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zone, for recovering those areas damaged by pollution through 

 a variety of means, and for determining the effects of water 

 pollution on estuarine life. The Federal Water Pollution 

 Control Administration has an extensive Research and Development 

 Program involving the detection, control and clean-up of oils 

 spilled into harbors, rivers, and estuaries. 



Recently accomplished activities of the Federal Water Pollution 

 Control Administration include: 



(1) the partial or complete approval by the 

 Secretary, of interstate water quality standards 

 for the fifty States, three territories, and the 

 District of Columbia; 



(2) completion of the Oil Pollution Report and 

 a completion and implementation of the National 

 Multi -Agency Oil and Hazardous Materials Contin- 

 gency Plan; and 



(3) in conjunction with the Geological Survey, 

 the Agency is currently using STORET as a data 

 storage and retrieval system. Its use will expand 

 as funds permit. 



