Water: The Effluent Society
Water: The Effluent Society
This film examines the availability of water and the pollution control measures necessary to maintain a constantly fresh supply.
Water: The Effluent Society
Pan across body of water which looks polluted. Water tumbling over a rock in a stream. Nice North America scenics. Sun reflecting off a lake. traveling shore down the lake. Pair of birds (loons?) on the lake. CU of a frog who is vocalizing. CU of a small bird. Another bird.
Water: The Effluent Society
Dark storm clouds roll across the sky. Raindrops falling on a lake. Sun shining through the trees. Pan across a flooded plain.
Water: The Effluent Society
DO NOT USE Stock footage of dust storm.
Water: The Effluent Society
Water lapping against some rocks. CU of trash & the polluted water. Quick shots of factories that dump into the Great Lakes. CU of Stanley Spising, conservationist, comments on the magnitude of the problem caused by pollution, examining in detail the contamination of the Great Lakes. Pan across water. More pans across factory sites. Cut to short interview with a man who works on the lake. Pan across a smoke filled landscape of a steel plant.
Water: The Effluent Society
Men walk along the shore of polluted Lake Erie. Waves push muck onto the shore. Sign "Lake Erie Unsafe for Swimming". Small boat in the middle of water. Pan across trash. Sign "Unsafe For Swimming." Dead fish
Water: The Effluent Society
Niagara Falls. Conservationist, discusses how the romantic Niagara Falls, a tourist spot that attracts close to twelve million visitors a year, is fast becoming the biggest septic tank in the world. Foam pollution on the water. Water pouring in form large pipes. Ducks on the polluted water. CU of a dead duck that has been removed from the water.
Water: The Effluent Society
Sign "In the Spirit of Cleveland Now Edgewater Beach Safe Swimming." People along the beach. People in the water. Chlorine pumped into the lake. Large Ford plant pan down to water. Pan across polluted water & factories. CU of Jim Bishop, Water Resources Commissions. More shots of factories & pollution. Population decline in cities is attributed to pollution.
Water: The Effluent Society
Trees cut down. Huge machine clips trees down. Land being cleared for a housing development (deforestation). Earthmover pushes rocks into the sea. CU of man talking about US getting water from Canada. Aerial shot of mining. Water & dams. Man talking about getting Canadian water.
Water: The Effluent Society
Beautiful scenic lake. Traveling shots across lake & rock formations. Land surveyors work near the lake.
Water: The Effluent Society
California. CU of waves. People sailing on a lake. Children on a playground. Ducks. People swimming in a pool. Fishing on a lake. Water flowing through a plant. Technicians testing water in a lab. Conservationist talking about the biosphere.
Water: The Effluent Society
People on the Delaware river. Samples are taken from the river. Water sample in the lab being tested. Factories. Water in a plant. Scientist in a lab talks to camera. More factory shots. Water treatment plants. Man talks more about conservation. Sun reflecting on the water. Silhouette of 2 people in a canoe at sunset.