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JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE CONFEREES 

 and the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration 

 require that all known, available and reasonable methods 

 be employed to enhance and maintain water quality at a 

 high level. With this directive, we can do no less than 

 make the recommendations established here today." 



CHAIRMAN STEIN: Thank you. 



MR. HARRIS: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



CHAIRMAN STEIN: Thank you, Mr. Harris 

 and Mr. Poston, for that statement. 



We now have the summary of the Conference and 

 conclusions and recommendations. But before I go into 

 that, I would like to announce that in the work done 

 by the State of Washington and the Federal people an 

 economic report and study was included. The material, 

 I understand, on this report is being gathered together 

 and will be available by November 1st at the Federal 

 Water Pollution Control Administration's offices in 

 Portland for full inspection by any interested party. 



SUMMARY OF CONFERENCE 



CHAIRMAN STEIN: The summary of the Con- 

 ference follows, and I would like the entire summary to 

 appear in the record as if read. I will skip the pre- 

 liminary material dealing with jurisdiction and the 



