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STATEMENT BY JOHN B. GRAY 



Washington, Regarding Proposed Water O.uality Standards 



for Coastal waters from the mouth of the Hoh River to Tatoosh 



Island and Strait of Juan de Fuca from Tatoosh Island to a 



line between Fort Casey and Fort Flagler State Parks. 



"December 15, 1966. 



"Mr. Chairman: I am John B. Gray, Manager 

 of the Port Angeles Division of Rayonier Incorporated. 

 My company has been operating a sulphite process pulp mill 

 in Port Angeles since 1930. During this period, our mill 

 has been a major factor to the economy of this area and 

 currently employs 465 persons with an annual payroll of 

 $3,600,000. 



" Rayonier believes that waste management is 

 a public and industrial responsibility that should have 

 as its objectives maximizing the multiple use of water 

 resources and maintaining health standards in the atmos- 

 pheric environment. For its part, the company is committed 

 to a continuing effort to control and improve air and water 

 quality affected by our operations. In this context we be- 

 lieve that water quality control standards must be established 

 that give proper recognition to the traditional function of 

 waste assimilation as a legitimate, beneficial use of water; 

 that are within the reach of Industrial technology; and are 

 within economically permissible limits. 



