The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-23

EuGsoEsangrare extracts from the ziul1s1 report or the investigation of e1as po11szt9on of streams by the state Ebosrdsof health:
 The Housa5on4c River.
 ZAe Housatonic liver enters Long daaand Sound at Stxatford. and is tidal 6o Derby, a distance of about eight lxri1es. Tt has drainage area of Alsozh 1880 square miles. 52T of which lie in NTassac chusetts- From @hes state l1nesto the entrance of the Ssl1l river it flows through 8 valley soe Nrnestone formation and from Hhence to the Sound through 1aH of about nine feet to the mile GDom the state line tol Falls Village, 6rom Falls Village to Cornwall EBr4dge to entrance of the Shepaug Sound S-s feet It's main tributaries dn Connecticut are the Naugatuck. Baackherry, Still, Shepang. Pom seEaug, Eight Mile and the Ten Mile Etxerzs most Of the latter lying in New. sXor1x state The numerous water Nails and rapids on the river afford konrceaent means Of aeratioa, and as H1at materially in preventing objec- kiuuab4e conditions.
 The river shows some signs of pol aut1on from it's mouth to Derby. be- tween Derby and West Cornwall 1t appears to be in very fair condition lbut from west Cornwall to the state line it's condition gradually grows |worse- The. evidences of pollution at ithe state line are probably due to tha manufacturing wastes and sewage discharged Into it by Great Barring ton, Stockbddge, Lee. Lenox, Pitts field and Dalton in Massachusetts
 The Naugatuck River
 The Naugatuck river enters the kHousaton1c below Derby It has a drainage area of about 5s1 square miles and is a very rapid stream fflowing through a marrow va1ey with Ehlgh hills on both sides On it are many dams and mill ponds and it's flow is quite variable in fact, during f%he dry season there is very little Water flowing in some portions of the sxtver. The river is badly polluted Ansonia. Naugatuck and Waterbury enpty their sewage untreated into it land hz misunderstanding wastes from the na1I7s and factoriess tend to in gcFeasa further a, condition already de- fnIorab1e- Foul odors are very notice knb1e and deccmposingk lsludge and FCNher deposits are visible at low wa tsr ell along the banksssof the river n q number of places puthouses are located directly on the FI1er. Above VEaherbury tho condition of the river $, improved but from Thonaaston to aE1uExdngton there are sevid idences of pollution.
 2nf3 kSEzAk- E&EF41E. Tha stz11 river enters the Housa- the west at Stiu River,
 mn trEo miles below New Milford Ell 1a a fazrzy rapid stream flowing
 oughsa rolling country of low hills. k On 3t ara many small daIns and mill 61,0aaaa4 The river is badly polluted for 4Es entire length but conditions ara particularly ofrenz1ye just below Da6uz.v- Danbury treats it's sewage nT56 most of the pollution is due to zfactur1ng wastes
 Tho SheE,aug River.
 Taa shepaug river flows into the usaEondc about IT miles above DexnSs Ik has a drainage area of about 1 54 square miles and a fall of aaboue 10 feet to the mile It flows E474TUuzh rough and h11ly region of 4 7ztne rock formation The gem eraa condition of this river is quite good though thera appears fo be Housatonic.
 Inc Blackberry River.
 The Blackberry river enters the 9zousatonic from the east about three i miles below the state line It has a drainage area of about 4s square nailes and flows through a rather mar row limestone valley The river shows some signs of pollution al Canaan and East Canaan but it's gen. era1 condition is not bad
 The Pequonnock River.
 Tine Pecuonnock river flows into Bridgeport harbor- It has a drainage area of about 36 square miles It i, ton is tidal up 10 Berkshire dam The river is very badly polluted all along Brfdgeports 23 sewer outlets ennpt1 into it in distance of one and one half miles The water is badly dis colored and at periods Of low wate the o6ior is extremely offensive
 The Saugatuck R4ve1
 The Saugatuck river enters Lon, Island Sound at Westporr. It has drainage area of about asl95 squar miles. It is a shallow stream il some port1ons and flows through hi1ly wooded region The river doe not show much sign of pollution ex cept along Westport and below Yves Reading.
 The NorpzaIk River
 The NorwaIk river flows into Nor walk harbor. It has a drainage are Of about 63 square miles and in 1t upper reaches flows through a afIly well wooded country. The river i badly polluted from South rOrwaI to NDEwaIk and is very much discol ored below Georgetown
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 Ths Five Mile river enters Lon Is1and Sound at Rowayton- It has draznage area of about g sduar square miles and flows through htIIy region in its upper portion Tn river Is in fair condition except at ii moufh and below New Canaan.
 Hoxseneck Brook
 HerHeneck brook. enta4E Greenwic hHbor> It has a dra1nsse area. ( about eight square miles Tt is bad ly p0Iu60d at it's mouth but abov, it's condition is not objectionable
 
 The MIanus river flows into Go Cob harbor Tt has drainage are of about 30 square miles It is sIugzdah stream flowing through