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WILLIAM J. DITTRICH 

 examined. 



We present thirteen facts and findings, 

 delineated rather briefly, and a fourteenth and final 

 one which we give emphasis to and which is perhaps more 

 relevant to discussion of the current attitudes in general 

 by industry, agriculture and local governments towards 

 matters of water quality. It has to do with an incident 

 which we refer to as Exhibit No. 18, I believe it is, in 

 the list of exhibits that appear in the appendix. 



The point is this, that: 



"1. In spite of all the lip service which 

 has been given in various official circles over the years 

 to the need for attention to the purity of the source of 

 Whatcom Creek. 



"2. In spite of developing State and 

 Federal concerns for long-range planning. 



"3. In Spite of the existence of a city, 

 county and regional planning council's attempting to meet 

 Federal support criteria for sensible water resource 

 concerns . 



"A. In spite of the tremendous body of 

 literature describing sensible watershed management 

 practices for water boards to be guided by . 



"The following situation obtains: 



