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1 EARL N. KARI 



2 mill wastes on marine life and the environment. These 



3 studies demonstrate that untreated sulfite mill wastes 



4 have caused, and continue to cause, substantial damage 



5 to the Puget Sound fisheries, including both the shell 



6 and fin fish and the marine environment on which these 



7 fisheries depend. 



g If we intend to abate pollution in Puget 



9 Sound so that these waters will be suitable for all uses 



10 to which they are put, then all damaging wastes, industrial 



11 and domestic, must be subjected to treatment. The people 



12 of the pulp and paper mill communities have recognized 



13 this fact. These communities provide generally acceptable 



14 waste treatment facilities, except for the City of Port 



15 Angeles where construction of a primary treatment facility 



16 is now pending. 



17 The day has passed when untreated or in- 



18 adequately treated man-produced wastes are discharged 



19 wholesale into public waters with damaging effects. We 



20 can protect the environment for shellfish if the waters 



21 of Puget Sound contain not more than 10 parts per million 



22 of sulfite waste liquor. This will also protect and 



23 j preserve the aquatic environment for indigenous fin fish. 



24 Since the study recommends that these 



25 requirements need not be met in certain limited areas 



