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PERSONAL STATEMENT OF ROBERT 0. SYLVESTER 

 PROFESSOR OF SANITARY ENGINEERING 

 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 



MR. SYLVESTER: Mr. Chairman, Conferees, 

 ladies and gentlemen. 



I am giving my statement as a citizen, not 

 as a representative of any State agency. 



My name is Robert Sylvester. I am Professor 

 of Sanitary Engineering at the University of Washington. 



CHAIRMAN STEIN: Let me say this before I 

 know what is in the statement. 



Mr. Sylvester in water pollution control 

 is indeed one of the State's most distinguished citizens 

 and probably one of the most distinguished in the country 

 in this field. 



MR. SYLVESTER: You should make those 

 remarks after I have delivered ray statement. You might 

 want to retract them. (Laughter) 



CH.AIRM.AN ^TEIN: That is why I snld it 

 before you delivered the statement. 



iMR. SYLVESTEK: Th^nk you. 



First I would like to compliment the Federal 

 Water Pollution Control Administration and th-? Washington 

 Water Pollution Control Commission for the report delivered 

 this morning. This, 7 ihink, is a very comp.".3hensive and 



