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. Tawney. You have no plant in which you first treat your sewage?

Mr. Tate. No, sir.

Mr. Tawney. What kind of a water plant have you?

Mr. Tate. A filtration plant.

Mr. Tawney. A sand filtration plant?

Mr. Tate. Yes, sir.

Mr. Tawney. Have you suffered in Ogdensburg in recent years in consequence of the pollution of the water that you drew from the St. Lawrence River?

Mr. Irving. Mr. Commissioner, will you allow me to suggest that the water board is in a much better position to give you information on those points than the city engineer, as those matters are under the separate and distinct management of the board?

Mr. Tawney. What cities are there on the St. Lawrence below Ogdensburg?

Mr. Tate. I believe Montreal is the first large city below Ogdensburg.