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FIBREBOARD CORPORATION 

 proposed requirement for the removal of sludge beds because 

 of the great expense involved and the lack of any helpful 

 results. This is evident from our statement, together with 

 the statement of September 1, 196? of the renown Sanitary 

 Engineering Consulting Firm, Brown & Caldwell. These state- 

 ments are attached as Exhibits C and D, respectively. 



"Also, we feel that there is no evidence of 

 direct damage to fish life in these Port Angeles Harbor waters 

 At the hearings conducted by the Washington State Pollution 

 Control Commission in Port Angeles on December 15, 1966, 

 testimony was heard that there were no oyster beds in the 

 area; It was also pointed out that these waters are too 

 cold for swimming and that there were no beaches in the 

 area. Mr. Edward Cavanaugh, Manager of our Port Angeles 

 Plant, said, 'we would like to record our belief that these 

 proposed standards have failed to take into consideration the 

 use and value of the waters under consideration for industrial 

 and other legitimate uses. We also believe that these proposed 

 standards have failed to take into consideration the assimi- 

 lating capacity of the waters in question '. A copy 



of his full statement is attached, as Exhibit A. 



"At the hearing held on June 6, 196? , at 

 Olympla, Washington, by the Washington State Pollution Control 

 Commission, we protested the high classification of the Port 



