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SUMMARY OF CONFERENCE 



"Nearer the mills, within the inner harbor 

 areas, sulfite waste liquor concentrations often exceed 

 1000 parts per million and, when combined with other 

 wastes from the mills, produce conditions toxic to more 

 mature life forms, and cause severe dissolved oxygen 

 depression. 



"2. Waste waters containing large volumes 

 of settleable solids that are discharged into the water 

 near the mills have caused extensive bottom sludge de- 

 posits in these areas. Toxic components in these effluents, 

 and the toxic sulfides produced by the decomposition of 

 these sludge deposits, have been demonstrated to produce 

 conditions toxic to Juvenile salmon migrating through 

 these areas. 



"3. Bacterial studies demonstrated that 

 the waters of Belllngham Bay, Everett Harbor, and Port 

 Angeles Harbor are bacterially contaminated for water 

 contact use because of inadequately treated sewage dis- 

 charges from the city of Bellingham, Everett and Port 

 Angeles. 



"4. The contributions of other less 

 significant waste discharges Into the study areas were 

 considered in the March I967 report. Since significant 

 changes have occurred with these discharges since the 



