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1968
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
PARTI
I . O-R ORAL
ALSTA
T E M E N T S PRESENTED
AT MARINE
PRESENTED
PART
STATEMENTS
AT
I'{ARINESCIENCE
SCIENCECENTER,
CENTER,
NEI^IPORT,
OREGON,
I"IAY9,
9, 1968
1968.
NEWPORT, OREGON, MAY
Thursdav Morging
Thursday
Morning
PAGE
PAGE
C
a l l to
to O
r d e r by
by M
r . R.
R . F.
P o s t o n , Northwest
Northwest
Call
Order
Mr.
F . Poston,
R e g i o n a l Director
Director
Regional
. ,. .
.............
Opening Remarks
Remarks and
and Introduction
Opening
Introduction
..........
3
3
Speakers:
Speakers:
Mr. K
Mr
e s s l e r Cannon,
C a n n o n , Executive
E x e c u t i v e Secretary,
S e c r e t a r y , Committee
Kessler
CommitEee
o
n N
atural R
e s o u r c e s , State
on
Natural
Resources,
S t a t e of
o f Oregon
Oregon . .
.
7
7
........
9
9
.
.
M
r . Robert
R o b e r t Straub,
S t r a u b , State
S t a t e Treasurer
Mr.
Treasurer . .
Mr. W
Mr
W.
Ouderkirk,
Stan
S t a n Ouderkirk,
S t a t e Representative,
State
Representative,
D
istrict
8 , Lincoln
District
8,
L i n b o l n County
County
L
177
D
r . JJason
a s o n D.
D . Boe,
S t a t e Representative,
Dr.
B o e r State
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , District
D i s t r i c t 15,
15,
Douglas County . .
20
20
D
i s c u ss i o n
Discussion
....................
M
r . Kenneth
K e n n e t h C.
P r e s i d e n t , Oregon
Mr.
B a t c h e l d e r , President,
Oregon
C . Batchelder,
Audubon Society
Audubon
Society
Discussion
Discussion
....................
25
25
27
27
30
30
M
r . C.
D a l e Snow,
A m e r i c a n Fisheries
Mr.
S n o w , American
C . Dale
F i s h e r i e s Society,
Society,
Oregon
Oregon Chapter
31
31
D i s c u s si o n
Discussion
36
...............
....................
1 " 1 r .William
S . Dirker,
D i r k e r , Jr.,
P o r t of
Portland
Mr.
t J i l l i a m S.
o f Portland
J r . , Port
37
37
Discus s ion
Discussion
.....................
40
Mr. K
Keith
Hansen,
eith H
a n s e n , Commission
P u b l i c Docks,
Docks,
C o m m i s s i o nof
o f Public
P o r t l a n d r OOregon
regon..
Portland,
42
42
Mr0
.............
Dr
Dr. Ruth
Keen, Professor
Professor of
of General
General
Ruth 1-lopson
Hopson Keen,
S c i e n c e , Portland
P o r t l a n d Center,
O r " g ; " - i State
tta"
Science,
C " r r t . r , Oregon
System ofofHigher
System
Higher
Education
Education
. . ........
......
Mr.
Mr. Robert
N. Baker,
Robert. M.
Baker, Port
Port of
of Newport
Newport . .
(Continued)
(Continued)
I
46
47
47
(Contrd)
PART
PART II (Cont'd)
PAGE
PAGE
...................... 52
52
Discussion . .
Dl.scussion
Anderson, Oregon
Mrs.
of l{omen
Women
!lrs. Frank W. Anderson,
Oregon League of
Voters
V o t e r s . . ......................
55
55
Ttrursdav
Thursday Afternoog
Afternoon
Call
by
Poston
C
a l l to
t o OOrder
rder by M
r . Mr.
Poston
. .
................. 5599
Mr. William
Wllliam R.
R. Volpentest,
Manager, Port
Port of
of
Volpentest, General l.tanager,
CoosBay
...................
CoosBay..
59
59
Mr. Oscar F.
Weed, Area Manager,
F. Weed,
llanager, Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser
Company,
...............
Bay . Bay
Gompany, CoosCoos
.
66
66
......................
722
7
Discussion
D
lecusclon . .
Mr. Elmer
Elner Peterson,
Peterson, Director
Director of
Assoclation
of the
the National
NatlonaL Association
of Soll
Soil and l{ater
Water Conservation
of
Districts,
Conservatlon Districts,
(Staternent read by
(Statement
by Robert
Robert Baum)
Baum)
. .
.......
74
Mr. Stanley
Stanley R. Christensen,
Presldent, Oregon
Association
Chrlstensen, President,
Oregon Association
of Soil
Water Conservation
and I'later
of
SoiL and
Dlstrlcts.
Conservatlon Districts.
78
, 78
.
.
.
......................
Discussion
Dlscueslon . .
80
80
North Coast
and
Mr. Ernest
Ernest Josi,
Planning and
Resource Planning
Josl, North
Coast Resource
Development
Group
................
Development Group.
.
83
Mr. Sam
Sam Hayes, Tillamook
TllLamook Bay
Oyster Grower's
Bay Oyster
Growerrs
Association
Associatlon.
86
86
...................
Dlscusaion. .
Discussion
...................... 91
91
Assoclated Oregon
Mr.
Donaca, Associated
Mr. Thomas
lhomas C.
Oregon Industries.
C."Donaca,
Lndustrles.
.
93
93
Mr.
Walton
Mr. A. N. Haroun, Vice-President,
Vl-ce-PresLdent, Izaak
lzaak WaLton
League
Oregon
................
League of of
Oregon.
.
98
98
Mr. E.
Port of
of Tlllamook
Tillamook
E. L.
L. Cornett,
Mr.
Cormnlssloner, Port
Cornett, Commissioner,
Bay.
Bay ...................... 101
101
A c t l n g Director,
Mr.
P a u l P.
P . Rudy,
D i r e c t o r , Institute
Instltute
M
r . Paul
R u d y , Jr.,
J r . , Acting
of
Mann. liology,
of Oregon.
Oregon ........
of Marlnr
llology, 11.
U. of
104
104
107
Discussion
...................... 107
Dlscucrlon . .
(Contlnued)
(Continued)
ii
tl
(Contrd)
PART II (Cont'd)
PART
PAGE
PAGE
M r . James
J a m e s L.
L . Wharton,
W h a r t o n , President
P r e s i d e n t of
Mr.
o f Board
B o a r d of
of
T
i
l
l
a
m
o o k Peoplets
;,Directors,
Directors,
P e o p l e r s Utility
Tillamook
Utility
District ...................
Dis tric t.
1
08
108
D i s c u s si o n .
Il2
Discussion
......................... 112
M
r s . .Richard
M. N
o y e s , Vice-Chairman,
V i c e - C h a i r m a n , Sierra
S i e r r a Club,
Mrs.
Noyes,
Club,
R i c h a r d M.
P a c i f i c N Northwest
orthwest Cha
pter.
Pacific
Chapter
............., 114
lL4
r c h i b a l d Pye,
M
r. A
Pye, M
e m b e r , State
State W
Mr.
Archibald
Member,
Water
a t e r Resources
Resources
B o a r d and
a n d Chairman,
C h a i r m a n , Tillamook
T i l l a m o o k County,
Board
C o u n t y , Resources
R e s o ur c e s
Committee .
Committee
T17
117
.................
D i s c u s si o n .
Discussion
......................
119
119
M r . Alfred
A l f r e d P.
P . Jones,
P r e s i d e n t , Port
J o n e s , President,
P o r t of
Mr.
o f Toledo.
Totedo.
T2L
121
....................
D
iscussion .
Discussion
M r . Paul
P a u l L.
L . Coyne,
C o y n e , Port
P o r t of
o f Suislaw
Suislaw.
Mr.
L23
123
t24
......... 124
lMaradel
" l a r a d e l GGale,
a l e , B eBeaches
a c h e s F o rForever,
ever,
I n c . Inc
..........
t26
126
Discussion .
Discussion
......................
130
130
D r . Joel
J o e l iW.
{ . Hedgpeth,
Dr.
H e d g p e E h ,Resident
R e s i d e n t Director,
D i r e c t o r , Marine
Marine
S c i e n c e Center,
C e n t e r , Newport,
N e w p o r t , Oregon
Oregon. .
Science
131
....... 131
D
iscussion
Discussion
.......................
135
135
M
r . Ron
R o n Phillips,
P h i 1 1 i p s , President,
President, N
e w p o r t Chamber
Mr.
Newport
of
C h a m b e rof
C
ommerce.
Commerce
.....................
D i s c u s si o n .
Discussion
........................
Closing Remarks
Closing
Remarks
..................
138
138
142
T42
L44
144
Adj ournment
153
Adjournment
....................... 153
PARTII
II -- Written
trIritten Statements.
PART
Statements.
Reed College,
C o l l e g e , 3203
S.E. W
Portland
o o d s t o c k Blvd.,
B l v d . , Portland
Woodstock
3 2 0 3 S.E.
Oregon. 97202
Oregon.
97202.
..................
r44
144
F
rank G
s s t . Professor
oilliam, A
P r o f e s s o r of
o f Biology,
Reed
Frank
Gwilliam,
Asst.
B i o l o g y , Reed
CoLLege, Portland,
Port,land, Oregon
Oregon
College,
146
L46
(Cont inued)
(Continued)
L11
111
(Cont'd)
PART
PARTII
II (Cont'd)
PAGE
PAGE
Oregon
Kay Bisbee,
Waldport, Oregon
Rt. East Box
Box 255, Waldport,
Bisbee, Rt.
Kay
97394
........................
97394.
147
L47
Avenue, Portland,
Portl-and,
Christy
Christy Brindle,
Brindle, 5728
5728 N. E. 35th
35th Avenue,
Oregon.
Oregon. 972LL.
97211 ...................
149
t4e
Dlstrict,
Clatsop
Soil
Clatsop
Soil and Water Conservation
Conservatlon District,
Oregon.
County,
Oregon ...................
County,
150
150
1200 Jackson
Columbia
Assoclatlon, 1200
Jackson
River Towboat
Towboat Association,
Columbia River
Tower,
Tonrer, Portland,
Portland, Oregon.
Oregon. 97205
97205.. ...........
157
L57
Euilo St.,
St., Newport
NerdPort
Mr. Alwyn
ALwyn F.
S. W.
W. Euilo
Mr.
Tischer, 444
F. Tischer,
444 S.
Oregon . .
158
158
Oregon
Wildlife Federation,
Air and
and Water Purification
Purification
Oregon Wildlife
Federation, Air
OregonOregon
Committee,
Portland,
.............
. .
Committee, Portland,
159
159
Oregon .......................
APPENDICES
APPENDICEg
A.
B.
B.
E-1.
D-1.
Report of
Fisheries Society,
Society, Oregon
Oregon
Report
of American Flsheries
t'Crisis
Chapter,
"Crisis
in
Oregon
Estuaries,"
Oregon
Estuarlesrrr
in
Chapter,
good general
generaL
ttote: pp.169-171
contain good
LEd.
PP.L69-I7L contain
/Ud. Note:
Oregon
description
Oregon
Estuaries!
..........
Estuarieg/.
description of of
.
163
163
Charter
Association of
of Conservation
Conservation
of the
the National
National Association
Charter of
Dls trlbts
187
187
Districts .....................
Sub Committee,
Preliminary
Water Resources
Resources Sub
Conmitteet
Prel-iminary Draft,
Draft, I'later
Pl-annlng
Tillamook
County
Economic
Planning
Council
Council .. .
Economlc
Til-Lamook
188
188
.
.
C.
C.
Oregon
Toledo,
Ordinance ofofPort
Portof of
Toledo,
Toledo,
Oregon
. . .......
ToLedo,
Ordinance
212
2L2
D.
D.
Port of
of
Letter
Manager, Port
Paul- L.
L. Coyne,
Co1me, llanager,
Letter from
from Paul
.
..
Siuslaw,
.............
.
S
i u s l a w r F L o Florence,
r e n c e r O r e g o nOregon
215
2L5
proposed by
by Beaches
Beaches
Copy
Amendment
Amendmentproposed
of Constitutional
Constltutional
Copy of
Forever,
Forever, Inc. Inc .....................
2L7
217
F.
F.
The Relocation
Relocation of
Highway 101
ln Tillamook
Tll-lamook County,
County'
101 in
Ihe
of Hlghway
attltude.
Oregon; a asurvey
survey
voter
attitude ..........
of of
voter
Oregon;
219
2L9
G.
G.
Statement
Oregon
Company, for
for Oregon
St.atement of
of Weyerhaeuser Company,
Hearlng.
Water Quality
Quality
Standards
Hearing
...........
.
Standards
Water
228
228
Publlc
List of
Newport, Oregon, Public
at Newport,
Llst
of Speakers
Speakers at
Meeting.
.
230
230
Publlc
List
Newport, Oregon, Public
at Newport,
Attendees at
List of
of Attendees
Meeting.
Meeting
.........................
232
232
E.
E.
H.
H.
I.
I.
Meeting ......................
INDEX IN.
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iv
.
.
.a a a a. a a a.a a a.
.
.
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.
.
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.
.
239
239
PART II
ORAL
ORALSTATEMENTS
STATEME}ITS
PRESENTED
AT NEWPORT,
NESIPORT,
PRESSITEDAT
OREGON,
MAY
1968.
oREGON,D,IAY9,9, 1968.
3
PROCEEDINGS
PROCgEpINGS
pLease?
your attention,
l{ay II have your
attentlon,
please?
MR.
POSTO![: May
MR. POSTON:
I apologi
apolog
I
bi making
up by
maklng
wtll make
make it
lt up
we will
but we
Etart, but
for
late start,
eanrewhat late
for the
the somewhat
qulte brief.
brief
remarks quite
our
remarks
our introductory
introductory
myself.
Let
lntroduce myself.
Let me
me introduce
Reglonal
F. Poston,
Poston, Regional
X am
I
an R. F.
Pollution
Federal Water
Reglon of
of the
the Federal
Director of
Northwest Region
Water Pollution
Dlrector
of the
the Northwect
Control Adnlnistratlon.
Control
Administration.
-- aa meeting
gfel"cone to
lmthe imto consider
consider the
your meeting
meeting to
Welcc*e
meeting -to your
waters.
Oregon's coastal
pollution
on Oregon's
coastal waters.
pacts of
pacts
on
of pollution
ftret
It is
the first
ls the
It
such
public meettng
meeting heLd
held in
Northwest as
as a part
part of
of the
the
ln the
th€ Northweet
Euch prrblic
pollution study.
study.
national estuarine
natlonal
estuarLne pollution
you will
wllll
mqnents, you
In a few
few moments,
In
you will
wflll
and you
subJect and
on this
lmportant subject
thle important
be presenting
presenting your views
vlews on
i
panel
presentlng them
to this
thLs panel.
be presenting
ttrenr to
iI
cross-examine.
or cross-examine.
here to
panel is
not here
to judge
The panel
is not
Judge or
you have
say.
to say.
have to
to
hear and to
understand what you
to understand
to hear
t^"t
They wa
OccaslonaltV,
Occasionally,
I
I
clartfy
questions of
to clarify
of a speaker
speaker to
members
may ask
panel. may
ask questions
of the
the panel
menbers of
I
lmnortantl
out vLews
to brlng
point or
or guLde
guide dlscussions
discussions to
bring out
views on an
an important
a polnt
aspect
of the
toplc.
aspect of
the topic.
I
I
llolf,.
them now.
would like
II would
to meet them
ltke you to
Ur.
First,
First,
Mr. Kessler
Kessler
wlth me.
me.
meeting with
of the
the meeting
Cannon, who is
co-chairman of
cannon,
the co-chairman
is the
.
is
He
He is
arrangl
ln arrang
active in
very active
representing
McCall and has been very
Gorrernor McCatl
repre6entlng Governor
wlth us.
us.
ing the
meeting with
Lng
the neeting
Vlastellcia
!tr. John
ilohn Viastelicia
Next
to hlm
ls Mr.
Next to
him is
arranSlnf
for arrangin
responsLble for
of
Portland and has been responsible
in Portland
office in
of our
our office
anangementa.
loca1 arrangements.
the
the local
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
!'lal.11coat, I
Dale Mallicoat,
t{r. Dale
is Mr.
And next
hlm is
next to
to him
I
State Lands.
Lands.
of State
Dlvislon of
Director
Dlrector of
the Division
of the
admlnistert
Hlg
offlee administer
His office
l
4
the publlc
public ownership
and banks,
and
of riverbeds
owncrrhlp of
banlg, tidelands
rlvcrbedc
tldclande
and oo
the
ghore watera
shore
waters and navigable
lakes.
nlvlgablc
lalsce.
llr.
And last,
And
on
on the
Lr Mr.
lalt,
ond is
tJre end
lfelhoff,lcc of
tetuarlnc
ttudlcc
Gene
Jensen, Chief
Studies
in
Gene ilengen,
€trlcf of
of astuarine
of the
ln Washtha Office
C.
ington,
D C
lngton, D.
of
He
for
direction
of
Hc is
natLontl
dlrcctlon
Lr responsible
for the
thc national
rcrponslbls
gtudlcs that
are now
the
that are
now underway.
undenay.
the studies
good idea
wc
wlrat we
Flrst of
dcfl.nr what
First
it
ldca to
of all,
all,
1t may
to define
nay be aa good
by an "estuary".
by
"G8tua4r".
Act desControl Act
dcrThe
Water Pollution
Control
Ttrc Federal
Pollutlon
Fcdoral Watcr
ua
salt watep,
cribes it
"that area
area of
of aa rlvcr
river that
that ls
is affcetcd
affected by
by salt
as'that
crlbcs
tt as
frorh
dtlutcd
that aroa
area of
of th.
by fresh
zonc that
that is
tc diluted
and that
thc coastal
coactal zone
of land
land
For
rnanagocnt zone
zonc of
For the
the purlroscc
purposes of
of this
thts study,
atudy, the
thc management
coneLdc
zonc is
la to
bc considered.
water
which affects
zone
affectg this
to be
water area
atrea which
thls estuarine
crtuarlnc
alrcady.
our study
study already.
Many
with
Ilany of
arc familiar
witlr our
of you are
famlllar
But
But for
for
brlcfly,
I would
outllnc
thr na
those
would like
briefly,
the
not, I
thosq who are
are not,
Llkc to
to outline
'ahow
part
pollutlon
rrhat an
an important
estuarine
pollution study
part
lnportant
rtudy and
estuarlne
and to
to show what
play.
your contribution
will play.
your
will
contrlbutlon
prGscnce here,
of cour
Your very
Yonr
hcrc, of
vory presence
of our
our eetuarine
rcettu:rlno
indicates an awarancss
awareness of
of the
of
relndlcates
the importance
lnportancc
sources.
sourcoa.
All of
trc a
All
Gltulrlcr
are
us here
agrcc that
our estuaries
of us
here can
can agree
that our
eoclall
cconmLcally,
valuable national
econcnically,
social
resourc€, ecologically,
natlonal resource,
ccologtcally,
valuablc
ln
vltal
lntcrcgt
hag aa vital
and aesthetically;
and that
interest
in
natlon has
aesthctlcally;
that the
tho nation
protectl"on or
or restoration.
their
beneficial use
usc and
rlltoratlon.
and their
thclr beneflclal
thelr protection
However, estuaries
are
vulnerable, in
the danger
danger of
of
Ilowevcr,
ln tlre
estuarlee
arc also
algo vulncrable,
irrcvonlblo
being
by unintended,
adverse
and oftcn
often irreversible
dcatroyed by
advorec and
belng destroyed
unlntcndcd,
actlvltlos.
effects of
man's activities.
effects
of nanrc
Recent years
years lravc
have seen
many an
sccn nany
Rcccnt
pollutlon
uses through
through pollution
estuary of
nation lost
uses
bcnrficlal
of our
our natlon
lost to
to beneficial
eatuary
managmcnt.
cffectlvc
conflict
of
and lack
management.
of effective
lntcrcstg
lacls of
of interests
confllct
Our
5
5
estuaries
can and w111
will be
be used
used for
for reglonal
regional and
andnatlonal
natonal bencfl
benefi.
estuarles can.and
But
But urless
unless we take
hard look
and plan
plan
at these
these estuaries
long hard
estuarles
take a long
look at
for thelr
their development,
development, nanagrement
management and
and usc,
use, whole
whole segments
segments of,
of
for
deslred ,uses
forever.
desired
uses will
wllL be lost,
of them
many of
them forever.
lost, many
:
protect our
our estuaries.
estuarleg.
Congres.s has
to protect
Congress
has recognized
recognlzed the
t}re need to
dlrected the
the
In
Clean waters
Waters Restoration
Act of
In the
Restoratlon Act
of 1966,
1.966, it
lt directed
the Clean
Secretaqy
Secretary of
of Interl.or,
Interior, in
with the
many publlc
public and
ttre many
cooperatlon wlth
in cooperation
Novernber,
prlvate interests
by November,
private
concerned,
concerned, to
submit aa report
rePort by
lnterestc
to submit
quote:
and II quote:
1969,
which would
would include,
1.969, which
lnclude, and
"Recommendations
for
"Rsecntrnendatlons for
prGservatlon,
program for
study,
comprehensive national
program
study,
for the
the preservation,
a comprehensLve
natlonal
the
of the
natlon;
use
development of
of
and the
the nation;
of the
estuarles
use and devetopment
thc estuaries
respective
responsibilities
which
federal,
r'*rtch should
be assumed
aesruned by
by federal.
should be
respective
resPonstbl,Llties
prl.vate interests.
lnterests.
state,
local governments
governments and by
by publlc
public and private
state, local
study
18, a comprehensive
conprchenslve study
Specifically, what
what is
Speclflcally,
for is,
ls called
called for
flstr a
sedlrnentatLon, on fish
of the
effects of
pollution including
of
lncludLng sedimentation,
tlrc effccts
of potlutlon
water
on recreation,
recreation,
and commercial
wildlife,
on sport
fishing,
watex
wlLdllfe,
fl.shing, on
sport and
cmerclal
uscs.
supply
water power and
uses.
suppty and water
and other
beneflclal
ottrer beneficial
Such studie
studles
exthe cxtrende, the
shall
also consider
of
of demographic
denographlc trends,
effects
shal,L aLso
the effects
conslder the
and
pLoltati.on of
fuels, land
land and
ploitation
and fossil
fossll fuels,
of, mineral
nlneral resources
resources and
control
industrial develotrNrent,
development, navtgation,
navigation, flood
erosion and control
flood eroslon
lndustrlal
zoneg.
and estuarine
egtuarlne zones.
and other
other uses of
of estuaries
estuaries and
ghe
prepart
an! prepari
study and
ttre study
The responsibility
for
for coordinating
coordl.nating the
responstbill,ty
agency.
a response
wiaB assigned
assigned my
my agency.
Congress, was
response to
to Congress.
one.
are following
are
is
one.
followlng
19 a three-barrelled
three-barrelled
exannined.
themselves
thenrselves are
are examined.
The approach
approach
FLrst, the
First,
estuartes
ttle estuaries
system
natlonal. system
A description
of
of the
the national
descrlptlon
6
6
lt functions
firnetlonr
rhet it
la, hor
1n terms
of what
tt i.,
ulll
bc compo.ited
caqroeltcd
tcrns of
will
be
in
how it
pollutlon.
damagod by pollution.
har been
bccn damaged
bow
bor it
lt has
prGllurcl
crtuarinc
on the
thc estuarine
f,cxtr
roclal
ceonqllc pressures
tho social
Next, the
and economic
on
rtndlcd.
ayrta
system arc
are bclng
being studied.
econmLc and
Rcgourco
andl the
ttrc economic
Resource ugo
use and
the
to establish
astabUch the
of each
r11I be
bc documented
docrnontrd to
cach use
urc will
social
value of
coctal vrluc
!y!tem.
crtuarlnc
tb. estuarine
to the
of these
tlreac factor.
f,acton to
relative
importance
of
system.
rclatlvc
lnportancc
-provldc an
rcatrtcr
an estuarine
utuarlnc
rlll
Itrc first
tvo phases
The
two
provide
register
-flrct
flrarcg will
-comprehensive inventory
-- Ia nGc€s3trY
necessary barc
base for
for aa nanrgcncnt
management
lnvantory
a coprchcnrlve
plan.
plan.
rccmsndartudlcr,
of these
ttrcsc studies,
baris of
l1mlly,
then, on the
Finally, then,
reccmmendathc basis
prepercd for
CongrGgs.
to Congress.
cnhleglon
for submission
tions
will bc
be prepared
to
tl,onr utll
Ttre recamrcccThe
soclal
Cnvlronncntal,
lnportant
rtll
all important
lncorporatc
mendations
incorporate
all
environmental,
social
ncndatlone will
polltlcal
cslcnce, a! recoinfGCCnw111 be
bc in
ln essence,
economic and political
factors
and will
f,actorg and
cconclc
and propoelng
crtuerlcg
ttre estuaries
mended nanagacnt
management plan,
plan, descrlblng
describing the
proposing
ncndcd
for
rnd responsibilities
rreponclbilltlcr
of authorities
a nanagcl!.nt
management system
of
and
for
tyltcn
authorlttcc
dcvctopnrent.
rnd wler
their
use
wise development.
ule and
thclr
'l'lntg
ln any
This anblttous
ambitious task,
cannot bc
be done
done in
any one
one
of course,
courgc, cannot
tagk, of
off lcc.
federal
office.
fcd*rl
hclp and
reck help
Ite aucccla
success requlrca
requires that
we seek
Itl
thtt rr
otlrcrs.
coungcl of
of others.
advice
th. counsel
advlcc and the
lnvolvcd
Each federal
agency involved
f,cdcral agency
and
dctcrlptlone
in cgtulrlnc
estuarine work
work is
providing uc
us vlth
with progrran
program descriptions
and
le provldlng
ln
eomnts.
comments.
1r pronldlng
Likewise,
providing rlnllar
similar descrlpt
deser
statc is
Llhculgc, each
cach state
end comments.
cmntt.
and
rpeclal
requlrlng
study requiring
of the
thG study
For those
special
Por
atpccts of
thoec aspects
ar
ruch as
rltlrln
adntnirtration,
tlrc administration,
and staff
not
within
the
such
avallablc
not available
staff
rfte are
arG
and sedimentation,
rodlncntatlon,
ecology,
social
valucs and
we
ceonmle values
roctal and economic
lcology,
7
contractlng
wlth
other agencies
provlde th
agencies and
contracting
with other
to
and organizations
organlzations
to provide
t
lnputs;
very importantly,
importantly,
we are
needed inputs;
and very
we
working closely
are working
closely wit
wlt
the coastal
the
coastal states.
states.
Oregon.
of
of Oregon.
In this
In
we are
working wtth
with the
Stat
this case,
case, $re
are workLng
the State
Through Mr.
Dtr. Cannonss
Cannon's coordination,
Through
coordlnatLon, we
we will
will obtain
obtaln aa
consolidated
description
oregon's programs
programs and views
consolidated
description of
of Oregon's
related
vlews related
to
estuary management
to estuary
management and
development.
and development.
Part
effort
Part of
is
of their
thelr effort
ls
co-sponsorshlp of
your views
co-sponsorship
of today's
meeting to
what your
today's meetlng
to hear
hear what
views are
are
in
in this
this regard.
regard.
Todayrs meeting
go unToday's
meeting is
l-s an
an opportunity
opportuntty that
that shouldn't
shouLdn't go
unheeded.
heeded.
Congress has asked for
for recommendations
lt legisleg
recommendatlons before
before it
your views
lates
lates and it
it is
ls important
important that
that your
views be considered.
consldered.
want to
And II want
to say
say now
now that
we have
that we
have aa court
reporter here,
here,
court reporter
BilL Chun;
Ur. Bill
Ctrun; and
Mr.
and as
as the
speakers come
copies
the speakers
come up,
up, if
have copies
lf they
they have
glve them to
of
of their
thelr speech,
speech, will
will they
they give
to him
htn so
so that
that he can
his
hls transcript.
transerJ.pt.
posslbl
Then following
follor,vlng the
the meeting,
meeting, as
soon as
as possibl
Ele soon
you tha
will have a complete
we
we will
available.For
any
complete transcript
avallable.For
tha
transcrlpt
any of
of you
want
your name
it, if
if you will
will leave
want it,
Leave your
name at
at the
desk or
or speak
to me
the desk
speak to
me
or wrlte
w€
or
write me
me a letter,
we will
will see that
have a complete
letter,
that you have
cornplete tran
tra
cript
crLpt of
of what went on
on today.
today.
This then,
program from
This
then, is
is the
the why
why and
and how
hoyr of
of our
our program
frqn the
the fed
standpoint.
standpoint.
Ndrr, Mr.
Mr. Cannon
Cannon will
give us
Now,
wilL give
us aa brief
brlef highlight
htghllght on
onthe
the imt-mplications
of this
wlth regard
Oregonrs interests.
plications
of
thLs work with
to Oregon's
lnterestg.
regard to
Cannon?
Cannon?
STATEMENT BY
!,1R. KESSLER
STATEMENT
BY MR.
I$SSLER_ CANNON
CANN9N
!lE.
Mr.
'U
I{r. Poston.
Pogton.
MR. CANNON:
!lR.
CANNONc Thank you very
very much,
much, Mr.
I
Straub, memberg
State
member
State Treagurer
Treasurer Straub,
members of
of the
the legislature,
legislature,
gentlemen, II am
to have
of the
panel, ladies
to
am very
vcry delighted
dellghted
of
tlrc panel,
ladlcg and gentlemen,
partlcLpate
conduct
the opportunity
to
here and to
in
the conduct
ln the
the
opportunlty
to be here
to participate
publtc hearing.
of
of this
hearlng.
thlg public
of the
the
Mr.
Director of
!lr. Dale
DaLe Mallicoat,
MalLlcoat,
Dtrector
Division
of
Statc Lands,
for
for the
the
Lands, is
ls sharing
sharlng the
thc responsibility
responslblllty
of, State
Dlviglon
State of
State
of Oregon.
geema to
purPosc in
approaclrLng
ln approaching
It
It seems
unlty of
of purpose
mc that
that the
the unity
to me
progrrams
programs that
will lead
of problems
problems asaoclated
associated wl
Wi
solutlons
of
lead to
to solutions
that wllL
enrphaalzed
the
of
emphasized
and the
natlon is
ls certainly
cortainly
of Oregon and
the nation
the estuaries
ortuarlcs
publlc hearing.
hearlng.
here
hcre in
ln this
thlg public
and the
tho
The input
of the
the state
state and
lnput of
state
agencies concerned
well under
way.
ls well
under way.
conccrned is
stato agcncles
lfc have
We
vast
trave a vast
that
and concepts
concepts that
storage
reservoir of
material, ideas,
ldeas, plans
of materlal,
storage rcrcrvolr
Pl,ant and
avallablc.
are
are available.
publlcly
for
appreclatlon
I
would also
express
for
I would
oqrress my
my appreciation
algo like
llke to
to publicly
of
Bureau of
partJ.clpatton
the Bureau
the
that
we have had from
from the
tlrat we
crccellent participation
ttrc excellent
lnCorps of
of EnSenrlce, the
Land
Management, the
Fedcral Forest
Foregt Service,
ttre Corps
Iand l,tanagemcnt,
thc Federal
glncera
gineers
port districts,
funLn imand the
who
who also
are assisting
assLstlng in
dlstrlctg,
also are
the port
plcture.
plcmentlng the
oregon picture.
plementing
the Oregon
ltle all
the
We
appreciate
all certainly
appreciate the
certalnly
of the
the
pnbllc
public response
the comments
cqtrments of
we are
anxious to
are anxious
to have the
responss and we
gcncraL public
publlc and the
organlzatlons.
general
the many
many organizations.
spokeamen of
of the
the spokesmen
the
the land,
land, the
While
Oregon
that
the
xhllr
oregon maintains
eetuarlee,
tbat the
thc estuaries,
nalntains
development,
and development,
water,
for state
etat€ control
controL and
cmplex for
watcr, is
ls aa resource
rGrource complex
of proper
we
recognize
import
proper protectlon
protection
nattonal
lmport of
the national
vc certainly
cortalnly
rccogm!.ze the
charactunJ,quc charactbalanced development
and
of the
the unique
and the
malntenance of
the maintenance
dcvclopncnt
balaneod
9
erlsttcs
eristics of
of our
our estuaries.
estuarles.
It seems
seenrs to
It
to me
me that
that nature
nature has
fashioned
fashioned estuarles
estuaries as
as exhlblt
exhibit number one in
multiple use
use and
ln multl.ple
ltrs our
our determination
determlnatlon
it's
to
to maintain
malntain them.
them.
you.
Thank you.
Thank
MR. POSTON:
l{R.
POSTON:
you, Mr.
Thank
}lr. Cannon.
Cannon.
Thank you,
As usual,
ugual, II always
always
you will
forget something
sqrethlng and II think
w111 all
forget
thtnk you
all join
wtth me
me in
ln thankH
thank
Join with
lng Dr.
Resldent Director,
Dl"rector, Oregon
State Universit+,
ing
Dr. JoelHedgpeth,
JoelHedgpeth, Resident
Oregon State
Unlversl
Marlne
Sclence Center,
Center, for
Marine Science
for making
auditorium
maklng this
thls beautiful
beautiful
auditoriun
available
available to
to us.
us.
And is
Dr. Redgpeth
Hedgpeth here?
And
ls Dr.
here?
If
so, II would
would 1Uk
If so,
give him
great big
hlm
stand and
and let's
all give
h1m aa great
him to
to stand
letrs all
big hand
hand for
for a].
aLLowd"
us
ug to
to be here.
here.
(Apptause)
(Applause)
get at
MR. POSTON:
MR.
POSTON; ltlell,
I am
Well, to
what we came
now, I
am
at what
came for
to get
for now,
gotng to
State Treasurer
Straub to
going
the first
Treasurer Bob
Bob Straub
call on State
to call
to make
flrst
make'the
presentatlon.
presentation.
you want
Bob,
Bob, do you
want to
cqne up and take
to come
take the
the rostrum
rostrum
ground rules.
I had better
I
better lay
fay down
some ground
dcnwr some
rules.
questlons from
to
to accept
accept questions
frqn the
floor.
the floor.
today.
today.
gotng
We are
We
are not
not going
W€ can
We
can just
statement
Just have statement
we can't
We
can't have aa debate.
debate.
STATEMENT
STATEI{EIIf BY
BY STATE
STATE TREASURER
TREASURERROBERT
STRAUB
ROSERTW. STRAUB
![R. STRAUB:
MR.
STRAUB: Good
Good mornlng.
morning.
Mr.
l{r. Poston,
t{r. Cannon,
Cannon, Mr.
Poston, Mr.
l'lr.
trlaLllcoat, other
panel, people
people in
Mallicoat,
other members
menbers on
in attendance
attendance
on the
the panel,
who are
are concerned
who
concerned as
as II am
am concerned
and as
concerned and
as II know
know many
other
many other
people
preservatlon
ln Oregon are
people in
of
are concerned,
concerned, about
about the
the preservation
of the
the
preservatlon
coastal
coastal resources
resources that
of
that we have,
have, and preservation
of the
the
guch an
estuarl.es that
Oregon in
abundance.
estuaries
we have in
that we
ln such
an abundance.
ln Oregon
10
10
Rcalonal
the Regional
!lr. Poaton
Poaton as
ag the
I
want to
personally commend
cmncnd Mr.
I want
to pereomlly
Control A&nlntstratlon,
Pollutlon
Fcderal Water
Director of
Water Pollution
Control
Administration,
Dlrector
of the
thc Federal
ln
dolng in
are doing
they are
that they
excellent
his office,
for
job
for the
the excellent
and hLs
offtce,
Job that
dcvelop
Reglon to
to develop
lforthweet Region
Orcgon and
and the
thc Northwest
Oregon,
OtrcAon, in
aagLstlng Oregon
ln assisting
quaLlty standards.
standardg.
high
hlgh watcr
water quality
Cannon
Keselcr Cannon
!lr. Kessler
wlth Mr.
hclp, with
hls help,
out that
that his
I
want to
point out
I want
to polnt
confcrcnce
ttrls joint
ln sponsoring
sponaor!.ng this
from ttre
the Gorrcrnorrg
Governor's Offlcc,
Office, in
fro
Jolnt conference
of the
the
cxanrplc of
another example
ts another
eetuarleg,
the problenr
problem of
of bays
bays and estuaries,
is
on thq
ucepronldlng the
thc useofflce is
!s providing
leadership that
that trtr.
