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Currently v/ater is an iiTiportant issue. Last year v;e exper- 

 ienced a shorta3e. The conmunities in the area are grov/ing and 

 v;ater needs are increasing. Gould our supply have vdthstood 

 a 93>^00 mt shore-based allocation (it takes 5 tons of vrater 

 to process 1 ton of suri.'ii}? 



The disposal of processing v.'astes has been a problem in the 

 past. Tourism is adversely affected by the odor of the Vfiiiting 

 process. I'm sure nev: plans are being made to meet this problem 

 but many solutions have fallen short up to this point, and a suc- 

 cessful solution has yet to be achieved. 



Another unmeasured effect isA^ the fisheries that have be- 

 come less significant to the shore plants in order for them to 

 develop surimi capability. Shrimp fishing in particular has 

 lost ground in this arena. 



In the format of a congressional hearing you will get the 

 viev.'s of the most vocal advocates from both sides of an issue, 

 myself no less partisan than the rest. To learn about the impact 

 of this issue on this co";:nmunity, you or members of your staff 

 v/ould profit from just talking to people on the street. 



The end of the shore-based vs. offshore conflict is not in 

 sight. Both sides are overcapitalised and their alternative pur- 

 suits are diminishing. The "Jhiting allocation has become some- 

 thing that neither side can afford to be excluded from. Beyond 

 the noise about v/here the benefits go, v;ho is a pioneer, or 

 v/hat sound science says, the ansv/er v:ill be in a shared fishery. 

 I!ot shared better in some years and shared worse in others. To 

 keep any vessel running v/ell, you have to maintain all of its 

 parts. You v/on't get by by just putting grease on a s iUOifeung 

 v/heel. 



Thank you for giving me the opportunity to submit my viev;s 

 on this matter. 



Steve Price 

 S55 Christiansen Road 

 Toledo, Oregon 97391 

 (503) 336-1212 



