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We believe that water quality standards established under the Fed- 

 eral Water Pollution Control Act provide more flexible and respon- 

 sive vehicle for the determination of base levels of treatment for these 

 continuous discharges. 



Mr. Chairman, I wish to emphasize again our intention to cooperate 

 with the committee to the fullest extent. 



We will be pleased to provide you with more detailed information 

 on any of the matters I have dealt with here today, and to make such 

 information a part of the record of these hearings. 



We will endeavor to answer now any questions you may have. 



Thank you. 



Mr. DiNGELL. The committee thanks you for a very helpful 

 statement. 



The Chair has an observation I would like to bring to the attention 

 of my colleagues on the committee. I am informed that the House will 

 meet at 11 o'clock. This being the case, the Chair observes that this 

 will leave a very limited amount of time for the members and it has 

 been the practice, the Chair observes, of this occupant of the Chair 

 not to impose the 5-minute rule. So the Chair will request that the 

 members do voluntarily restrict themselves to that period of time so 

 that everyone here present can have a full opportunity to question 

 ]Mr. Kuckelshaus on matters of interest and concern. 



On the conclusion of that, the Chair will then afford members 

 additional time on appropriate sequence to ask questions of Mr. 

 Ruckelshaus. 



Mr. Pelly? 



Mr. Pelly. Thank you, Mr, Chairman. 



I will be very limited in my questions and then, if I may, Mr. 

 Euckelshaus, refer questions to you for written reply for the record. 



Mr. Euckelshaus. Certainly. 



Mr. Pelly. I am concerned about the fact the Administration bill 

 doesn't have any provision for authorizing additional funds. EPA 

 would do the research work in recycling, for example, would it? 



Mr. Euckelshaus. Yes, Mr. Pelly, we have under the Eesources 

 Eecovery Act of 1970, the specific responsibility for a great deal of 

 research in recycling of solid waste. In section 212 of that act, we have 

 a mandate from Congress to institute a 2-year study on national dis- 

 posal sites for solid waste. The results of that study are to be made 

 available to Congress. It would now be a year from this October when 

 the bill passed in October 1970. 



Mr. Pelly. Would you have adequate funds for carrying on the 

 necessary research ? 



Mr. Euckelshaus. In our supplemental request for appropriation 

 to Congress, and also in our fiscal year 1972 request, we have allocated 

 funds for this study and for implementation of the Eesource and 

 Eecovery Act, and we believe those funds are adequate, Mr. Pelly. 



Mr. Pelly. If we could have some additional material placed in the 

 record with regard to the present state of recycling, I think it would 

 be very interesting and helpful to us, and I am not going to ask you 

 anv questions on that. 



There are one or two matters that ha^^ come up and that have been 

 brought up by other witnesses that I think I would like to ask you to 



