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of Alaska. The Department's Environmental Division coordinates the 

 development of tidal and submerged lands or adjacent waters as they 

 may affect the fish and game resources. This division is the main 

 coordinating mechanism among the Department of Natural Resources, 

 the Department of Fish and Game, and Department of Health and 

 Welfare -- i.e., a coordinator for estuarine related activities. The 

 Departments of Fish and Game and Natural Resources also coordinate 

 their activities related to fish and wildlife through a memorandum 

 of agreement intended to identify and classify fish and wildlife 

 habitats for their maximum protection. 



The Department of Health and Welfare includes responsibility for the 

 prevention and abatement of water pollution and for the assurance 

 of adequate supplies of vjat.er. This department has responsibility 

 for pollution control. 



Ancillary to the above agencies are the Water Resources Board which 

 consists of a group of private individuals who advise the Governor 

 on any and all matters pertaining to the State's water resources 

 (Alaska Statutes Sec. 46.15.210 Art. 3) and the Department of Public 

 Works which constructs and/or maintains small boat facilities, ferry 

 sites, and docking facilities. (See Figure V.2.7.) 



In addition to the above coordinating mechanisms, the State coordi- 

 nates activities through the following two agreements. In southeastern 

 Alaska about 2,000 miles of shoreline are in a National forest. This 



