1 STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES - EXHIBIT E 



2 Sverdrup, Johnson, and Fleming, 19^6. No material should 



3 be added to the water that causes the extinction coefficient 



4 to become larger than the standard values as given in the 



5 above reference. 



g 11. Radioactivity 



y Current USPHS Drinking Water Standards 



3 except where concentration factors of aquatic flora and 

 9 fauna exceed PHS reduction factors; then MPC of radio- 



IQ isotopes shall be reduced below acute or chronic problem 



11 levels. Conformance with U. S. Pure Food and Drug Ad- 



12 ministration standards. 



12. Aesthetic Considerations (wastes 



offensive to the senses of sight, taste, smell or touch) 



Anything that is offensive to these senses 

 should not be added to the receiving waters. Such wastes 



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17 are nuisances to fishermen, although they may be innoxious 



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to fish, shellfish, or other aquatic organisms. 



13. Dissolved Organics (settleable solids, 



20 sewage ) 



21 Secondary treatment of sewage wastes is 



22 recommended. No excess nutrients that cause biological 



23 imbalance, slime, or other nuisance aquatic growth. Non- 

 24 biodegradable materials should not be added to the receiving 

 25 waters. Free chlorine to be at concentration equivalents 



