Pollution curb urged in Arkansas and Red River valleys
Public Health Service officials told a House subcommittee that halting stream pollution could unlock vast new water supplies for municipal and industrial use in the Arkansas and Red River basins. The study seeks $115,000 for the coming year to recommend actions by regulators and engineers, including curbing natural brine discharges and possibly piping polluted water to the Gulf. estimates place potential economic benefits at $5 to $6 million annually.