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cities and towns. The program concentrates on estuarine fisheries 

 research and on both basic and applied research on shellfish and lobsters, 



Division of Water Pollution Control . A recently created agency to 

 enforce water quality standards. 



DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 



Division of Waterways . (DW) Executive agency responsible for harbor 

 pollution and for transportation and disposal of refuse at sea. Full 

 functional responsibility for operation and maintenance of the four 

 State beaches and for construction of public recreational boating 

 facilities and for design and construction of shore protection struc- 

 tures and dredging projects in collaboration with local communities. 

 Also licensing and permits for all tidewater structures including 

 fish weirs. Specifically, the division regulates an existing law 

 concerning the removal of sand and gravel from tidal shores. An amend- 

 ment to the basic law administered by this division gives the local 

 governments some authority since they may call hearings upon any 

 application to remove, dredge, or fill. 



Division of Sanitary Engineering . Supervises and controls public 

 water supplies and sewage disposal systems, and regulates public 

 health aspects of shellfisheries. 



Six activities, DMF, DW , DFG, DFP, DLE, DCS, have well defined areas 

 of cognizance and cooperate through coordinating committees — the 



