444: 



of estuaries and the consequent need to clean them up (50). Also 

 stressed was the need to prevent pollution, especially from shipping 

 and petroleum activity, before it has a chance to occur (51). 



TABLE V.5.3d. 



-SUMMARY OF PREVAILING TONE OF RESPONSES PER TYPE OF PUBLIC/PRIVATE GROUP AND PER 

 CATEGORY 



Subject category 



Distribution of responses among groups- 



Question number 4 : What needs to be done to restore 

 preserve, and protect the estuaries? 



Adequate waste treatment 



Comprehensive long-range planning for manage- 

 ment and use control — zoning.. _ 



Strict water quality standards enforcement 



Legal protection, including acquisition and conserva- 

 tion - 



Clarification of laws, ownerships, jurisdictions, etc.. 



Public education to estuary values and need to clean 

 up, and citizen action _ _.. 



Strong antipollution laws and enforcement 



Erosion control 



Regulation of activities, including moratorium on fill 

 and dredging 



Prevention of pollution, especially vessel and oil 



Low-flow augmentation 



Improved seafood habitats and growth conditions... 



Pollution control and abatement, including air 



38 



29 



95 



SUMMARIZATION OF VIEWS AND ANSWERS IN TABLE V.S.Se 



One thing brought out at the public meetings, and indicated in table 

 V.5.3e, was that relatively little is known about estuaries — ^that specific 

 knowledge is very limited. Accordingly, it was recommended that a 

 comprehensive, estuary-by-estuary inventory be made. This would 

 include ecologic, geologic, and hydrologic features (127) . 



Also felt to be a real study need was the question of the effects of 

 pollution, and possible beneficial uses for some items now considered 

 pollutant (105), as well as research to develop some better methods 

 of treating and disposing of wastes (56) . 



In earlier questions, the problem of a lack of planning criteria and 

 the need to develop them were discussed. A significant number of 

 replies to this question indicated that research/study is needed for this 

 development, and in the general area of providing assistance to de- 

 veloping and administering a management plan. 



Generally, it was recommended that these studies be carried out as 

 comprehensive, multidiscipline efforts (6) by as many different types 

 of organizations as possible (20), and, frequently, with Federal fund- 



