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 the legislation authorizing the decision." It has been 

 reliably reported that the amendment was sought and ob- 

 tained primarily by attorneys representing one of the pulp 

 and paper companies and was specifically intended to 

 apply to the law of the Pollution Control Commission. 

 This amendment broadens the scope of judicial review of 

 administrative findings sufficiently to measurably delay 

 conclusion of contested cases. 



Under these circumstances and based on the 

 many years of experience and knowledge gained in our un- 

 successful efforts to have this source of pollution abated, 

 it is our firm belief and conviction that if effective 

 water quality standards are to be adopted and successful 

 enforcement of abatement regulations is to be achieved 

 in the navigable waters of the State of Washington, the 

 Federal Water Pollution Control Administration must do 

 the job. Further, to be effective in preventing continued 

 degradation of these waters, pollution abatement regu- 

 lations must be based on the recommendations as outlined 

 in the joint Federal-State study. Anything less than 

 immediate implementation of these recommendations would 

 fail to achieve significant abatement and result in con- 

 tinued and unwarranted injury to the marine resources and 

 other water users of this area. 



