The Justice Department today filed lawsuits against Detroit, Phoenix, San Antonio and El Paso, charging failure to control industrial discharges of toxic wastes into their sewage treatment systems.

The four cities had agreements with the agency to control discharges of toxic wastes by industry.

The company has been given 12 months to fit equipment to control discharges of the highly toxic chemical pentachlorophenol (PCP).

Local authorities will be responsible for controlling discharges from smaller factories and license provisions for waste disposal contractors.

For example, the Regional Authority of Cali and Yumbo was the first regional authority with the equipment and regulation necessary to control industrial discharges on water bodies.

He discovered the brain command structures which control electrical discharges.

A water treatment plant would collect and treat historical pollution to meet international clean water standards, while controlling further run-offs and discharges.

Also, both states are developing programs to control discharges from boats.

Data from the Blyth station is transmitted to the pumping station at West Stockwith, where it is used to control discharges from the River Idle into the River Trent.

I trust it will not take another 10 years to control illegal discharges at sea more effectively and efficiently.