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JOINT STATEMFjINT OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE CONFEREES 



Mr. Poston? 

 JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE CONFEREES 



MR. POSTON: Mr. Harris and I felt that some 

 statement concerning the consideration that we have given 

 to the matters presented here should be made before the 

 announcement is made of our conclusions and recommendations. 



Mr. Harris has kindly agreed to give a 

 joint statement for the both of us. 



CHAIRMAN STEIN: Thank you. 



Mr. Harris. 



MR. HARRIS: As Mr. Poston indicated, this 

 is a joint statement of the two Conferees to be read for 

 the record. 



"During the several weeks that have passed 

 since this Second Session opened on September 6, ISGj , 

 we have spent considerable time reviewing the contents 

 of over thirty presentations made at the conference and 

 submitted during the two weeks after it recessed. 



"All of the statements centered around 

 the joint Federal-State study in Puget Sound from which 

 the results and recommendations were published in the 

 report, "Pollutional Effects of Pulp and Paper Mill Wastes 

 in Puget Sound," March, I967. This study was conducted 

 at a cost of over $1.5 million to the Federal Water Pollution 



