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in the water resources of the Puget Sound area: for multi-purpose proj- 

 ects $80 million; for navigation projects over $20 million; for flood 

 control projects over $2 million; and for the maintenance of channels, 

 navigation projects and flood control projects, nearly $6 million annu- 

 ally. For projects to be constructed in 1962 and 1963, there is a contem- 

 plated further expenditure of $4 million, and, finally, the cost of new 

 recommended projects amounts to $43 million. 



This large investment is a partial indication of the wide Federal interest 

 in the conservation, development and use of the water resources of Puget 

 Sound. 



Local Expenditures for Pollution Control 



During the past five years, citizens in cities and towns in the State of 

 Washington have voluntarily spent nearly $15 million to construct munici- 

 pal sewage treatment works to prevent the pollution of Washington's lakes, 

 streams, bays and other waters. The Federal Government has provided 

 $2,750,000 to share with localities the costs of these treatment works. 

 In addition, the people of metropolitan Seattle have approved a $130 mil- 

 lion program over the next ten years to prevent and control the pollution 

 of the waters in and adjacent to the Seattle Metropolitan Area. The 

 Seattle Metropolitan Council has already authorized the sale of $125 mil- 

 lion in bonds, the first $20 million of which was sold in June of 1961. 



Conclusion 



The conference held in Olympia, January 16-17, 1962, between the Washing- 

 ton Pollution Control Commission and the U. S. Department of Health, Edu- 

 cation, and Welfafe produced for public view and discussion a large amount 

 of data on the pollution problems in Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de 

 Fuca and their navigable tributaries and estuaries. The data presented 

 by individual citizens, industrial establishments and associations, gov- 

 ernment agencies, conservation groups, fish and shellfish industry indi- 

 viduals and associations, recreation interests, and others was completely 

 voluntary. Expected differences of opinion were heard and recorded. The 

 conference was an initial step, established by the Congress at the re- 

 quest of the States, to help in seeking solutions to the more difficult 

 problems of pollution on interstate and navigable waters. The Washington 

 Pollution Control Commission and the U.S. Department of Health, Education, 

 and Welfare will energetically seek an equitable solution to this pollu- 

 tion problem. Based on experience elsewhere, there is no reason to doubt 

 that such a solution can be reached. 



The record of the conference is contained in two volumes and a volume of 

 appendix material. Copies of this record are available to those desiring 

 them by writing the Washington Pollution Control Commission, Olympia, 

 Washington. 



