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1 Yes, Mr. Poston has one more. 



2 FEDERAL PRESENTATION 



3 (CONTINUED) 



4 MR. POSTON: I have just received a 



5 communication from the Department of Commerce and Economic 



6 Development, General Administration Building, Olympia, 



7 Washington, from Daniel B. Ward, Director , addressed to the 



8 Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, Northwest 



9 Regional Office, Portland, Oregon. It is short and with 



10 your indulgence I will read this statement and introduce 



11 this as part of the record: 



12 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVEU)PMENT 



General Administration Building 



13 Olympia, Washington 98501 



14 Daniel B. Ward, Director Daniel J. Evans, Governor 



15 "September 5, 1967 



16 "U. S. Department of the Interior 

 Federal Water Pollution Control 



17 Administration 

 Northwest Regional Office 



18 Portland, Oregon 



19 "Gentlemen: 



20 "The waters of Puget Sound are part of our 



21 great natural resources in the State of Washington and it 



22 is essential that these waters be available to future 



23 generations. In setting water quality standards and taking 



24 corrective action, however, care should be exercised that 



25 such standards and corrective measures should be 



