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STATEMENT BY JOHN B. GRAY 



"As a part of Its water quality control program 

 Rayonier operates a Marine Laboratory at Hoodsport, Washing- 

 ton. The program at the laboratory Includes a complete 

 biological and chemical evaluation of the aquatic environ- 

 ments of all Rayonier mills. The data are collated statisti- 

 cally by means of a computer^, and used as the basis for 

 control of disposal practices. The results are closely 

 tied to manufacturing and engineering decisions affecting 

 mill wastes. 



" The water quality control program at each 

 mill is under the direction of a graduate engineer. Each 

 mill program also has the benefit of regular review by 

 the Marine Laboratory staff and expert consultants. 



" Since I960, pollution control and abatement 

 equipment and facilities accounted for 25 percent of the 

 total expenditures in Rayonier' s United States manufacturing 

 and research divisions. Approximately ninety percent of 

 this amount was for water pollution control. The total of 

 capital costs and operating costs for pollution control and 

 abatement during the past six years was over $14,000,000. 

 More than $10,500,000 of this was spent in the State of 

 Washington. 



"since 1961, we have routinely maintained a 

 thorough program of monitoring the waters of Port Angeles 