Mr. Poston
his office
Poston and hls
leadershlp
cruclal,
pcrforn in
vetT crucial,
in this
thlt very
Gorrcrnment can
can perform
ful
role that
the Government
that the
ful rolc
water pollution.
of water
area of
critical
area
crltlcal
Pollutlon.
problg1 and
thcy
and they
prcscnt a very
spcclal problem
very special
present
The estuaries
cstuarlcs
attcntlon.
spcctal attention.
expose spec!.al
special vulnerabllltlcs
vulnerabilities whLch
which justify
special
Justlfy
rlrcre
scntlttvlty,
h19-tr sensitivity,
of high
Estuaries
are
areas
where
arGas of
Bstutrlcs
are transitional
traneltlonal
valucg
qutckly destroy
unlque values
thc unique
dcstroy the
pollutlon
abuEeg quickly
pollution
and land
land abuses
areaa.
otlrer areas.
ln other
pernranently than
lc true
true in
than is
more rapidly
and permanently
rapldly
you in
ln the
thc
paneL and to
to you
tlrc panel
I
want to
make clear
to the
f want
clcar to
to makc
attqnpt
to
nor do II attempt
hcre today,
today, nor
audience
to
I do not
not come
co6e here
that I
audLcnce that
pqrG as
Crqnrt
an expert
ag an
I come
tO pose
dO I
comc to
as
nor
nor do
estulflcg,
eXpCrt on estuaries,
ag an
an expert
ecology.
on nar!,ne
marine ecology.
and
convctrlant and
far more conversant
Scientists
are
Sclentlltg
are far
aa aa
hcrc as
do come
coe here
knowledgeable
about
but II do
thls area;
arsa; but
about this
knorlcdgeable
an
ar an
Oregon, and
end as
pqbllc office
ln Oregon,
offtce in
ative
of an important
lmportant public
atlvc of
Orogon
ln Oregon
of life
llfe
ordinary cltlzcn
citizen conccrn.d
concerned ebout
about thc
the qrnllty
quality of
in
ordlnary
should bc
-- concerned
efforts that
that wc
we can
can and should
be makl
thc effortt
about the
-conecrncd about
ln
environment
in
cnvlrorucnt
livlng
in Gorrcrnttcnt,
Government, to
to try
try to
to prcaetite
preserve a god
good living
ln
11
1.1
I
II
Oregon.
oregon.
I
-- the
-f
And II want to
And
suggest that
that the
sol.utlon -the blueprint
blueprfnt
to suggest
the solution
I
-- in
the effective
course
effective
course of
of action
actloD -achlevJ.ngthe
the results
thatlI
the
in achieving
results that
I
-II thlnk
think wc
we all
all rant,
want, requires
this kind
kind of
requlres
of a team
approach -thls
tearn approach
|
I
pollttea?" people
people on the
by the
experts on one hand and the
the er<perts
the political
the othef,
I
devetopl
to att€mpt
attempt to
work together
to
to recognize
danger, to
to work
together to
recognlze the
the danger,
to developj
!
publlc
a sound plan
plan for
bu.tld the
for action,
action, and then
then to
to build
the necessary
necessary public
-- whlch
-- to
support
which
support -support
support -build the necessary
necesaary legislative
to build
leglalatlve
plan.
part of
is
such a vital
vital part
ls such
of developing
developlng aa meaningful
meani.ngful. plan.
polnts and
There
There are
rrant to
that
are 33 main
maln points
and II want
to make
make clear
clear that
prepared report,
golng to
am going
although
aLthough II have a prepared
sunmarlze,
report, II am
to summarize,
briefly,
for
briefly,
for the
of time.
tLme.
the advantage
advantage of
quLte as brief
I won't
I
won't be quite
brlef
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ME. Cannon,
cannon, who
as the
Mr.
who certainly
certalnly
Governor's representative,
the Governor's
representative,
well as
surprised
but
wlll do
as well
as II can.
ean,
on his
his brevity,
brevlty,
but II will
do as
surprlsed me
me on
Mr.
lulr. Cannon.
Cannon.
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(Laushter)
(Laughter)
|
we have
have aa responsibil
responsfbift
There
Ttrere are
are 33 major
thlnk we
maJor areas
areas that
that II think
I
ity
the state
state level,
level, and II want
want to
to summarize
very
Lty on the
sunmarlze them very
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guickly:
quickly:
of the
the 1
leglsf
One
one is
f urge
urge that
next session
sesslon of
ls that
that the
the next
that I
I
plannlng for
arealI
coastal area
lature should
for the
consider state-wide
state-wlde planning
the coastal
ehould consider
lature
I
Now,
Nohr, Il
publtc interest.
in
certain areas
areas of
public
crltlcal
tnterest.
of major
major and
and critical
II
ln certaLn
-- city,
plannlng on
or state,
state,
recognize
clty, county
county or
on any
any level
leve} -that planning
recognize that
is
very controversial
issue.
lssue.
ls a very
controversiaL
thert
But
want to
But I
I nant
that the
to suggest
suggest that
-- because
-- certain
of the
the
beeause of
are
-areas -rnajor interests
lnterests
are certain
certaln areas
certaln major
throughl
state, through
overwhelming
the state,
areas, that
that the
of these
these areas,
lmportance of
ovemhelmlng importance
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the legislature,
leglglature,
chould consider
conslder adopting
the
should
adoptlng as
as a mcantngful
meaningful and
approprlate
for state
statc action
actlon and leadership;
appropriate role
role for
and these
leadcrshtpi
thesc
to
to
arc to
problsnc in
to deal
deal wlth
the problems
plans, to
in relation/flood
reLatlon,/f,lood
dcal
are
with the
plans,
to deal
problen in
wlth the
tlre problem
ln relation
rclatlon
to bcaches,
with
to
beaches, to
dunes, and
and to
to
to sand
rand dunes,
problcms of
the problems
of estuaries.
the
cstuarleg.
The
polnt is
eccond maJor
Ls to
to make
make aa comprehensive
The second
major point
lnvcn
eouprehcnglvc inven
of all
all of
of the
the natural
natural resources
resources on the
of
the entire
entirc coast.
eoalt.
I think
thlnk
I
1 n this
thts regard,
ln Oregon are
are very
in
regard, we in
very lucky,
luclry, because
becauge we
we have
havc
the
skllls
and the
staff
Orcaon to
ln Oregon
the skills
the staff
in
to do a very
vcr1l commendable
cquncndable J
Our
today, at
at the
Center at
thc Marlne
at Newport,
Ntrport,
Our meetlng
meeting herc
here today,
Marine Center
is
lc an
gklus
cxanple of
of one of
of the
the areas
areas of
of high
hlgh competence
example
that
conrpetcncc and
and skills
that
we
we have.
have.
llhle inventory
lnventory is
ls comprehensive,
This
inventor%,
ccnprehenslve, an
an all-inclusive
all-incluslve
invcnt
ls nccegsary
ln order
is
necessary in
order to
to develop
develop the
which arurt
must be
the information
lnfornratlon
whlch
bc
the basls
for wise
the
basis for
wise leglslatlon
legislation dcallng
dealing with
with the
the estuarlan
estuarian coaa
coastl
problems and
and also
aleo for
for use
uee by
by the
Gorrernncnt inln their
problems
iderathe Government
thelr cons
congldcratl.on of
of what
tion
what they
thcy should
should do.
do.
The third
thlrd area
area is
1g the
the adoption
adoptlon of
of interim
lnterlm measures
meaaurat at
at all
all
levclc of
protect our
to protect
our estuaries,
levels
of govcrnnent
government to
our
estuarles,
our beaches,
beacheg, our
our
hcad lands,
lands, during
durlng the
the time
tlme interval
lnterval
head
which
whlch aa thorough,
conptGthoroughr comprehenrlve analysis
analysls will
wlll require.
hensive
rcqulre.
I would
goncrnnent
urge local
I
would urge
local government
unltg -plan very
units
-- cLttes,
cities, countlcc
counties and port
port authorities,
to
authorltles,
to plan
vcrT
carefully
tn allowlng
new developments
develotrments under
carefully in
allowing new
under their
authorlty
thelr authority
durlng this
perlod.
during
period.
thlg interim
lnterln
CertalnLy,
State Sanitary
Sanltary
thc State
Certainly, the
Authorlty,
cruclal role.
Authority,
has aa crucial
rol€.
It can and should
should play
It
play a key
key
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part by
permlts to
refuslng
part
by refusing
permits
whose industrial
to any developer,
developer,
lndustrlal
polLute and
waete would
would pollute
and degrade
Oregon coastal
waste
degrade the
the Oregon
eoastal waters
waters or
or
estuaries.
e
s t u a r l e s.
The last
sessl.on of
last session
Oregonhas
The
of the
legislature in
the legislature
Ln Oregon
has strezi
streng
Sanitary Authorlty's
the Sanitary
ened the
Authority's responsibilities,
and
A
responslblllties,
and the
ttre Authori
must continue
guardlan of
contlnue to
to strengthen
strengthen its
Statets
tts role
role as guardian
of our
our State's
lvaters.
waters.
I want
Oregorr that
I
want to
to emphasize
we are
emphaslze how
hqr lucky
Lucky vre
are in
ln Oregon
that the
the
quallty.
waters of
of our
our estuaries
waters
of
estuarles are
are still
stlll
of aa high
hlgh quality.
Irle must
We
not
industrlaL
or munlclpal
not allor,v
allow industrial
or
municipal wastes
wastes to
to contaminate
contamlnate them.
ttrem.
On an interim
Lnterlm basis,
basls, the
Government, through
On
the Government,
through the
the Water
Control, administered
Quality Control,
your agency,
admlnistered by your
tr{r. Poston,
Quality
Poston, and
agency, Mr.
and
grant permits
under its
permJ.ts by
its authority
authorlty
under
to
to grant
by the
Corps of
Engineers,
the Corps
of Engineers,
the Bureau of
PubLlc Roads
of Public
Roads or
S. Forest
the
Forest Service
Servlce and
or the
the U. S.
other agencies,
agencles, must
other
must scrutinize
even more carefully
than
scrutlnl,ze
careful.ly
than they
they
past, any
in the
have in
ttre past,
any future
development during
future development
durlng this
this interim
lnterLmperiod.
period.
recornmendatLons dwell
dwell only
These recommendations
only upon
upon measures
measures designed
deslgmed
protect ;our
seashore until
we can
protect
our seashore
untl-l we
can enact
enact the
necegsary farthe necessary
farplans and
generations,
reachtng plans
and legislation
reaching
to
leglstatlon
to assure
assure to
to future
future generations,
the
the magnl,ficent
magnificent scenery
beach
scencry now
nohr encompassed
eneqnpagsed in
ln our
our rolling
rolllng
beach
vLstas,
vistas, jutting
lands and clear,
clear, fresh
fresh coastal
coaEtal waters
waters whic
whl
JuttLng head lands
generatlon has
our
our generation
hae enjoyed.
enJoyed.
Can we
Can
we do any less
less than
than to
to leave
leave o
plcnickl
chlLdren the
same opportunities
children
for
fishing,
picnickin
the same
opportunltles
for surfing,
surflng,
flshlng,
along our
and htlclng
hiking along
Oregon coast?
our magnificent
magnificent
coast?
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plan wisely
far-g19htedl.y,
rlacly and
and far-sightedly,
wc plan
that we
It
that
It is
lmperatlvc
1s imperative
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hcarlng
as this
thls hearing
such as
hearlngs such
that
we conduct
sutryeys and hearings
our surveys
conduct our
that rc
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approacfrrapldfy
tlme is
ls rapidly
but the
the time
here today;
today; but
that
you are
having here
are havlng
thrt you
ptrbltc meetings,
meetlngs,
frqu these
these public
reached from
ing wtren
when the
the conelurlons
conclusions reached
lng
law.
lnto law.
and enacted
onactcd into
into legislation
leglalatlon
must be
into
and
bG incorporated
lneorporatcd
rnust
increaalng
ls the
I want
Another
to mrntlon
Another area
want to
mention is
the increasing
that I
area that
poLlutlon.
thernral pollution.
importance of
of thermal
lmportance
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plan already
already
lfe
onc plan
have one
We have
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nuclear
of aa thermal
thernral nuclear
constructlon
the construction
announced
of
for the
tn Oregon for
announced in
II
Cofumblal
on the
the Columbia
generatlon of
of electricity
elcctrlc!.ty
plant for
reactor
on
for the
ttre generation
rcactor plant
golng
ls going
there is
futqre,
Ln the
ttre future,
River; and
and certalnly,
certainly, acme
ttrne in
there
some time
Rlver;
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thf
plants and
one of
and one
ttrornal plants
additlonal
for additional
to bc
be conslderatlon
consideration for
thermal
to
coast and
on the
tlre coast
them on
about is
1s locating
locatlng
areas that's
that's talked
talked about
them
arcas
the
offf of
of the
man-butlt islands
lsLands of
on man-built
perhaps even
them on
perhaps
locatlng them
€ven locating
coast.
coast.
fresh,
and fresh,
yet relatively
new and
ls yet
relatlvely
This
new
that is
area that
Ttrls is
le an area
ug
for
for us
dlstance,
far in
ln the
the distance,
whlle it
1g far
lt is
but
tlme, while
now is
le the
the time,
but now
ponder as
carefully as
as rte
we are
are capable
capable of
of ponderlng,
pondering, the
the trerne
pondcr
as carefully
locawhlch the
the locaor beneflt
damage or
ous impact
the potentl.al
potential damage
benefit which
ou!
lmpact and the
of
of
butldtng
on the
the building
lmposed on
requlrements imposed
tion, the
design, the
the requirements
the deslgn,
tlon,
handled.
are handled.
whlch they
they are
ln which
these
plants, the
the manner in
nuclear plants,
thege nuclear
general thoughts
thoughts
generally,
are 33 general
Very
there
there are
very roughly
and generally,
roughly and
heari
at this
thls hear
want to
nentlon at
to mention
that
have in
area that
that II want
I have
ln this
thls area
that I
locat
the loca
for the
allored for
should be allowed
One
before any
any permit
One is
1g that
that before
Permlt should
should be
there should
plant on the
that there
coast, that
the coast,
of a thermal
nuclear plant
thcnnral nuclear
of
of
State of
fry the
ttre State
conducted by
publlc hearlngs,
very thorough
hearings, both
both conducted
very
thorough public
agencies.
fcderal agencies.
Oregon and the
the federal
Orcaon
of
necessalY part
This
T[ls is
ls a necessary
Part of
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lnfornlng
and maklng
pubLLc, of
to the
informing
and
making aware to
the public,
of the
and
the impact
!.mpact and
sLgnLflcance of
the significance
of the
the location
plants.
Locatlon of
the
of these
these plants.
The
polnt that
second point
that 1r want
want to
The second
to stress
stress is
ls that
that in
ln the
ttre
declslon
to where
plants should
ttrese plants
decision as
as to
where these
should be located,
located, the
the envi
env
mental
agencles, Fish
FLsh and Game,
Game, and
and so
so forth,
mental agencies,
forth, must have an
an
lmportant role
role in
ln the
the decision
decislon that
important
that is
is arrived
arrlved at.
at.
And the
the third
third is
Ls that
we must
ttrat we
must begin
begin now,
And
no$r, the
the very
very intensi
intensl
examl"nation
of this
examination of
of the
the beneficlal
beneficial uses of
thLe tremendous
tremendous amount of
of
heat and
and use
what energies
use what
energles and
and skills
skLl"rs that
that we
we have
heat
have to
tt
to see
see to
to it
that this
thls lreat
is used as a beneflt
that
heat is
benefit to
to us in
in Oregon rather
rather than
than
as a detriment.
detriment.
Thank you very
very much.
t{R. POSTON:
questions frcm
POSTON: Any questions
MR.
panel?
frqn the
the panel?
!lR.
JENSEN:
MR. JENSEN:
guestl.ons.
fI have
have two
two questions.
}lr. Jensen?
ifengen?
Mr.
I wlll
try it
it without
wlthout
I
will try
the microphone
the
microphone and see if
if it
it comes
comes through.
through.
flrst
The first
one,
one, you
certainly
have
spoken very
forcefully
certainly
have spoken
very forcefully
on what
what you see of
of the
ttre
government.
of the
state government.
of
the state
Le
you have any thoughts
Do you
the
Do
thoughts as to
to the
proper role
goverrunent, in
role of
progran such
of the
the federal
federal government,
as you
proper
ln aa program
such as
described?
have described?
llR. STRAUB;
MR.
STRUB: Yes.
Yes.
I think
thtnk that
that your
the same
same
I
your role
must be the
role must
as
Reglonal Office
it is
is in
Ln the
Offlce here
Norttrwest, the
as it
the Regional
here in
ln the
the Northwest,
the
Federal Water
Pol.lutlon Control
AdnlnlstratLon,
Control Administration,
ls to
Federal
Water Pollution
and
and that
that is
to
develop
regional standards
standatds that
develop regional
that apply,
apply, not
not only
only here
here in
ln this
thls
region,
Ln regard
region, but
but probably
probably in
should
regard to
to estuaries,
egtuarles,
should apply
all
apply all
over the
natlon.
over
the nation.
I think
thlnk it
lt is
very necessary
ls very
necessarlz that
GovernI
that the
the Govern-
I16
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guldeLlneg.
and guidelines.
standards and
requironents
ment develop
and standards
mlnlnrln requirements
develop minimum
-- knows
no
knovrg no
boundarLes -lcnors no boundaries
Pollution, as we realize,
knows
PollutLon,
reallze,
poUutlon of
major
of aa major
polltlcal
and we
wc know
that pollution
political
boundaries;
know that
boundarlca; and
ar polluof aa major
lnajor river
river or
river, belng
being dlscharged
discharged by
the mouth of
by the
rlver,
PoIIUfar
drlfts
gets out
ocean, drifts
lnto the
the ocean,
out into
tion
major bay
bay that
that gets
far
ln a maJor
tlon in
pollutlon
Ln
be, and
and cause
cauee pollution
may be,
upland
downland. as the
in
the case may
upland or
or dounland,
other states.
states.
other
ln the
the
area in
So I
I ttlnk
t-h1.8 is
ls a partlcular
think this
particular area
play aa role
ln
role in
Goncrnnent nust
the Government
control of
of egtuarles,
estuaries, that
must play
that the
eontrol
creating standards
standards that
that are
are nlnfunum
minimum and
and ncanLngful
meaningful and
and nece
necessar.
crcatlng
you.
MR.
iIBNSENT Thank you.
MR. JENSEN:
quegtLon:
My second
second question:
My
The Delaware
convcnthe conventhtt perhaps
River Basin
Cmnigalon has
has suggested
suggested that
Bagln Commission
Rl.ver
PGrhaPsthe
entlrel,
always entire
arc not
ngt always
analyelt
cost analysis
of beneflt
tional
concepts
benefit cost
are
conccpts of
tlonal
envtrorunents.
in estuarine
eetuarlne environments.
suitable
in
suttable
publlc
They
Ttrey suggest
suggsgt aa public
nost
the most
ln the
no8t people
phlloeophy
f,or the
thc most
philosophy of
most uses
usea for
of the
the nost
PcoplG in
plac€t.
places.
phtl.osophy is
ls compatible
conpattble
of, philosophy
Do you
you think
sort of
Do
ttrlnk that
that sort
-- (interrupted)
(Lnterrupted)
with
wlrrt you have -rrith what
and
othcr requirement,
rcgulrcment,
one other
Well, II would
and
add one
would add
llR. STRMJB:
STRAITB: Well,
MR.
perlod of
of time.
t1me.
that
longest period
for the
the longest
that is,
|e, for
ln
that in
And II think
thlnk that
vet? rea4ily
readlly
whlch can
can very
reaourec which
we
regard
we have a resource
to estuaries,
estuarleg,
regard to
unlque
thc unique
of the
pennanently,
becaqge of
danraged permanently,
be destroyed
because
and damaged
degtroycd and
salt watcr
of fresh
frcsh and salt
character of
of estuarles
estuaries and the
the blcnding
blending of
water
charactcr
gensltlve
dtffteulty
and the
the difficulty
grourth that
therc, and
occura there,
and the
growth
that occurs
ttre sensitive
eetueriee
polLutlon once
Ln the
the estuaries
itra lodged
lodged in
of
once it's
dlscharglng pollution
of discharging
other conditions.
condltlons.
slack water
because of
water and other
because
of the
ttre slack
We have aa
We
1g no
there is
nw and there
uniquely scntltivG
sensitive area,
area, that
vital now
ltrs vttal
ttrat it's
uniquely
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doubt in
tn mind
that it
wlll become
doubt
mind but
but that
vital
in
lt will
becqne increasingly
lncreaslngly
vltal
ln
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future, that
tJre future,
that the
preserved.
the cleanliness
creanllnegs of
the
of this
area be
thls area
be preserved.
The difficulty
dtfftculty
generally,
ln conservation
congervatlon generally,
in
as well
well as in
tn
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t
great temptation
estuarles,
1g the
the great
temptatlon to
estuaries,
is
sell out
out to
to sell
to the
the future
future
I
gain of
for ttre
present.
for
the immediate
gain
lnnedlate
of the
the present.
I
And II think
think that
that this
thls
le an issue
is
issue that
that must
must constantly
constantly be
be debated,
debated, an issue
that II
issue that
I
II
belleve that
that the
maJorlty of
oregonlane are
believe
the majority
of Oregonians
wlse about
are wise
about in
ln
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insisting that
that at
at least
least in
Oregon, w€
we intend
to develop
develop and
ln Oregonr
lntend to
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enforce a policy
of plannlng
preservatlon
enforce
policy of
planning and control
so
control and preservation
II
I
that these
these values
that
values that
will be preserved
preserved
that are
are so important
lmportant now
now will
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for
for the
the long
long range,
range, when
when they
they w111
will become
become increasingly
importa
increaslngly
tmportanf
goes on.
as time
tLme goes
on.
MR.
UR. POSTON:
POSTON:
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you, Bob.
Thank
Bob.
Thank you,
you are
are not
you
not an expert
expert on estuaries.
estuarles.
experts
experts on
on estuaries.
estuarles.
-I wish
I
wish to
cqnment -to make comment
II don't
don't knorp
know as
as there
are I ny
there are
I
Thls is
rather new
This
ls a rather
new field.
fLeld.
some part
part to
some
to contribute.
contrlbute.
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l{e all
We
all have
fravel
That
are having
That is
having these
ls why we are
these
meetings.
meetlnge.
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golng to
I am
State Repren"pre-l
am next
next going
Ouderkl.rk, State
I
call on W. Stan Ouderkirk,
to call
-l
Dlstrlct
County.
sentative,
sentatl-ve, District
8I of
Llncoln County.
of Lincoln
II understand
l1r.
understand Mr.
Ouderklrk is
Ouderkirk
audlence.
lE in
ln the
the audience.
SIATEUE$TBy
STANOUDERKIRK
oupERrGRK
STATEMENT
BY w.
W. STAN
MR.
MR. OUDERKIRK:
OUDERKIRI(: Mr.
good to
you again,
Mr. Poston,
Poston, it
lt is
see you
agaln,
ls good
to see
sir.
sl.r.
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Dlstingutshed
panel, fellow
membere of
Distinguished
members
legislators
of the
the panel,
fellqr
andl
LegLslators and
dlstlngulshed
Oregonlans.
distinguished Oregonians.
gotten yyo{
llto Straub,
Straub, II should
Mr0
should have
have gotten
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ln
f think.
in there
there first,
I
flrst,
thlnk.
II do have
have a Prepared
prepared statement.
staternent.
fhe
I specifically
reason I
The reason
speclflca].ly
poston knows,
to be here
herc and
wanted to
and testify
testlf,y is
ts that,
that, as Mr.
Mr. Poston
knorrrg, Ir
was
the chairman
chalrman of
of the
the house committee
was the
cqnmlttee on
on natural
natural resources
resourceg
that
all the
that handled
handled a].].
thepollutlon
pollutionbllls
bills lnin the
the last
last segglon
session of
of the
leglslature.
legislature.
Hls department
department helped
helped us
us immeasurably
His
irnmeasurably at
at that
that
rI have
servlng for
the last
have also
also been
been serving
years on the
for the
last four
the
four years
tlme.
time.
eomtLttee
problemrs of
lands, studying
studylng the
committee on publlc
public lands,
ttre problems
our state
of our
state
tn the
prrbllc lands,
of public
in
the adnlntstratlon
administration of
lands, so
we do have a definite
eo we
deflnLte
lnterest
interest
in
ln this.
thls.
prepared statement:
Uy prepared
My
statement:
Ttre basis
Oregonrs economy
basls of
The
of Oregon's
econony in
ln
its
ts in
ln water;
its econmlc
economic future
future is
water; and the
main industries
being
the maln
belng
lndustrtes
the forest
foregt products
the
products and the
agriculture
and
the allied
allted industries,
Lndustrlcs,
agrlculture
arrd
we too
too have
trave here
here on
on the
we
industry.
the coast,
coast, by far,
far, the
the tourist
tourlst
industry.
lflth
the new
new technology
processlng of
technology in
With the
ln the
ttre processing
of forest
forest produc s
partlcrrlarly
pulp and paper,
paper, the
ln pulp
gronlng
particularly
in
need for
the need
for water
rdater is
ls growing
at
at tremendous rates.
rates.
Agrlculture
1s
Agriculture
is lrrlgatlng
irrigatinghundredeof
hundreof
thousands of
of acres
acres and reclaiming
thousands
land
reclalmlng
water use,
land by
by extensive
extenelve water
use,
espeelaLly in
Ln the
vast tracts
the vast
especially
tracts of
Central and
of land
land in
Eaetern
ln Central
ard Eastern
Oregon.
Oregon.
Vfater use
uee for
for recreation
reereatlon
Water
has
has expanded
e:qtanded to
to such
an extent
such an
extcnt
that
that vte
we are
are physlcally
physically dlvldlng
dividing lakes
boating
lakes into
Lnto sections
sectLons for
for boating
swlmlng
swimming and fishing.
flshlng.
rt seems
seems odd
It
odd that
ttrat aa state
state like
oregon,
llke Oregon,
where we
lrave, at
at times,
tines,
where
we have,
such an abundance
water, that
abundance of
of water,
other
ttrat other
scctlone of
of the
the country
eountry are
are casting
sections
casting an
an envious
eye and
and thinking
envious eye
thtnlclng
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of diverting
dtvertlng
of
this
water to
we should
use, we
now realize
reallze
ttrls water
their use,
should now
to their
years trttb
grorth
that it
Ln recent
that
with this
lt is
ls just
trenrendous growth
recent years
thls tremendous
Just in
that rte
we are
are speaking
that
not of
shortages.
speaklng in
ln terms
ter:nrs of
of surplus
surplus and
and not
of shortages.
development in
have to
Our future
water development
will have
future lrater
to come
corne under
under
ln Oregon wtII
probLems
and one
of the
intensive
management and storage;
lntenslve
management
one of
chlef problems1
storage; and
the chief
of our
our coastal
coastal areaa
areas is
which their
their
of
is the
steep slopes
elopes from
the steep
frorn whtch
feasLble
streams
and the
that are
aonomically feasible
fLow and
sltes that
are eonomlcally
stretrms flow
the few
few sites
for
for storage
storagie areas.
areas.
my
my
As II mentioned
major inLnmentloned in/opening
tn,/openlng remarks,
our three
three major
reurarks, our
dustrles
water based.
dustries
are
are water
based.
proThe forest
Ln its
its proindustry in
forest industry
pollution problems]
problems
cessing
water disposal
dlsposal has
has created
created pollution
cesslng and waste
wagte water
Our agriculture
in
and insecticide
agrlculture
Ln its
lts fertilization
lnsectlcLde use has
fertlllzatlon
problems.
created pollution
pollution problems.
created
our tourist
Our
industry,
bY sheer
industry , by
sheer
tourlst
poll,utLon problems.
problelns.
people involved,
of people
Lnvolved, has created
created pollution
number of
problems in
dumped
streams have dumped
The polLutlon
pollution problems
our coastal
coastal streams
in our
the responsible
responsible
itself
into
our estuaries
estuaries in
volume that
i.n such
such volune
into our
that the
ttself
Wlldll.fe,
people for
Fish and
and Wildlife,
people
namely, Fish
for the
resources, namely,
ttre natural
natural resources,
propagatlon and
and conservation
congervatlon
are
about the
are deeply
deeply concerned
the propagation
concerned about
profound economic
lndustry,
which
industry.
whlch has a profound
on our
our tourist
tourlst
economlc effect
effect on
great strides
sess
last sess
Oregon
oregon moved
with great
strldes in
in the
the last
moved forward
fonmrd with
pollutlon
Leglslatlon.
area of
of pollution
of
in
legislation.
of the
ln the
ttre legislature
leglslature
ttre area
glven aa formidable
task.
Sanitary
Authority has been given
Sanltary Authority
formidable task.
our
Our
It is
our
It
Ls our
all
state agencies,
agencles. all
feeling,
with the
the cooperatlon
cooperation of
ottrer state
of the
ttre other
feell,ng, wlth
Natural
Cormlttee on Natural
Governor I s Committee
of
which are
of whlch
are encompassed in
ln the
the Governor's
State
the State
dlrector,
that the
Resources,
which llr.
Mr. Cannon
Cannon is
our director,
that
ls our
Resources, of
of whlch
20
20
of oregon
and wlll,
of
Oregon can, and
pollutl.on
answer its
problcnrt with
lts pollution
will, answer
problems
wtth
can1
great
dlslntch.
great dispatch.
vfe
reallze
that we wtlr
contlnual,ly
We realize
that
will continually
need
the acslstance
assistance
nccd the
departmcnte as
of
Watcr Pollution
ag our
our Water
Pollutl.on Control
of such departments
Control AdininistraAdntnlstratl.on
gtateful
your technical
tion and we
we are
are always
always nost
most gtateful
for
and
for your
and
tcchnleal
flnancLal aid.
ald.
financial
We thank
you for
thank you
for being
beLng the
the catalyst
catalyet
We
to
to launch
launeh these
these
thoughts
for all
concerncd here
here today
today so
so that
that we may
nay
thoughts for
all agenclcE
agencies concerned
constantly
peoplec of
lmpress upon the
the peoples
of our
natLon,
our state
stats and
and nation,
constantly impress
the magnltude
of clean
wat€rE.
clean waters.
the
magnitude of
You will
wlll note
note that
that II have
have not
not made
nade aa specific
You
speclfle recoinmendarecmcndation to
to this
thLg committee
cqunlttec
pr6lem.
to answers
tion
as to
angrrers to
to our
our problem.
ageneles
concerned will
w111 do
agencies concerned
do this.
thls.
The state
I
purpose to
It is
ls ny
It
my purpose
to draw
to
peoplcs of
that the
thc peoples
of the
do ha
to your
your attention,
attention, that
tlre coastal
coastal strip
strlp do
a deep concern
concern in
tn this
thts matter.
natter.
yo[, Mr.
fhanlr you.
!lr. Poston.
Thank
Poston.
!lR.
panel have any
MR. POSTON:
POSTON: Does the
questlong?
the panel
any questions?
ponse)
ponse)
(No reg(No
ree-
Thanlc
Thank you
you very
much.
very much.
We will
wtll next
next hear
Dr. Jason
D. Boe,
State Representahear fran
ilason D.
Boe, State
Rcpresonta
We
frqn Dr.
DlstrLct
tLve, District
Douglas County.
County.
15, Douglas
tive,
l5,
STATEIIIBTITBY
STATEMENT
BY DR. JASON
{'ASON D.
D. BOB
BOE
DR. BOB:
BOB:
Itlt. Cannon, Mr.
panel,
Mt. Poston,
Pogton, members
Mr.
rnemlcersof
of the
the panel,
Treaeurer Straub,
Straub, fellow
felLow members
menbers of
of the
the legislature
and digdlsTreasurer
and
leglslature
Oregonlanc, my
tlnguLehed Oregonians,
ny name
itason Boe
Boe and
and If am
tinguished
nas! is
an aa member
nenrber
ls Jason
Douglas
of
Rcpresentatlves
of the
the OrcAon
Oregon Houge
House of
representing
Douglas
of, Representatives
reprcsentlng
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County, one of
Oregonrg coastal
of Oregon's
County,
coagtaL counties.
countieg.
tdrlle II may
nay sour
And while
llke
of commerce
like a
a clramber
chamber of
conunerce for
for a monent,
I want
moment, I
want to
to background
background
ny remarks
remarks by
by some
sme of
of the
attrlbutes
the attributes
whlch we
my
which
we have within
wlthln
our
our
county.
county.
The county
county whtch
r represent
repres€nt contains
The
which I
contalns the
ttre entire
entire watershed
sa
of the
UmtrrquaRlver
the Untpqua
of
River frmr
from lts
its origln
origin hlgh
high ln
in the
the Cagcadle
Cascade Mountai
rounta
to its
lts estuary
estuary and
and entrance
entrance into
lnto the
tlre Pacific
Paclflc
Ocean near
to
Ocean
neatr Reedsport.
port.
The
Umtr4ua River
Rlver is,
ls, to
to my
knorledge,
my knowledge,
The Umpqua
the
ttre only
only major
maJor
rlver system
systenr in
the United
untted States
states to
ln the
have its
river
to have
Lts headwaters,
head\f,aterg,
tte
its
entLre course
course and its
lts entrance
entrance into
entire
Lnto the
ttre sea wtrolly
the
wholly wlthln
within the
boundarl,es of
of aa single
sJ.ngLe county.
cotrnty.
boundaries
obvLously,
the importance
lmportance of
Obviously, the
of
thls rLver
systcm to
to the
this
river system
of
the citizens
cltlzene
our county
of our
county and to
to our
our ata
cannot
cannot be overestimated.
overestimated.
rt
ls the
the central
It is
central nenroug
nervous system
of
our econqnlc
of our
economic and recreational
recreatLonal
resourceg.
resources.
I cite
cite these
tlrese facts
I
facts
to show
sbow the
the deep concern
concern I
I and my
to
have over any
constLtuents
my constituents
proposed legislation
legisl.atl.on
will invluence
that will
proposed
that
invluenee or
af,fect this
or affect
this magnimagnlftcent resource
ln the
ficent
resource in
decades to
the decadce
cone.
to come.
rn the
the 1967 session
sesslon of
of the
oregon Legislature,
the Oregon
In
IT served
Leglslature,
served
uPon the
the .sub-cqrunLttee
dealt specifically
speclflcally
wlth all
upon
sub-committee which
which dealt
with
all of
of the
the
alr and
and water
pollutlon
leglslatlon
ttrat came
air
water pollution
legislation
that
came before
before the
the legisleglslature.
lature.
From this
point. it
vantage point,
thlg vantage
privll.ege
Lt has
hae been my
From
my privilege
to
listen
to many
hours of
of testimony
testLmony from
peraons, groups
to listen
to
many hours
groups and
fron persons,
organlzations
who have
have a vital
vl,tal interest
interest
organizations
in
and concern
!.n and
concern for
for
the problemg
water pollution.
pollutlon.
of water
the
problems of
Frqn this
this background,
background, Ir have
From
Iarrlved
arrivedatat certaln
certain concluElons
conclusions and
and attltudes
attitudes regardlng
regarding these
these
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matterS.
matters.
It is
ls ny
oplnlon that
that the
the 1967
1967 session
sccgion of
Oregon LegIt
my opinion
of the
Legthe Oregon
perforrncd
lglaturc
lmenge and important
tmportant service
islature
performed an imeense
aeryice to
to the
the
of orcaon
ln tightening
tlghtenlng
Act.
ttre t{ater
of
Oregon in
up the
Water Quality
Quallty Act.
Leglslatlve
Legislative
corurpel
lnforms ne
that they
they have
have had numerous
Counsel informs
me that
nrmcrous requests
requcsts from
frm
tlre
lcAlslatorc
Ln other
other states
states for
prefor copies
coplcr of
the legislators
in
of our
our act,
act, presrnralrly to
to use as aa format
fomat for
for introducing
sumably
comparable
lntroduclng
cotparable legislalegislatlon
ln thelr
ontr states.
atates.
tion in
their own
f do
do not
not caine
cqne before
I
before you
you tday
today as
as an
an exp€rt
expert wltneas
witness on
on
parts per
per million
how many
nany parts
nrlllion
of any foreign
how
of
forelgn substance
nrbatance constitutes
constitutes
gtlong that
pollutlon,
pollution, but
but frm
from the
the nature
natureofofthc
theqeqations
that you seek
seek
to
r can assume
aaautre that
your areas
prlrne
one of
that one
of your
areas of
of prime
to havc
have angwercd
answered I
-- local,
concern
1s what
systean of
of management
management -concern is
what system
state
local,
or federal
f,ederal
state or
rlll.
eonselnyatlon and development
for the
the conservation
will bcst
best provlde
provide for
of
develognnent of
Oregonrg estuarial
egtuarlal resources.
