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1 EDWARD J. GRUBLE 



2 approximately 527,000 tons of pulp. Some of the conditions 



3 that are created by the discharge from this pulp mill are 



4 sludge wastes on the bottom, foaming conditions, dis- 



5 coloration of the water, the generation of hydrogen sulfide, 

 Q loss of wood chips. I point out that the piling shows 



7 no sign of barnacle growth, indicating that barnacles 



g will not grow in this water, and a general deterioration 



9 of the water in Whatcom Waterway. This shows graphically 



IQ a discharge from the pulp mill, showing losses in water 



11 quality that are polluting the waters of Whatcom Waterway. 



12 In the distance is the discharge with spray 



13 used to minimize the foaming conditions in the harbor. 



14 This is a picture taken about two miles 



15 from the pulp mill in Bellingham Bay showing a plume of 



16 water discoloration, with seagulls in the center of the 



17 picture where the plume of water is. Now, despite some of 



18 the remarks made here today, it is a known fact that seagulls 



19 prey on finger ling salmon that are distressed and are near 



20 the surface of the water. This is a plumed discoloration. 



21 In this movie I personally took some finger- 



22 ling salmon and some larger salmon and put them in the 



23 water. Not being a biologist, I did it my way, from a 



24 practical standpoint, to see what would happen to these 



25 fish. The fact is that these fish cannot survive in the 



