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1 cotnraents or questions? 



2 If not, thank you very rauch. 



3 Mr. Poston. 



4 MR. POSTON: Our office notifie-i all Federal 



5 agencies of this Conference today. Those people I have 

 g called on have indicated their desire to make a presen- 



^ tation. There may be others in ihe room. If so, at this 



g time I xvill call i.n them to come forward and make thera- 



g selves known, present their statement. 



10 STATEMENT OF NORMAN J. MAC DONALD 



11 CHIEF, WATER CONTROL 



12 CORPS OF ENGINEERS 



13 5;iATTLE, WASHINGTON 



14 Mil. M.?cDONALD: Mr. Chairman, Conferees, and 



15 ladies and gentle- men. 



16 I am Norman J. MacDonald, representing the 



17 Seattle District Office, Corps of Engineers, and the North 



18 Pacific Division Office, Corps of Engineers. 



19 i V/e h-ive no formal presentation to make, 



20 but I felt that since opportunity was given, if we didn't 



21 ' say something it may be an indictment against our interest 



22 in water quality control. This would be unfortunate in 



23 view of some of the criticism nationwide on some of the 



24 Corps of Engineers' activities in dredging, and I believe 



25 that in this particular area that is under consideration 



