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WILLIAM J. DITTRICH 



'"Well being of all of the people shall be 

 the overriding determinant in considering the best use of 

 water and related land resources. Hardship and basic 

 needs of particular groups within the general public shall 

 be of concern but care shall be taken to avoid resource 

 and development for the benefit of the few or the dis- 

 advantage of many. In particular, policy requirements 

 and guides established by the Congress and aimed at 

 assuring that the use of natural resources , safeguards the 

 interests of all our people shall be observed. ' 



"Our experience has been that official 

 concerns for Lake Whatcom do not extend south of Strawberry 

 Point (beyond the area of city water intake). Agricul- 

 tural, mining and forest products operations take place 

 principally south of Strawberry Point. In discussions of 

 water quality in Whatcom County, these potential contri- 

 butions to pollution are rarely if ever mentioned. 



"We feel that the apathy and reluctance to 

 energetically pursue corrective measures and adopt sensible 

 plans can best be overcome through objective analysis by 

 external groups. The means, resources and authority of 

 Federal agencies, we believe, are needed to investigate 

 these problems, especially those involving heavy invest- 

 ments of public funds. 



