449 



To summarize, the chief concerns are shown in chart form below. 

 Numbers of the items correspond to the questions which they answer, 

 and the numbers to the right are obtainea trom tlie appropriate tabie 

 V.5.3 format. 



1. A place for leisure activity 335 



lb. A habitat for fish and wildlife 222 



Ic. A source of food 213 



2a. A pollution collector 39© 



2b. A place subject to modification 285 



3a. Destruction of resources 231 



3b. Destruction of estuary itself 122 



3c. Loss of recreational value 108 



4a. Mismanagement 212 



4b. Weak and unenforced laws 165 



5a. Lack of knowledge 127 



5b. Lack of planning criteria and data 114 



In discussing the areas of concern, the four groups expressed sub- 

 stantial agreement. 



Section 5. Summart Analysis of Recommended Management 

 Organization and Roles of the Various Levels of Government 



Before presenting a synthesis of recommendations on management 

 organizations and roles, a brief summary of recommendations by the 

 public sector (group IV witnesses), the nonindustrial private sector 

 (groups I and II), and the industrial private sector (group III) 

 will be given, based on their replies to the last three questions. 



the public (government) sector 



The representatives of the various levels of government (group IV 

 speakers), especially State and local, provided the greatest number of 

 answers to these questions. Some Federal personnel testified, but these 

 were generally regional representatives of various agencies and Con- 

 gressmen, Since the various governments will of necessity be directly 

 active in any management plan, their views are particularly 

 important. 



These witnesses felt that the Federal role in management should be : 



(1) Provision of financial and technical assistance, including 

 that specifically allocated for construction and research and train- 

 ing, to the States and localities ; 



(2) Leadership in protective action, including acquisition and 

 activity control ; 



(3) Cooperation with the State and local governments to maxi- 

 mize coordination throughout the country ; and 



(4) Establishment of minimum water quality standards and 

 operating program guidelines for the States to use as a basis for 

 their efforts. 



They saw the States' role to be : 



(1) Operation of the management. plan through a number of 

 instrumentalities ; 



(2) Management within a national plan ; 



(^) Cooperation with the local governments in management, 

 including program coordination ; 



