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HERMAN AMBERG 

 "The Crown Zellerbach Corporation pulp (mecharilcal) 

 and paper products mill, located at the inner end of the 

 Harbor, discharges its wastes directly to the Strait of 

 Juan de Fuca . Except for some transient local collection 

 near the outfall these wastes are generally dispersed 

 seaward by Strait currents and, thus, are not prominent 

 within the main Port Angeles study area." 



With these facts established, we can see 

 no need for primary treatment at our Port Angeles division. 

 The hydraulic characteristics of the Strait of Juan de 

 Fuca preclude the formation of sludge beds that would 

 have a significant effect upon water quality. Again no 

 evidence is presented in the Federal Water Pollution 

 Control Administration report of March 1967 which would 

 indicate that primary treatment of our process effluents 

 is needed. In fact, one station about one mile north of 

 our outfalls was used as a control station or clean water 

 station by the Federal-State scientists. 



In summation, we conclude that the dis- 

 charges from our Port Angeles division do not affect other 

 water uses nor do they produce significant changes of 

 water quality. On the basis of data available we believe 

 that primary treatment of wastes discharged directly into 



the Strait of Juan de Fuca is not needed and that primary 



