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STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES - EXHIBIT C 



4c It appears to me that some biological 



damage may be occurring at present from existing pollution. 



5. The proposed standards don't appear to 

 greatly change the status quo and in effect may wind up 

 legalizing pollution, now seen in limited areas, for all 

 waters of the state. 



6. Oysters and their larvae appear to give 

 a measure of the toxicity of some of the wastes presently 

 entering our state's waters. 



Based on the view I have taken of the subject 

 being considered, I must conclude that the proposed standards 

 might not protect my waterfront property from devaluation 

 and subsequent degradation to a "marine slum" due to pollu- 

 tion. Therefore I strongly urge that the standards proposed 

 be considered as the minimum acceptable, and as reliable, 

 reproducible, economically practical, biological measure- 

 ments of water quality are developed - they be integrated 

 Into the standards as a part of the "appropriate bioassays" 

 referred to in the proposed standards. As a start in this 

 direction, I urge that bioassays with oyster larvae be 

 written into the present standards as one of the "appropriate 

 measures" to be employed in defining and evaluating water 

 quality. 



