447 



TABLE V.5.3g.— SUMMARY OF PREVAILING TONE OF RESPONSES PER TYPE OF PUBLIC/PRIVATE GROUP AND PER 



CATEGORY 



Distribution of responses among groups- 



Subject category 



Question No. 7: What should be the role of the State 

 and local governments in management? 



State management, utilizing a number of control tools 



Cooperative State-local management, including 

 zoning and coordination; more investment.. 



Local management, utilizing State and Federal as- 

 sistance; State financial and technical aid to 

 localities _ 



Public education to needs and progress 



Local installation of monitoring and wraste treatment 

 facilities; State when localities cannot 



Cooperation w^ith the Federal Government in man- 

 agement 



State management within a national plan, and pro- 

 vision of input to help develop the plan 



More State activity than present... 



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



Table V.5.3h indicates that the witnesses generally saw the Federal 

 role as being a backup for the States. 



The backup would be provided in the form of financial and tech- 

 nical assistance for a number of different purposes (145), including 

 construction (25) and research (41). It would also be in a prepared- 

 ness to move in and manage the estuaries, in the event the States failed 

 to do so (18). 



As a corollary, it was recommended that the Federal Government 

 work with the States to achieve a coordinated national effort (118). 

 This would include the setting of operating guidelines and minimum 

 water quality standards for use by the States (3Y) . 



It was also suggested that the Federal Government lead in taking 

 protective and conservative action, including acquisition (37). 



In a few instances, it was stated that the estuarine pollution prob- 

 lem was too great for the States to handle, and that the Federal Gov- 

 ernment should assume the management function (6) . 



TABLE V.5.3h.— SUMMARY OF PREVAILING TONE OF RESPONSES PER TYPE OF PUBLIC/PRIVATE GROUP AND PER 



CATEGORY 



Distribution of responses among groups- 



Subject category 



General assistance, financial and technical 



Construction assistance 



Research and training grants 



Operate only in interstate estuarine areas 



Cooperate with States and localities for a coordinated 



national program 



Management, when States fail to act 



Minimum water quality standards and program 



guidelines for States to use. 



Strong protective action, including acquisition and 



activity control 



Federal management. States cannot handle 



Publication of research results and public education 



to needs and progress 



Continue In present role 



