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Final Report Joint Commission
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The Research and Engineering Committee was appointed to facilitate the drafting of a Tri-State Treaty to bring about the abatement of pollution of the harbor and coastal waters within the Metropolitan Area. To this end, the committee was given two main objectives:
1. To determine the Treaty Area, to recommend standards of purity for the interstate tidal waters and to recommend minimum degrees of treatment for sewage discharged into the waters of the Treaty Area.
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TTC Abatement of Pollution in Metro Harbor and Coastal Water
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The coastal and estuarial waters and tidal streams coming within the jurisdiction of the Commission are designated herein as the Treaty Area and shall comprise all those portions of the signatory States which are covered by tidal waters and adjacent to the shore-lines described.
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