Oregons
reEources.
State
Irty belief
bcllef, is
My
lg that
that the
the State
Sanl.tary
Sanitary Authorlty,
Authority, armed wlth
with the
the leglgLatlon
legislation we
we passed
passed ln
in
L967, is
tB in
ln the
Orcgon estuarian
1967,
the best
best posltlon
position to
control the
to control
tlre Oregon
estuarlan
qtnllty
problems.
water quality
water
problems.
I emphasize
Oregon in
anphaelze Oregon
contest,
I
in this
tlrls contest,
for
to ltnow
for II am
am ln
in no poeLtlon
position to
know what
what is
ts happening
happcnlng in
thls rega
rega
ln this
geaboard.
ln the
the gulf
Btatcs or
or on the
in
gulf states
the eastern
eastern seaboard.
In some
In
of our
our
sqne of
states,
I am
problems of
poll,utLon are
sure the
the problems
of estuarian
states,
I
am sure
pollution
cetutrlan
are seve
qulck federal
enough to
to warrant
coprehenslve
and quick
warrant comprehensive
and
federaL action.
actlon.
I nust
ttrat a distinction
dlstlnctlon
I
must enphaslze
emphasize that
in
could
ln such
such legislation
could
leglslatlon
rnade between
good fai
betrreen those
and rnust
must be made
thoee states
etateg who
who are
arc showing
showLng good
fal
progress in
pollut
and naki.ng
aubstantlal
thle field
making substantial
progress
of
of water
water pollut
ln this
flcld
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or
through inertia
inertla
a6
agalnst those
legistatures
states whosc
as against
whose legislatures
through
or
those states
grlps wlth
thls
to grips
to come
cqrre to
have
refused to
improper
have refused
with this
influences
improper influences
problerr.
problem,
Standarda
the lfater
that the
fI would
would further
further
cLte
cite that
Water Qualtty
Quality Standards
on the
tlre
hearlngs on
State of
Ln its
lts three
three hearings
adopted
by the
adopted by
of Oregon in
the State
standards
federal water
the present
coast last
last year
year to
to mcet
meet the
present federal
water standards
coast
Pollution
Federal water
the Federal
approned by
for
coastal waters
waters were
were approved
by the
Water Pollution
for coaetal
Control A&rlnlstration.
Control
Administration.
Statc of
of Oregon
the State
bellef
that the
At this
nry belief
At
that
Oregon
1t is
ts my
thls time,
tLme, it
the
!n the
oblLgations
tts obligations
to meet its
is
excellent position
position to
in
Ls in
in an excellent
federal
dual control
eontrol by a federal
field
of estuarlan
estuarian water
water qualtty
quality and dual
of
fleld
perhaPa an
an
at perhaps
unnecessarlly
agency would
would complicate
matters unnecessarily
at
agency
conrplLcate matters
great expense.
unduly
expense.
unduly great
State Land
Oregon State
the Oregon
that the
We also
Land Board
Board
I{e
also have
ttre fact
faet that
have the
State Treasurer
the State
Governor, the
which
of
Treasurer and
and
of the
tlre Governor,
whlch is
emprlged
is comprised
wrdcrlylng
of the
thc land
Land underlying
the
State, controls
control,s most of
Sccretary of
of State,
the Secretary
Counission through
through
Htgtrway Commission
and our
our Highway
the
estuarl.ee, and
in the
the estuaries,
the land
land in
reprovlnce of
of establishing
establtshlng
its
Parks Department,
Department, has
has the
rethe province
ite Parks
creational
creational values.
values.
geem to
at a
to ae
It
seem
me bOth
both as
It does,
doeg, therefore,
ttrerefore,
wlLl provide
Oregon will,
State of
of, Oregon
citizen
that
the State
that the
Prwlde
leglsl.ator,
cLtizen and aa legislator,
the
of, the
needs of
the
best system
latent wLth
with ttre
the needs
congl.stent
of management
management cons
system of
ttre best
people of
etate.
people
of this
thts state.
wclroe do not
not welThis
that we
say that
not to
to say
Thig is
is not
result
aE a result
FWPCAwill
wLl.l develop
devel'op as
data that
the FWPCA
that the
come
cone the
research data
ttre research
amenabLe
not be amenable
we will
wLll not
o! that
that we
of
hearings, ox
sfunl!.ar hearlnge,
of these
tSese and similar
Or counsel.
coungel.
advlce or
to suggestions,
suggestlOn8, advice
tO
ttra
hOweVCr, thai
We are
are saying,
Saylng, however,
We
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oregon the
here
participation should
should
ln Oregon
on federal,
here in
the emphasis
ernphaslg on
federal partlctpatlon
be research
Oregon continues
to
orlented and to
research oriented
to insure
Lnsure that
that oregon
eontLnues to
programs in
are
carry
excellent manner
ln which
whLch they
they arel
carry on its
lts programs
ln the
nanncr in
the excellent
presently being
presently
belng carried
carrLed on.
on.
qulte clearly
whlle II understand
While
that
understand quite
clearly
that federal
federal research
research
grants are
your study,
grants
within the
strongare not
scope of
would.strongnot wlthln
ttre scope
of your
study, II would
posgJ-ve serious
great posly
that you give
serlous thought
the great
recorunend that
thought to
to the
ly recommend
pollutlon
sibilities
of
by the
of abating
estuary pollution
lndustrLal
slbllitles
abatlng some
sqne estuary
the industrial
preproducte and
are preand commercial
use of
cqrmerclal
of products
and by-products
by-producte that
that are
pollutants.
gently,
of
sently,
of themselves,
thenrselves, pollutants.
I
to
the
I refer
to thej
refer specifically
speclficaLly
air and water
bark
which can cause
both air
water
cause both
bark from
fron harvested
lrarvegted timber
timber which
pollutloni
che,mlcaL
pollution; the
and
and the
of certain
cer.taln chemical
r€-os€ of
the re-capture
re-capture
tlre re-use
pollutants.
pollutants.
Undoubtedly, there
Undoubtedly,
are many
many other
other examples.
examples.
there are
exeeffentlf
and excell
Oregon's
and
Oregon's universities
are admirably
and colleges
colleges are
adnrlrably and
universltles
play aa significant
thls type
type
ln this
situated
role
signlflcant
role in
sLtuated and
and equipped
equlpped to
to play
of
of research.
regearcb.
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questLon, the
oregon and the
natlon
Wlthout question,
Without
of
of Oregon
ttre nation
estuarles
the estuaries
popugreater usage
golng to
as our
our popuare
usage as
subJected to
to ever
etrer greater
are going
to be subjected
grows.
lation grows.
latlon
t
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condftlonsl
This
wlll undoubtedly
create changing
Tlrl,s will
undoubtedly create
changing conditi
arear.
these areas.
in
the various
various values
values to
found in
ln these
to be found
ln the
IloPefully,
Hopefully,
federaL level
Level wilL
both
will
tlre federal
level and you on the
we on
on the
the state
state level
both we
people
provide the
program that
wtll provide
the people
come
with a balanced
balanced program
that will
come up wlth
use of
of our
our estuaria]
of Oregon
with the
oregon wLth
and best
estuarlal
hlghest and
best use
of
the highest
waters consistent
with the
beneficial uaes
uses of
of all
all the
the varl.ed
varied
vraters
conslstent wlth
tlre beneficlal
users
waters.
of these
these waters.
users of
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panel?
qrrestlons from
the panel?
frqn the
Are there
any questions
there any
POSTON: Are
MR. POSTON:
MR.
iIENSEN:
MR.
lrlR. JENSEN:
are
ttren, you
correctly
If II understand
understand you
you correctly
then,
you are
If
a
that a
of estuarine
estuarlne management,
fteld of
suggesting
that in
management, that
ln the
the field
suggestlng that
Government,
Federal Government,
and the
the Federal
relationship between
between the
state and
the state
relattonshlp
Control
Control
Pollution
the Water
ln the
thing
which we have
have in
Water Pollution
that whLch
liJ<e that
thing like
it?
ls that
that it?
Program,
might be effective,
is
effectlve,
Program, nrtght
BOE:
DR. ROE:
-- and
and
agaln -I would
think this
would again
is correct
correct and I
II think
thts is
you asked
Treasurer
asked Treasurer
that you
to a questLon
I
would like
to respond
respond to
question that
I would
}lke to
poLnt on
on research,
research,
my point
Straub
to re-emphasize
re-enrphaslze my
Straqb on this
ttrls thing,
thlng, to
you
when you
lf, when
heLpful, if,
extrernely helpful,
would be
be extremely
that
that it
it would
X think
that I
thlnk that
-- we
ttrere
that there
already that
w€ know
knorar already
recommendatlons -cane
with your
your recommendations
come up with
that
manner, that
conmercial manner,
used in
in a commercial
are
that
poLlutants
that can be used
are pollutants
products.
usable products.
ccnrnerclalLy usable
lnto commercially
can be
be manufactured
manufactured into
can
And II
should be an
think that
this is
lmportant and can be and should
ls an important
that thls
think
the
to the
make to
that you
important part
part of
of the
the recqnmendatLons
recommendations that
you make
lmportant
Congress.
Congreas.
goes right,
right,
lf everything
everythtng goes
aa
pLan to
have, if
Tfe plan
to have,
MR. JENSEN:
MR.
{IENSEN: We
Washington
in Washlngton
study needs in
conference on estuarine
reEearch and study
estuarj,ne research
conference
year.
in approxlmately
approximately one year.
ln
We
will be
be a very
very
this will
that this
We hope that
of the
the
many of
into many
wiLl look
look into
major
conference
lt will
and it
conference and
national
maJor national
study and
research and study
estuarlne
in estuarine
opportunities and needs in
research
opportunl,ties
one.
ls a very
very good one
suggestlon is
certainly, I
your suggestion
I think
thlnk yoqr
certalnly,
It
ft is
is
other meetings.
meetings.
of the
ttre other
at any of
I have
not heard
have not
heard before
before at
one that
that I
system.
Lnto the
ttre system.
back into
It
willl be conveyed
conveyed back
wtt
It certainly
certalnly
question.
Mr. Cannon has
has a question.
POSTON: Ur.
MR.
UR. POSTON:
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tlR. CPNNON:
cANNoN: yes.
MR.
Yes.
Jason,
you indicating
are you
LndLcating that
perhaps
Jason, are
that perhaps
there should
should be
gtate Sanithere
be one authority
authorlty
as for
for example,
example, the
as
the State
sanltary Authorlty
to have
tary
Authority and to
have its
Lts authority
authorlty
expanded so that
that it
it
would be the
the overriding
would
overriding
agency
to control
control
develo;rnent of
agency to
development
of the
the
eEtuarles or
or use of
of the
estuaries
the estuaries
estuaries and land
Land related
related to
to the
the
estuaries?
estuaries?
Do I
-- (interrupted)
f read
read this
(Lnterrupted)
your -Do
thls in
in your
DRDR. BOE:
BOE:
perhape so,
-- we
so, but
but Ir think
Perhaps
thlnk that
that we
we cannot
cannot -we
cannot overlook
overlook the
port authorities
the port
authoritles
cannot
and various
varLous other
other forms
forms
of local
gorrernment.
local government.
of
r think
think it
Lt has
I
has to
to be a team approach
approach bebe-
tween your
tween
your port
port authoritles,
authorities, between
between your
your cities,
cltLec,
your
betvreen your
between
eounties,
betvreen the
state Sanitary
the State
sanltary Authority,
counties,
between
AuthorLty,
between the
between
the
leglslature,
executives in
-- as
legislature, ttre
the executives
ln the
state, working
the state,
worklng -as II bebeLierre that
that we have worked
worked in
lieve
ln Oregon,
oregon, as a team approach
approach to
to this
thle
thing.
thing.
This is
This
is my
my suggestion.
sugrgestlon.
MR. JENSEN:
MR.
JENSEN: Are
Are you
you familiar
famirtar wlth
with the
that
the legislation
regislatLon
ttrat
was adopted
Jwas
adopted recently
recently by
by the
the State
State of
Maine?
of ltalne?
DR. BOE:
BOE:
No, II am
No,
am not.
not.
t{R.
MR. JENSEN:
They
establLshed
They have
have established
an estuarine
management
estuarLne
management
-- high-level
1board,
board, r Iberleve
believe ltit ls,
is, wlth
with repreaentatlon:
representation -htgh-Lever rerepresentatlon
frqn
-Ipresentation
from each
each of
of the
the maJor
major interest
organization
interest
organlzation
-water quallty,
liwater
quality, foregt,
forest, marLne
marine fisheries,
flsherles,
thelr land
their
land board,
board, the
geology group,
-- something
Jgeology
group, II believe
believe -smethlng
like
llke that?
that?
DR. BOB:
DR.
BoE:
-- I
r think
think this
this sounds -I
r would
would have to
to see the
the
leglslatlon,
I think
legislation,
but I
but
thtnk --- have
have they
they passed
passed and adopted
adopted this
thls
g is la t l o n ?
Ilelegislation?
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It has
has been passed.
ttlR. JENSEN:
{IENSEN: It
MR.
Passed.
send
counsel send
legislatlve
We will
have legislative
counsel
will certainly
BOts: We
certainly
DR. BOB:
DR.
disit is
ls diswill see
see that
that it
we will
and we
for
copies of
and
leglsLatlon
of this
this legislation
f,or copLes
lt,.
observe it.
tributed and observe
tributed
good to
kno'r.
to know.
It is
very good
It
Ls very
adopted
also, adopted
NertrHampshire,
Hampshlre, also,
State of
tfhe State
of New
tiR. JENSEN:
{IENSEN: The
MR.
responsLbl
place all
the responsibi
all of
of the
ttrat place
leglslatLon
some
new estuarl.ne
eatuarine legislation
that
some nevr
L-
then
but then
ln a
ity for
all use
use of
of ttre
the estuarj.es
estuaries in
a singLe
single agency
agency but
for all
ity
in
delnrtment heads in
wlth other
other department
I dlreeted
directed that
that agency
agency to
to consult
consult with
it.
of it.
I the'enforcenent
the enforcement of
you.
Thank you.
POSTON: Thank
t{R. POSTON:
MR.
on
call on
to call
next like
llke to
I
would next
I would
Oregon.
of Oregon.
SocLety of
of the
the Audtrbon
Audubon Society
I Kenneth
Kenneth C.
C. Batchelder
Batchelder of
C. BATCHELDER
BAIICIIELDER
STATEMENT By
BY KENNEIII
KENNETH C.
SIIATEIIFI{T
mernbers
and members
Cannon and
Poston and Cannon
Chalrmen Poston
BATCIIELDER: Chairmen
MR. BATCHELDER:
l{R.
that
seriousness that
tlre seriousness
with the
!.mpressed with
I ofof ttre
the paneL,
panel, II am
am greatly
greatly impressed
here
are here
that are
fLne PeoPle
is being
being gLven
given this
this questlon
question and
and the
the fine
people that
ls
t*ti
approachlng thi
are approaching
that \te
to think
ttrink that
and it
me vetY
very haPpy
happy to
we are
lt makes me
Ivery
very seri.ous
serious Probleun.
problem.
C. Batchelder.
BatcheLder.
K. C.
My name is
Ls K.
Society.
Audubon Society.
[Audubon
Oregon
the Oregon
president
of the
I
of
I am
am president
5O years
o\ter 50
establtshed
This
was establIshed
over
years
This society
soclety rras
exact.
I B9o,
ago, t9O9
1909 to
to be
be exact.
of
t}re welfare
It was
was established
established for
welfare of
for the
It
Iwtldllfe
wildlife and
and related
related lnterests.
interests.
four hundred
There
hundred
over four
are over
There are
Platt,
ltiartha Platt,
ls headed
Its conservation committee
headed by
by Martha
cqrunittee is
.Its conservation
ttas
She was
She
world.
world.
conservation
ln the
the conservation
flgure in
knorrn
a nationally
known figure
natlonaLly
F menbers.
members.
today.
here today.
to be here
unable to
ao was unable
out
so
clty,
the city,
of the
out of
comnLttee
Her committee
the Water
commend
Water
colnmend the
Dlrectors'
of Directors,
I and
and supported
supported by
by the
the Board
Board of
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C'
contror AdnLnlstratlon
for their
thelr action
actlon in
Control
Administration for
ln making
maklng a study
study of
of
the
lookrng forward
fonrard to
to the
the best
the estuarles
estuaries looking
begt ultimate
ultlmate
use, and
use,
conservatlon before
before it
lt is
ls too
too late.
conservation
late.
Our organization
organlzatLon
long appreciated
apprcclated
Our
has long
the
the values
valueg of
of
estuarles,
partlcularry
slnce many
many of
of, us
ug are
blrd students.
estuaries,
particularly since
are bird
students,
and
estuarles support
support an outstanding
outstandlng variety
and estuaries
varlcty of
of birds.
blrds.
ilany
Many
of our
our field
fteld trips
trlpa through
years have
through the
the years
havc been to
of
to eatuarine
estuarlno
a
rg a g .
areas.
Estuarles are
are far
far more
place to
go birdwatching.
more than
than aa place
Estuaries
to go
blrdwatchlng.
They are
are the
the brldge
for many
rnany forms
forms of
They
bridge for
of marine
ruarlne life
lifc traveling
travcling
betrreen
the sea and the
the fresh
waters of
fresh waters
of our
between the
our rivers.
rlvers.
eourse,
Of course,
salmon are
are the
outstandLng example,
the outstanding
example, but
but we
we recognize
salmon
recognlze that
many
that many
other species
strreclee of
of fish
flsh are
are involved.
other
lnvoLved.
Estuartes
Estuaries fornr
form sel€
some of
of the
the rlchest
richest ecosystGms
ecosystns of
of the
the
world in
production
in terms
of production
terms of
of both
world
of
both plants
plants and anlmals
animals in
both
ln both
quantlty and
quallty.
and quality.
quantity
The easily
easlry destroyed
destroyed food
food chains
chalne of
of
estuarles ultimately
provlde life
ultlmately
estuaries
provide
llfe for
for shell
shelr fish
ftsh resources
reaources
and on our
our coast,
coast, support
support black
black brandt,
and
brandt, ducks
dueks and
otlrer water
water
and other
ehore birds.
and shore
bLrds.
lFhese
forme of
of life
arc dependent
dependent
These higher
higher forms
llfe are
upon the
the lower
forms which
lower forms
whlch are
upon
by
are subject
subJect to
destrnctlon
to destrtiction
by
pollution.
pollution.
ft
1g most
unfortunate
that we do not
It is
most unfortunate
that
not know the
the
of
ltg effects
effectg in
ln many
of pollution
pollution or
or its
many Oregon estuaries,
but
we
estuarleg,
but we
have
years great
noted through
great declines
through the
ttre years
popudeclLneg in
have noted
in the
btrd poputhe bird
latlons
lations uslng
using the
the estuarles
estuaries and have been accordingly
accordlngly conconcerned.
cerned.
One of
of these
these birds
blrds is
ls the
black brandt
One
the black
brandt which
wtrlch is
almost
!.s almost
year.
of the
the year.
most of
estuaries most
entirely
dependent
dependent upon
upon estuaries
entirely
prlnclpal
eeLgrass.
food is
ls eelgrass.
principal
food
Pacifl.c coast.
coast.
the Pacific
the
Ite
Its
on
declmated on
badly decimated
Thls has become
becme badly
This
Lnto
ehould take
talce into
of estuaries
estuarles should
Any study
study of
of the
the
also the
effectg
the effects
actual pollutton
account not
not only
pollution but
but also
of
only actual
aceount
pollution.
pollution.
.only
pollutlon
but also
aleo
about pollution
We
concerned about
We have not
but
not only been concerned
dcveLopments.
ot}er developments.
and other
houElng and
for housing
the filling
of
for
of estuaries
estuarles
ftlllng
the
Oregon
the Oregon
on the
rate on
alarnrl,ng rate
gotng at
steady but
This
has been
been going
but alarming
at a steady
Thts hae
coagt.
coast.
supported
socLety supported
thLs society
reasons this
of the
ttre reasons
ls one of
Our concern
concern is
form.
tts original
orLglnal form.
Blt,L 25
25 in
in its
the concept
House Bill
of House
the
concept of
(1) inventory
of estuaries.
eEtuariea,
provLded
lnvcntory of
provided for
for (1)
ThLs bill.
blll'
This
(2) purchase
of the
the
(2)
purchase of
(3) no
of estuarl'es
estuaries
of
fllLlng
no filling
and (3)
more outstanding
estuaries and
outstandlng estuaries
of the
the
appronal of
without the
thc approval
governmental bodies
bodles without
prlvate
by private
or
or governmental
fnterlor.
Department
Department of
of Interior
Lmare imlfe believe
three points
We
belleve these
these three
PoLnts are
Congress.
portant and should
authorlzed by Congress.
Iportant
should be authorized
'
regouree rrtt
aesthetLc resource
econqrlc and aesthetic
Estuaries are
botlr an economic
Estuarles
are both
studied.
carefutty
should be
be carefully
studied.
should
should
productlve
ones should
lfhe most productive
The
ones
state resresbe aa state
to be
thls to
be preserved
We
Wewould
expect this
preserved intact.
would expect
lntact.
to accept
accePt such
or unable
unalrle to
urnrlLllng or
ponsibility
but if
ponslbJ.llty
are unwilling
they are
but
lf they
Federal
the Federal
over by the
taken over
it should
a responsibility,
it
be taken
should |1e
responstbtllty,
ment.
the
funportant, the
ls important,
estuary is
While
an estuary
along an
llhil.e birdwatching
bLrdwatchlng along
through
another, through
rtay or
or another,
one way
Ln one
public
from
publlc benefits
eetuaries in
frqn estuaries
beneflts
such
just knmlng
knowing such
sets or
food supplled
supplied wlldltfe
wildlife watched
watched on 8v
TV sets
or Just
food
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30
areas exist,
exlat, lead
areas
lead us
ua to
to the
concluslon that
we commend
the conclusion
that we
the inlncommendthe
veetlgatlon,
preserve,
urge the
adoptlon of
vestigation,
urge
the adoption
of such
euch action
wlll preserve,
actLon as
as will
for the
for
the most
most part,
part, the
in
the estuaries
egtuarles
UnLted
1n Oregon and in
Ln the
ttre United
9tates.
States.
Tfe appreciate
appreclatc
present our
We
the
to
the opportunity
opportunlty
to present
our views.
vLws.
We
We
glad to
wtll be glad
will
Including
any
to be kept
kept Informed
informed of
of developments,
developmcnts,
lncluding
any
help that
organlzatton
that our
our organization
help
may lend,
the deslr
desi
may
to accomplishing
Lend, to
aecmpllshlng
the
regul t S.
results.
you.
Thank you.
questione?
MR.
MR. POSTON:
POSTONc Any questions?
MR.
ItlR. JENSEN:
iIENSEN: Yes.
Yes.
you say
lfhen you
When
an estuary
sray an
estuary should
should be
preserved intact,
lntact,
do you
preserved
you mean
mean ttrat
that it
should not
not be
be filled
in
lt should
ftlled
ln
or
rather that
or rather
that there
there should
should not
not be any use
use of
of any
klnd?
any kind?
MR. BATCHELDER:
llR.
BATCHEI"DER: Essentially
EssentlaLLy that,
y€8.
that, yes.
an estuary
eetuary --
trltten you
you fill
When
in
Ln
fill
perhaps that
you destroy
Great Blue
Blue Heron,
perhaps
that Great
Heron, you
hls
destroy his
food,
food, you see?
see?
i
-- it
It may
polnt -It
may be just
the level
lt is
level of
of the
ttre point
is t
Just the
very easy to
very
make some
to fill
f111 in
tn these
these estuaries
estuarles and
and rnake
sqne valuable
valuable
,l
I
-- in
waterfront
thls is
land and this
ls the
ttre thing
waterfront
land
the
thlng that
eome of
of thel
that we -ln some
Imore
more important
important oncs,
ones, that
that we
we thlnk
think ghouLd
should not
not be done.
done.
ly, somebody
aorebody should
should have
paas on
ly,
to
have the
authorlty
the authority
on those.
to pass
those.
I
I
There
ttrerel
Certatnt
-- nafUf
should be
flIltng
should
be no filling
in
ln anywhere without
without some
-sarc authority
authorlty
-- and it
ln
in thc
the etate
state Level
level ori
or somewhere,
whether this
Bonerrhere, to
thls -tt
to see whether
shoulC be
lnformed to
should
be by
by people
people informed
to know,
only about
know, not
not only
about the
the pollunolfu-l
tlon,
tion, but
but what
what food
food sources
aources they
they may
bc destroying.
destrolzlng.
may be
you, Mr.
MR.
tiR. POSTON:
!lr. Batchelder.
POSTON: Thank you,
Batchclder.
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dlscussafrt
The next
next discussa
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Sn6r, of
or informant
Chapter of
lnformant wlll
Mr. C. Dale Snow,
Oregon Chapter
or
will be Mr.
of the
the Oregon
of
Soctety.
the
American Fisheries
the Anerican
FLstrertes Society.
STATE!{EIIT
STATEMENT BY C
C. mr,E
DALE SNCM
sNotf
I
paneL, ladies
MR.
SNJ: Mr.
I'lR. SNOf,f:
Dlr. Poston,
Poston,
and
members
and
of the
members of
the panel,
ladles
gentlernen', I
Dale Snow, and If am
I am
am Dale
am speaking
gentlemen,
speaklng on
on behalf
of the
behalf of
thc
Chapter of
AmerLcan Fisheries
of the
Fi.sherl.eg Society,
9oclety, in
Oregon Chapter
the American
Ln the
the
of
of our
our elected
elected officers.
offlcers.
gentlemen would
Now, these
would like
llke to
to
these gentlemen
prlor commitments
have been here
have them
them
here today,
today, however,
however, prior
comnltnents have
BaysCornCqtrOur Bays
elsewhere and II am
am the
el.sshere
of the
the ex-chairman
ex-chaLrman of
the 'Save
"Save Our
mittee",
s",
m l t t e e t ' , or
o ! "SOB'
f o r short.
short.
"SOB|B
" , for
(Laughrer )
(Laughter)
Oregonrs
MR.
SN: Even
Even
thethemost
llR. SNolII:
of Oregon's
assessment of
mostcursory
cursory assessment
lnportant
estuaries qulclcty
quickly establishes
them as among
among the
the most important
establlshes
estuarles
and valuable
our natural
valuable of
of our
natural resources.
resources.
pieces in
pecullar values,
our
ln our
In
addition to
In addltlon
ae key
key pieces
val.ues, as
to their
thelr peculiar
play critical
pvzzLe, they
roles in
Ln
state's
ecological jigsaw
roles
they play
crltical
statefe ecological
Jlgsaw puzzle,
prized natural
natural resources.
the nalntenance
maintenance of
many other
most prized
other most
resourceg.
of many
the
gtate I g
ng our
our state's
3very species
Every
comprising
lsh cqnprLst
specles of
of anadromous.
anadrmous ffish
dependent
Lg dependent
valuable
and
fisheries
is
cmmerclal
flsherieE
valuable recreational
and commercial
recreatLonal
lts life.
ll,fe.
of its
upon the
environment
scme stage
etagc of
the estuarine
estuarlne
envlronment at
at some
and,lor
Eettrarlne areas
Estuarine
and/or
areas support
support extensive
extenglve recreational
recrGatlonal
fleh, clams,
clanrg,
commercial
for
specles of
narlne fish,
of marine
for several
several species
cqunerclal fisheries
flshertes
crab and
oyetetrE.
crab
and oysters.
provide important
for
lfhey provide
wl.nterlng areas
arcas for
They
and wintering
funportant resting
restLng and
ghorc
populatlons
migratory
and
of
of, shore
migratory waterfowl
waterfo.rl
and support
support large
large populations
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birdg and furbáarers.
birds
furbearers.
They are
are becoming
bccorlng increasingly
They
valuable
increaglngly
valuable as living
llvlng
educaeducatlonal
laboratorlcg
turn increasingly
tional
laboratories
as we
we turn
to
lncreaslngly
to the
the ocean scienc
sci
And, although
although our
our measurement
measuremcnt techniques
And,
techntques aren't
precise
aren,t precise
enough to
to measure
meaaure our
our estuaries'
estuarleg I non-marketable
enough
values
non-trirketablc
valueg to
to the
tlre
passlve
recreatlonLgtg,
thege values
valuee are
are real
passive recreationists,
these
real and
and ever-inever-increaslng.
creasing.
unltke
the many
other resources
resourccs with
wlth which
oregon is
whlch Oregon
Unlike the
many other
ls ao
so
abundantly endowed,
endorred, we
we are
poor.
are estuary
eEtuar-y pöor.
abundantly
our estuarine
estuarlne lands,
lands,
Our
excludLng the
the inter-state
tnter-state
Colrnbla River
River estuary,
excluding
Columbia
estuary, total
total little
little
more than
than 41,000
4lrooo acres.
acreE.
more
Thlg
very scarcity
ecarclty compounds
ccnpounds their
This very
thelr
value
value and makes
makes each
each declslon
decision of
of utlllzatlon
utilization more
more critical
crltLcal
to
to
malntalnlng
truly optimum
optfunr&r values.
maintaining
truly
values.
lhere has
has been
been considerable
conslderable
degradatl.on of
There
degradation
of, these
valueg
these values
ln eqne
pollution,
via l'ater
in
acme of
of our
Our egtuarlee
estuaries via
water pollution,
filling,
dredgfilling,
dredglng and
frqn the
the upper
upper waterahcds
Iing
and sedlnentatlon
sedimentation from
watersheds and
and other
other ill111Iplanned
planned actlvltlcs.
activities.
we
glant step
toolc a giant
step toward
toward resolving
We took
our water
water pollutlon
pollution
resolvlng
our
probrems with
gtate water
wlth the
the recent
recent adoption
adoptl.on of
qualtty
of our
our state
problems
quality
Fter
gtandards.
standards.
Thesc
safeguards established
eetabllshed
These vl.tal
vital safeguards
minimum
nlnlrnrn standard
standard
of quallty
or, martmum
pollutlon,
of
quality or,
maximum standards
depéndiñg
standards of
of pollution,
dependlng upon
your point
your
point of
of view.
vierrr.
But, in
ln addition
addttlon
to imposing
lmposlng a celllng
But,
to
ceiling on the
the upper
upper limit
Itnlt
of
standards also
of pollutlon,
pollution, thc
the standards
aleo contain
contaln a mandate based upon
uPon
secretary of
of the
rnterlor
the Interior
Secretary
Udall'
udall.s a anti-degradation
potLcy whlch
anti-degradation policy
which
.
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33
the
I quote,
part, and I
f quote
!.n part,
"NotwithstandJ.ng the
states,
quote in
quote, "Notwithstanding
and I
states,
-- the
and
highest and
quallty
tJre highest
atandards -general and special
general
water quality
standards
special water
flots
wasteg and
and flows
of wastes
control of
practlcable
and/or control
best
treatment
treatment and/or
beet practicable
water
overall
to maintain
shall in
every caae
case be
be provlded
provided so as to
maintain overall
water
ln every
shag
posslble levels."
qr:allty
levels."
hlghest possible
quality at
at the
the highest
inoure estuarine
estuarine
to insure
tools to
baslc tools
the basic
Clearly,
we now
CIearIy,
we
no\t have
trave the
poll,utl,on.
of pollution.
protectlon
area of
thls area
protection
in
in this
the
only the
Now rrre
requlre only
Now
we require
phllof that
that philagEressLve prosecution
necessary
and aggressive
reflnemente
necesaary refinements
Prosecutl.on of
osophy.
Os
ophy.
protectlve
standard
necessary protective
the necessary
We
have the
standardi
Tfe do
horrever, have
do not,
not, however,
dredglng
pollutLon
as dredging
suclr as
of estuarine
estuarlne
to ccnbat
combat ottrer
other sources
sources of
pollution such
to
planned industrial,
resldentlal,
lndustrlal'
poorly planned
filling, log
log stora9€,
storage, poorly
residential,
f1111ng,
the
Ln the
actlvl.tles
other activities
and recreational
developments,
in
developmentg, and other
recreatlonal
values.
of optimum
optintm values.
realLzatlon
watersheds
of
to realization
lntrnlcal to
watershedE inimical
f,
lndustrl"al
to industrial
of tidelands
tidelands to
acres of
We
9O0 acres
Ife have lost
nearly 900
lost nearly
years alone.
past eight
alone.
elght years
ing
ln the
the past
dredgLng in
lng and dredging
Mugt of
this f
Must
of this
trrevocable
ll!-planned
remains unused,
unused, and exempltflee
exemplifies ill-planned
and irrevocable
remains
t'pollutlotl".
estuary
estuary "pollution".
or so
so
whtch 60
6O or
Bay under
The fill
just
YaquLna Bay
under which
across Yaquina
fill
Just across
are permanently
clam beds
acres of
of extremely
extremely Productlve
productive bay
bay clam
beds are
Permanently
acres
ln point.
interred, is
caae in
lB a case
Lnterred,
Polnt.
we witness
witnesE
here, we
frsr here,
mlles from
And,
And, up
few miles
up the
ttre coast
coast just
Just aa few
create a subdiv
subdlv
filling of
of the
the valuable
valuable StLetz
Siletz Bay marsh to
to create
f1t11n9
PacLfl,c.
the Pacific.
agatnst the
clapboard
wall against
shlngle sea walL
clapboard and shingle
It
It is
is
obllterat
complete oblitera
for the
the complete
rumored that
that long-range
long-range pl,ans
plans call
call for
nurored
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of all
all tidal
tldal
flats
of
fiats
in
ln this
thls important
important waterfowL
ftshery area
area
waterfowl and fishery
'
It mugt
It
must not
not be
be inferred
from
lnferred
frqn our
our references
references
to the
the detridetrlto
mental effects
effects of
of these
there uses
mental
uses that
that we
are insensitive
lnsensltive
to the
we are
to
the
needg of
of industrial
lndustrlal
other commercial
needs
and other
cmmercial
utlltzatlon
Oregonl
of Oregon'
utilization
of
estuaries.
estuaries.
ThLs,
of course,
course, would
would be patently
patently unrealistic.
This, of
unrealtstlc.
$Ie are
are opposed
opposed to
to development
We
deveLopment toward
torrard short-term,
personal
short-term,
personal
goals wlthout
congtderatlon
goals
without proper
of
of the
the renewable
Proper consideration
renewable natural
natural
resourceg.
resources.
The
stakes are
are simply
slroply too
The stakes
too high.
hlgh.
We
nust coordinate
coordlnate
the development,
developnent,
We must
the
and recognize
reeogmlze clearly
clearly
necesslty of
the necessity
of non-development,
non-development,
the
of
of our
our estuarine
estuarlne
wtth
lande with
lands
to posterlty.
an eye to
posterity.
For
there can be
ttttle
doubt that
For there
be little
doubt
that their
thelr
future natural
natural values
values surpass
future
srurpass our
our wildest
lmaglnatlons
here
wildest imaginations
here
today.
today.
rronically,
Ironically, the
the dectslons
decisions that
will in
many cases
that wlll
ln nany
caaes unalterruralter_
ably rnold
the future
future of
of our
ably
mold the
our estuarine
eetuarlne areas
areas and their
thelr attendant
attendant
natural resources
resources must be made
natural
made today.
today.
It is
ls to
to that
ttrat end
we offer
It
end we
of,fer the
the following
followLng recommendations:
recqumendatlons3
l.
1.
Ttrat an
(wlthln one
an immediate
furmedLate (within
year) inventory
one year)
That
lnventory be
be made,
made,
by local,
local, state
state and
and federal
federal agencies
by
agencles involved,
lnvolved, of
of all
aLl
oregon estuaries
estuarles relating
present and
reratLng to
potentlal
to'thetr
Oregon
their present
and potential
uses and
and values
val,ues -- from
frm the
the natural
natural resources,
regourcgSi corncodlmerclal-Lndustrlal
publlc points
and public
polnta of
mercial-industrial
of view.
vtew.
2.
2.
Fron
thts inventory
l.nventory the
tbe objectives
From this
of
objectlves
of estuarine
estuarlne manrntnagement in
oregon may.
Ln Oregon
may be
agement
be identifLed
identified and agreed
agreed upon.
upon.
