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1 J. E. LASATER 



2 Since vjater pollutioi problems must always be evaluated 



3 vjith respect to the future, there appears to be no 



4 alternative but Lo require reduction or abatement of each 



5 existing waste source in conformance ^vitL the water quality 

 g standards recently promulgated by the Vi/ashington W/itei 



Pollution Control Corninission avA\ to implement the recom- 

 mendations conta-lned in the FWFCA report, "Pollutional 



9 Effects of Pulp and Paper Mill Wastes in Pugct Sound", 



10 dated March 1967. 



11 Puget Sound is probably the single most 



12 important food production reserve we have in the State 



13 of Washington and we feci it must be protected. The 



14 tremendous food producing potential cannot be fully 



15 realized unless the water pollution problem can be con- 



16 trolled and abated. The fact that a fishery or fish 



17 population in a specific area does not exist or has already 



18 been destroyed by pollution does not justify pollution of 



19 the area or failure to correct the pollution problem. 



20 Recent reports on estimated State and national population 



21 increases and food requirements clearly indicate that we 



22 must not only maintain, but also increase the harvest 



23 from marine waters. When dealing with a self -renewing 



24 resource such as fisheries, the future is in our hands 



25 here and now and this is the time when action to abate 



