above its confluence with the Delaware river to exceed that of the sanitary condition of the Delaware river immediately above such confluence. "4. All industrial wastes discharged or permitted to flow into or be placed in or permitted to fall or move into the channel of the Dela- ware river or any tributary thereof shall first have been treated to such extent, if any, as may be necessary to maintain in the channel of the Delaware river sanitary conditions equivalent to those which would be attained by the treatment of sewage above required in this article; provided, nevertheless, that industrial wastes containing substances likely, in the judgment of the commission, to produce offensive tastes and odors in any public water supply from the channel of the Delaware river, shall either be wholly prevented from being discharged or from flowing into or from being placed in or permitted to fall or move into said channel or any tributary of the Delaware river, or shall first have been treated to such an extent as to wholly eliminate such taste and odor producing constituents. "This article shall become effective when any one of the signatory states, or any holder of an authorization therefrom, shall have begun the work of construction on any project under the provisions of this compact. "Nothing in this article shall be construed to repeal or prevent the enactment of any legislation or the enforcement of any requirement by any signatory state imposing any additional conditions and restrictions to lessen or prevent the pollution of streams within their several jurisdictions. "In order to maintain the water of any tributary immediately above its confluence with the channel of the Delaware river in a sanitary |