3.
3.
A moratoriwn
moratorir.m must be established
A
establlahed on the
the alterations
altenatlons
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whLch are
proposed,
are occurring
occurrlng and
which
and those
whLch are
those which
are proposed,
until
o\7era11 plan
until
an overall
plan of
of use
ls adopted
u8e is
adopted for
for each
estuary.
estuary.
.Iurlsdictlon forformanagement
management
Oregonts estuaries
I4 .Jurisdiction
ofofOregon's
estuarl.es
must be clarified.
clarlf,led.
Areas
of overlapping
overlapping must be
Areas of
identified.
ldentlfled.
IVhere data
policy and
data is
ls insufficient
Where
for
policy
lnsufflclent
for rational
ratlonal
and
management
declslons,
propose that
w€
management decisions,
we propose
that research
research be underturderprovlde needed
taken to
taken
to provide
needed information.
lnformatlon.
6.
16.
quallty
9fater quality
Water
standards,
blanket
standards, which
whlch currently
blanket
currently
all estuaries,
estuaries,
all
should
whether
Ehould be studied
studled to
to determine
determine whether
gtandards mlght
separate standards
separate
might be warranted
warranted for
for each
estuary.
estuarT.
7.
7.
Educatlonal
programs, on
on the
Oregon.s
Educational
programs,
valueE of
the values
of Oregon's
estuarles,
all segments
estuaries, almed
aimed at
at all
segiments of
of Oregon citizenry
ci,tizenry
golden age,
frqn klndergarten
from
kindergarten to
to the
ttre golden
i9e, are
are essential
essential
publtc understanding
to
to develop
develop public
understandlng and
and appreciation.
appreciation.
8.
8.
Studles should
should be implemented
lmplemented on rare
Studies
or endangered
rare or
endangered specspecOregon estuaries.
ies of
of shellfish
in
ies
shellflsh
ln Oregon
estuarl.es.
9..
9
A study
study is
suggested to
ls suggested
to determine
deternri.ne if
Corps
if outdated
outdated Corps
of Englneers
of
Engineers "pier
llnes" can be changed to
to be more
"pier lines"
ccnpatlble
compatible with
with blol.oglcal
biological and recreational
uses
recreatlonal
useE of
of
estuaries.
estuarleg.
lO.
10.
llanagement of
Oregon's estuaries
of Oregon's
Management
egtuarles should
should be vested
vested in
ln
-- assuming
the state
stat€ -aasturLng that
the
ttrat the
the state
accepts this
state accepts
thls
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responslbtllty.
responsibility.
11.
11.
The State
state of
oregon should
of Oregon
The
consider the
should constder
the establishcatabLlsh-
,
ment of
of tState"
"stateu estuarine
estuarr.ne areas
areas similar
slmtiar
to the
the
to
program
of NatlonaL
areac suggested
euggested in
program of
National areas
Bouce of
ln House
of
Representati.vea Bill
Btll 25.
25.
Representatives
I would
ltke to
to take
take this
I
would like
thls opportunity
opportunlty
to thank
thank the
the committ
cmnLt
to
for allowl.ng
for
allowing the
the Amerlcan
American Flsherles
Fisheries Society
soclety to
to appear
appaar here
here totoday.
day.
Itrank you.
you.
Thank
MR- POSTON:
PosroNc
MR.
Are
questlons from
there any
any questions
panel?
Are there
from the
the panel?
I lir.
Mr. Cannon?
Cannon?
Ir'lR.
cANNoN: Dal.e,
MR. ChNNON:
you suggest
do you
suggest that
that any
any change
Dale, do
ehange in
in the
ttre
eetuary then
then is
1g a degradation?
degradatlon?
estuary
UR. SNOtf:
MR.
SNM: Not necessarily.
neceesarlly.
tlR. CANNON:
CANNON; Not necessarily.
MR.
necessarLly.
Ir{R. SNcM:
SNogf:
MR.
now,
nor.
r feel
feel that
that we need to
I
to know more than
t}ran we do
lrle need
good inventory
need a good
lnventory
We
of
of each estuary
estuary to
evaluate,
to evaluate,
so
that we can better
that
better manage.
Too many
timeg, we
we are
Too
many times,
are having
havlng to
to
declde, on the
the spur
spur of
decide,
of the
the moment,
mqnent, what we
golng to
we are
are going
do,
to do,
wlthout
really knowing
knowing.the
without really
the full
full consequences.
consequences.
r feel
feel that
I
with
that wlth
proper planning,
plannlng,
tlrat many
many of
of these
proper
that
theee agencies
agencLes can
get together.
can get
together.
MR.
POSTON: II woul,d
MR. . POSTON:
ltke to
qucstlon.
to raise
raiee one
would like
one question.
Straub mentloned
the thermal
potlutlon
Straub
mentioned the
thermal pollution
problem.
problem.
Secretar
trlould
you have
Would you
have
any
to whether
any oplnlon
opinion as to
whether we might
mtght enhance the
the value
varue of
of the
the
esttrarlne
the introduction
lntroductlon
estuarine waters
waters by
by the
of
of heat
heat from
frqn power develdevelopment?
otrment?
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MR.
MR. SNOW:
sNour:
oplnlon.
opinion.
Rtght
Right at
at the
moment, rI would
would have
have no def,lnLte
definite
the monent,
-- one
There
are two
schools of
There are
two schools
of thought
thought on it
lt -onc is,
ls, tha
tha
we could
could rrarm
we
warm the
the waters,
waters, make
grow
grorr faster.
make shellfish
shellfish
faster.
good.
be good.
Thls wou]
This
In
In attendlng
attending a meetlng
meeting on the
east coast
coast recently,
recently, a
thc east
physlologtst
got up and said,
posslbty could
physiologist
got
said, "We
could do this.
"We possibly
thls.
The
anfuaal wouLd
llterally
burn
hlmself up in
animal
would literally
burn himself
frcm
hls own
o\rn fire,
ln his
flre,
frm
overproductlon."
overproduction."
so, it
lt is
So,
in
ls still
sttll
ln controversy.
controversy.
r think
I
some
thlnk some
of this
should be looked
of
thls should
looked into.
into.
MR.
UR. POSTON:
POSTON: Any further
guestlons?
further questions?
you very
much, Mr
very much,
l{r.
(No
(No reeponse)
response)
Thank
Ttrank
Snow.
Snow.
(Attachment to
(Attachment
to statement
statement grrbmltted
submitted
Reporter hererylth
to
herewith appended
to the
appended
the Reporter
frAppendll A".)
A" . )
and marked as
as "Appendix
MR.
!{R. CANNON:
CANNONg I
I trave
have just
been informed
lnf,ormed that
that Congressman
Just been
l{yatt
vranted to
Wyatt wanted
to be here,
here, but
but he is
not.
ls not.
He is
He
Walter
is in
ln the
the Fal.tcr
Reed Hospltal
We
gettlng al
Reed
Hospital and has
has the
the flu..
We hope that
flu.,
that he is
la getting
al
Isplendidly.
splendidly.
-- his
Ctruck t{trlte
ig here
Chuck
White is
here in
hls behalf
behalf -ln his
hls administr
adnl.nlstr
tlve
Oregon.
tive assLstant
assistant for
for Oregon.
MR.
t{R. POSTON:
PosroN:
l{here is
Where
Chuek?
ls Chuck?
gtatement at
you like
present aa statement
tfould
Would you
Llke to
to present
at this
thls
time?
tirne?
WHITts:
MR. WHITE:
IrlR.
No.
MR.
t{R. POSTON:
POSTON: You
You are
are recognized.
recognlzed.
Next, we
Next,
we wlll
will call
call on
Vfilllan S.
S. Dirker,
Dlrker, Jr.,
Jr., of
of the
Port of
Portland.
William
of Portland.
the Port
STAtEMEIIT BY
I,|ILIJIAI'! S.
DfRKER, JR.
STATEMENT
8Y WILLIAM
S. DIRKER,
JR.
MR.
tlR. DIRKER:
DIRI(ER:
gentlenren,
panel, ladies
llernbere of
Members
of the
the panel,
ladles and
and gentlemen,
wlIllam Dirker.
my name
my
name is
DLrker.
tg William
I
I represent
Port of
Portland
represent the
the Port
of Portland
38
38
Cmlrtlon.
Commission.
rI really
feer somewhat
eomowhat like
garnbler taking
the gambler
l.ike the
really feel
taking bets
bets in
in
chureh,
r am
to speak
speak in
pollutlon.
church, ae
as though
though I
am here
here to
in favor
favor of
of pollution.
(Laughter)
(Laughter)
I think,
thlnk,
ecrlously,
thosc of
of you who
who are
I
seriously,
those
are knowledgeable
knowledgeable
of the
the Port
of Portland's
Portlandrs activities,
actlvltleg,
of
Port of
realize
rGallze that
that they
they have
baen a
a serious
aerloua contributor
contrlbutor
to the
been
to
the control
control of
of pollutlon
pollution and
and wlth
with
thclr industrial
lndustrtal
standards and activities
actlvltles
Portland area.
ln the
their
standards
in
the Portland
area.
So, I
go from
I wlll
frqu there.
So,
will go
therc.
But
I do
do think
thtnk that
that there
therc are
ara some
sonG things
But I
thtnqs that
should be
that should
brought
lnto our
our view.
brought into
vlew.
The Port
Portland.s principal
prLnclpal conce
Port of
of Portland's
Cohmrbla estuary
1r the
the Columbia
eetuary in
ln the
Columbia River.
Rlvcr.
the Columbia
is
But
I think
thlnk so
scrn
But I
of
say would
apply equally
equally to
of what
what wc
we say
would apply
to other
other estuaries.
egtuarles.
great impact
The very
very great
lnpact of
of commercial
cqruncrclal navigation
navl.gatlon on
on the
the
economy ofof this
granted and
we
Leconocny
this coaltal
coastal state
state le
is often
often taken
taken for
for granted
and we
feel
feel thlE
this can be
be very
very dangerous.
dangcrous.
councrclel
navlgatton
n<yveg
Commercial
navigation
moves
-- nrtl-- millions
magslve tonnages
tonnagee and contributes
contrLbutes thousands
massive
thoueandB -milllons
-milllong
our economy
econoiny in
to our
varlous ways and makes
lions of
of dollars
dollars to
ln various
makes much
much
of
fundanental
of our
our fundamental
economy
econony viable.
viable.
tile would
woul.d not
not have
have the
the
We
economy re
lf we uere
not a coastal
state with
economy
we do if
were not
coastal state
wtth aa very
wellvery welldeveloped navigation
navtgatlon system.
systern.
developed
Port
frmctloning
la a fiercely
flercely
competltlve business
Port functioning
is
competitive
buslness and
and
small dlfferences
tlp the
the balance
of where the
small
differences tip
balance of
navl.gatlon bebethe navigation
avallable.
comca available.
comes
Cornuerclal
navlgatlon
now is
extreme
Commercial navigation
now
ls under
under extreme
prcssure
frm the
pressure from
the impact
lmpact of
of many
many of
uses
uses of
of the
the
of the
the conflicting
confllctl.ng
3,
t,
-- uses
water resource
resource -uaes such
water
boating,
such as
as recreational
recreatlonal
boattng, commercial
comtrerclal
sport fishing
ftshlng
and sport
and the
along
develotrment of
the development
of structures
structures
along
navlgatlon
channels that
are inadequately
that are
navigation
channels
built
and engineered
lnadequately
bullt
engLneered
to wlttrstand
passlng vessels.
the wake
wake of
to
withstand the
of passing
vessels.
I think
thlnk in
Ln our
our enthusiasm
enthuslasm for
I
water use or
for one aspect
aspect of
of water
or
the other,
lnadvertantly
the
other, we may inadvertantly
create
problems whlch
which carry
create probrenrs
carry a
great expense.
very
very great
expense.
II thtnk
think perhaps
perhaps pol.lutlon
pollution control
control nlght
might
-- by not
fall
lnto thls
fall
into
this category,
category, simply
by inadvertance
slmply by
inadvertance
-not real
real
lng rrhat
ing
what can be done.
done.
And II think
And
II speak
speclfLcally,
thtnlc specifically,
speak of
of
blanket turbidity
turbidtty
blanket
restrictions
restrJ.ctlong that
that can
ean seriously
aerlously restrict
restrlct
dredglng
dredging of
of channels
both navigation
channels
channels for
for both
navlgatlon
channelg and industria
LnduEtrla
land reclamation
reclamatlon, and turbidity
land
restrictions
that
were not
turbtdlty
reetrt,ctl.ons
that were
not
properly tailored
properly
to
tallored
to the
the requirements
requlrements of
of dredging
dredglng could
could
a really
really serious
serloue area.
area.
-- and
Eurbldtty
Turbidity
raised
raLsed from
dredgLng -and
frm dredging
thls
ls partlcularLy
Colunbla River,
this is
particularly true
with its
true in
in the
Rlver, wtth
the Columbia
lts sandy
-- one
qulte temporary
botton -bottom
on€ is
ls quite
teniporary in
ln time.
t!ne.
It
Xt only
only lasts
lasts for
for
tlme the
the
discharging.
the time
dredge is
the dredge
1g actually
actually
dlschargtng.
lfqrror in
Sandy
Two,
1n the
the Sandy
River, wlth
created by the
River,
with the
heavy materlals,
materials, the
created
the heavy
the turbidity
turbldlty
the
outfall.
of a dredge
outfall
of
dredge only
only extends
extends a few
few hundred
feet.
hundred feet.
It get
It
rapidly
rapidly
so that
written into
that the
the standards
are wrlttcn
standards that
that are
lnto turbidity
turbldlty
control
should
Icontrol
should gJ.ve
give gerlous
serious consideration
aspect.
eonsl.deratl.on to
to this
thls aspect.
Actually,
poLlutlon.
some dredging
dredglng can
Actually, some
can be
bc beneficial
beneflctaL to
to pollution.
I
I
this
proved true
Willamette harbor,
thtc has proned
Ln the
Portland
true in
ln the
the l{lllamette
harbor, in
thei Portland
harbor,
that the
harbor, where
where that
channel
has
the dredging
the forty-foot
dredglng of
forty-foot
channel has
of the
of the
rlvcr
Iactually
actuallyremorrcd
removed polluted
polluted naterlal
material frm
from the
the bottm.
bottom of
thc river
40
40
problem it
wag.
Lt was.
the problem
i.t is
longer the
tg no longer
and put
put it
ashore, so that
that it
lt ashore,
of,
nature of
the nature
conslder the
So
please, in
writing controls,
do consider
So please,
controlg,
ln wrltlng
prohtblt
that prohibit
restrlctlone
turbldlty
not apply
apply turbidity
dredging
restrictions
that
dredglng and do not
lmpractlcal.
or make
make dredglng
dredging impractical.
or
conccrn
general area
would like
to conöern
we would
}lke to
The second
area that
that we
seeond general
18
our comments,
cmrents,
lnvlted
ourselves
with and one whlch
which you
you have
have invited
our
is
ourselves wlth
of the
the
what some
sorne of
we echo
I
echo what
I think
here again,
agaln, we
thlnk here
on nanagement.
management.
prevlously
sald.
other gentlenren
gentlemen havc
have previously
said,
other
lle
We recommend
pattern
reconnend a pattern
Control 1
Pollutlon
Federal lfater
other Federal
that
by the
Water Pollution
Cont
the other
suggegted by
that is
Ls suggested
legislation.
leglelatlon.
-- we
for
it is
1s proper
feel that
we feel
that it
Namely,
Narnely, this
1g -this is
Prope! for
of
the'Pederal
Federal C,overnment
Government to
to set
set standards
standards for
for the
the envlronment
environment of
thc
governments
local governments
state and local
offer the
the estuarles
estuaries and then
the state
then offer
the
to ach
assistance
asslstance to
flnanctal
qpportunlty
and financial
an opportunity
and
and
technlcal
and technical
gtandards.
these
thege standards.
perlod of
of,
And
then only,
reagonable period
And-tlren
only, after
after aa reasonable
federal
dlrect federal
actlve, direct
ti*e,
there be active,
shoul,d there
falLe, should
thls fails,
lf, this
tlme, if
applled.
authority
applied.
authority
very much.
Thank you very
much.
MR.
!lR. POSTON:
PoSToN:
queatlon.
one question.
I
would like
to ask one
I would
like to
It is
Xt
ls a
great
which bothers'me
bothers me a great
IsubJect
Subject you
you dtdnrt
didn't luentlon
mention but
but one whlch
cmnerce.
ocean-golng commerce.
frqn ocean-going
deal,
waste from
1g the
the waste
that is
deal, and that
You
your docks
docks and
at your
people tie
up at
tle up
know
preaent time,
these people
time, these
knsn at
at the
the present
waste.
tlre waste.
of the
they want
want to
dispoge of
to dispose
they
dl'eto disThey have
have no place
lfhey
Place to
the water.
lt in
ln the
dlscharge it
charge it
water.
they discharge
land, so they
Charge
Lt on land,
Have
you
llave you
you think
thlnk
or what
dolng or
got Any
any cqtunents
comments about
about rrtrat
what you
you are
what you
are doing
got
problem?
thls problem?
shOuld
control this
to'control
should be done to
4
41L
MR.
!lR. DIRKER:
DIRKER:
-- or
ply our
Most
ltloet of
of the
our harbors
oF
shlps that
that ply
harbors -the ships
if
not most
most of
of thern,
them, a very
very large
large percentage
percentage of
of them,
them, are
are
lf not
forelgn flag.
ftag.
foreign
And they
ply the
world.
And
the waters
waters of
of the
they ply
the world.
on this
thts are
are really
vlerr.
not in
1n view.
really not
Controls
Controls
There
fhere is
being done on
rnuch being
ls much
an international
level
it
only at
at
lt is
1s only
lnternatlonal
thls thing
reaLly,
level on this
thing and really,
this
lt be solved.
solved.
thls level
level can it
It
ft is
quite apparent
nerrr
apparent that
that new
ls guLte
shipping,
is
with
considerlng this,
that with
shipplng, new
nerr construction,
constructlon,
is considering
thLs, and that
generatlon
the
of
will replace
shlps that
the
of ships
that will
replace the
lmpact of
of the
the new
new generation
the impact
preeent
plying the
present thirteen
thousand
with
shlps plying
today, with
thousand ships
the ocean today,
thlrteen
perhaps a half
quarter of
number, in
very few
few years
perhaps
of this
ln aa very
half or
or aa quarter
thls number,
years1
o1d
of the
this
problem may
may go away,
by sheer
anray, just
sheer economics
economics of
the old
thls problenr
Just by
faster,
shlpe, faster,
ships belng
being made
made obsolete
obsolete and newly
newly constructed
constructed ships,
shlps
more modern,
running
the
thenrof
offf the
the seas and the
runnlng them
modern, more
more efficient,
efftcLent,
pollutton
controls
ln them.
them.
new
being built
built wit}r
with pollution
controls
in
shlps are
nerr ships
are belng
-Where will
-dlscharge their
their effluents
MR. POSTON:
It{R.
w111 they
effluents
PoSTON: $lhere
they discharge
watere that
the
cullnary waters
tha
s€twage, the
the culinary
bllge water,
sanltary sewage,
the bilge
water, their
their sanitary
-golng to
tilho is
provLde -come
the galLeys
galleys and
and so
so forttr?
forth? Who
1s going
to provide
frcrn the
come from
put those
II
assume that
that we
we are
are goLng
going to
on land.
land.
I assune
to put
those on
lilho will
Who
wtlI
prorrlde the
provide
for
that?
ttre facilities
facllltles
for that?
MR.
I[R. DIRKER:
DIRI(ER:
I do know that
don't have
have thls
this answer,
but I
that
II donrt
answer, but
Ithere
is much
much belng
being done
done on
on ttris
this by
by the
the liiarlttme
Maritime Adnrlnlstration
Administration
ttrere 1s
agencles.
land
many other
other agencies.
and many
MR.
llR. POSTON:
would suggest
that the
the port
port authorities,
as
POSTOH: II woul.d
authorities,
suggcst that
with
consLder this
là
further servLce
service to
might
a firrther
cuetmers,
mlght consider
this wi
to their
ttrelr customers,
Ithelr
their provlnce.
province.
42
42
MR. DIRKER:
DIRKER:
MR.
the
but the
lt, but
TheV seriously
consldered it,
They
Eerlously have considered
-- wlth
are
problerns
shlps, are
ttre current
currcnt ships,
real.ly -technical
problems are
are really
with the
technlcal
so1ve.
irnposslble to
to solve.
almost impossible
almost
guestlone?
questions?
UR. POSTON:
POSIDON: Any further
further
MR.
has
cargo has
and hazardous
}razardous cargo
o11 and
t{R.
of oil
MR. JENSEN:
JBNSEN: Your
Your mention
mentlon of
pttbltctty
months.
recent months.
tn recent
awful lot
of publicity
lot of
received an awful
in
recelved
you
Do you
Do
authorltles
the port
thoughts on what
any
or any
any thoughts
what the
port authorities
any suggestions
suggegtlons or
prevent accidents
accLdents
to hel.p
should
be doLng
doing to
to set
set up mechanlsms
mechanisms to
help prevent
shouLd be
cleanup?
to provtde
and then,
accidents do happen,
happen, to
provide cleanup?
then, if
Lf accl,dents
DIRKER:
UR.
MR. DIRKER:
Ketth
llr. Keith
gentleman just
here is
is Mr.
ccnlng here
The gentleman
Just coming
of
ConmlsgLon of
general manager of
the Commission
of the
asElstant
Hansen, who is
general
Hangen,
ls assistant
I defer
him?
to him?
defer to
Portland and so could
Coul.d I
Public
ln Portland
Publlc Docks in
Certal.nly.
trlR.
MR. JENSEN:
iIBNSEN: Certainly.
thls and
Keith Hansen just
talk on this
agreed to
to talk
llR.
MR. POSTON:
POSTON; Kelth
Just agreed
do
eo do
the past,
ln the
I
have had
had several
several conversattons
conversations lttth
with him
him in
past, so
f have
him a
podfimt and let's
Let' s qulz
the podium
you
take the
you want
want to
to cqne
come up and take
quiz hirn
1Lttle.
little.
sTAllEt{ENT
STATEMENT BY
BY MR. KErTIl
KEITH EANSgN
HANSEN
panel. and
ladl
and lad
of the
the panel
Poston and
ltr. Poston
and members
members of
ttiR.
HANSEN: Mr.
MR. HANSEN:
plan to
here.
stat€ment here.
gentlemen, II did
make aa statement
and gentlemen,
not plan
to make
dld not
I am
I
an
we
and we
Oreglon, and
Docks in
PortLand, Oregon,.
Publte Docks
ln Portland,
with the
Cmnisslon of
of Public
wlth
the Commission
the
but the
study, but
estuarlne study,
frm this
thLs estuarine
are
far
far removed
are a little
llttle
remorred from
pronlnce,
my province,
in my
or less
less in
questions have
have come
questlons
more or
are more
cgr[e up
up that
that are
pol'lutLon
trtman pollution
of human
the matter
srrbJect, the
and thiS
matter of
two subject,
the two
thls is
1s on the
Fll1'.Jensen,
dlensen,
you brought
up, Mr.
brougtrt up,
from ocean-goLng
ocean-going vesseLs
vessels and then
then you
frqn
'J
problerns.
o11 problems.
of oil
the idea
the
tdea of
-- htmtan
from
sewage from
frqn -sehrage from
Now, on the
matter of
human sewage
the sewage
Of the
Notrr,
the matter
vessels.
ocean-going
ocean-gfolng vessels.
port
the port
Poston, that
that the
![r. Poston,
You suggested,
suggested, Mr.
or
cmrpanles or
prlvate terminal
termlnal companies
authorities,
the
port bodLes,
bodies, private
the port
authorltLes,
get this
off
this off
to get
somehor to
protrLde the
equLpment somehow
you, provide
the equipment
what
what have you,
shore.
to shore.
the vessel
vessel and to
the
practlcal.
lt is
is practical.
that it
I don't
I
don't think
thlnk that
people
disposal people
sewage disposal
the sewage
archltects,
to naval
naval architects,
I
have talked
the
I have
talked to
it doesn't
in the
the Clty
City of
of Portland
Portland and it
doesn't appear
appear to
to me
me that
that there
there
ln
other
is any
any practical
practical way
way of
of punping
pumping or
or honey
honey barging
barging or
or any
any other
ls
strlps.
off f the
sewage of
way,
the ships.
the sewage
w?y, to
to take
take the
Amerlcan
of American
new echelon
echelon of
polnted out,
the new
out, the
As Mr.
llr. Dirker
Dlrker pointed
-- Amerlcan
one
fLrst one
is the
Line is
the first
lrlall Line
Flag
-American Mail
Flag Line
Llne construction
constructlon
coming on the
the line.
llne.
coming
aboard.
control
built aboard.
control built
aewage
wLth sewage
vessels with
nert vessels
They have five
flve new
--l
organlzatlons
Also,
lnternatlonal
Also, the
organizations
the international
ls worfd-l
worldStatea, it
lt is
United States,
the United
Ln the
only one in
this
problem is
not only
ls not
this problem
I
I
I
I
I
I
about it.
l.t.
concerned about
wide
ls concerned
and everybody
everybody is
wide and
I wouLd
there
I
would think
thlnk there
I
I
on this,
this,
of some
sqne kind
control of
lnternatlonal
would have
have to
control
kind on
would
to be an international
I
I
-- let's
about
talk about
letrs talk
of that
nature of
that -perhaps
in
the nature
ln the
perlraps something
smethlng
I
I
I
know O*
how
I don't
dontt know
rule.
spltball
the spitball
or the
baseball
rule.
for aa second,
second, or
baseball for
I
vessels.
exlsting vessels.
of existing
thLs problem
going to
you are
solve this
to solve
are golng
Problem of
But
But
in every
every
Lnstst that
if
the international
organizations would
would insist
that in
organlzations
lnternatlonal
lf the
I
I
I
|
I
elthpr
lt,
aboard
it,
el
aboard
have
nff
construction
shipbuilding
nation,
that
new
construction
that
natlon,
shtpbultdlng
I
wouldl
would
construction
plants,
new construction
no new
or no
holding
ponds or
or
or treatment
treatment plants,
holdlng ponds
allow
to allow
have to
about have
then you rf,oul,d
be made
without this,
then
would Just
thls,
Just about
made wlthout
I
I
I
phase
until
they
they
until
way
on
thelr
the
existing
vessels
to
continue
their
way
contlnue
to
vessel.s
the exlEtlng
I
44
44
out, how
out,
how many
many years
years this
wtll take,
this will
take, II don't
donrt know.
knobr.
practLcal
But there
an not
But
way
seems to
way and
not aa
to be no
no practical
and II am
there seems
the bulkhead
bulkhead
naval architect,
architect, but
but there
to
with the
navaL
there is
ls something
emethlng
to do wlth
get
otherr to
to get
security,
of
going from
bulkhea6 through
securlty,
through the
the other,
of golng
frqn one buLkhead
prmp, to
the
pumping stations
to
statlons
ltaway.
the punping
to pump,
to take
take itaway.
to
That
That seems
seems to
am certainly
no engineer
englneer
be,
no
b€, as
aa far
far as II can
determlne, and
certalnly
can determine,
and If am
exlatLng
or
of
flndlng a way to
to convert
convert existing
or expert
fleld,
of finding
expert on this
thts field,
vessels to
being cleaned.
vessels
to somehow
somehorr be!,ng
cleaned.
pollutlon
these
do these
Nff, there
Now,
matter of
do
of how
how much
much pollution
le also
alEo a matter
there is
pollute
ocean-going
vessels cause;
no doubt,
doubt, they
they pollute
ocean-golng vessels
cauge; and there
is no
there is
the
the water.
water.
get away
You
You can't
away from
that.
can't get
frmr that.
gee it.
lt.
You
You can
can see
But
But
of the
the
small, in
in the
the ratio
ratlo of
in
the overall,
overall, it
to be very
very small,
aeema to
Ln the
lt seems
pollutlon.
whole works,
works, against
Lndustrlal pollution.
agaLnst municipal
munlcLpal and
and industrial
peop!.e aboard
aboard it.
lt.
average of
vesSel
has, say an average
people
of fifty
vessel has,
flfty
A
It comes
It
cqnes
year.
shtps aa year.
into Portland,
Portland, for
for example,
exanrple, seventeen
seventeen hundred ships
lnto
perhaps three
average of
three days.
days.
They are
are there
for an average
of perhaps
ttrere for
doesn't stay
stay aboard.
aboard.
doesn't
The crew
crew
can.
They go downtown
much as
as they
they can.
as much
doumto\tn as
got about
sqne
and some
aboard the
shlp and
You have
about a third
of them
the ship
have got
third of
them aboard
vessels
pollution
connercial vessels
study
caused by commercial
study indicated
Lndlcated that
the pollution
that the
of three
ttrree hunin
Portland was
was about
about the
the same
as that
that of
hunof a town
town of
same as
ln Portland
dred.
dred.
solved.
But
Lt must be solved.
But ttre
the question
question is
Ls there
there and it
wltl be taken.
think
some time
tlme will
taken.
thtnk some
I
I
lnterdone interI
I think
muet be done
thlnk it
lt must
-- at
at least,
natLonally.
nationally
least, nationally.
natl.onally -€xpollutLon,
we have had some
son€ exOn
on the
question of
we
of oil
oil pollution,
the questlon
perience in
Portland on
perience
on this
matter.
ttrts matter.
Ln Portland
are
Vessels
Vesgels sometimes
sometlmes are
careless.
careless.
Sometlmes it's
Ltre accidental,
accidental, sometimes
Sometimes
is not.
sqretl.mes it
not.
tt is
Fl
Fi
or six
six yearg
there were
or
years i9o,
ago, there
were two
and
two very
very serious
epllla
serLoue oil
oi! spills
port authority
obviously,
the port
who was
was responsible
obviously,
the
who
for
authorlty
for the
responslble
the docks,
docks
ptrbllc money
mugt
clean them up,
utrr, and it
must clean
lt costs
money and it
costs money
Lt is
money
ls public
don't like
and we
we don't
spend that
of money.
ltke to
to spend
that kind
klnd of
money.
get
W€ want
We
nant to
to get
gutlty person.
person.
the
the guilty
Taktng
Taking tests
water and out
of the
tests out
out of
of the
the water
out of
tank is
Ls sort
sort
the tank
of
of llke
like a fatherhood
fatherhood test.
test.
but you are
but
are not
sure it
is.
not sure
lt is.
You can say
night be this
thls ship.
shLp,
aay it
lt might
(Laughter)
(Laughter)
sue two vessels
vessels that
heavy spills.
that made
made heavy
spll}s.
Nevertheless,
!e€
Nevertheless,
we did
dld
about thirIt
ft cost
cost us about
thlr-
we sued
teen
to
dollars
teen thousand
thousand dollars
clean this
up and
and we
sued them.
them.
to clean
thls up
And
cases.
the trlals
trials went
went on a considerable
time
ttre
these cases.
eonslderable
tlme and we won these
people and
Nohr, since
Patrol
Now,
and the
Harbor Patrol
sl,nce that
that time,
tlme, our
aecurtty people
the Harbor
our security
ln Portl.and,
of every
in
Portland, malce
make checks
berth twice
checks of
every berth
tulce a day,
day, and there
ttpre
ls
is an
an offlcial
official log
log and it
says, "At
8:00 a.m.,
a.m., thls
this berth
berth was
was
it gays,
"At 8:00
clean", if
was clean.
clean",
if it
it was
clean.
at 4:00
4:0O p..m
A vessel
p.m
lf, at
vessel comes
ccnres in,
Ln, and if
ln
vessel is
berth or
and that
is there,
is oil
olL in
ln this
or in
there, and there
thls berth
that vessel
there is
Patrol,
Ctty Police,
Po1lce, the
this
area, rre
we move in
Harbor Patrol,
the
thls area,
the
ln the
the Harbor
the City
-- enough
Corps of
Engineers, the
Corps
Coast Guard
of Engineers,
Guard -hornetg to
to coll
enough hornets
the Coast
get the
physlcal information,
the
to
make
the information,
lnfornatlon,
the
i.nformation,
to get
the physical
make the
of, that
that
laboratory
tests and convince
the agent
agent of
convlnce that
vessel and the
laboratory
tests
that vessel
probJ.enr.
vessel
ls his
vessel that
that this
thts is
his problem.
golng
ls going
Norr, the
Now,
lttiaster of
of the
the time
time is
the Master
of the
vesseL, most of
the vessel,
watch.
to say.
on my
to
say, "It
dtdntt happen
happen on
my watch.
"It didn't
done this."
tttis."
I
couldn't posslbly
possibly
r couLdntt
Portgrects every
in PortBut
vegsel in
Patrol greets
evelY vessel
But the
Harbor Patrol
the Harbor
46
46
penaltles,
both
the penalties,
of, the
rcstrlctlong,
the restrictions,
land now wlth
with a copy
copy of
the
both
lend
tnuat
o11 spillage
splllage
ttrat any oil
lnststence
federal and the
ttre insistence
local
that
must
Local and federal
up.
cleaned up.
be cleaned
the
about this
thlg wtth
We have been
We
with the
toUgh enough about
becn tough
now
of the
ltnes now
cme of
the lines
of the
the vessels
vesgelg come
evidence
agents of
thc agents
that the
cvldence that
tha
vesgels tha
the vessels
convlnce the
calling
know that
we tncan
mean business
business and convince
lcnorr
that wc
call|ng
at
up at
lt up
clean it
sp111, they
they clean
mean brrslness
business and if
lf they
they do spill,
we mcan
cxltenge.
thcLr expense.
their
verLfy that
that we
ltlr. Poston
Poston can verify
And II think
we
thlnk Mr.
per cent
Ltcked
cent licked
got the
polLutlon
probLern aa hundred
hundred per
olL pollution
haven't
problem
havenrt got
the oil
lt dorrn
we have
Portland,
but
have cut
cut it
down trenrendouely
tremendously
I think
ln Portland,
but I
thtnk that
that in
of inspection,
Lnspectlon,
years by
systenr of
verY close
close system
by aa very
flvc years
in
past five
ln the
the paet
prosecutlon,
Lf necessary.
necessat?.
and aggressive
warning
if
warnlng and
aggreseLve prosecution,
Pogton.
t{r. Poston.
add, Mr.
all If have to
to add,
Pertrapa that
tg all
Perhaps
that is
Ilansen.
lrlr. Hansen.
yo\r contribution,
contrLbutlon,
for your
Mr.
POSTONT Thank you for
MR. POSTON:
!lR.
for the
recotrd.
tfe appreciate
the record.
havlngr this
We
appreclate having
thls for
of
Dlvlslon of
Hopson Keen, Division
will be Dr.
Dr. Ruth Hopson
Our next
next speaker
speaker wllL
Eduttlgher Eduof Higher
Departncnt of
State Department
Continuing
Education, Oregon State
Contlnuing Educatlon,
catlon.
cation.
KEEN
RUTII HOPSON
HOPSONKEEN
STATEMENT
STATEUBUjrBY
BY DR. RUTH
I am
panel, fellow
citl.zena,
fellow citizens,
I
am
KEEN: Mr.
t{r. Poston,
PoEton, the
the panel,
DR. KEEN:
Portland
Sctence, Portland
General. Science,
Professor of
of General
ttopeon Keen,
Keen, Professor
Dr.
Dr. Ruth Hopson
Educatlon.
Htgher Education.
State System
Syetenr of
of Higher
Center, Oregon State
Center,
II wlsh
wish to
to
pollution
etudlz.
estuarlan
speak ln
in support
support of
of the
the natLonal
national estuarian
pollution
study.
lpeak
trave
our estuary,
estuary, have
lncludlng our
Many
llany of
natura,l. resources,
resourees, including
our natural
of our
the
flrgt
wlthout
restoratlon,
been modified,
beyond restoration,
without first
the
sonetimes beyond
modi.fted, sometimes
eqneand acmeprotect these
reEourcea i and
ttreee resources;
basic knorrledge
knowledge necessary
to protect
neceagar':f to
bas!.c
47
times,
tlnes,
in
of this
thls knowledge.
knowledge.
splte of
Xn spite
of a lack
Because of
wise
lack of
of a rlse
-- because
poLlcy in
ln the
policy
the management
managenent of
of these
because of
of this,
theee resources
reaources -ttrle,
poll.utl,on
It is
it
heartening to
to see
estuarian
pollution study
ls heartenlng
see the
the national
nattonal
estuarlan
study
in process.
process.
ln
I grew
Coog Bay,
I
grew up at
have always
maintained
Bry, and have
at Coos
alwaye malntalned
an actlve
active interest
in
marine life,
especially
in
pelecypods
lnterest
especially
ln marlne
ln the
the pel.ecypods
life,
gastropods.
and gastropods.
