Hearings of the International Joint Commission in re remedies for the pollution of boundary waters between the United States and Canada

by International Joint Commission

Mr. Powell. That is, by treating the sewage as you treat it, and disposing of the product, the fertilizer, Milwaukee is the gainer, as against dumping it in its raw condition into the lake?

Mr. Hatton. Decidedly.

Mr. Powell. That is something consequential.

Mr. Hatton. Yes.

Mr. Tawney. Financially, it is disposing of the sewage at a profit, as I understand?

Mr. Hatton. Oh, no; I do not want you to think that. We do not get enough profit out of our sludge to pay for the treatment of the sewage.

Mr. Tawney. That is the inference I drew from your answer.

Mr. Mignault. What you say is that it pays to dispose of the sludge after the treatment process?

Mr. Hatton. Yes; there is a profit in it, but not sufficient to pay for the whole cost.

Mr. Mignault. When the sludge has been treated you calculate the cost of drying it and disposing of it, and you make a profit out of it?