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ronment of its location. Many industries have employed environmental 

 specialists to develop programs along these lines. A number of indus- 

 trial plants have spent a large amount of money to install waste treat- 

 ment equipment, sometimes with tax credits or other incentives from 

 the States. This is all to the good, but more needs to be done. Industry 

 must fully recognize that investment in pollution control is investment 

 in its own future. 



Section 7. Conclusions 



The public meetings, the mechanism selected to receive input from 

 the public and private sectors that could not have been received by 

 other means, brought forth much helpful information and many use- 

 ful recommendations. 



Primarily, concern was expressed about destruction and damages in 

 the estuaries from pollution, modification, and improper and frag- 

 mented management methods, and the need to rectify these situations. 

 Secondarily, but closely related to the foregoing, was the feeling that 

 all segments of the public and private sectors should take a more active 

 role in estuarine management and pollution control. 



Management recommendations were diverse, but the predominant 

 view was that the organization should include all levels of government, 

 and nongovernment representatives, as well. The system should be 

 essentially : 



(1) The formulation at the Federal level of minimum water 

 quality standards and operating program guidelines for State 

 use; 



(2) The provision of financial and technical assistance to State 

 and local governments by the Federal Government; 



(3) The conduct of the management plan, utilizing water qual- 

 ity standards and operating program guidelines, by the States; 



(4) The assignment of financial and technical aid to the locali- 

 ties by the States; 



(5) The planning and installation of monitoring and waste 

 treatment equipment, and the conduct of the monitoring and 

 waste treatment activities by the local governments; and 



(6) The cooperation with the States in management by the 

 localities. 



The recommendations for the national program, discussed in length 

 in part III, incorporate the recommendations from this chapter, as 

 well as those from other sources discussed elsewhere in this report. 



Appendix A. Repobt of Soubces and Methods Used fob C!oobdination and Data 

 Gathebing fob the National Estuabine Pollution Sttjdt 



I. Means of gathering information, views, opinions, and recommendations: 



A. Correspondence, consultation, and briefing — at headquarters and re- 

 gional levels. 



B. Public meetings. 



C. Contracts for specific data gathering. 



D. Preparation of the National Estuarine Inventory. 



II. Sources of information : 



A. Federal agencies having activities and interests in the estuaries, and 

 their reports. 



B. State, interstate, regional, territorial, land local government bodies and 

 their reports. 



C. National organizations, including institutions and foundations. 



D. Academic community. 



E. Industrial representatives and groups. 



F. Other individuals. 