Dlany forms
rrere abundant
fonrs that
abundant during
nychildchlld- I
Many
that were
durlng my
hood, are
hood,
are now
nolr rare.
rare.
Pollution,
especially
PollutLon,
especlally in
ln the
ls
the estuaries,
estuarles, isi
no doubt
doubt a factor.
factor.
Partlal
Partial
filling
of
flLltng
lncreascd rate
of sedimentasedtmentaof bays from
from increased
rate of
Coog
rratershed is
notlceable
ln Coos
tion.
of
in
tLon, as
aa a result
dlsturbed watershed
ls noticeable
result
of disturbed
Bay and in
the other
other bays
along the
the coast.
coast.
ln the
bays along
In
wagtes
In sme,
some,wastes
pulp mtlla
weLl as
sewage wastes
wastes from
frqn
pulp
mills and other
as
as well
as sewage
other industries,
lndustrles,
IcLtles
citiesare
are rapldly
rapidly changlng
changing thelr
their habltat.
habitat
It
It is
my hope that
thrt
1g ny
Congress with
wlth the
data to
to
this
will furnish
thlg study
study wlll
the necessary
furnlsh Congress
necesEaty data
prevent further
form
the basis
basis from
which to
frqn whlch
laws to
to prevent
further
fonr ttre
to enact
enact laws
pollutlon
wlrlch is
X.galready
already taking
talctng
pollution
and to
abate much
much of
of that
that which
to abate
place.
place.
proceee of
I shall
thts
I
be interested
in
the
of this
shall be
ln following
followlng
the process
lnterested
wtth which
tt is
ls concerned.
concsrned.
hearing and the
studles with
whlch it
hearlng
the studies
you.
Thank you.
quegtLons?
panel have any
MR.
!lR. POSTON:
POSTON: Does the
any questions?
the panel
response)
response)
ftrant<
Thank you very
very much.
(no
(No
presentation wl,ll
will be
The next
next presentatlon
Neirport.
Robert M.
l{. Baker.
Port of
by Robert
Baketr, of
the Port
of Newport.
of the
STATEMENT BY
BY ROBERT
M. AAKER
BAKER
sTATlEl{Blrf
ROBERTq.
pancL, and nany
Mr. Poston,
members of
many
of, the
Poaton, members
the panel,
MR. BAKER:
MR.
BAKER: l[r.
488
4
-- I
people interested
lnterested
subJect today
ln the
the subject
people
in
am grateful
grateful to
to see
I am
today -so many.
many.
I feel
feel to
to a degree
partlally
degree like
I
the
llke at
at least
least partially
host,
the host,
glnce the
Port of
of Newport
Newport and Yaquina
the Port
since
Yaqulna Bay
Bay is
here, as
as aa
ls right
rlght here,
part of
of you today.
part
today.
l{e
are very
nuctr interested
We are
in
that
would
very much
lnterested
ln the
the controls
controls
that would
-p
applled to
be applied
to estuaries.
estuarles.
$le
We would
would like
part
llke to
to be a continuing
contlnulng part
of
the solutlon
ln the
of the
solution in
the development
development of
of standards
standards by
by whlch
which growth
growth
can be accomplished.
acconplighed.
Bay.
we have an
an interesting
lnteresting
We
and
the
and aa unique
Yaqulna
unlque estuary,
estuary,
the Yaquina
-- salt
Ttrere is
about fifteen
ls about
There
miles of
fifteen
of estuary
mlles
estuary -saLt and fresh
fresh
water mixing.
water
mlxlng.
ft is
possible to
put pollutants
pollutantg
water
It
into
ls possible
to put
into the
the water
Toledo, and from
at Toledo,
at
from that
point,
polnt, they
that some
some fifteen-mile
w111
fifteen-mlle
they will
gome thirty
collect
get to
for some
days before
collect
for
days
thlrty
before they
they get
sea.
to sea.
We have
We
have
then,
then, a real
real potenttal
potential for
to
for a build-up,
bulld-up,
to change
change the
the environenvLronment,
merit, lnin whlch
which the
the marlne
marine llfe
life can live.
llve.
great
9le have the
We
the great
for controls,
controls,
need for
an
Btr awareness
anrareness of
of how
how to
to develop.
develop.
-- in
We here
Newport -We
here in
ln Newport
Ln the
Port of
of Newport,
Newport, have
have five
flve
the Port
classtflcatlons
of developnent
classifications of
development programs
programs that
lnthat need to
to be inget into
tegrated
tegrated and by
by the
the time
we get
tlme we
all five
is
into all
them, there
ttrere is
f,lve oof them,
great complexity
a great
in
Lntegratlon.
cmplexLty
ln this
thls integration.
There
There is
Ls the
for
the need
need for
standards,
standards, when we talk
about recreation,
talk about
recreation.
We would
would want
want to
We
to
park district,
bulld in
build
extending
ln this
thls park
dlgtrict,
slx miles
extendlng six
the south,
south,
mlles to
to the
County line,
lnto the
Tlllamook County
up into
the Tillamook
an
llne, an
environment
envlrorunent for
for rere-
-- an
growth -creatlonal
Bn attractiveness
attractiveness
creational
growth
for
people in
for the
Ln this
thls
thetr=ople
west and
state
state and the
natlon.
the west
and the
the nation.
We also
We
we
also intend
intend that
ttrat we
49
49
inflshing Inwhich the
the fishing
ftshlng port,
develop
here, a model
modeL fishing
develop here,
Port, by which
-- stimulated
that vre
degree that
to a degree
stlmulated
dustry can be
be stimulated
to
we can
stl-mulated -dustry
great industry,
industry,
that
gro\rtth of
of that
that great
the growth
set
that
for the
examples for
set some
sqoe examples
that
country and
in our
our country
of leadership
leadershlp in
in
1936, held
held aa popttion
position of
and that
ln 1936,
-- an
heLp,
needs help,
place -that needs
ir1 industry
tndustry that
last
year, slid
slld to
slxth place
to sixth
last year,
our
of our
econqnic part
Ls an important
lmportant economic
needs stimulation
and is
stlmulatlon
Part of
envlronment.
environment.
cultura
and its
lts cult
we are
are today
today and
which we
There
ln which
center in
There is
le this
thls center
potentlals.
potentials.
and
cultural
that cultural
upon that
We need
build upon
We
potential
to build
need to
PotentlaL and
oPPortunltles
sclentlfic
the scientific
provLde here,
the laboratories,
laboratorles,
provide
the
opportunities
here, the
grorrth future.
future.
our growth
sea, our
frm the
the sea
to
deterrnLne from
to determine
per cent
Seventy per
cent
Seventy
globe is
iE
our globe
cent of
of our
seventy Per
of our
our land
land is
covered --- seventy
per cent
ls correred
of
I
frorn la
comes from
our food
alL of
of our
food comes
covered by
by water
water and Y€t,
yet, almost
almost all
covered
sea.
and not
frqn the
the sea.
not from
acre
that an acre
wonder if
you are
aware that
are aware
II wonder
lf you
of beef
of
raise three
three to
to flve
five hundred
hundred pounds
pounds of
beef
grazLng land
w111 raLse
!.and will,
of grazing
yet, there
areas
are areas
there are
countyt and yet,
thls county;
an acre
acre a year
year here
here in
in this
or more thouthouyield sixteen
slxteen or
where oysters
that
tJrat yield
are cultivated,
cultlvated,
oysters are
per year.
year.
gands of
acre per
sands
pounds of
of oyster
oyster meat per
of pounds
Per acre
fhe sea
sea has
The
survival
provlde for
sources and survival
food sources
ug, food
for us,
great potentlal
a great
potential to
to provide
that great
to put
talent
the talent
for
the world
world and we
we lrave
have here,
here, the
to
put that
great
for the
resource to
work.
to work.
re3outrce
belng just
shlpplng; being
We are
deep-water shipping;
in deep-water
We
are interested
lnterested in
Just ofofff
provlde for
for trans
transportapotentlal
great potential
to provide
the
have a great
to
ocean, we have
the ocean,
tlon.
tion.
general
on aa general
developnent on
And then,
ls industrial
!.nduEtrlal development
then, there
there is
50
50
basls.
basis.
so
of variables
varlables
we need
So we
we have
have a great
great varlety
variety of
that
that we
plan and it
to plan
tt is
ls most important
lmportant that
to
we have
that we
have standards
standards by
by wh
to
to provlde
provide ffc
plannl.ng
ttrts planning.
this
rn
our estuary
In making
making a trlp
trip up our
estuary recently
recently -incldental
-- and incidenta]
the fresh-water
fresh-water flow
fLort is
ls small.
emall.
the
great mass
Therefore, in
ln this
thls great
mass
Therefore,
of
for a considerable
of waterr
water, w€
we have
have salinity
salinity for
consLderable distance
dlstance and
oftentimes,little
oftentimes,litt].e fresh
fresh rater
water wash.
great variable
r'hat means
meana great
varlable
That
eallntty
condltions,
wlth
the tide
tlde rising
rlslng some
some seven
salinity
conditions,
with the
seven feet
feet on an
average; and
and in
i.n maklng
trips up the
the bay
average;
making trips
bay and looking
at the
the
looklng at
shores, you
see areas
areas where the
the land
rand is
ls belng
shores,
you see
being rnshed
washed or
or eroded.
eroded.
we have
have the
puttlng aa rip-rap
ttre choice
choice of
of putting
protect it.
We
there
rlp-rap
there to
it.
to protect
Is that
lmprovement or
or are
are we adding
problenrs Is
that an
an improvement
problems
adding the
the variable
variable
other
we do
do not
not have
have standards
standards by which
other indlces
indices of
of concern?
concern? We
whlch
grol.
to grow.
to
Every
we apply,
effort
apply, have been attempting
Every effort
we
attenrptlng many
many
-- and all
development
year -development programs
programs in
ln the
the last
last year
all too
too often,
often, the
the
grorth,
reglstance
through controls
controls
frqn federal
state
resistance to
to growth,
through
from
federal and
and state
prorrlde for
bodles, do not
not provide
for us,
us, an
pre-p1an.
bodies,
to
En ability
abllity
to pre-plan.
It
is our
great resource.
intent not
not to
to use
It is
our intent
uae up this
thls great
resource.
manrs development,
development, to
to enhance
enhance it
lt and
and not
not to
man's
to destroy
destroy It.
it.
By
And
yet, we do not
not have
have all
all of
prorrlde
yet,
of the
the standards
standarde required
requlred to
to provide
for an aggresslve
progrram.
for
aggressive development
development program.
It is
of
It
of
is therefore
therefore
considerable
today that
that we look
considerable varue
value today
from
for results
look for
resultg
thls
fron this
purpose.
meeting
lts purpose.
meeting and its
port body is
The port
posltLon to
provlde for
ls in
Ln an ideal
Ldeal position
to provide
for
growth.
growth.
Havtng
popuLace,
five commissioners
cqrunissloners elected
Having five
elected fran
frqn the
the populace,
51
51
group responds
the
the group
need of
responds then
then to
to the
of the
the community.
conmunity.
the need
And
frm thts
from
this response
response and
and only
only from
community level
response
frcrn a community
level response
growth occur,
wlll real
will
occur, and
and II feel
when we
we talk
about
real growth
feel concern,
concern, when
talk about
federal. regulatLon
federal regulatlon
federal
regulation --- federal
regulation that
that reall.y
really canrt
can't be
be
a\tare of
aware
only the
here, but
but the
of not
not only
the need here,
varlabLes that
that exist
exlst
the variables
here.
here.
As II say,
srfr this
is aa unique
standards
thls is
unlque estuary
estuary and
and the
ttre standards
poLlutlon
that you
that
you nould
would apply
apply to
control,
in
which this
to pollution
control,
in which
thls
poLlutant
perlode of
pollutant
can remain
remaLn in
for extended
of time
time
ln the
the bay for
extended periods
is
ls certalnly
certainly unllke
unlike the
pollution control
standards
you nlght
might
the poLlutlon
control
standards you
in
turn apply
apply to
for
where the
Portland,
of
Ln turn
to Portland,
for example,
exanple, where
the wash of
fresh
fresh water
water is
different.
Is considerably
conslderably
different.
port
So through
the port
through the
posslble to
districts,
districts,
it
lt does then
become possible
then become
to respond
respond to
the
to the
l.nterests
and needs
interests
needs of
of the
yet, we
we need sqtre
some
the communities
ccnnnunitLes and yet,
means
standards of
means by
by whlch
which to
to have standards
of development,
development, standards
standards of
of
growth, and I
I would
growth,
would strongly
recommend
support for
for some
of the
strongly
some of
the
recolwnend support
-- one
comments
have already
body in
cqnnents that
that lrave
already been made
made -or€ regulatory
reguLatory body
ln
State of
the State
Oregon.
of Oregon.
the
And this
body seeking
seeklng counsel
counsel
this regulatory
regulatory
from
the many
many dlsclplines
disciplines that
teaching
from the
are involved,
invoLved, using
that are
usl.ng and teaching
the
in
standards that
establlshed
develotrrment control.
control.
the standards
that are
are established
Ln development
Vfhen II say
of
When
it
of
say "teaching',
ts amazing
amazing the
the intricacies
lntrlcacles
lt is
"teachlng",
grorrth.
the
that
dlsclplines
involved in
in growth.
the disciplines
that are
are involved
In attempting
attetnptlng to
In
to
askl
work
many of
aski
work with
wlth ,many
of those
who feel
their talents,
those who
feel concerned,
concerned, their
talents,
questlong, their
guldance, there
input from
frqn many
many
for input
questions,
ls aa need
need for
thelr guidance,
there is
and II would
would suggest
frody
many
and
many disciplines,
disclpLlnes,
suggest that
that one
one regulatory
reguLatory body
in
can develop
whlch to
to apply
apply standards
standards in
deveLop the
the knowledge
knowLedge by which
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52
growth.
estuarlan
estuarian growth.
By
asklng the
Federal Government
the Federal
Gonernnent to
to apply
By asking
apply standards
standards from
frqn
t{ashlngton, Ir think,
would be
thlnk, would
Washington,
be unrealistic.
unreallstlc.
Thcrc is
ts too
too much
much
There
of
plannl.ng that
ln grorth
of a varl.atlon
variation in
growth planning
that is
ig involved.
lnvolvsd.
rn
r would
polnt.
llke to
to make
In sr.mary,
summary, I
would like
make one point.
r would
I
would hope
that
ln your
recqnmendatlons,
talk less
about control
that You,
you, in
your recommendations,
talk
less about
control and
more about
about use,
use, for
for certainly,
certalnLy,
it is
is our
our plan
to make use
more
it
plan to
use of
of
thls
resource we
we have.
this great
great resource
have.
you very
very much.
Thank you
much.
llR. POSTON:
POSTON: Thank you.
MR.
you.
!11R.JENSEN:
{IENSBNT Yes.
MR.
Yes.
questlons from
Any questions
panel?
frm the
the panel?
gort of
r thlnlc
I
think the
the sort
presentation that
of prescntatlon
that
you have
have made, Itr have heard
heard from
places, large
frqn aa few
other places,
you
ferr other
large
that
to realize
rearlze there
ttrere are
are many
that are
are beglnnlng
beginning to
many of
of these
thege use
use
lnteractions,
interactions, that
that have
have becqne
become very
very dlfflcult
difficult to
how
to figure
out hil
flgure out
to live
llve wlth
so that
that the
to
with and so
the community
eorununlty can
can develop
develop normally
norrnalLy and
and
naturally
get too
that one use doesn't
doesnrt get
naturally and so that
too much
much in
1n the
the way
of the
the other.
other.
of
rn Galveston
Texas, they
in Texas,
In
Galveston Bay in
they have started
started a
project that
very large
large project
that will
wtlI extend
perlod of
extend over
over aa period
very
of several
Eeveral
years and
-and try
try to
to investigate
Lnvestlgate each
years
each of
of these
these various
varloue uses
uaea -cqrununity pLanning,
plannlng, water
qrraltty standards
use planning,
community
planning, water
water use
water quality
standarda
try to
to explore
explore and determine
deterrnlne how
horr all
all of
try
of these
these uses
uses can
can fit
ftt totogether.
gether.
you have any
Do you
any specific
speciflc
Do
thoughts
thoughts on
on how
how aa community
camunlty
ghould go about
such as this
such
thla should
plan -about developing
developing aa plan
-- ar
an overall
overall
master
provlde for
that would
would provide
grorth and
for community
communlty growth
whlch aa
master plan
and which
Plan that
preaenre these
the same
sanre time
time would
the
would preserve
these desirable
deslrable estuarine
egtuarlne chara
53
53
listics?
stlcs?
MR.
program list
MR. BAKER:
BAKER: We
We have aa master
of
of some
master program
fortysone fortyllst
process of
flve programs
five
programs whlch
which are
are in
ln the
of implementation.
trnplernentation.
ttre process
planning, of
tatled planning,
tailed
of course,
course, is
Ls required.
requlred.
De-
great deal
Now, a great
deal
of contact
the
of
within the
work wJ.th
with the
contact is
is necessary
necessary within
cmmunlty to
to work
the community
variables
that
varlablee
that are
are involved.
LnvoLved.
Letrs take
example, the
Let's
thc oys
take one example,
industry, and
and tr
I thtnk
think we have
have here,
here, the
the potentlal
potential for
trelndustry,
for a trcproperly organized
oriented
and oriented
mendous industrial
development,
mendous
organized and
lndustrLal
developrnent, properly
great resistance
We
We have had great
of the
sqne of
of the
elementg of
the
fronr some
the elements
reglgtance from
of that
community because
because for
bay
that area
area of
cqmunlty
example, that
that river
rLver bay
for one example,
Ls closed
is
cloeed of
off.f.
posetble to
It
recreation
It is
recreatl.on and
to integrate
lntegrate
not possible
Ls not
an oyster
oyster bed.
bed.
preserve that
It
bed for
that
ft is
necessary to
to preserve
that bcd
for that
is necessary
purpose.
purpose.
There can be some
with
wtth traffic
trafftc
of
of transtransThere
some interference
lnterference
portatl.on
cannot cross
thls bed.
bad.
portation up the
bay, for
for vessels
vesselE cannot
crosg this
the bay,
destroy the
oyaters.
they
bottom, they
they touch
the oysters.
touch bottqn,
they destroy
If
If
The oystermen
oystermen
great concern
dredglng.
themselves
have to
concern about
about dredging.
themseLves trave
to express
express great
AtAt
years back,
dredge
one polnt,
point, some
sotne years
am told,
barge of
of dredge
back, II am
toLd, a barge
t t go
g€,a becauee
the
ImaterlaL
material dtdn
didn't
go acrosE
across the
the bar
bar and
and drnp
dump at
at sea
because the
dumped
and dumped
bar
bar was rough
bay aa ways
and they
rnoved up
into the
tlre bay
rough and
they moved
up into
Fys and
of dredged material.
their
material.
thelr load
load of
At that
polnt, If was
At
the
was told
told the
that point.
oysters
area
around Oysterville,
as
Oystervl.lle,
as we
we call
call the
area where oysters
area up around
the area
grow
set out.
out.
spat ready
to set
grow here,
here, was almost
almoet black
black with
wlth spat
ready to
llost
Most
very
whlch is
ts very
of them
were destroyed
material,
which
destroyed by
by that
materlal,
of
that silt
sllt
tlrem were
oyster.
toxic
toxic to
small swimming
swlmlng oyster.
to the
the small
people about
the
about the
However,
llonever, when we
oyster people
we talked
talked to
the oyster
to the
544
5
need for
many
dred9lng, initially,
were concerned
for dredging,
tnlttally,
many of
of them
concerned that
that
them were
because
pollutant, the
material that
that would
would be
be placed
placed lnt
because of
of the
the pollutant,
the materlal
the
water.
the nater.
However, if
are
However,
we are
we dredge
dredge at
seasons, $re
lf we
at the
the right
rlght seasons,
goJ.ng to
not
not going
destroy the
epat.
to destroy
the spat.
ln
So tlrere
there is
the posElbllity,
possibility, in
ls the
grorrrth of
deveL
talking about
and
talklng
about the
the growth
of that
that industry,
and of
of the
the developmeiit
lndustry,
seasonal
Iofof the
the channel,
channel, toto do
do tlrese
these two
two thLngs
things togrether
together on a seasonal
Ibaslg.
basis
of their
thelr
The oyster
people are
oyster people
are very
very concerned
concerned that
that many of
lnltia
beds
were covered
by silt
and sand,
when the
bedg were
covered by
silt
the channel
channel was in!
eand, urhen
developed.
ly
ly developed.
Engineers, and
and
It
It is
possible for
of Engineers,
for the
the Corps of
le posslble
they
are most
most wllllng
willing to
to do
do so,
so, as
as II have
have talked
talked wlth
with thern,
than, to
to
they are
there
select
select specific
specLflc spoils
areas away
the bay,
bay, so
so that
that there
spolls areas
away from
frqn the
present oyster
on
is
influence
oyster beds and
and little
Lnfluence on
le no influence
lnfluence on present
llttle
water.
the
of
the condition
of the
condltlon
the water.
queEtlon,
your question,
This,
Thlg, in
ln answer
ansner to
to your
part of
I think
developer
I
of the
the developer
thlnk requires
knowledge on
on the
the part
requlres enough knowledge
lnvolved
Itotobe
be able
able toto talk
talk to
to all
all of
of the
the lnterested
interested parties
parties involved
and
oft hhow
they
a
n d gget
e t t h them
e m t o bto
e c qbecome
r r e a ! ' a aware
reofhow
eymu
s t p l amust
n , i s a plan,
p a r t is a part
of
of
and then,
in aa deeply
deePly
thcn, in
of the
the integration
Lntegratlon
of these
these many
many efforts
efforts
-- to
grorth plan,
grror as
plan, to
to
involved
growth
a6 aa community
connunlty -lnvolved community
cmunlty
to grow
grow as a group.
group.
probl
It becqnes
It
becomes aa tremendous
problei
cmnunicatlons
tremendous communications
gtandI feel
the standHowever,
However, there
1s no way I
feel to
for the
there is
to do it,
Lt, except
except for
ards
to be
be knounr
known by
by those
those people
people who
who are
are deveLoptng,
developing, so
so that
that
ards to
wlrettrer they
they be
be
they
plan against
agalnst those
those standards,
standards, whether
they can
can then
then pLan
marinas,
land,
whatever they
they may
may be,
be, so that
that
marlnas, oyster,
oyster, industrial
lndustrlal
land, whatever
pubLlcty
all
all of
thlngs then
can be publicly
of these
thege things
ttren can
developed.
developed.
known and compatibly
compatlbly
55
}tr. Baker.
Baker.
PoSToNs Thank you very
very much, Mr.
t{R.
MR. POSTON:
I would
1lke
I
would like
of
Oregon League
League of
of the
thc Oregon
Rlchard Anderson,
now to
to call
call on }lrs.
Mrs. Richard
Anderson, of
norrr
I
Wqnen Voters.
Voters.
Women
ATiIDBRSON
W ANDERSON
URS.. FRANK
FRANK W.
BY MRS
STATEIiEIIT BY
STATEMENT
put down
dorn
to put
Evidently, it
doesn't work
work to
tt doesn't
t{RS.
MRS. AIIDERSON:
ANDERSON: EvLdently,
your maiden
name.
malden name.
your
I
I
put
Put
-- or
Dorothy'
nalne, Dorothy,
fLret name,
or my
my first
do\^tnmy
my -down
the process.
1n the
name in
husband's name
with the
wrong husband's
the wrong
I ended up wlth
and I
Process.
(f,aughter)
(Laughter)
Frank Anderson.
fI an
am llrs.
Mrs. Frank
Anderson.
Rlchard Andereon
ilrs.
Mrs. Richard
Anderson
of Wqnen
L,eagrueof
for the
f am
the League
am speaking
Epeaklng for
is
here, but
but I
Women Voters
Voters
algo here,
ls also
of Oregon.
of
you, the
present to
the
to you,
here to
to present
Today, I
I should
Llke to
to be here
Today,
should like
pollutlon
ln
in
concerning watef
ln Oregon concerning
of the
the League
League members
members in
water pollution
of
Oregon estuaries.
egtuarles.
testlfy
to testify
pLeased to
oPPortunlty to
an opportunity
trave an
The
to have
is pleased
Ttre League is
the COngress
before
which is
by the
Congress to
to
whlch
ls charged
charged by
colunlttee,
before this
tlrls committee,
pollutlon
water pollution
of water
status of
on the
the status
prepare
prepare a comprehensive
report on
comprehenslve report
C1can water
of. the Clean
in the
the natl.on|s
nation's coastal
coastal waters
waters under
under Tttle
Title 2 of.the
Water
ln
of 1966.
1965.
Restoration
Act of
Restoration Act
adoPted
basls, adopted
t{men Voters
Voters on
natlornrlde basis,
on aa nationwide
The League of
of Women
ln 1956.
1956.
study in
a water
water resources
resources study
years
past 10
1O years
During
Durlng the
the past
ln
reeearched water
of this
study, the
has researched
water managenent
management in
the League hag
of
this study,
and sater
flnancLng, and
a&rrlnLgtratlon,
such
planning, administration,
financing,
water
suqh areas
areag as planning,
quaLlty.
quality.
kncrwledgelncreaslngly
becque increasingly
members have become
knowledgeLeague medbers
and have
havc
study and
thelr study
frqrr their
water field
f,leld from
able
the water
ln the
able and active
actlve in
water resources.
resourceS.
posltion concerning
concernlng water
arrived
arrlVed at
at a consensus position
566
5
In
poeltion on water
stated broadly,
In brlef,
brief, and stated
broadly, the
Leaguets position
the League's
water
lis:
e:
polLeLes and procedures
procedures which
of national
natlonal
"Support
policies
"Support of
which
pronote comprehensive
plannlng for
comprehenelve long-range
promote
fong-3sttge planning
confor congerrratlon
servation and development
development of
water resources
of water
treaourceg and
quallty."
inproneunent
improvement of
of water
rrater quality."
posltlon,
Frqn this
thtg position,
From
the
the League believes
belLeves that
that the
wlsest
the wisest
plan for
developuent and for
quallty
for development
plan
good water
for maintaining
malntalnlng
water quality
-- such
entalls
conslderatlon
of all
all aspects
water use
entails
consideration
of
aapccts of
of water
as
use -such as
human consumption,
consuaptlon, industrial
lnduetrlal
human
use,
uge, navigation,
navLgatlon, conservation
of
conaervatLon of
wlld life,
wild
and
and recreation.
llfe,
recreatlon.
The League also
also believes
believes that
that for
for
long-sattge
lt is
ls necessary
long-range plannlng
planning it
necessary to
have coordination
to have
coordLnatLon and
cooperatlon
goverrunent as well
among all
all levels
cooperation
among
levels of
of government
weLl as
as other
other
groups immediately
tmedlately
groups
involved
lnvolved in
ln the
the area.
area.
to supplement
supplement the
Then to
natlonal water
water resources
the national
resourcea study,
study,
and that's
thattg the
I just
the posltlon
position I
League of
read, the
the Oregon League
of
Just read,
Wqnen
State Conventlon,
it its
Women Voters,
Voters, at
Convention, adopted
adopted aa ns
new
lts 1967
1957 State
etate study
state
water
etudy item
ltern involving
lnvolvlng
water resources.
resources.
The title
of
of the
the
tltle
study is
Pollution
study
Water Pollution
in
with special
le "Air
in Oregon wlth
speclal
"Atr and lfater
emphasls on the
emphasis
the relation
relation
of
to
of the
the state's
statere activities
actlllties
to those
thoge
proposed interstate
of
governnental agenciesl
federal,
of federal,
local
governmental
local and proposed
l.nterstate
agencles
Unfortunately
purposes of
for the
the purposes
Unfortunately for
of this
hearlng today,
our
ttrts hearing
today, our
-- the
study so far
pollutlon
far hae
concentrated
study
has concentrated
on air
-alr pollution
water
the water
part
of the
the study
study item
ltem w111
part of
will be studied
studled at
at a future
future date
date.
This
This
yet have at
means we
we do not
not yet
means
background
at hand the
the detailed
detalled
background inLn-
.
speclfic recoinrecomfor specific
Oregon necessary
necessary for
formation
estuarles in
ln Oregon
formation on estuaries
to you today.
today.
mendations to
mendatlons
our
of our
resultS of
Hqlever, from
However,
frqn the
ttre results
can and
aome concerns
concerns we both
are some
national water
water study
both can
study there
there are
natLonal
polnt out.
out.
should point
should
the
about thel
concerned about
casualLy concerned
all we
we are
are more
more than
than casually
First
Flrst of
of all
estuaries.
of the
the Oregon estuaries.
present
state of
future state
present ard
and possible
possible future
staters
the state's
to the
value to
Oregon's coastline
and its
lts value
The
coastllne and
Ttre beauty
of Oregon's
beauty of
restored,
Lts quallty
demand
that its
tourist
industry
demand that
quality be restored,
pretourlst
lndustry
Pt€manner.
and comprehensive
conrprehensive manner.
orderly and
ln an orderly
served and developed
developed in
served
'?fhe
an
ln an
controLs in
dr.mping controls
The League supports
dredglng and dumping
suPPorts dredging
quallty.
to improve
lmprove water
effort to
water quality.
effort
Oregon
in Oregon
We are
are concerned
concerned in
We
dredglng
and dredging
fl}}|ng
for filling
requests for
over the
the nudber
number of
of permlt
permit requests
and
over
along the
along
the coast.
coast.
Department
tle Department
These permits
are issued
issued by the
Permlts are
Englneers.
Corps of
of Engineers.
Dlstrlct
Portland District
of the
Army, Portland
Corps
of
the Atmy,
We should
should
We
part of
of our
our
dredglng as part
like
on estuarine
dredging
estuarlne
restrlctlons
to see restrictions
llke to
areae.
dorrnatream areas.
plannlng of
of the
the downstream
effort
for
wise long-range
long-range planning
for wLse
effort
Oregon
ln Oregon
According
Decenber 1967
1967 report,
rePort, "Crisis
"Crlgis in
Accordlng to
ttre December
to the
Develotrmen
andDevelopineni
Conservatlon and
Estrnry Conservation
Estuaries",
prepared by
by the
the Estuary
Egtuarles" , prepared
9OO acres
acres
Society, "Nearly
Flsherles
Committee
American Fisheries
Society,
the Amerlcan
"N€arly 900
Cqruntttee of
of the
dredging
fllling
to industrial
lndustrlal
LoEt to
of tldelands
tidelands have
have been lost
filling
and dredging
of
slnce 1960.
1950.
since
unused".
ftlL remains
r€malns unused'.
Much of
Much
of this
thls fill
tlme
that a time
recognlzes that
Women Voters
Voters recognizes
of Wqx1en
The Oregon League of
develfrcnt develSanltary Authorlty
prevented
State Sanitary
limitation
prevented the
Authority from
the State
Itrnltatton
area
estuartne area
each estuarine
for each
oping
water qualtty
quality standards
for
speclflc
standards specific
oplng water
coast.
ttre Oregon coast.
on the
setttng
up
for setting
We
We commend
Authority for
cqrunend the
the AuthorLty
58
58
a
slngle set
set of
a single
of standards
standards in
ln lts
compl.y wlth
its effort
effort to
to comply
with the
the
federal deadline
for state
gtandards.
federal
deadline for
Etate water
water quality
grrallty standards.
However,
we hope
hope that
ttrat in
in the
the near
near future
we
future the
sanltary Authority
the Sanitary
Authority
rlll
will
reconstder
estuary standard
reconsider thelr
their estuary
standard ln
of each estuin the
the light
light of
estu_
ary's needs
needs for
for development,
devel0;rment, water
ary's
guallty protection,
rater quality
protectl0n,
and
and
usgg.
uses.
Another concern
concern of
of the
Another
the League
League regarding
regardlng estuaries
estuarles
is the
the
is
multlpllclty
go'ernmentar agencies
of governmental
multiplicity of
agencres that
that presently
presently exercise
exerclse
some management
some
management authorlty
authority over
o\rer the
the 15 estuaries
estuarles in
oregon.
Ln Oregon.
The Oregon
oregon Land Board
Board has
The
has estimated
estlmated that
that approximately
approxlmately
40
agencles on the
the local,
local,
agencies
state
state and
federal levels
revels are
and federal
are involved
lnvolved
wlth estuaries.
estuarles.
with
The League
teague questions
questlons the
the ability
The
ablLlty
of
of such a
large
large number of
of separate
separate and autonqtrous
to plan
autonomous bodLes
bodies to
plan and
to implement
lmplement plans
to
plans for
for the
the benefit
beneflt of
of estuary
estuary areas.
areas.
we bel
bel
We
that it
lt is
ls vttal
that
vital to
have more
to have
more coordination
coordl"natlon and
ard cooperation
eooperatlon
among
go\rernmental groups
these governmental
among these
groups in
Ln the
the pLannJ.ng
planning and developdevelopment of
Iment
of coagtal
coastal areas.
areas.
Some
llnes of
Some clear-cut
clear-cut lines
of authorlty
authority would
would
be aa help
Ibe
help to
to orderly
orderly development
development plans.
plans.
whlle our
our remarks
remarkE today
While
today are
in nature,
nat're,
we did
are general
general in
did want
want
the committee
cqnmLttee to
to knorv
the
know of
of the
the concern
concern for
for the
the estuaries
estuarles by the
the
23oo nenbers
12300
members of
of the
the Leagrre
League of
tfomen Voters
of Women
voterg of
of Oregon.
oregon.
we
We
thank you
Ithank
you for
for tlrls
this opportuntty
opportunity to
to be heard.
heard.
uR- POSTON:
PosToN:
MR.
Do
questlons of
-- I
Do we have any questions
of -r am
am not
not sure
lf I
r an
if
am right
rlght on my
Andersons but
my Andersons
but it
lt is
Dorothy Anderson.
is Dorothy
Anderson.
(Laughter)
(Laughter)
(No
(No response)
response)
59
59
very much.
lFhank
Thank you very
12:00
approaches 12:00
it approaches
II see now
nord that
that it
nunber
with the
the number
through with
about half
o'clock
have gotten
gotten about
half through
o,clock and we have
heard.
to be heard.
of
people that
wish to
that wlsh
of peopLe
call
I wt}l
that I
I
believe that
will call
I beLleve
wl"ll
we will
man and we
inner man
of the
the inner
care of
take care
to take
for us to
a recess
then for
recess then
neetLng.
thls meeting.
reassemble at
to resume
resume this
at 1:30
1:30 to
r said,
said' we
as I
you to
back, because as
come back,
to come
And II would
urge you
would urge
frqn.
heard from.
people to
be heard
to be
have several
more people
several more
(Appfause)
(Applause)
'
vtas taken
taken
recess was
d.Ill., aa recess
(Whereupon,
at 11:45
(Whereupqn, at
o'clOck a.m.,
11:45 o'clock
o r c l o c k p.m.)
until
u n t l l 1:30
1 : 3 0 o'clock
P.m.)
AE'TERNOON SESSION
AFTERNOON
SESSION
ItllR. POSTON:
POSTON:
MR.
luneh.
from
frqn lunch.
you made
back
it back
made it
of you
glad to
so many of
I
see so
I am
to see
am glad
hasnrt
our panel
of our
Unfortunately, one of
members hasn't
Unfortunately,
Panel mernbers
leave.
to leave.
had to
gotten back
back and
gotten
and one had
Salem.
Salem.
to
return
Mr.
to
had to
to return
Cannon had
Mr. Cannon
proprowill
of tLme,
interest
ln the
the interest
think though,
though, in
of
time, we
we will
II thtnk
Volpentest,
R. Volpentest,
Wllliam R.
on William
I will
call
time, I
ceed;
will call
at this
thl.s time,
and at
ceed; and
BaY.
Coos Bay.
of Coos
Port of
from
the Port
frqn the
VOLPEIIIEST
R" VOLPENTEST
STATEMENT BY MR. WILLIAIT{
WILLIAM R0
STATEMEITf
VOLPEIITEST:
MR.
ldR. VOLPENTEST:
Poston.
t{r. Poston.
Thank
Thank you,
Yoo, Mr.
ladies
Gentlemen,
GentLemen, 1adies
to
comments to
few cqnments
-have aa few
and then
then If have
friends
-- I
will read
this,
and
read this,
I wlII
frlends
make.
make.
