32:18-2 - Co-operation pledged; purposes to be accomplished - New Jersey Statutes

32:18-2.  Co-operation pledged;  purposes to be accomplished
     ARTICLE I.

     1.  Each of the signatory states pledges each to the other faithful co-operation in the control of future pollution and agrees to provide for the abatement of existing pollution in the tidal and coastal waters in the adjacent  portions of the signatory states defined herein as coming within the district,  and consistent with such object, to enact adequate legislation which will  enable each of the signatory states to put and maintain the waters thereof in a  satisfactory sanitary condition and particularly to protect public health;  to  render safe such waters as are now used or may later become available for  bathing and recreational purposes;  to abate and eliminate such pollution as  becomes obnoxious or causes a nuisance;  to permit the maintenance of major  fish life, shellfish and marine life in waters now available or that may by  practicable means be made available for the development of such fish, shellfish  or marine life; to prevent oil, grease or solids from being carried on the  surface of the water;  to prevent the formation of sludge deposits along the  shores or in the waterways;  and with the fulfillment of these objectives to  abate and avoid incurring unnecessary economic loss by safeguarding the rights  of the public in its varied legitimate uses of the waters of the district.