Foreword -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- The basin and its features -- General description -- Hydrology -- The demand for water -- Population -- Industry -- Agriculture -- Tourism and recreation -- Fish and wildlife -- Commercial shipping -- The pollution problem -- Lake problems -- Tributary problems -- Southeast Michigan area -- Maumee River basin -- North Central Ohio area -- Greater Cleveland-Akron area -- Northeast Ohio area -- Pennsylvania area -- New York area -- The cause of pollution -- Waste sources -- Constituents in wastes -- Water pollution control needs -- Enforcement -- Water quality standards -- Municipal and industrial waste treatment needs -- Other needs -- The cost of pollution control -- Municipal waste treatment costs -- Industrial waste treatment costs -- Appendix.