Uanager
General Manager
the General
am the
Volpentest'
R. Volpentest,
My
William R.
II am
ls Wl!}lam
Irty name
name is
Oregon.
BdY, Oregon.
Coos Bay,
of
of Coos
Port of
the Port
o f the
relatlng
ideas relating
exchange ideas
to exchange
opportunity
We appreciate
to
the opportunity
we
appreciate the
Problemsthe Coastal
Coastal EstuarLan
Estuarian problems.
tto
o the
60
Frrst, we
fully endorse
endorse and encourage
First,
we fully
encourage the
Fedcral class
the Federal
clagei-iflcatlon
fication progrran
program and
and water
water quallty
quality gtandarde.
standards.
It is
lg unfortununfortunIt
ate that
that the
the Federal
Federal Government
ate
Gorrernment wag
forced, by
the inaction
inactlon
was forced,
by the
of local
local interests
Lnterests to
to direct
dlrect their
of
theLr attention
attentlon
toward the
prothc protoward
tectl.ng
tecting of
of such
such a valuable
valuable natural
natural reaource
our coastal
resource as our
coastal
waters.
waters,
we hope
hope that
that the
the Federal
Federal role
We
role will
wllr limit
lt"ntt itself
ttserf
to
to
settlng
the setting
guldellneg
up of,
the
of guidelines
and the
the assistance
asslgtance of
of whatever
whatever
technlcar
ftnanclal
nature
technical and
and financial
nature wlll
will be
be requLred
local inrequired by
by local
interegts.
terests.
The economy
econqny of
of the
coos Bay
ttre Coos
The
Bay area
area is
generally,
Ls based,
based, generally,
on
forest products,
for aa major
portlon and,
on forest
products, for
maJor portion
and, to
to some
sqne lesser
lesger
degree,
on the
degree, on
the hydro-agronoiny,
hydro-agronony,
r put
aa I
lt, of
of the
as
put it,
the fishing
flshlng
industry.
industry.
rt
ls agaln
It is
again unfortunate
that
unfortunate
that our
flshing
our fishing
industry
industry
Ihae
hassuffered
suffered ln
in the
the area
area of
of the
the shellfish,
shellflsh,
suclr
oyster beds
such aE,
as, oyster
among the
the other
other types
tlpes of
of fishing,
among
because of
flshLng, because
of the
the dumping
dumplng of
of
detrlnental
detrimental waste
waste materlals
materials in
in our
our estuary.
estuary.
port of
coos
of Coos
The Port
Bay
la actlvely
Bay is
actively investigating
lnvestlgatlng
aqne remedial
remedlal action
actlon for
some
for
pollution
abatenent in
ln our
pollution abatement
our estuary.
eetuary.
rn
In the
the past,
past, the
the estuary
estuary
has been
been developed
developed and used
has
used in
part for
Ln large
large part
for transportation
transportatlon
Ipurpoaes.
purposes
Thls accounts
aecounts for
for the
the large
product procesThis
large forest
forest product
proccs-
slng
lndustry whleh
ls located
sing industry
which is
rocated in
coos Bay.
in Coos
Bay.
we feel
feel that
We
that there
there
ls a
ground upon
is
a common
common ground
upon which
whlch industry,
lndustry,
transportatlon
transportation
and
our fishing
flehLng resources
reaources can
our
can co-exist.
co-exlgt.
pollutl.on
enforce pollution
To enforce
legtslatlon
legislation whlch
which would
would be detrimental
detrlmental
to our
our industrial
lndustrlal
to
base
le, to
to say the
is,
the least,
leagt, ridiculous.
rldtculoug.
6L
61
isr
Coos Bay
Bay sees
lt is:
aees it
problem as
Port of
of Coos
The
The problem
as the
the Port
(1)
(1)
estuary,
our estuary,
ln our
exlst in
pollutl.on condition
does exist
A
A pollution
conditLon does
rrre
recognize this.
thls.
we recognize
(2)
(2)
could
products industry
lndustry could
A very
forest products
very important
!.rnportant forest
QVcr-z€ilous
lll-conceived,
an ill-conceived,
be eliminated
over-zealous
ellmlnated by an
progran.
enforcement
enforcernent program.
(3)
(3)
an
problmr is
not corrected,
corrected,
pollution
is not
If
problem
an
If the
the pollution
lmportant
another important
in another
eventual
reduction
drastlc
reductlon in
eventual drastic
of recreation,
recreation,
that of
flshlng,
industry, besides
besides fishing,
that
lndustry,
oceur.
wtll occur.
will
State operational
operattonal
Federal and
and State
The Port
Port strongly
opPoses Federal
strongl"y opposes
prograrn.
pollutlon
abatement program.
of the
the pollution
control
abatement
control of
of Coos
Port of
The Port
fhe
problem,
the problem,
corporatlon,
understanding the
Bay, as a l{unicJ-pal
Municipal Corporation,
understanding
Bay,
area.
our area.
Ln our
agency in
propgses
the enforcement
enforcernent agency
proposes to
to act
act as the
FurFur-
stePE
actlve steps
taken active
before, taken
I have
have mentioned
ther
have, as
dS I
tnent|oncd before,
ther we have,
have
results
the results
to investigate
the problenr
problem and when the
have been
been
the
lnvestigate
to
Port fully
fully
the Port
tabulated, and certain
recommendations
certain
recqnmendatlons made, the
tabulated,
estuary.
uP our
our estuary.
to clean
clean up
intends to
to take
take steps
steps to
lntends
we
Glven time
tlme we
Given
intend to
to eLLminate
eliminate from
our waters
waters all
all wastes
wastes whlch
which are
are not
not
frqn our
intend
caused.
naturally
caused
naturafly
-- "naturally
advLsedly -And
And II use
use that
that word advisedly
"naturalLy
ccaused.
a u s e d ".
wttLch
the statement,
statement, which
endorses the
Bay fully
Coos Bay
fully endorses
Port of
The Port
of Coos
fl
oregon
of the
the Oregon
ilr., of
P. Rudy
Rudy, Jr..
Dr. Paul
Paul P.
will be made
later by Dr.
siLl
made later
wlth
cl'osely with
to work
we intend
lntend to
Institute
of
Marine Biology,
work closely
Biologry, and we
of Marlne
InstLtute
proproreallstlc
properly institute
instltute
to properly
staff,, to
Dr.
his staff,
aa realistic
Dr. Rudy and his
62
gran of
pollution
of pollution
abatement which
whlch will,
wllt
gram
abatement
restore the
restore
the valuable
valuable
-- that
natural resource
resourcG -that of
of our
our waters.
waterg.
natural
lfc
wlll
clean
We will,
clean our
our oun
own house.
house.
the
solutlon
problems.
to these
these problems.
the solution
to
yfe are
are actively
actlvely
engaged in
We
engaged
in
tfe
wigh to
poslto emphasize
enrphaslze our
We wish
our posi-
tlon
control
porlutlon
tion regardlng
regarding operatlonal
operational control
of
of the
problem;
the pollution
problem;
Port demands
thc Port
demands and supports
aupports local
the
locar abatement
abatement and control.
control.
t{og, that
that is
ls my
ny written
wrltten statement.
Now,
stat€ment.
Irlonday.
Monday.
rrrl
be
I'll.
be tn
in troulcle
trouble
My
Cmmlsslon hasn't
hasn.t seen
seen this
yet.
thts yet.
My Commission
Thls
-- I
secretary of
of the
This mornlng,
morning, Secretary
r tend
the -tend to
to think
thlnk of
h1m
of him
secretary
-- but
as Secretary
of the
tlre Treasury
Treasury -gtateMr. Straub,
straub, made
but Mr.
as
of
nade the
the state,,thenral pollutlon,,,
nent or
or used the
the term
ternr "water
pollution,,
ment
or "thermal
"water pollution"
or
pollution",
excuse me.
me.
I would
rather think
thtnk of
I
would rather
of it
lt as
as "thermal
enrlchmena".
"thermaL enrichment".
You
alr heard
You have all,
heard thls
this before.
before.
proper programs
wltlr proper
programs,
with
I
I
But
But wlth
with proper
proper controls
and
controls
I
port of
and the
the Port
of Coos
coos Bay is
ls involved
invol.ved or
or
I
stll
lnvolved in
-- thermal
will be involved
ln the
the thermal
program -therrnal program
thermal nuclear
nuclear is
le
I
I
-- nuclear
what
r am
an talking
what I
talklng about -power generation,
nuclear power
generatlon, Ir hope,
hope,
ln
in ttrc
the near future.
future.
wlth
proper controls
controls and
and with
With proper
with some
aomerealist.
reaffst{
I
I
lc
ic lnvestlgations,
investigations, thle
this warm
warm water
water can be of
of vLtal
vital importance
Lmportance
I
I
to the
the pronulgatlon
of more
to
promulgation of
more in
ln the
the hydro-agronomy and
and the
the land
land I
agronqny
of the
agronomy of
the area.
arca.
I
It
placr{s..
It has
has already
already been proven
proven in
other p1
ln other
And rI an
lAnd
am not
not golng
going to
to go into
details because
because I
lnto detaLrs
r don't
donrt have the
the
tlnre.
time.
people are
You
are just
flnished with
wlth a,
a, Ir hope,
You people
hope, a nice
ntce
Just finished
clanr
lunch, as Ir have.
clam chowder
chowder lunch,
have.
want to
want
to sleep.
sleep.
you
probably very
are probably
very tired
You are
tlred and
ana
I
I
I
I
I
I
But the
the polnt
that I
r am
an trying
But
point that
to
trylng
to make
make is
rs this
thls J-
ecnebody had
to come
cqre up wLth
progran that
somebody
had to
with a program
that was Federal
Federal in
in
I
63
the
to the
almost to
are almost
they are
Ilcope
scopebecause
because ---- and
and on
on the
the east
east coast,
coast, they
gotng to
to be
lt is
ls going
and estuaries
estuarLes where it
polnt in
point
ln their
rtvers and
their rivers
it.
flx it.
impossible
lmpossible to
to fix
nees.
and it's
ltrs aa mess.
week and
tfashlngton last
last week
I
|n Washington
I was just
Just back in
ls too.
too.
water is
but the
the water
Wastrlngton is
mess but
WeIl,
is aa mess
Well, Washington
(Laughter)
(Laughter)
-- on th
the
of the
the -serlous problem
very serious
We are
today wtth
We
with a very
problem of
are faced
faced today
-- and we don't
have thes
don't have
one hand,
hand, the
the total
total industrial
industrial pLctut€
picture -one
Bay, incidentally.
people in
Coos Bay,
lncldentally.
ln Coos
people
We have very
reallstlc
very realistic
We
peoPeo-
this.
knorp thls.
to know
surprised to
w111 be surprised
pie
ple down
and you will
dotrn there
there and
myself.
out myself.
this out
flnd this
to find
Ivery
pleasantly surprlsed
surprised to
very pleasantly
I was
I
was
But on the
the
But
really
who really
who
conservatlonlsts
so-called conservationists
the so-called
other
hand, w€
we have the
other hand,
great
great great
great great
great great
wl.fe's great
my wife's
as my
to be as
it to
mean they
want it
ttrey want
mean
River -Coludbl'a River
the Columbia
dorrrn the
comlng down
Igrandfather
grandfather satd
saw itit when
when he
he was coming
-- he saw
primitive
beautlful,
salt aa beautiful,
Clark -Ihis
name \ras
was wtlLlam
William Clark
PrimltLve
hls name
Iarea
areaofof lots
lots ofof water
water ---- [hcohtrolled
uncontrolled water.
water.
1968.
And this
ls 1968.
thlg is
what,
in 1804? And
wtrat, in
And that
that was
resource
the resource
And II feel
that the
feel that
probably
-- the
enJoy'a and probably
everyone enjoys
that everyone
resource that
that
have -the resource
that we have
the
State of
of Oregon and the
the State
reasons why the
one of
the largest
reasons
largest
of the
ln an
populated in
are PoPulated
IState
State ofofWashlngton
Washington were
were populated
populated and are
rcsource,
water resource,
our water
because of
of our
18 becauge
today, is
nrmber today,
ever
number
ever increasing
increaslng
-- the
for
the reason
reason for
it -of it
rest of
the rest
Iwbich
and the
lrmber and
the lumber
whlch creates
ereates the
water.
grourth here
|s water.
here is
this
growth
populatlon
thls population
this
manage this
W€ have
to manage
We
trave to
water.
water.
l-n the
the othe
-- we in
County and in
Cooe County
Ln Coos
I
we, in
in Oregon -I think
think we,
we
wlrat we
of what
ldea of
bettcr idea
a better
atate, probably
counties of
of the
probably have
have a
the state,
counties
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64
can
locally
than does the
can do
do locally
than
Federal Government.
the Federal
Government.
Nctw, as far
far as the
Federal Government's
Now,
the Federal
Governmentrs role
role is
is concerned
concerned
thts was one of
questlons asked on the
of the
the questions
this
the notice
notLce that
that was
-- what
scnt out
out -what role
rol.e should
should they
sent
pl.ay?
they play?
As far
far as we are
are
concerned
far as
as I
I am
concerned --- as
as far
am concerned,
concerned, the
ttre role
rotre that
that the
the
Federal
should play
FgfPCAperhaps
ln FWPCA
Federal Gonernment
Government should
play in
perhaps should
should be like
ltke
the role
role that
that the
Econqnlc Development
the Economic
the
Development Administration
Adsrtnlstntion
ls
is
playlng,
that of
of aa self-destructive
playing,
that
sel,f-destructlve
of the
Federal
tlre Federal
agency of
Government.
Government.
And what Ir mean
mean by
by that,
And
that, is
ts this:
thle:
set up
up the
Set
the
standards,
the financial
fLnanclal
standards, provlde
provide the
help
help where
where needed to
to take
care
take care
pollutlon
of pollution
abatement.
of
abatement.
And
then, when
when these
And then,
these local
local communities
cqnmunltles
get
on to
to their
thelr feet,
feet, so to
get back
back on
where water
to speak,
speak, where
\ilater management is
ls concerned,
concerned, pull
pull out.
out.
Ly
county.
ly depressed
depressed county.
Nour, Coos
Coos County
County is
Now,
Ls an economical
economlcal
r am
proud of
am not
not proud
I
of that.
that.
But we
we are
are so
so
But
pcrslstentLy
unemployed down
down there,
there, lre
persistently unemployed
we are
for
are eligible
ertgible
for
prlorlty
EDA money
money to
bring us
to bring
priority
EDA
us back
back up.
up.
As
get to
we get
point where our
-- and
to the
As soon as we
ttre point
employment -our employment
-- but
thls has
nothlng to
polLutlon
this
has nothing
with pollution
to do wlth
get to
lre get
-but when we
to
the
our employment reaches
the polnt
point where
where our
reaches a certain
certaln
level,
we are
are
level,
we
no longer
longer eligible
ellglble
EDA funds.
for
for EDA
funds.
self-destructlng
Federal, agency.
seif-destructing
Federal
agency.
Ttrls
This is
ls what
what I
r mean
mean by
by a
done the
ttre job.
They have done
Job.
Therefore,
they have no
Therefore, they
no further
further use.
use.
r donrt
that in
ln a derogatory
I
don't mean
mean that
derogatory manner,
gentlernen.
manner, gentlemen.
what
What
r am
pederal
saylng is
ls that
that there
I
am saying
there is
great fear
today of
ls a great
fear today
of Federal
control
of too
control of
many things.
too many
thJ.nge.
And we
we want
want to
to help.
help.
we are
are begbegWe
65
65
glng to
help.
to help.
ging
of
fen* of
a few
there \dere
In WaShington,
Washington, D.
D. C.
C. last
week, there
were quite
quite a
last week,
In
us.
us.
guJ.delLnes.
for guidelines.
sle
We asked for
technlcal
W€ asked
the technical
asked for
for the
We
the
to do the
necessary to
assistance necessary
financial
assistance and the
assistance
the financial
assistance
locality.
job !n
in our
our ourn
own locality.
Job
people think.
think.
few people
a few
to what
contrary to
run contrary
Novr, this
Now,
may run
what
tJrts may
is
if it
it is
done, if
be done,
But
can be
But local
control can
locaL control
do.
to do.
of hard
hard to
is kind
klnd of
whlch is
potlticaL
arena, which
kept
arena,
of the
the political
out of
)<ept out
to try.
try.
wllllng to
we are
are willing
and we
done, and
But
be done,
it can
can be
anlnray, it
But anyway,
But
But
do it.
it.
give us the
to do
tlme to
give
the time
-- I
today,
with me
along with
I brought
brought along
coos Bay -me today,
of Coos
Port of
The Port
(phonetic) Corporation
of America.
America.
potter,
Corporation of
Vitro (phonetic)
frqn Vitro
Mr.
from
Mr. Leon Potter,
mLcro-bioLoglst.
Potter is
is a micro-biologist.
lrlr.
Mr. Potter
you.
Iyou.
of
sqtre of
knovsn to
to some
He
He may
may be known
dealthat we
to the
know he
he is
known to
the people
people that
we have
have been dealls kno!"n
II knor.r
today.
lng wlth
ing
with today.
program
a program
ln a
Mr. Potter
engaged in
actively
Potter is
ls actively
lu1r.
program
the program
see the
to see
Llke to
exactly the
the way
way you
you People
people would
would like
exactly
Ihandl.ed.
handled.
Conunissi
-- as
ttre Commissi
talk the
can talk
soon as II can
de soon
The Port
willing
ing -Port is
1s wilt
our problem.
about our
something about
into
-- to
to do something
Problem.
lnto it
lt --- is
another
is another
another -!s another
Now,
is
caused pollution
Nonrr,naturally
naturaLLy caused
Pollution
about.
talk about.
Iproblenr
problem rrvtrlch
which I I am
am not
not quallfied
qualified to
to talk
companies
The
T[e companies
-- people
people
area -our area
in our
complex in
in our
our area
area --- the
industrLal
complex
the industrial
ln
thls.
for this.
are all
all for
II talked
to, are
talked to,
they
fact, they
of fact,
As aa matter
matter of
we
we
willing,
are willing,
I came, so we are
cleared this
this statement
before I
statenent before
cleared
we
lt and we
time
study it
to study
time to
is a little
little
are ready
-- all
all we need is
are
ready -Federal
the Federal
and the
agencles and
state agencies
the state
need the
of
of the
cooperatlon
the cooperation
66
agencLes
the local
agencies and the
local community.
connrunity.
And Ir think
ttrlnk one
one of
of the
And
the things
thlngs that
that mlght
polluhelp the
ttre pollumight help
tlon problenr
tion
problem would
would be
be for
for more
of the
the areas
areaa along
along th
more of
thd oregon
Oregon
coast
-- but
coast --- and rI found
found thts
this to
be true
to be
true -of the
areas
but more of
the areas
who have
have not
not done so,
so, to
who
to develop
develop and adopt
adopt a uniform
uniform building
bullding
code as
as the
the first
flrst
step in
code
step
planning for
in plannlng
growth.
future growth.
for theLr
their future
Becauge built
lnto these
these uniform
Because
built into
unlform building
bullding
codes are
are pollutlon
pollution
abatement
lf they
abatement measures
measures and
and if
they are
not now
ncrw in
in those
are not
those codes,
codeg,
they certainly
certainly
should be,
they
should
be, so
so that
that any
any future
future bulldlng
building can
be
ean be
done
ln a realistic
reallstlc
done in
manner.
manner.
rt may
It
may be
be a little
expensive
little
more expensLve
today, but
tomorrow, it
golng to
lt is
is going
today,
but tomorrow,
to be
lot less
be a lot
expensive
ress expenslve
to maintain.
matntain.
to
Thank you
you very
very much.
Thank
questlons?
Any questions?
UR. POSTON:
POSTON: Any
MR.
questions from
panel?
frqn the
the panel?
Any questions
(No
(No response)
response)
you very
Thank you
very much, Mr.
Irlr. Volpentest.
Thank
volpentest.
lile will
wirl next
next hear
hear
We
from
from Oscar
Oscar F.
F. l{eed,
Weed, representLng
representing the
Weyerhaeuger Company.
the Weyerhaeuser
Company.
STATEMENTBY
BY tE.
OSCARF.
STATEMENT
MR. OSCAR
WEED
F. tfBED
poston, gentlemen,
IrlR. WEED:
WEED: Mr.
MR.
Mr. Poston,
gentlsren,
__
gentlemen -ladies
ladles and gentlemen
r klnd
I
kind of
of hope
hope that
that aLr
all of
of those
people that
those people
that came
came in
ln while
whlle
Bill volpentest
Bill
Volpentest was talking
taLklng -r hope you
-- I
you don,t
don't declde
decide now
now to
to
leave again.
agaln.
leave
r fervently
ferventl.y hope you will
I
wLll stay.
stay.
get aa
r,etrs get
Let's
balance of
of ins
ing and
balance
and outs.
outs.
rI want
want to
to tell
tell you
you that
that we
reaLLy do appreciate
appreclate
we really
this
thlg
opportunlty
opportunity to
to be
be trere
here with
with you
you today
to particLpate
participate in
today and to
ln
67
67
hearlng.
this hearing.
this
Area
am the
the Area
Weed and Ir am
F. Weed
oecar F.
Ls Oecar
name is
nly name
As you said,
sald, my
Oregon'
BdYr Oregon.
CoOs Bay,
in Coos
Cornpany in
ttre Weyerhaeuser
Manager for
Weyerhaeuser Company
for the
l{anager
whole and
aa a whole
comPany as
the company
for the
speaks for
However,
statement speaks
thls statement
Hqrever, this
BaY area.
area.
Coos Bay
the Coos
not
not just
Just the
PoLluWaterPoi].uof the
the Federal Water
Sectlon 5(g)
s (g) of
We
we have
examined Section
have examined
our remarks
remarks
confine our
to confine
order to
ln order
tion
Control Act,
Act, as amended, in
tlon Control
subsectlon.
that subsection.
of that
intent of
to the
the intent
to
will
our statement
statement will
we hope
We
hope our
to you.
helpful to
be helpful
You.
gratifytng
is gratifying
lt is
tlmely, and it
ls timely,
actlon is
this action
We feel
we
ttrat this
feel that
progrrams
proceeding on programs
pLanning is
ts proceedlng
speclflc
that specific
to
know that
planning
to knort
to
water resources
resources and to
ttrege valuable
necessary
to protect
protect these
valuable water
neqessary to
use'
benefLcl-a} use.
their beneficial
manner, their
of aa manner,
SOrt of
enhance,
balanced sort
in a balanced
enhance, in
best
the best
|n the
Lnterest in
an interest
trad an
long had
Weyerhaeuser Company
Company has long
l{eyer}raeuser
States of
of lilashin
Washthe States
in the
particul.arly
waters, particularly
use of
of estuarine
estuarlne waters,
Oregon.
ington
lngton and Oregon.
has engaged
ccnpany has
With this
mlnd the
ttre company
ln mind
t{tth
ttris in
of the
the
waters of
of the
the waters
studles of
research studies
costly research
in detalled
detailed and costly
Ln
washlngton;
of Washington;
state of
ln the
the State
Harbor in
Grays Harbor
of Grays
Willapa
llarbor and
and of
I{ll}apa Harbor
L952 '
far as 1952.
as far
carry back as
studles carry
these studies
and these
:'
has
Harbor has
gror*th in
the wltl-apa
Oyster growth
1n the
Willapa Harbor
Harbor and Grays Harbor
oyster
and
constructed and
Harbor was constructed
of Grays Harbor
studied, and a model of
been studied,
sulphlte mlll
mill whtch
which
from a sulphite
effects from
pollutlonal
predict pollutional
used to
effects
to predict
-- at
studles
the studies
time the
the time
at the
time -the time
at the
consldered at
was
was being
belnq considered
initiated.
were initiated.
at
operating at
now is
is operating
and now
was built,
bullt,
This
and
This mill
milt was
Cosmopolis, washj-ngton.
Washington.
Cosmopolis,
grourth
oyster growth
Currently,
a study
study on oyster
Currently,
68
ln
in Grays
Grays Harbor,
Harbor, hre
we are
are doing
dotng in
ln cooperation
coope*tron
with a large
wrth
large
cqnnercial
grorrcr there.
oyater grower
commercial oyster
thcrc.
lfeyerhaeuser
conpany's
Weyerhaeuser Company's
sclenttflc
and technical
technlcal personnel
pers
scientific and
malntaln communication
comnunlcatLon with
wlth scientists
maintain
scLentlsts
ln the
the publtc
in
public and
prlvate sectors,
sectors, relating
relatlng
problems concerning
private
to
to problems
concernLng estuarine
estuarLne
waterswaters.
These
corrnunLcattons are
These communications
are valuable
valuable to
partlclpants
to all
all participants
ln
In that
that each
each thereby
thereby increases
lncreages hls
sum total
total of
of the
his sum
knowledge
the knowledge
ln this
thls field
field of
of endeavor.
in
endeavor.
r think
thtnk this
thle is
1s Indicative
I
tndlcatlve
of the
the company's
comgnnyra continuing
of
contlnulng
interest
ln thls
strbJect, and Ir would
interest in
this subject,
would like
llke now
norv to
to list
llst some
aqne
of the
speclflc
of
the specific
recommendations
reconunendatlons that
that we
we would
would like
llke to
to make:
malrel
l.
1.
Developlng a
plan for
Managenent Plan
a Management
-Developing
Each gstuary
for Each
Estuary --
Estuarles
estuarlne waters
Estuaries and estuarine
waters are
are valuable
valuable natural
natural resources.
resources.
A most
most important
important goal
goal should
A
should be
to develop
develop a management
plan
be to
management plan
for each
for
each estuary
estuary whlch
which would
would prorrLde
provide the
the best
rcturn from
best return
frqn the
the
balanced uses
uses of
of that
balanced
ttrat estuary.
estuary.
Now each estuary
estuary is
Now
is unique.
unlque.
Each estuary
estuary requires
requlres study
Each
study
evaluatlon.
and evaluation.
Every
of each estuary
Every use of
will contribute
estuary wtrl
contrlbute
porlutlon
of
pollution
of
some type
type and wlth
varylng degrees
some
with varying
degrees of
of effect.
effect.
total impact
The total
of pollutlon
of
pollution can be
be mlnlmized
minimized by
by the
gtateg I
the application
appllcatlon
of the
the states'
of
water
standards and plans
plans of
water quallty
quality standards
of lrnprenrentatlon
1n
implementation now
now in
effect.
effect.
22.
Principal
Responstblttty
-Rests wlth
Principal
Responsibility
Rests
with Each State
state --
prirnary responsibility
The primary
responslblllty
The
for
for the
ttre management
managenrent of
of estuarine
egtuarine
59
quallty
concerned.
water quality
wlth the
state concerned.
rests with
the state
water
rests
would
state would
The state
provlde.
to provide.
its capability
capablll.ty
serviceg beyond
beyond its
call upon federal
federal
call
services
to
Englneers,
cLvLl
Corps of
Examples rrrould
of Engineers,
by
dredging
the Corps
Examples
would be
be dredging
by the
civil
the control
the estuary
structure congtruction
construction in
estuary under
under the
control of
of the
the
structure
Ln the
exanrples whlch
Corps of
of course,
course, those
those examples
of Englneers,
and, of
Corps
Engineers, and,
which
welfare.
securtty and
and welfare.
arlse because
because of
of national
national
arise
security
state
held by the
the state
An examination
of the
responslbilitles
examlnatLon of
the responsibilities
held
EoY,
lf any
government should
need, if
the need,
should reveal
reveal the
and by
by the
federal. government
the federal
dlvLslon
of responsibilities
responsibiltties
of better
better definitlon
definition of
and their
their division
of
government.
of government.
between the
the levels
levels of
between
3.
3.
Importance of
of the
the Uses -Resolution of
of Relative
Relative Importance
-Resolutlon
dlfflls a most diffiof each use is
Resolution
Resolutlon of
of the
lmportance of
the importance
are considered.
considered.
only are
cult task
task even when present
present uses only
cult
Thls
This
glven to
to
ls given
when consideration
becomes
is
consideratlon
cmrplex when
becomes even more complex
each use
uae category.
category.
of use
potential
use in
ln each
potential
future
levels of
future levels
Such resolution
w111 be
Such
be very
very tlme-consrmrlng.
time-consuming.
resolution will,
However,
However,
worthwhLle
will be fully
plan of
fully worthwhile
no plan
management will
of estuarine
estuarine management
wlttr deliberation.
delLberation.
is done
done with
of study
study is
unless this
this type
type of
unless
4.
4.
-Estuartes -Features of
of Estuaries
CareNeeded
Changtng Physical
Physlcal Features
Care;
Neededin
Ln Changing
phyel.cal features
an
of an
features of
We
tfe recommend
the physical
changes to
to the
that changes
recommend that
given to
to
hae been given
thought has
careful thought
estuary
made only
only after
after careful
estuary be made
of such
result of
arise as a result
adverse effects
effects that
might arise
that mtght
any adverse
changes.
changes-
be:
Exampres would
would be:
Examples
channeLs,
of channels,
Dredging,
of
Dredglng, relocation
relocation
of hlghwaye
the construction
constructlon
diversion of
of waters
waters upstream,
of
highways
upstream, and the
dlversion
egtuarieg.
across
acrogs estuaries.
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5..
5
-Tltal Effect
Effect Dictates
Dl,ctates Upstream Waste Control
Tital
Control -greatly affected
flow of
of water
water from
The flow
fronr an
an estuary
estuary is
ls greatly
affected
by tidal
tldal action.
actlon.
Wastes flowing
florlng into
movlng current
lnto aa moving
current are
are
polnt of
carrled away
away from
frqtr the
carried
ttre point
of discharge.
dlscharge.
Hqrever, tidal
However,
ttdal
actlon can
can cause
partlcle to
cause aa water
water particle
action
stay in
an estuary,
to stay
ln an
estuary,
upstream and downstream
morrlng upstream
downstream for
moving
many days
days before
before it
lt finally
for many
flnally
reaches
reaches the
the open
open sea.
sea.
Slnce
thc estuary
Since the
estuary is
through
which the
ls the
the "funnel"
through whlch
the
"funnel"
geographic regions
reglons drain
geographic
sea, lt
it can
can be
be expected
draln to
to the
thesa,
expected that
that
pour into
resldual wastes
residual
wastes wlLl
will pour
lnto that
from the
the entire
that "funnel"
entlre
"funnel" from
I reglon.
region.
pl.an of
In any plan
In
of estuarine
estuarlne management,
wouLd therefore
management, it
lt would
therefore
seem to
to be important
lmportant to
waste at
seem
at all
to reduce
reduce this
thls residual
regldual waste
all
points in
points
ln the
the region.
reglon.
6.
6.
-Important Uses of
Important
Estuarine $laters
Waters -of the
the Estuarlne
We consider
qulte important,
conslder these
We
uses to
be quite
Important, and
and we
we conthese uses
to be
coh-
glder these
these uses as
sider
as follows:
follorrs:
As aa watercourse
watercourse outlet
Ag
outlet to
to the
the sea;
seai
harbor for
As aa harbor
for commercial
cqnrnerclal transport;
transport;
-- both
For fisheries
flsherlea
both commercial
For
-ccnunerclal and
and sport,
sport; shellfish
shellfleh
and finned
flnned fish;
flsht
For an industrial
lnduetrLal activity;
For
all
activlty;
all kinds
klnds of
of industrial
lndustrLal
activities;
actLvitieg;
for recreation,
recreatlon,
And for
both local
both
local and tourist;
tourist;
and
For wildllfe
For
wildlife activity.
actlvlty.
71
7L
We cannot
glve aa general
generaL opinion
cannot now
We
norr give
oplnlon of
relatlve
of the
the relative
importance
importance of
of any
any one of
of these
activities for
estuarine hraters
waters
these actlvities
for estuarlne
general.
in general.
in
AgaLn, each
presents aa unique
Again,
situation,
each estuary
estuary presents
unique situation,
with hydrological,
with
econom1c
hydrological,
econonlc,
biologic, and
chemical factors
factors
biologlc,
and chemical
differlng
differing markedly
markedly in
each case.
case.
Ln each
plans
In the
In
the development of
of plans
for speciflc
specific estuaries,
estuaries, the
the conpany
company would
would offer
offer specific
for
speclflc
thoughts
thoughts on these
these uses
uses at
at the
the appropriate
appropriate time.
time.
policy pledges
pledges the
$leyerhaeuser Company's
Weyerhaeuser
Company's corporate
the
corporate policy
to
corporation to
in
corporatl"on
in such
such a manner as to
to operate
operate its
lts facilities
facilities
water.
of air
air and water.
avoid damaglng
damaging other
users of
avold
other uses and users
The
policy
aLl technically
policy further
pledges the
further pledges
canpany to
to use all
technlcally
the company
conply
lt to
to comply
and economically
feasible
to it
avalLable to
econonlcally
feasible methods available
protectlon.
with applicable
on
with
on environmental
environmental protection.
appllcable regulations
regulations
"Protection",
however,
hovrever, is
is not
not enough.
enough.
"Protection",
In the
the past,
past, w€
we
In
attempt
in the
the Uni.ted
United States
States have
have made
made relatively
relatively little
attempt to
to
Llttle
ln
vte manage
agricultural
manage agricultural
manage
water in
l"n the
sense that
that we
manage water
the same
same sense
ls
resources, or
or in
which intensive
managernent is
in which
intenslve management
resources,
ln the
the way in
beginning
beginnlng to
to be applied
our forests.
foregts.
appLLed to
to our
water
natl,otrlrs water
of the
the nation's
The need for
for intensive
Lntensive management
management of
-- but
but the
the
resource
-obtalning recognition
recognltlon
in obtaining
slq.rer in
resource has been slower
presslng.
need is
is no less
less pressing.
pLanning for
for
We should
We
already be planning
should already
\dater.
of water.
rational
and systematic
systematic management
managementof
rational. and
work now
now
to work
The Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser Company
Company urges
we begin
begLn to
urges that
that we
estuarlne
of estuarine
toward
high yield
yield of
to obtain
obtaLn a hlgh
tor'rard managing estuaries
estuaries to
yteld
just as we manage
achteve a hlgh
values, just
manage timberlands
high yield
to achieve
tlmberlands to
vaLues,
72
72
of forest-associated
forest-associated
of
values.
values.
poston, for
Thank you,
you, Mr.
!lr. Postori,
Thank
for thls
this opportunlty
opportunity to
to be here
here
partlclpate.
and to
to participate.
And
would kind
klnd of
of like
And Ir would
llke to
to do
do this,
thls, and
and
questlon and
maybe ask
agk aa question
and make
make aa statement
statement both,
maybe
both, if
if II could,
could,
you get
get to
before you
to me, and
before
and that
that is
1s to
to say
say that
that we
we did
dld make
make a
statement,
r think,
thlnx,
ln dlanuarT
statement,
I
in
January of
of 1967
Lg67 at
at the
water
the estuarine
estuarlne water
hearings
they were held
held here
here on
hearings as they
on the
the coast.
coast.
coqrany made
made aa statement
statement in
coos Bay.
Company
ln Coos
Bay.
Weyerhaeuser
The Weyerhaeuser
r think
question is,
thlnk my
my question
I
ig,
ls that
Ln your
flles
and a part
is
that in
your files
part of
your data
of your
data or
or would
would you like
llke
to present
We would
us to
present that
that data
data at
at aa later
later date?
date? We
would like
llke to
to
you have it
have you
lt if
lf you haven't
havenrt it
it already.
already.
uR. POSTON:
PosToN:
MR.
rtrs in
ln our
our files
place
files but
in a different
It's
but in
place
dLfferent
r would
and I
suggest that
that you resubmit,
resubml.t, so
and
would suggest
so that
that it
lt can
can be made
made
a trrart
part of
of this
thls transcript.
transcrlpt.
llR. WEED:
MR.
trtEED: Thank you.
you.
posroN:
MR. POSTON:
MR.
we will
wlll be very
We
very happy to
to do
do this.
this.
page228/
LSee Appendix G:
G: page
228/
iny
othe, questions?
Any other
n,r""Jfoti"APPendix
MR. JENSEN:
MR.
{IENSEN: No.
I think
thlnk it
it would
I
would be
be good to
have that
to have
that
lncluded in
included
ln the
the record.
record.
llR.
MR. WEED:
IIEED:
We would
wouLd be
get that
you and
be very
very happy
happy to
to get
We
that for
for you
and
I suspect
suspect we have
get that
I
have a few
few days
days to
to get
that mailed
malLed in?
tn?
llR.
