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. Wright. We have a considerable eddy. On account of the eddy in the river we occasionally find sewage above the town.

Mr. Powell. That is the town’s own sewage?

Mr. Wright. Yes. We find that the river there is contaminated, and we find a great deal of difficulty in obtaining any samples of pure water in the river anywhere in the neighborhood of the town.

Mr. Powell. Are there many shoals in the river which cause a deflection of the current?

Mr. Wright. Yes; there are a great many shoals.

Mr. Powell. That leads to a mixture of the waters on both banks?

Mr. Wright. Yes.

Mr. Mignault. Is there any sewage in the river above Brockville?

Mr. Wright. There are some small summer resorts above the town, and I understand that a limited amount of sewage goes in from them.

Mr. Powell. How far is it from Brockville to Gananoque?