MR. POSTON:
POSTON: This
This might
god time
night be a good
ttme to
to make
that
make that
announcenent and that
that is,
fs, that
announcement
will hold
hold the
that we wLLl
the record
record open
for fifteen
flfteen
days
for people
for
days for
people that
wish to
that wlsh
to submit
supplementary
submLt supplementary
or new
netr statements
statements for
or
for the
the record.
record"
In other
other words,
In
words, any
you
dtry of
of you
here that
that feel
feel compelled
conrpelled or
here
or otherwise
othenrrlse to
to make
make a statement
statement that
that
73
73
you would
record open
w€
hold the
you
would like
we w111
will hold
in the
the record,
record,
the record
llke in
for fifteen
flfteen
days.
for
days.
I would
agaln repeat
repeat
at this
tlme to
to again
I
would like
like at
this time
you that
conference,
of the
the conference,
want transcripts
of you
that want
transcripts
that those
of
that
those of
get in
wlth me.
me.
in touch
touch with
at the
desk outside,
outside,
or get
leave
your name
or
name at
the desk
Ieave your
people indicate
indicate
some people
We are
widely unless
unless some
tt widely
We
it
are not
not distributing
dl-stributlng
have a copy.
copy.
their desire
desire to
their
to have
It{R.
WEED:
MR. WEED:
you very
very much.
much.
Thank
Thank you
my luck
luck
stretching
Mr. Poaton,
Poston, I
I think
am stretching
Mr.
my
think II am
an1nvay.
w111 do
do it
it anyway.
just
bit here
here but
but II will
blt
llttle
Just a little
Mr. Mallicoat
t'tallicoat
Mr.
walk away
away from
from it.
it.
I didn't
indicated
a question
question and I
want
didnrt
want to
to walk
a
lndicated
I
MR.
MLLICO1T:
llR. I,IALLICOAT:
plan that
shou r|,1
that shou
You suggested
management plan
suggested a management
my
to confirm
confirm my
wanted to
and II wanted
be
each estuary
estuary and
for each
be developed
deveLoped for
you said.
what you
sald.
understanding
of
of what
underetanding
iI
state
You felt
this
this was a state
felt
responsibility, to
to develop
develop that
management planning?
planning?
that management
responsj.bility,
WEED:
MR. WEED:
!lR.
plan?
To develop
develop the
the management
management plan?
MR. MPLLICOAT:
I!lR.
IIIALLICOAT:
MR. WEED:
wEEDs
Yes.
Yes.
am speaking
speaklng
thtnk II am
My
tlty feeling
and II think
is this
this and
feeLing is
lnasmuch as
for our
our company
company and II might
might sEfr
say, incidentally,
inasmuch
as
incidentally,
for
Mr.
do so,
so, that
that Mr.
to do
the
previous speaker
opportunity to
took the
the opportunity
speaker took
the prevloue
(phonetlc), who
air
water and
and air
of water
Juleson
who is
dlrector of
is the
the director
Juleson (phonetic),
ttre audience
audience and
Company is
ln the
resources
Weyerhaeuser Company
is in
for the
the Weyerhaeuser
resources for
w111
statement, he will
I
but if
I make
lnaccurate statement,
tf I
make an inaccurate
I have no fear
fear but
correct me.
correct
pLan is
ls
management plan
But my
my feeling
that that
that management
is that
But
feellng is
a teamwork
effort.
tearrwork effort.
involves
that involves
It's
that
Itrs a teamwork effort
effort
goverrrment as
weII as
federal.
local
as state
state and federal.
as well,
local government
MR. liALLfCoAT:
MMLICQPT:
IvlR.
polnt number
nunber two
You indicated
in
two that
that the
the
lndicated
ln point
74
74
prl.nclpal
responstblllty,
hohrever, would
would rest
rest with
with each
principal
responsibility,
however,
each state?
state?
ItlR.
WEEDT I
MR. WEED:
I would
yes.
feel that,
would feel
yes.
that,
UR. MALLICOAT:
I|ALLICST:
MR.
!{BED:
MR. WEED:
you.
Ttrank you.
Thank
you
are welcome.
You are
welcqne.
IrlR. POSTON:
POSTON:
MR.
you very
Thant< you
ver? much.
Thank
mueh.
I would
llke
norr to
cal.l on
to call
Robert Baum,
on Robert
Baum, representing
I
would like
now
the
representlng
the
oregon
state Soil
sotl and water
Oregon State
Water Conservation
Commission.
congervation
corunisslon.
STATEMENTPRESENTED
PRESEIfTEDBY
BY ROBERT
STATEMENT
ROBBRTBAUM
BAUU FOR
FOR
II{R. ELMER
ELMERPETERSON
MR.
PETERSON
IuR. BAUM:
MR.
BAull:
Mr.
chainnan and
gentlemen:
and ladies
ladLes and
Mr. Chairman
and gentlemen:
I
r
appear here
not to
to speak
speak for
State Soil
for our
Soil and Water
appear
here not
Water Conservaour State
Conservatlon
tion commLttee,
Committee, as
as rI understand
understand pubrlc
public agencles
agencies wLll
will be
be heard
heard
frqn
from at
at aa later
later time
time but
but to
to give
give aa statenent
statement prepared
prepared by
by
ELmer Peterson,
Peterson, who
ls still
stllt
Elmer
who is
recovering
with a
recoverLng from
frorn a bout
bout wlth
bull.
bull.
He is
ls a dairyman
dalryman and he is
He
ls in
better shape
ln better
shape than
than the
the
bull is
ls but
but he still
stlll
bull
isn't
Lgnrt up
up to
to riding
rldLng this
thls far.
far.
tt{r
name is
Elmer Peterson.
My name
ls Elmer
Peterson.
r am
I
am here
here today
today in
the duel
dual
ln the
role of
of Dl.rector
the NatLonal
role
Director of
of the
National Aseoeiatlon
Association of
Water
SoLL and Water
of Soil
conservatlon Dlstrlcts
Conservation
Districts and member
member of
NACD's Shore
Erosion
of liBcDrs
shore Eroslon
corunlttee and ctrairman
Committee
Chairman of
of the
Oregon State
state Soil
and rfater
Water
the oregon
soll and
Conservation
CommLttee.
Conservation Committee.
The NACD
IBCD is
is the
the national
natlonal organization
organlzatLon of
of the
the 15,000
I5,OOO
supervlsors
and directors
directors o.f
of the
supervisors and
the natLon's
nation's 3,ooo
3,000 soil
soil and
and water
water
conservatLon districts.
conservation
dlstricts.
Through our
Shore Erosion
Eroslon Committee,
our Shore
Cormlttee,
we have been actively
actlvely
concerned with
we
concerned
wlth matters
matters relating
relatLng to
to
75
75
and coastal
coastal
frontages
erosion of
along the
frontages
erosLon
of land
ttre oceans,
oceans, lakes
Iakes and
land along
of
of the
nat,lon.
the nation.
This
Thls concern
conservation,
concern has
hag included
the conservation,
lncluded the
protection
coastal estuaries
estuaries
protection and
and wise
wise use
use of
of the
the natlonns
nations coastal
and
estuarine
resources.
estuarine
resourceso
NACD Shore
Shore
charter
A copy
of
of the
of the
the NACD
copy of
the Charter
your information.
Conunittee is
Eroslon
lnfonnation.
Erosion Committee
is attached
attached for
for your
Conservation Committee
Conunittee
State Soil
Soil and Water
Water Conservation
The Oregon State
supervises the
the operation
operation of
of oregonrs
Oregon's soll
soil and water
water cons€FvBconservasupervlses
tion distrlcts.
districts.
tion
STVCD
Consl.stent with
with the
Consistent
law,
the Committee
the SWCD
law, the
the
coordlnates the
actlon, coordinates
approves
action,
or disapproves
dlsapproves all
all district
distrlct
approves or
programs,
of
assistance of
district
programs, secures
secures the
cooperatlon and assistance
dlstrict
the cooperation
lnformed of
state and federal
agencies, keeps
keeps the
the supervlsorg
supervisors informed
of
state
federal agencies,
formation
the formation
activities
of
and encourages
of other
dlstricts,
encourages the
other districts,
actl.vitLes
Iofofdlstricts
districts inin the
the areas
areas of
of the
the state
state not
not now
now withln
within diEtrict
district
boundaries.
boundarteg.
Conunlttee extends
Through these
the
extends leadership
leadershlp
Through
activlties,
the Committee
these activities,
policy
in
accomplishing the
the intent
of the
policy to
to
of
the legislative
legislatlve
lntent
in acconplishlng
Iprovlde:
provide:
(l)
"'(i)
of this
this
For conservation
and soil
soil resources
resources of
of soil
soil and
conservatLon of
I state,
state, and
and
(2)
(2)
preventlon of
erosion, and
For
For the
of soil
soil erosion,
control and prevention
the control
(3)
(3)
sedtpreventlon of
For
frorn floodwater
floodwater sediFor the
of damage
damage from
the prevention
Iment,
m e n t , and
and'
(4)
(4)
utllLzation,
For
development,
and
For the
development, utilization,
conservation,
the conservation,
preserve natural
resources,
natural resources,
disposal of
water, and
to preserve
and thereby
thereby to
dlsposal
of water,
reservoirs,
Icontrol
control floods,
floods, prevent
prevent lmpairment
impairment of
of dams
dams and reservoirs,
7
766
prevent stream
porlutlon,
stream pollution,
asslst in
in maintaining
malntalnrng navigability
prevent
assist
navLgabLllty
of rivers
rlvers and harborsr
pr€s€rve wildlife,
protect the
wlldl!.fe,
of
harbors, preserve
protect
the tax
tax
base,
protect and promote
lands and protect
pronote the
generar
base, protect
protect publlc
public lands
the general
welfare of
people of
of the
the people
of this
welfare
thls state."
state.,,
The
lmpacts of
of pollutlon
oregon's coastal
The impacts
pollution on Oregon's
waters is
coastal waters
is of
of
direct
interest
to the
the eight
elght active
actlve coastal
coastal soil
direct interest
to
water
soil and water
conservatlon dlstrLcts
that were
peopre
organlzed by
conservation
districts that
were organized
by local
Local people
to conserve
soll,
the soil,
water
to
conserve the
water and related
related natural
natural resources
resources
along the
oregon coast.
the Oregon
along
coast.
-- "What
questlor
You ask the
the question
systenrs
-"lilhat systems
-- local,
-- will
of managernent
of
management -local, state
prostate and
and federal
federal -best prowill best
vlde for
for conservation
conservatlon and development
development of
oregonrs estuarine
of Oregon's
vide
estuarine
resources?"
resources?"
Wlthout
speclflcally
answerlng this
conplex
thls complex
Without specifically
answering
question,
urge that
that local
local interests
question, w€
we urge
lnterests
be involved
involved in
in any
such
such management
management system.
system.
Also, we
we believe
oregonrs soil
Also,
berleve that
that Oregon's
soll
and
conserttation
dlstricts
wl,th
and rrater
water conservation
districts
with adequate
adequate support
support and
flnanclng
financing from
from county,
county, state
state and fe3eral
an with
feEleral levels,
ind
wlth
levels,
the cooperatLon
assistanee of
the
cooperation and assistance
of concerned
concerned federal
agencles
federal agencies
of the
conservatlon jobs
can do many
many of
the conservation
in our
our coastal
coastal
Jobs needed in
watersheds.
watersheds.
Therefore, we
urge that
that local
Local soil
soll and
and water
water conservation
Therefore,
we urge
conaervatlon
dlstrLcts
plans for
lncLuded in
ln any
any plans
districts be included
for estuarine
estuarLne development;
development;
that their
thelr important
lmportant role
and that
role in
ln soil
soll and
and water
water conservation,
conservatlon,
as it
tt applies
applles to
to coastal
coastal. estuaries,
estuarles,
be recognized
recogrnlzed in
Ln this
this
Natlonal
Estuarlne Pollution
Pollutlon
Study.
National Estuarine
Study.
Nfrr, I
I would
Now,
would just
llke to
to make
make the
cqnnrent in
to
the comment
Ln relation
relatlon
to
Just like
77
77
sqtle
recommendatLons that
that were
some recommendations
were made
made this
morning that
perhaps
thls mornLng
that perhaps
some industrial
lndustrtar
by-products
some
by-products might,
might, through
be better
better
through research,
research, b€
rather than
than just
put them in
used rather
sdy, "Don't
the rivers
ln the
rLvers or
"Donrt put
or
Just say,
-- to
harborg,,, and so
so on
on -harbors",
to find
find aa use
use for
for these
these so
so that
that they
they
wouldn't
poLlutant;
wouldn't be a pollutant;
that
that the
the soil
soir and
and water
water conservation
conservation
district
where we are
are now
nor.r meeting,
tlncoln County Soil
So11 and
district
meeting, the
the Lincoln
Water Conservation
Conservatton District,
Dlstrict,
years ago,
aa number
number of
of years
made
B9o, made
arrangements with
plant of
troLedo plant
arrangements
with the
the Toledo
Georgla Pacific
Paclflc to
of Georgia
to
have
stockplle
have them stockpile
the
by-product that
the lime
lirne by-product
that comes
through
comes through
plant from
paper operation.
that
that plant
frqn their
thelr paper
operation.
And this
And
is then
orvned
then owned
this is
by the
the soil
sol.l and water
water conservation
conservation district.
dl.strict.
It
ft is
hauled
is hauled
-- farmers
out
is sold
sold to
out and is
to the
the ranches
ranches in
ln the
county -farmers and
the county
anyone else
else that
that wants
wants it,
minimum price;
price; and they
lt, at
at a minimum
they then
then
use it
use
tt for
for a lime
or soil
lime or
soLl amendment
amendment to
acldtty
to improve
improve the
the acidity
gardens or
of
LLncoln
of the
the pastures
pastures and flower
flourer gardens
or other
other lands
in Lincoln
lands in
-- something
-- If am
County -something that
County
am sure,
that has benefited
beneflted both
sure, the
both -the
qimers in
harbor
the river
County.
harbor here,
here, the
rlver and the
tlncoLn County.
the land
land owners
ln Lincoln
So I
I think
So
that
thir*
that this
thls is
ls the
the type
of function
functlon that
soLl and
type of
that the
the soil
water conservation
program.
conEervatlon districts
dlstricts
water
can
do for
can do
for this
this program.
MR.
It{R. POSTON:
POSTON: Are
questlons?
Are there
there any
any questions?
(No response)
(No
MR.
Ir{R. POSTON:
POSTON: Thank
ftrank you very
very much.
much.
(Attachment to
(Attachment
to statement
statement submitted
submitted
Reporter herewith
to
to the
the Reporter
herewith appended
B".)
and marked
as "Appendix
marked as
"Appendlx B".)
Next, we
Stanley R.
Next,
we wlll
will hear
hear from
R. Christensen
Christensen frcm
from Stanley
frqn the
the
78
78
OrcAon
So11 and Water
Oregon Assoclatlon
Association of
Water Conservation
of Soil
Conservatlon Districts.
Dletrlcte.
STATnMEIITBY
By MR.
MR. STANLEY
S:IANLEI R. CHRISTENSEN,
STATEMENT
JR.
CHRI_STENSEN,
JR.
t{R. CHRISTENSEN:
MR.
CHRISTENSEN; Thank you,
yer, gentlemen.
gentlerren.
StanMy
My name
nane is
ls Stan-
R. Chrlstensen,
lcy R.
icy
Christensen, preeldent
president of
Association of
of the
the Oregon Assoclatlon
of
Sotl
Soil and watcr
Water Conservation
Coneervatlon Districts.
Distrlcts.
Along the
the Oregon coast
coast from
Along
mouth of
from the
Colunrbla
the mouth
of the
the Columbia
Rlver
Callfornia
to the
the California
border, there
River to
border,
water
there are
are eight
etght soil,
soll and water
consctrvatlon districts
dlstrlcts
actLvely working
worklng to
conservation
actively
to conserve
conserve the
the soil
solI
protect the
quallty
and water
water and protect
of
the quality
of the
water.
the water.
There are
are
There
55 enaU
small watershede
watersheds drainLng
draining dlrectly
directly into
lnto the
estuarleg and
the estuaries
tldal waterg
tidal
waters of
of the
2300
the state,
state, containing
contalnlng approximately
approxlnately
23OOfarms.
farms.
The Soil
SolL Conservation
Congervatl.on Service,
Servlce, through
Needs
Conservatlon Needs
througtr the
ttre Conservation
Inventory
Rlver Basin
Basln Investigations,
Inventory
and River
have studied
Investlgatlons,
studled these
these
watersheds and determined
problenrs and
detennlned their
watersheds
theLr problems
and needs.
needs.
These
Theee
Dletrlct
needs are
are made
made a part
part of
Plan
Work which
of the
PLan of
the District
of work
whlch is
ls
the work
the
work gulde
guide for
for each
each of
of theee
these elght
eight SgICDrs.
SWCDS.
problems faced
people
faced by these
problems
these people
Soime
Some of
ttre
of the
are also
are
aleo factors
the
factors affecting
affectlng
the
pollutlon
pollution
of Oregon'g
Oregons coastal
of,
eoagtal waters.
waterg.
Approxlmately 22 1/2
Approximately
L/2
nllllon
acrea of
of land
wlth aa wind
million
acres
land have soils
solls with
wLnd or
or water
watcr erosion
eroslon
probLem.
problem.
If
If theec
these lands
bare through
lands are
are left
left bare
through logging
logglng and
practlces,
guallty of
agrlculturaL
agricultural
practices, they
are a threat
they are
threat to
of
to the
the quality
water.
the
the water.
Eroslon on cultivated
cultlvated
Erosion
land,
land, logged
forest land
logged forest
land
gource of
orrer-grazed pasture
and over-grazed
pasture and rangeland8
of much
rangeLands is
te the
the source
much
sediment
sedlment in
ln these
rraters.
thesc waters.
greatly
Sedlment greatly
Sediment
reduces
reduces the
the
attractions
of
attractLons
of streams
streams and estuaries
well.
estuarleg for
for recreation
recreatLon as well
7
9
79
as
the fishery
flshery
as destroying
destroying the
resource.
resource.
Another problem
problem that
that adds
adds to
to the
the turbidity
Another
of
turbidity
of the
water
the water
is
flooding.
is flooding.
over 40,000
40,0oo acres
acres of
of land
rand are
are flooded
Over
flooded annually,
annualry,
contributing
quantities
to the
the large
rarge quantities
of debris
debris as well
contributing
to
of
werl aS
as
sediments
the streams,
streams, estuaries
estuaries
sediments to
to the
and
and tidal
waters.
tidal waters.
There are
are approximately
approxlmately 60,000
60,000 acres
acres of
of sand
sand dunes
dunes along
along
There
the
some of
of which
the coast
coast of
of oregon,
Oregon, some
which are
for
are stabilized,
stabilized,
for exexampre, the
the warrenton
Dune area,
area, but
but many
many acres
ample,
Warrenton Dune
acres are
are not.
not.
wlnd
Wind
erogion is
another source
is another
source of
pollutes the
of sediment
sedlment that
that pollutes
erosion
the waters.
waters.
other
exist that
pollution
that contribute
contribute
to the
Other probrems
problems exist
to
of
the pollution
of
our estuaries
tidal waters,
programs and
but there
there are
are programs
our
estuaries and tidal
waters, but
greatly reducing
methods of
of greatly
problems.
reduclng these
these problems.
Erosion that
produces sediment
that produces
sediment can
can be reduced
Erosion
reduced up
up to
to 90
9O
per
cent by
soil conservation
conservatlon methods without
per cent
by soil
without changing
changing matmaterially
pattern.
the baslc
land use
erially
the
basic land
use pattern.
some of
Some
of these
these needs
needs are
are
gully control
reforestation,
contror and land
reforestation,
gully
measures to
land treatment
treatment measurea
to
reduce
erosion, and sand
reduce erosion,
sand dune
dune stabilization.
stabltlzation.
other needed
needed
Other
are river
river bank control
control and
and roadside
measures are
roadslde erosion
erosion stabilistablllzation.
zation.
oregon's soil
soll and water
water conservation
conservation districts
distrlcts
wlth needed
Oregon's
with
needed
county and state
state financing
financing and technical
county
help
technLcal and financial
flnanciat
hetp
frqrr concerned
federar agencies,
from
concerned federal
agencies, can do a job
of controlling
controrLlng
Job of
sedlment
turbidity
sediment and reducing
reducing turbidity
of
of waterE
waters entering
entering oregon's
Oregon's
b a y s and
a n d estuaries.
e stu a ri e s.
bays
you.
Thank you.
Are there
questions?
any questions?
Are
there any
80
MR. JENSEN:
MR.
{IENSEN: You
You mentioned
mentloned that
that a 90-per
9o-per cent
cent reduction
reductlon
Ln sediments
sedtments from
from runoffs
runoffs might
posslbLe.
in
mlght be
be possible.
you think
Do you
think thati
that
Do
lt is
Ls practlcal
posslbLe?
or is
is it
it
practical or
lt possible?
MR.
CHRTSTENSEN:Anything
MR. CHRISTENSEN:
Anything is
posslble.
is possible.
Nlnety per
per cent
cent
Ninety
actually,
r wouldnrt
actually,
I
wouldn't say that
that 90
9o per
cent is
is too
too far
far out
per cent
out of
of
llne.
line.
wlth the
the technical
technlcal knowledge
knowredge that
With
that we
we now
no$r have,
have, if
if
everybody
to do what
they know they
everybody \ilas
was to
what they
they should
should do,
do, it
Lt could
could
be done.
done.
Maybe
thls is
Ls something
somethlng that
Maybe this
that maybe
we are
maybe we
are shooting
shootlng
for the
lf you
for
the moon,
moon, but
but if
you don.t
don't shoot
shoot for
for the
the moon, you will
wlLl
never even
get of
even get
off f of
never
of the
the ground.
ground.
jTENSEN: You
MR. JENSEN:
MR.
You feel
feel that
that this
would be aa practical
practicar
this would
goal
goal
in your
coastal region?
in
your Oregon coastal
region?
MR. CHRISTENSEN:
GHRTsTENSEN: I
MR.
r think
practlcal
goal.
thtrik it
tt is
is a practical
goal.
In
rn
words, to
-- in
to use the
the technical
technLcal knowledge
Iwords,
knorrledge that
that we
we now
nour have
have -Ln
Iother
otherwonds,
words, tlrere
there isis nothlng
nothing that
that gripes
gripes me
me more
more than
than goi.ng
going
down the
the hlghway
seeing where
down
highway and seeing
where the
highway commission
the htglnlay
conunlssion has
butlt
a
seelng half
of it
Ibuilt
a nehr
new road
road and seeing
half of
it running
runnlng down
dovyn the
the ditch
dltch
there
ls no reason
reason on earth
there and there
there is
earth why they
they can't
canrt use a
(laughter),
Iltttle
little ofof our
our rye
rye grass,
grass, slnce
since II gror
grow rlle
rye grass
grass (laughter),
and
Isave
savethese
these eroded
eroded banks,
banks, these
these banks,
banks, nelr
new cuts;
cuts; because
because thls
this
bent stuff,
Ibent
stuff, all
all you
you have
have got
got to
to do
do is
throw sorne
some water
water on it
le throrrr
it
and thLs
germlnate.
stuff w111
land
this stuff
will germinate.
klll
l.tit out
Ilkill
out Ln
in my
my fescue
fescue field.
fleld.
r knorr
r can't
I
know this,
because I
thls, because
canrt
But this
thls is
is something,
something, II
But
-- in
think, that
jthink,
that we
we al,l
all should
should be
be recognizlng
recognizing -in other
other words,
words,
that's
that we
we have,
have, is
that's one problem
problem that
is on
on highways.
hl.ghways.
Letrs
face it
it
Let's face
81
problems with
Out here
with sliding
Out
here on the
down
the coast
coast here,
here, they
dotn
they had problems
sliding
good, sound
But by
some good,
But
by using
and agronomy
using sane
sound engineering
agronomy that's
engineerlng
that's
like II say,
say, use
use some of
of our
our surplus
rye grass,
grass, it
Iike
surplus rye
it is
is selling
selling
for
four cents
cents now.
nohr.
for four
(laughter).
(laughter).
got up to
It actually
It
actually got
slx and
and aa half
half cents
cents
to six
points.
But this
But
this is
i.s one
one of
of the
the points.
And If am
am not
not
blame either.
saying
saying that
that the
the farmers
farmers aren't
aren't to
to blame
either.
Now, I
have
Not,r,
I have
I say
are left
seen
that
bare and
seen fields
fields
that are
bare
and I
say they
should be
using
left
they should
be using
grass too,
green
of this
cheap rye
control,
some
green
some of
for erosion
erosion control,
this cheap
rye grass
too, for
of thing.
manure
manure crops
crops and this
thls type
type of
thing.
MR.
MR. JENSEN:
JENSEN:
piece of
I have
of lawn
I
have got
got a little
piece
in the
the
ltttle
lawn in
Washington
Washington metropolitan
area
area with
series of
of check
in
metropolitan
with aa series
check dams
dams in
it.
It.
you are
about.
I
about.
f think
what you
are talking
think this
this is
is about
about what
talking
(laughter)
(laughter)
practlcal
But, seriously,
But,
if
of
seriously,
is practical
of attainment
attainment
lf this
thls is
-- have
soil conservaand you feel
lt is,
is, have
trave any
any -trave the
conservafeel that
that it
the soil
plan of
of some
sort
tions,
do they
master plan
some sort
collectlvely,
they have
have a master
tLons, collectively,
that would
would tell
what needs
what kind
kind of
of resources
what
done, what
resources
needs to
to be
be done,
tell
that
:
program in
oregon
of program
ln the
the Oregon
are
are needed
needed to
out, this
this sort
sort of
carry out
to carry
coastal districts?
coastal
dlstrlcts?
plans and
It{R. CHRISTENSEN:
We have
MR.
CIIRISTENSEN; We
inhave plans
and anyone
anyone that
that is
is inConservation
Soil and Water
Iterested,
check wlth
with your
your local
Soil
Water Conservation
terested,
check
local
you with
Dlstrict
wlth the
how
District
and they
you
on
they can
on how
can furnish
furnish
the information
information
Ito
to do this.
this.
MR. IIENSEN:
JENSEN:
IR.
II
questi.ons because
keep asking
because other
other
asking these
these questions
keep
people thls
Ipeople
this morning
morning have
have been
been talking
talking about
about the
the pro&ms
pro1ms of
of
Idredging
and you
you are
are talklng
talking about
about one
that
helps to
to
dredging
and
one in
in effect
effect
that helps
6
Z
82
avold some
sorne dredging.
dredglng.
avoid
yes, this
MR.
CHRfSTENSEN:Yes,
MR. CHRISTENSEN:
this is
Ls it.
lt.
tlke I
I say,
Biy, the
Like
the
corrmlcla
Columbia mlght
might not
not need so
so much dredging
dredging if
we would
lf we
would have
better job
of control
done a better
control upstream.
upstream.
Job of
rn other
the
In
other words,
words, the
prace to
to start
start on
on this
thls is
at the
place
is at
the headwaters.
headwaters.
rn
ottrer words,
words,
In other
the watershed
control or
or watershed
watershed development
the
watershed control
development and
and land
land use
use
shouLd start
start at
at the
the headwaters
headwaters and
should
and then
then we
we wouldn't
wouldnrt have the
the
probletns
problems down
down here
here that
that we
we are
are talklng
talking about
about right
right now.
non.
Are
Are
ttrere
there any other
other questlons?
questions?
pOSTON: Thank
!{R. POSTON:
MR.
Thank you
you very
very much.
!lR. troltrcoAT:
MR.
MLLICOT:
rs most of
of the
the dredging
dredglng necessary
Is
necessary because
because
of sLrtatLon
you know?
of
siltation or
or because
because of
of sand and gravel,
gravel, do you
know?
rs
Is
a maJor
of what
they are
are dredging
a
major portion
portion of
what they
dredglng out
out silt
slrt from
frqn the
the
lands?
Iands?
MR. CHRISTENSEN:
cttRrsrENSEN:
MR.
There is
ls a combination
cornbinatlon of
There
of both.
both.
In
rn
other
r have
other words,
words, ds
as rI understand
understand from
what I
have been
been tol.d
told about
about
from what
llke here,
like
here, when
when you
you move
move the
the water
water back
back and forth
forth or
or the
the tides,
tides,
-- the
ltke
-- that
like here,
here, you
you send a -the breakwater
or the
breakwater or
the -that isn't
isn't
the term,
term, but
the
but anyway,
anyway, out
out in
in there,
you would
would change the
there, you
the
current and so you are
-- the
current
are golng
going to
to brlng
bring the
the -the current
current is
is
golng
to bring
bring sand
going to
sand in.
ln.
But
problenrs on up
of the
the problems
But one of
up the
the
Ilne here
line
here would
would be the
the soil
soll that
that has come
come down
donn after
after from
the
from the
watershed.
upper watershed.
-- and
rn other
other words,
procesa -Ln the
In
words, in
the logging
logglng process
I have just
(phonettc) -- I
llr. Luden
Luden (phonetic)
I
gotng to
I am
am not
not going
Just met Mr.
to
take a whack at
at $lsyEstraeuser,
take
Weyerhaeuser, but
but let's
letrs face
face it.
lt.
years
Forty
Forty years
83
B3
Ego,
educated
ago, before
before the
major logging
companies
educated
the major
rather
logglng
companies become rather
the care
and began
began to
they
take
didnrt
care that
to see
see the
the light,
take the
that
llght,
they didn't
rrrere logging.
they
they do now
norr when they
they were
logging.
-- and
fn other
words -In
other words
and
problem that
thLs has
we have
have here
here now.
this
has contributed
to
contributed
the problem
that we
non.
to the
questions?
Are there
Are
other questions?
there any other
(No response)
(No
response)
MR.
POSTON: Thank you very
MR. POSTON:
very much.
you.
xhank you.
Thank
Our
Our next
speaker is
is
next speaker
Ernest Josi,
Josl, North
North Coast
Coast Resource
Resource Planning
PLannincj Group.
Group,
to be
be 1.1r.
Mr. Ernest
to
SIATf'I{ENT BY
STATEMENT
8Y MR. ERNEST
ERNEST JOSI
JOSI
MR.
MR. JOSI:
JOSI:
gentl"emen:
Chalrman of
Board, ladies
Chairman
and gentlemen:
of the
the Board,
ladies and
I am
I
am just
just another
another tarmer
here, so
you can
a whack
whack at
at
can take
farmer up here,
so you
take a
you got
got done
Chrls there.
me
me like
done with
with Chris
1lke the
the one
one you
there.
am Ernest
Ernest Josi,
Josi, Ctrairman
Chairman of
North Coast
Coast Regource
Resource
II am
of the
the North
Plannlng and
Development Group,
Group, and
Tillamook
County.
Planning
lamook County.
and I f am
amfrom
and Development
from Ti]
Group is
So11 and Water
ConservaNorth Coast
Coast Group
The North
Water Conservacomprlsed of
of Soil
is comprised
Supervisors
people from
Dlstrict
Tlllamook,
tion
Supervisors
and
and concerned
tion District
concerned people
from Tillamook,
Clatsop and Columbia
Columbia Counties.
Counties.
Clatsop
Soil and hlater
Conservation
The Soil
Water Conservation
Districts
Districts
are
involved
protection
are actively
ln development
development and protection
actively
involved in
of
o f natural
n a t u r a l resources.
resources.
participate
We
pleased to
in
are pleased
opportunlty
We are
to
in
to have
have the
the opportunity
to participate
pollution
estuaries.
our bays
and estuaries.
this
study
in
of pollution
in our
bays and
this national
natlonal
study of
And we'll
from
cooperative
wer1l submit
from the
the three
three cooperative
submlt some
findings
some findings
draining
our entire
reports
dealing wlth
with our
and
basins draining
our
and baslns
entire
deallng
our rivers
rlvers
reports
coast.
coast.
l,lidCoast Basin,
publicatlons
North Coast
Basin, MidThese
are
These publications
are "The
"The North
South Coast
Coast Drainage
are the
cooperatlve
Coast,
and South
are
Coast, and
Dralnage Basins",
Ba6ins",
the cooperative
Agriculture,
Soil
Department of
Unlted States
states Department
of Agriculture,
efforts
of
Soil
of the
efforts
the United
8
844
conservation Service
service and the
Conservation
state Water
the State
Tfater Resources
Resources Board
Board of
of
Oregon.
Oregon.
lile believe
belleve these
these will
wltl be
We
be of
of value.
value.
Although Youngs Bay
Bay and
Although
and the
the Loryer
Colunlcla River
Rlver lie
Lower Columbia
lle
wlthln
within this
this tri-county
tn-county area,
r shall
shall deal
deal mar.nly
area, I
mainly wlth
with TillaTlllamook Bay
Bay wlth
mook
with whlch
which II am
am familiar.
familiar.
We in
tn Tillamook
TllLanrook County
County have
We
have 16,860
16,g60 acres
acres of
of bays.
bays.
ThLs
This
lsnrt much,
it is
isn't
much, but
but it
ts all
all there
there is
and when
ls and
wh€n this
thiE is
ls spoiled.
spolled,
there wlll
there
will be none.
none.
You are
are concerned
eoneerned with
wlth water
quarlty
rrater quality
You
ln the
the bays and
and
in
estuaries and we are
are concerned
estuaries
concerned with
wlth the
guantlty and quality
the quantity
quallty
of the
the vraters
of
waters in
ln our
rlvers as well
well as our
our bays and
our rivers
and estuaries.
estuarieg.
our
Our rlvers
rivers affect
affect our
our bays.
bays.
The farmer
farmer and agriculture
The
agrlculture
are often
often accused of
are
of damaging
the rivers,
rivers,
streams, bays and estuarLes
the
streams,
estuaries wlth
with porrutants,
pollutants, but
but it
lt
ls
is sediments
sediments frqn
from our
our mud-carry!.ng
mud-carrying rivers
rivers during
durlng the
the floods
floods
whlch are
are filling
fllllng
which
our
our bays and
and estuaries.
estuarles.
are
of our
our most pressing
pressl.ng problems.
are one of
problems.
primarily
not primarily
coning from
frqn farm
not
coming
farrn land.
Land.
Ttrese sediments
sedlments
These
These sediments
sedlments are
are
Higtrway construction,
constructlon,
Highway
logging
logging operations
operations and developers
developers of
of land
land all
all contribute
contribute
to
to
our sediment
sedlment problem.
problem.
our
rn
county most of
of our
our cultiIn Tillamook
Tillamook County
curti-
vated
land is
ie in
in pasture
vated land
pasture and there
there is
l-s very
very little
llttle
runoff and
runoff
less erosion.
erosion.
less
There is
Ls excessive
excessive streantbank
streambank eroslon
There
erosion which
whlch
occurs
floods of
of high
occurs durlng
during floods
high water.
water.
rn Tillamook
Tillamook County
county we
In
we
have
2oo miles
of streambanks
have 200
miles of
which need protecting.
streambanks whlch
protecting.
lftrese
These
rlvers and
streams are
are relatively
reLatlvely
rivers
and streams
short,
short, but
but have tremendous
trenendous
85
grade and have
have their
their origin
grade
zone.
orlgin in
in 120-inch
l2o-inch rainfall
raLnfall
zone.
Rock
riprap
is the
the most
economical means of
riprap
is
most economical
protecting our
banks
of protecting
our banks
present.
at
at the
the present.
Currently,
Currently,
this
is
being
this rock
rock riprapping
riprapping
is belng
done by
by private
done
private landowners
with technical
assistance
from
landourners wlth
technLcal
assistance
frqn
Soil Conservation
the
Service and
the Soil
Conservation Service
and financial
cost-sharing from
financial
cost-sharing
from
Federal Government
the Federal
Government through
the
Agricultural Conservation
through the
Conservation
the Agricultural
Program.
Program.
If lrre
are to
tD protect
If
we are
protect our
bays and estuaries,
we
our bays
w€
estuaries,
protect
prevent this
must protect
must
and prevent
this upstream
upstream streambank
streambank erosion.
erosion.
present rate
The present
at which
which riprapping
is
rate at
riprapplng
is being
being established
establLsherl
ts slow
is
slow and
and costly
costly to
landowner.
to the
individual
the individual
landowner.
But, upstream
But,
upstream
protection
you
you can
good water
gualprotection
you must
must have
have before
before you
can have
have good
hrater quallty in
in the
ity
bays and
the bays
and estuaries.
estuarles.
You ask about
about the
pollution,
damage, pollution,
You
and
the damage,
and the
the future
future of
of our
our
bays and
and estuaries.
estuaries.
grirn.
ans$rer is
The answer
is grim.
They will
wlll have aa
short Ltfe
annual deposit
short
life until
until this
this annual
deposlt of
of silt
drastically
silt is
is drastically
curtailecl.
curtailed.
will become
They will
become marshes instead
instead of
of bays and
and useuse-
less to
industry and
and recreation,
pubtlc and
private.
less
to industry
both
recreation,
both public
and private.
We
We
would strongly
strongly recommend
State Board
recornmend to
Board of
would
Health that
to the
the State
of Health
that they
they
their baeteriological
complement their
bacteriological survey
tests
survey with
with turbidity
turbidity
tests
to determine
determine precisely
to
precisely how
hotv much
much sedimentation
sedirnentation is
is occurring
occurrlng in
in
not only
only the
the bays and
not
and estuaries,
but in
estuaries, but
in our
our lower
also.
lower rivers
rlvers also.
ff the
the lack
lack of
of personnel
If
personnel is
factor
is the
the limiting
llrnitlng
factor in
ln collecting
collecting
these
North Coast Resource Area
these turbS.dity
turbidity samples the
Area and
the North
SolI and lrlater
the Soil
Water Conservation
Conservation Districts
stand
the
Distrlcts
stand ready
ready to
to
co<rperate in
cooperate
these
ln collecting
samples.
collecting
these samples.
We feel
We
feet that
this Ununthat this
86
EI
guantlty
known quantity
Ls vital
vLtar to
to any
any comprehensive
known
is
comprehenslve study
study of
our bays
of our
bays
and estuaries.
eettrarles.
and
LastLy, rre
feel that
that the
the over-lapping
Lastly,
we feel
authority
over-lapplng
authorLty jurisdicJurlsdlctlon and managenrent
of our
our bays
bays and estuaries
tion
management of
should
estuaries
should be
cleared up
up by
leglslatlon,
and, that
State
cleared
by legislation,
and,
ttrat a single
slngle source,
source, State
Gorrernmental Agency,
coordlnate
plan for
the comprehensive
Governmental
Agency, coordinate
the
compreheneive plan
for
the develotrrment
of our
our entire
coastal resources
entire Coastal
prothe
development of
resources for
for the
the protectlon of
of our
our society,
public and priprLsoclety,
tection
of all
all segments of
both public
both
vate.
vate.
Norr, I
I would
llke to
to ad lib
Now,
would like
bit
llb a little
llttLe
blt too.
too.
We haven't
havenrt
We
got any
grlnd with
any axeto
axe,lo grind
wlth anybody on this
got
thls because
because everybody
everybody
to live.
has to
llve.
You can't
can't fill
f111 in
l-n a little
tlttle
of today
blt of
You
bit
because
today because
a prlvate
land owner
ourner wantg
to develop
private land
wants to
develop and shouldn't
shouldnrt tell
tell a
logger that
that he has
to quLt
logglng and don't
logger
has to
quit logging
don,t tell
tell me
me that
that II
canrt
fertllizer
scme times
can't put
put on fertilizer
some
year because we
of the
tlmes of
!'re can
ttre year
all live
llve wlth
this, if
lf everybody
everybody cooperates
all
with this,
cooperates and does
does their
thelr
part.
part.
So,
is about
about all
all II have to
So, thls
this is
to say.
say.
!'lR. POSTON:
POSTON: Thank you very
MR.
very much,
Mr. Josi.
much, Mr.
ifosi.
I am
am next
next
I
goJ.ng
Sam llayes,
to call
going to
call on Sam
Hayes, representing
the
grorrrerrs
representlng
oyster grower's
the oyster
assoclatlon.
association.
BY, MR. SAM
SAt{ HAY-Eg
STATEMENT BY
HAYES
STATEMEITT
MR. HAYES:
MR.
HAYES: Mr.
itr. Chairman,
Chalrman, panel,
panel, ladies
gentlernenl
and gentlemen:
Ladies and
My
name is
Sam Hayes and I
is Sam
I represent
My name
represent the
oystermen on
TLllamook
the oystermen
on Tillamook
Bay.
tfe don't
don't have aa formalized
We
formalized association.
assoclatlon.
rt is
ls rather
rather
It
loose but
all more or
or less
agreed on what
loose
but we have
have all
what II have
less agreed
have to
to
87
o f f e r here.
here.
offer
glve you
you a little
backN@r,
of the
I believe
I had
the backllttle
Now, I
believe I
had better
better give
of
perhaps, I
ground
of the
I might
the
mlght, say;
say, of
on this
and I
I will
define perhaps,
this and
ground on
will define
golng to
I am
am going
use.
that I
to use.
terms that
terms
First,
urhen II mention
mentlon "pollution'
First,
when
"pollutLon
is the
the one
this is
I wish
hunan waste,
I
wish to
only discuss
discuss human
waste, because
because this
to only
concerned
lrre
very definitely
definitely
as an oysterman,
are very
that,
oysterman,
thing
as
we are
concerned
thlng that,
Tillamook.
wlth on
on the
the Tillamook.
with
areas" that
that
And when
when II mention
mention "land
"land areas'
-- it
will
percentages -lt will
ln percentages
use, why,
oystermen use,
lt will
the oystermen
why, it
will be
be in
the
areas -.
not of
of the
the total
total areas
avallable,
of the
area that
ls available,
that is
be of
not
the land
land area
acres.
a
s the
the m
a n said.
6 0 , 0 0 0 acres.
as
man
S a i d , 60,000
-- I
ttant
I really
d o n r t want
Because
B e c a u S € -r e a l l y don't
has went
went on
meeting has
this meeting
any misunderstandings
misunderstandings about
about this
this and this
any
f
I feel
feel that
that probably,
so far
far and
in aa very
very happy
happy note
note all
all so
and I
probably, I
in
lt,
cllnkers
ln it
am going
going to
throw a few
in
am
few clinkers
to throw
go.
we go.
so
here we
so here
Bay,
qrtstermen of
Tlllanook
I represent
of Tillainook
I
the
Bay, Tillanook
Tillamook
the oystermen
represent
oregon.
County,
County, Oregon.
at this
bay
tlme.
bay at
thie time,
thls
operating
There
companies operating
There are
on this
are four
four companies
perhaps one
hundred
one hundred
of perhaps
We
of
We are
survivors
are the
the survivors
or
one reason
reason or
for one
have tried
and
operations
that
and for
that have
tried
fifty
operations
and fifty
failed.
another
another failed.
\ras
of oysters
oysters
In 18?0,
In
1870, the
the Oregon
Oregon productlon
production of
was approximatel
approximatel
pounds.
thousand pounds.
one hundred
hundred thousand
one
and it
lt
publlc
lands and
This
lands
Thig was on public
pounds in
192O's.
early 1920's.
the early
ln the
finally
decreased to
zera pounds
decreased
to zero
finally
In other
other
In
an
destroy an
years to
public
conpletely
to completely
fifty
words it
fifty
years
destroy
words
it took
the public
took the
industry.
L
ndustry.
State Leglslature
In
1931 the
the oregon
Oregon State
Legislature Passed
passed an oyster
oyster act
act
In 1931
tn
taken up in
allowing
certain tidelands
in
Tillamook Bay to
be taken
to be
ln Tlllamook
tldelands
allourlng certaln
88
prescrlbed manner for
a prescribed
for oyster
oyster culture.
a
culture.
productlon
thlrty
pounds.
thousand pounds.
production wae
was thirty
thousand
good.
good.
By 1933
1933 the
the oyster
By
oyater
Nou/, this
thls is
la pretty
Now,
pretty
we went
went from
frqn zero
zero pounds in
years to
We
ln two
two years
to thirty
thLrty thouthou-
sand pounds
under, you might
sand
pounds under,
mlght say,
say, new
new management
management of
of where we
we
were
atruggllng
and trying.
were just
and
trying.
Just struggling
got her
effort
golng.
effort and we got
her to
to going.
But we made
made this
thls initial
But
lnltlal
Norr,
1 n spite
spite of
of the
the fact
Now, in
fact
that
ls at
that the
the oyster
oyster culture
culture is
at begt
best a very
very hazardous
hazardous business
business it
lt
has
shown a steady
steady increase
lncrease in
ln spite
splte of
has shown
of major
maJor setbacks.
setbacks.
rn
In
ttre year
productlon was 400,000
of 1967,
1967, production
4oo, ooo pounds,
pounds, in
the
year of
ln 1968
wilr
1969 will
tn
in alr
all lttnlthood
likelihood go
go toto 6o0,ooo
600,000 pounds
pounds and
and 1969
1969 it
it will
will be very
very
cloge
pounds.
to a ml.lllon
close to
million pounds.
Novf,
this is
is not
not figures
flgures that
Now, this
that have
Ibeen
been projected
projected ln
in terms
terms of
of what,
what, ifif rI do
do this
this and
and do
do that,
that, and
so on.
on.
Ttrls materlal
ground.
ls all
all on
This
material is
on the
the ground.
ground today.
ground
today.
rt is
is on
on the
It
the
rt is
growing, it
t8 growing,
lt is
ls thriving
thrlving
It
and
and with
wLth aa few
fem
lfs, whlch
1g really
not in
in our
ifs,
which is
really not
why, this
our hands,
hands, why,
wltl happen.
thts will
happen.
rn
1953, the
states -In 1952 and 1953,
United States
the unlted
thls is
is the
-- this
whole
the whole
unlted States,
states, they
they produced
United
produced 82 million
rnirllon pounds of
of oysters.
oysters.
Flf
Fi
ty-two mllllon
produced fifteen
years later,
flfteen
ty-two
million pounds
pounds was produced
years
in
later,
ln
165
,67 and
'65 and
and 166
'66 and
and 45
45 rnilllon
million pounds
pounds is
is the
the egtLmate
estimate for
for '67
168.
'68.
so
feel on
on Tillamook,,
Tlllamook,
So we
we feel
that we
we are
are dolng
doing a pretty
pretty good
that
and that
that as everything
golng, it
everlrthlng is
ls going,
job
it soon
wltl be rated
Job and
soon will
rated as
Inatlonally
nationally lmportant.
important.
There are
are a few
few ifs
lfs involved
lnvolved in
There
ln these
these figures
flgures that
that are
are not
not
yet
obtalned but
but they
they lay
lay in
Ln other
yet obtained
other hands
hands than
than the
the oystermen's,
oyetermen's,
I for
for lnstance:
instance:
B9
of oysters
oysters
beds of
to move
move large
large beds
If
If the
are forced
forced to
oystermen are
the oystermen
great expense,
or if
lf the
the
exPense, or
pollutlon,
at great
because
as
as II was at
because of
of pollution,
blow
flnal
pollution,
lf the
the final
or if
growing
grorr,ring areas
by pollution,
or
blow
are shrunken
shrunken by
areas are
Service,
Health Service,
Bubllc Health
be by
by the
the public
was struck,
which
which it
it could
could be
struck,
Health,
close
State Board
Board of
of Health,
to close
Section or
the
to
Shell Fish
Flsh Section
or the
the State
the Shell
to
is said
said to
season, whlch
ralny season,
the
growing areas
areas during
during the
which is
the rainy
the grorrrLng
gentlemen'
oyster season,
6eason, gentlemen,
October to
May, which
which is
ls the
the oyster
be from
to May,
be
frqn October
goes the
lndustry.
the oyster
oyster industry.
and wLth
with that
and
that goes
this
but
fi.rst,
thts first,
Now, this
-- I
have explained
this
but this
r should
explained
Nohr,
should have
thls -am here.
here.
is
ls the
reason II am
the reason
pollutlon
and we
vfe
of pollution
We had
and
rumors of
had rumors
thlngs
different
been different
and there
there have been
have
troubles
and
things
troubles
have had little
ltttle
of
year now,
tror, for
for a number of
happen in
and every
every year
in our
our industry
lndustry
happen
-- II
the -with the
years,
has
with
Sanitarian
has had a fight
flght
state Sanitarian
years, the
the State
with the
the
confrontation
won't
but
with
a confrontation
has had a
but he has
won't say
flght,
say a fight,
federal authorities
authorities as
as to
to whether
whether or
or not
not Oregon
Oregon was
was golng
going to
to
federal
season.
rainy season.
operate
the rainy
operate during
durlng the
whether II
And I
I dont
don't know
knovr whether
nothing and
I say
felt
like
the ostrich
ostrich buslness,
business, if
and keep
keep
lf I
say nothing
}lke the
felt
quiet
quiet and go away.
attay.
I have
But the
couple of
years, I
have gotten
gotten
of years,
But
the last
last couple
thls meeting
terribly frightened
and concerned
meeting came
and when this
and
concerned and
frLghtened
terribLy
lt.
about it.
to say
say about
somethLng to
up, I
welcomed the
the chance
chance to
have something
to have
I welccnred
up,
up
county up
our county
it, in
Ln our
And
donrt like
llke it,
And one of
the reasons
reasons II don't
of the
county.
very small
there,
we are
are a very
Small county.
there, I^te
gile
got many
couts
We have
many more cows
have got
last
in the
the last
than we
we have
have people
people and our
our populatlon
population has
has dwlndled
dwindled in
than
years.
twenty years.
twenty
hte
pollutlon
hasn't because we
But
hasn't
our pollution
But apparently,
apparently, our
tlme.
all the
the time.
about it
lt all
hear
more
hear a little
little
more about
90
There are
are three
three corporate
corporate cities
There
and
clties
and several
severar small
small corncommunitles
two relatively
relatlvely
munities and two
large
large industrial
lndustrlaL
complexes
complexes and one
snalrer one and this
this makes
smaller
makes up the
the main
maln source
pollution.
source of
of pollution.
These praces
r mentioned
places that
mentioned are
that I
are apparently
apparentry not
not doing
dolng the
the
sanl,tatlon that
that is
job
Ls required
by laws.
required by
Job on sanitation
laws.
so it
lt would
So
would
appear
the laws
laws are
are weak,
appear that
that the
weak, the
is
the authority
authorlty
is weak or
or the
the
peotrlle just
don't care.
people
care.
Just don't
perhaps
itrs all
all three.
Perhaps it's
three.
r have
I
found
found that
that the
the attltude
attitude prevall.ing
prevailing is
ls that
when most people
people
that when
fLush that
flush
that tollet,
toilet, they
they don't
donrt care
goes, just
care where it
lt goes,
as
Just as
long as it
goes.
long
lt goes.
The
fact that
that this
thls meetlng
The fact
meeting has been called
called
today
lndlcates
that
today indicates
that the
the responsibility
must reach
responslbility
must
reach much
much
further.
further.
In the
the fall
fall of
year, there
of the
In
the year,
portion of
tlrere is
is a small
small portion
of the
the
used by sports
bay used
sports fishermen.
flshemen.
At one
one time,
tlme, they
At
they use
use about
about
flve per
five
per cent
cent of
water area.
of the
the water
area.
There is
There
ls a small
smaLl commercial
commercLal
crabblng industry
lndustry in
crabbing
in the
the bay.
bay.
The commercial
commerclal clamming
clammlng has not
not
been developed
developed to
to any
any extent.
extent.
The maln
of the
main use of
the bay is
ls for
for
oysters
oysters and for
for recreation.
recreation.
oysters use
The oysters
use about
about fifteen
fifteen
per
cent of
of the
per cent
the underwater
undenpater land
land area.
area.
quallfy that
that so
qualify
so we
we understand
understand this.
ttrls.
Non, I
r wlLL
Now,
will try
to
try to
There is
amount
There
ls a certain
certaln amount
of land
land that
of
that hae
has been set
set aside
aslde for
for oyster
oyster culture
culture and the
the
oygtemen
per
fifteen
oystermen use about
about fifteen
per cent
cent of
of this
this area.
area.
And most
And
all the
the rest
rest of
-of it
all
lt is
le used,
used, you know,
know, it
it is
ls a recreational
recreatlonal
-water-skling
and clamming
cramming and
water-skiing and
and so
so on.
on.
And now
Bouttr Bay,
now in
And
in the
B.ay,
tfte South
there is
ls approximately
approxlmatery six
there
six hundred
hundred acres
acres in
in South
south Bay
Day and fifty
flfty
el i
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cove area.
area.
acres
acres in
in the
Miami Cove
the Mlami
oyster land
l.and andl
Nour, this
all oyster
is all
Now,
this is
I
pollutlon.
used because
of pollution.
Lt cannot
it
cannot be used
because of
I
planted twelve
cove area,
of this
thisl
twelve acres
acres of
And
area, II planted
And in
the Miami Cove
ln the
I
I
property, not
situatlon.
not knowing the
the situation.
property,
It cost
slxty-slx
me sixty-six
It
cost me
ground.
put the
seed on
on the
the ground.
to put
the seed
hundred
hundred doLLars
dollars to
got
When
I got
When I
I
I
I
I
State Board of
ran a routine
routine I
of Health
them, the
the State
ready
harvest them,
Health ran
ready to
to harvest
I
grossly polluted.
polluted.
found it
lt grossly
area and found
check on the
check
the area
most
by hand
hand ln
in the
the summer
summer of
of '67.
67.
most of
of them
thern by
dolfars.
thirty-one
thirty-one hundred
hundred dollars.
I moved
I
labor was
The labor
ln the
the
ltre
involved
The mortality
mortality involved
in
polnt where
yield
the recovery
recovery
where the
down to
a point
to a
moving
down
moving brought
brought the
the yield
purchased on
the
on the
poor that
have been
been purchased
could have
oysters
was so
could
that the
the oysters
so poor
probably less.
oF probably
less.
dollars,
for five
flve thousand
thousand dollars,
open market
market for
or
I have
ever said
said a word
have ever
first
tirne that
Now,
time
word
Nolrr, this
that I
this is
!s the
the first
in
public concerning
concerning this
this matter
matter or
or to
to the
the people
people that
that are
are
in prrblic
it.
for it.
responsible for
responsible
that
authority
And I
on excellent
excellent
authority
that
f have
have it
it on
well liked.
not very
liked.
w€ are
are not
very well
as
we
as an industry,
industry,
our
It seems that
that our
It
system
of their
oysters trave
have gotten
gotten in
way of
sewage dlsposal
disposal system
their
in the
the way
oyEters
for
this city.
city.
for this
bewe do not
not beconclusion,
And it
and
and in
in conclusion,
it is
is a conclusion
concluslon
fast enough
can move fast
lieve
that
the State
State of
Oregon agencies
agencles can
enough
of Oregon
lieve
that the
save our
our
progress indicates,
to save
present
indicates,
of progress
as
present rate
to
rate of
as their
their
frqn
industry
fr
industry
pollution.
pollution.
you.
Thank
Thank you.
questlons?
there any questions?
MR. POSTON:
It{R.
POSTON: Are there
llalllcoat?
Mr.
Mr. Mallicoat?
ccnpatible
other compatible
are there
there other
Mr. Hayes,
Hayes, are
MR.
l4R. MALLICOAT:
I'IALLICoAT: Mr.
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92
publlc
public uses
uses of
of waters
waters in
which oysters
in whtch
oysters
are
cultivated?
are cultivated?
IriR.
HAYBS:
MR. HAYES:
welr,
clams grow
grow around
around them
Well, clams
them and
and they
they use
use the
the
water above
a.borre them.
them.
water
ItlR. MALLICOAT:
l.lALtICO\T:
MR.
HAYES:
MR. HAYES:
Is
Is
-- (interrupted)
(lnterrupted)
boatlng
boating
--
No.
It{R.
}flLLICST:
MR. MALLIC(T:
It's
It r s compatible?
conpatlble?
l,lR. HAYES:
HAY'ES: Yes.
MR.
Yes.
MR. lrlAr,Lrcsr:
MALLICOT:
-- recreational
Flshlng -generally?
r€cf,€atlonal
uses generally?
Fishing
uses
ItlR. HAYES:
IIAYES: Well,
MR.
l{ell, not
-- well,
not fishing,
fishlng,
because -well, there
there
lgnrt any fish
just
flsh there.
there.
Just isn't
rf
lt would
If there
there rras,
was, it
would be,
be, but
but
flsh donrt
frequent these
places.
fish
don't frequent
these places.
tlR. MALLICQAT:
Iu{ALLICST:
MR.
Oh, If
Oh,
see.
UR. POSTON:
POSTON: Any other
MR.
questlons?
other questions?
MR. JENSEN:
MR.
{IENSEN: You
You mentioned
mentroned about
about aa million
pounds or
mllllon pounds
or 400,(
4o0,0
pounds of
productlon this
of production
year.
pounds
this year.
Ho\r many
many acres
acres does
How
does that
that come
come
I of
off f oof?
f?
llR. HAYES:
HAY-ES: Thls
MR.
-- I
is now
norrtrbeing
taken off
This is
being taken
off from
from about
about -r
thlnk
the industry
Lndustry
nor.r is
is harvesting
harvestlng
about two
think the
now
about
two hundred
hundred and
and fi
flf
acrea
so in
in other
lt is
year basis
acres so
other words,
words, it
is on a three
three year
basis so
lt is
so it
Ls
Iprobably
probably farmlng
farming about
about seven
seven hundred
hundred acres.
acres.
llR. JENSEN:
iIENSEN: What
MR.
what do
you think
do you
thlnk may
may be
be the
the future
future for
for all
all
thls so-called
so-called ilapanese
-- culture
styre of
this
Japanese style
of oyster
oyster culture
cultur€ -curture on
racks
o! something
racks or
or on rafts,
rafts, or
sqnething like
ltke that?
that?
I{R.
HAYES: Well,
MR. HAYES:
well, it
it is
is absolutely
absolutely fantastic.
fantastlc.
ltr. Baker
Baker
Mr.
Imentloned
mentioned 1t
it earlLer
earlier and
and rI don't
don't know
know whether
whether he ever
or
ever saw
saw it
it or
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just recently,
not
I saw
recently,
saw where it
not but
but just
I
being tried
lt is
ls belng
tried in
in another
a
area and
area
and Tillamook
Tillamook has
has what
what is
known as
very fast-growing
is knor,trn
as a very
fast-grorlng
oyster.
oyster.
And this
this other
other bay
bay is
oyster,
noris aa slow-growing
slow-grorlng
oyster,
nor-
mally;
grow an
and they
can grow
they can
an oyster
mally;
and
oyster there
there in
in ten
ten months
months that
that
is
years; and they
in two
two years;
is larger
larger than
than ours
ours in
they have no
no mortality,
mortalLty,
the meat quality
Is good and everything
everything about
the
quality is
about it
it is
is just
Just
excellent "
excellent.
Is this
States?
or in
this
in rTapan
ln the
the United
Is
in
Japan or
United States?
MR.
M R . JENSEN:
JENSEN:
No, it's
United States,
States,
Huriboldt
in the
No,
in
in
it's
the United
ih Humboldt
TIAYES:
MR. HAYES:
A
n d it
i t is
l s a matter
matter of
of investment
and learning
learning
And
and
the
investment
the techtech-
B
ay.
Bay.
ni.que.
nique.
POSTON:
MR. POSTON:
Could
of your
Could you
you estimate
estimate the
value of
your industry
the value
industry
in Tillamook
Tillamook Bay
Bay annually?
in
annually?
MR.
IIAYES:
}IR. HAYES:
MR. POSTON:
POSTON:
MR.
!{R. HAYES:
TIAYES:
pounds?
Four hundred
Four
hundred thousand
thousand pounds?
pound.
It runs
about a
dollar
It
aa pound.
runs about
a dollar
A b o u t aa
d odollar
l l a r a p o uan dpound?
?
About
probably
goes to
Yes, and it
4OO,OOO
Yes,
goes
it probably
to about
about 400,000
year.
this
this year.
MR.
MR. POSTON:
POSTON: Well,
WelL, thank
you, Mr.
I![r. Hayes.
Hayes .
thank you,
Donaca.Donaca.
Thomas C.
Mt. Thomas
C.
Mr.
II hope
I pronounced
hope I
pronounced that
of
Associatio
that correctly,
correctly,
of the
the Assocl-atl
Industries.
of
of Oregon
Oregon Industries.
STATEMENT
C. DONACA
DOIIACA
STATEI'{EIII BY
BY MR. THOMAS
THOMAS C.
MR.
It{R. DONACA:
DOMCA:
Tom Donaca.
Donaca.
is
is Tom
panel:
Mr. Poston,
Poston, members
Mr.
of the
the panel:
members of
}ly name
My
name
Assoclated
Oregon Industries.
Industries.
I am
I
Oregon
am counsel
for Associated
counsel for
We
We are
of
are an association
association
eleven hundred
employers in
in this
this
of eleven
hundred employers
on the
the coast.
state,
a number of
state,
of whom
whom are
are here
here on
coast.
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These people
people employ
employ approximately
approximatery half
These
half of
of the
the non-agrinon-agr!.culturall
Don-ffovernmental work force
force in
cultural,
non-governmental
tn this
state.
thls state.
Ag an association,
aesoclation,
As
we
we have had a standing
standlng committee
cqnnrlttee on
on
alr
air and water
water quallty
quality for
for some
sone fourteen
years.
fourteen years.
Representative
Representati
of a
speclal technical
technLcal sub-committee
sub-comrlttee
of, that
of
a special
of
that committee
conunLttee made
made
appearances on behalf
behalf of
of industry
lnduetry at
at several
appearances
eeveral of
of the
the hearings
hearLngs
conducted on the
the new
netr interstate
lnterstate
quallty
water quality
conducted
water
standards,
standards, which
whlch
lnclude the
coastal waters
waters of
of this
include
the coastal
thLs state.
state.
Ag an
an association,
asaoclatlon,
we are
are also
also concerned
As
we
concerned with
wlth solid
so1ld waste
waste
control,
control, submerged and submersible
submerslble lands.
lands.
We also
also have
an
have an
We
interest
ln, although
ltttle
dlrect activity
interest
in,
although little
direct
in,
activlty
ln, industrial
lndustrl.al
land use.
land
uge.
Ag corporate
corporate citizens,
cltizens,
we are
are concerned
As
we
with
concerned not
not only
only wlth
gtandpoint of
thls issue
lssue from
frqn the
the standpoint
this
utilization
of
of industrial
lndustrlal
utlllzatLon
of
our
of the
our resources,
resources, but
but because of
of
the liveability
llveabtltty
of this
state,
thtg state,
for our
for
our employees.
enployeee.
Agaln, as
ag most of
Again,
of us today,
today, I
I do not
not appear
appear as a techtechniclan,
except in
in endeavoring
endeavorlng to
nician,
except
to find
find out
out something
sqnethlng about
about the
the
gtate, I
estuarles of
of this
thls state,
r found
estuaries
knowl
found that
that there
rras little
there was
knorrl
tlttle
avallable.
available.
Thue,
to the
the extent
extent that
Thus, to
that this
thls hearing
hearlng focuses
focuges
attentlon
eetuarles,
should bring
attention on Oregon
Oregon estuaries,
it
lt should
bring to
to the
attentlon
the attention
of
of Oregon
Oregon cltlzens,
citizens, the
knowledge
the need for
for further
further
knorLedge on the
the
management of
of this
thls resource,
present and
resource, for
management
for its
lts present
and future
benefuture beneuses.
fficial
lc la l
uges.
lfe have
have elected
elected to
to speak
speak today
We
with regard
to
the
today wlth
regard really
really
to the
95
flve
five points
points ralsed
raised as
as to
to the
the frame
of reference
reference or
or the
the
frame of
to these,
these,
held; and
and to
are held;
assumptions upon which
which these
these hearings
hearings are
assunptions
r'rill comment.
eqrunent.
we will
one,
One, we
we recognize
estuaries do
do have
have aa high
high or
or
that estuaries
recogni2e that.
potential
value.
and social
social value.
econqnl,c and
potential hlgh
high economic
Oregon, we
find
In Oregon,
In
we find
populatlon on
the estuaries.
estuaries.
on the
our coastal
of our
coastal population
concentrations
concentrations of
on
end on
coast, end
the coast,
to the
lnterlor
of our
fronr the
the interior
Most of
to
our highways,
hLghways, from
grows, there
further
w11.1be further
As our
there will
our population
Populatlon grows,
the estuaries.
estuaries.
the
uses.
and industrial
lndustrial uses.
residential,
recreational and
use for
recreational
for residential,
-- the
Sanltary
State Sanitary
the Oregon State
Second, as to
Second,
water qtrality
quality -to water
regutred
waters as
as required
on coastal
coastal waters
Authority
Authority has held
its hearings
hearlngs on
held its
adopted
they adopted
Act; and
Waters Act;
and the
the standards
standards they
by the
1966 Clean Waters
the 1966
Secretary
the Secretary
approved by the
pursuant to
hearings have been approved
prrrsuant
those hearings
to those
Interlor.
of
of Interior.
Authority
State Sanitary
Sanltary Authority
Oregon State
Therefore,
our
our Oregon
fherefore,
to
duty to
the duty
and the
has the
and
and
and the
the jurisdiction
authority
the authority
Jurlsdiction
estuarl,es.
of our
our estuaries.
protect
protect the
water quality
quality of
the water
doubt
We have no
no doubt
We
thls responsibility.
responsibillty.
carry out
out this
they wlll
that
will carry
that they
state
the state
that the
w€ believe
belleve that
As to
we
use restrictions,
restrictlons,
to land
land use
po{t districts
dlstricte
eounties, port
governments, such
citles,
as cities,
and local
counties,
such as
local governments,
for land
land
responsiblllty
varlous responsibility
and some
for
agencLes, have various
state agencies,
sqne state
zoning.
use and zoning.
greater
take greater
These agencies
Ttrese
agencies should
should and must take
prorrtded by our
our
pLannlng, of
lnformatlon provided
cognizance
of information
ln their
thelr planning,
cognizance in
ansvterg
have answers
that have
authoritles
sanitary
and other
that
other authorities
authorlty
sanitary authority
today.
thls hearlng
ralsed by
to
problems that
being raised
by this
hearing today.
that are
are belng
to the
the problems
lnto
into
Lnterventlon
federal intervention
that federal
lmplied that
If,
however, it
is implied
lt is
If, lrowever,
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96
local
1s contemplated
contenrprated by
local affalrs
affairs is
by land
land use
use restrictions,
restrlctlonsr
or
or
furthcr
further reductlon
reduction of
of our
our property
property rolls
by federal
rolls
by
federal acquisition
acquisltlon
or unilateral
unlLateral
reclaeslflcation
of our
or
reclassification
of
uses
our beneficial
beneflcial
uses of
of the
the
eatuarles,
these actions
actlons would
estuaries,
these
would have a severe
severe blow or
or be aa
--.coaataL
scvere blorr
our Oregon regional
to our
severe
blow to
coastal economy,
regional economy
econqny -econony,
f mean, and should,
part, at
should, in
I
ln part,
at least,
leaet, be
b€ resisted.
reslsted
Thlrdly,
obvlouely,
Thirdly, obviously,
there
there wtll
will be
be an increasing
use of
of
lncreasing
-- just
our estuarian
egtuarlan resources
resourees -greater use
as there
our
wlll be
there will
be greater
use
Just as
of all
all of
of
of our
our natural
natural resources.
resources.
Thls
This is
ls inevitable.
lnevltable..
CooperaCoopera-
tlve plannlng
tive
planning now
now by
by affected
affected ctate
state and local
local agencles
agencies can
can
provlde answers
plans needed for
anssers and plans
provide
for the
the management of
of the
the
resourcc,
requlred by more intensive
resource, which
which wlll
will be required
future
lntensive
future
utilization.
utlLlzatlon.
Thls should
This
should be started
started now.
now.
Fourth
ln the
fleld
of
Fourth --- in
the field
of research,
research, there
there doea
does appear
appear to
to
place for
be a real
partlclpatlon.
real place
for federal
federal participation.
Broad,
Broad, baslc
basic rere-
gearch,
search, whlch
which w111
will be required
requlred on a national
nattonal basis,
bagls, if
tf this
thle
atudy
le to
probably essential
study is
to go forward,
is
and this
fomard,
la probably
eseentlal
can
thls can
probably be begt
probably
best done or
or coordinated
Pederal. Water
Water
coordLnated by the
the Federal
Pollutlon
Control Adnlnlstratlon
Pollution
Control
Administration or
or other
other federal
federal agencies.
agencles.
Such research
research should,
ahould, however,
however, take
advantage of
take advantage
of local
local knowknowledge and ability
ablllty
ledge
and this
thls should
should be sought
sought out.
out.
-- maximunr
Ftfth
publtc returns
prorrlded
Fifth -maximum public
returns from
frqn the
the values
values provided
by
our fstuaries
estuarles does seem
by our
essential; and we
we assume
assume that
that all
all
seem essentlal;
beneflclal
publlc in
userg are
are members
beneficial users
members of
of the
the public
ln this
thls context.
context.
9le believe
belleve that
(a) greater
thle can best
We
by (a)
that this
best be accomplished
aeconpllshed by
greater
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cooperation
Sanitary
cooperation
between our
between
our state
state agencies,
agencLes, such
such as
as the
the Sanitary
Authority,
Authority,
the
Fish Commission,
Conunission, the
Game Commission,
Cqnmlsslon,
the
Hlghthe Fish
the Highthe Game
parks division
Connisslon
Board; and
way Commission
and its
and
its parks
dLvtslon
and our
our Land Board;
government,
port
the
government,
such
cities,
port dlstrlcts
districts
the lOcal
such as
citLes,
local
as county,
county,
and some
here!
some others
others that
wasnrt aware
aware of,
of, who
who have
that II wasn't
have testified
testifled
plan for
proper and
today
-- to
best use
today -for the
and best
use of
of the
the resource
resource
to plan
the proper
with
and the
consistent
with the
beneficibi
constetent
needs of
of the
area and
the benefici
the economic
econqni.c needs
the area
users.
users.
(b)
(b)
Federal Government
Government to
major research
The Federal
carry out
out maJor
research
to carry
prograrms or
programs
agencles in
in such underunderor to
to support
support state
state or
or local
local agencies
takings and to
to continue
continue as
as the
the Federal
Federal Water
Water Pollution
Pollution Control
Control
taklngs
presentl.y charged
Admlni.stration
under the
Administration
is
wlth doing
doing under
the
is presently
charged with
Clean
Waters Act,
Act, namely,
evaluate
Clean Waters
the program
contlnuously
namely, to
to continuously
evaluate the
Sanitary Authority,
State Sanitary
carried
by the
Authority, as to
to
carrled out
out by
the Oregon State
program was
htas
implementation,
standards
as the
the program
implementatLon,
standards and
and enforcement,
enforcement, as
FV|PCA.
originally
originally approved
approved by the
the FWPCA.
Any program
program looking
better manageand better
the future
future and
looklng toward
torrard the
urith
for:rrard with
carried forward
ment of
of our
our estuarian
estuarlan resources
resources must be carried
of
best sense
sense of
Ls in
a high
htgh degree
degree of
of cooperation
cooperatlon and this
Ln the
the best
this is
-- federal,
state and
the word,
word, between
between all
all affected
affected agencles
agencies -state
federal,
the
local;
efforts of
of any one agency or
and efforts
or type
of agency to
local;
type of
to
assume primary
primary or
should
should be
avoLded.
aasrmre
be avoided.
or total
total jurisdiction
Jurlsdlctlon
This
fhls
provlded by somedoes not
mean that
should
not be provided
somenot mean
should not
that leadership
leadershlp
one.o
oll€
prioregon estuaries,
are priTo conclude,
in
ln our
our opinion,
oplnLon, are
conclude, Oregon
estuarles,
9
988
rnarlly an
Oregon resource.
an Oregon
resource. We
lte hope
hope that
oregon governments
governments
manly
that Oregon
and
this challenge
and oregon
Oregon people
people wlll
will meet
meet this
challenge and always
always retain
retaln
the prfunary
responslblllty
for management.
the
primary responsibility
for
managernent.
To this
ttrls end,
end, we,
rr€,
To
as
ready to
asslst in
to assist
as an
an assoclatl.on,
association, stand
stand ready
whatever manner
ln whatever
we
can.
we can.
Are there
questLons?
there any questions?
Are
l'lRPosroN:
MR. POSTON:
Donaca.
r belleve
I
believe not.
not.
you very
very much,
Irlr.
mueh, Mr.
Thank you
r am
golng to
I
am now
n
to call
eall on the
walton League of
raaak Walton
the Izaak
going
of
oregon, represented
represented by A.
A. N.
N. Haroun.
Oregon,
Haroun.
STA.TEUET{T
BY IIIR.
STATEMENT
BY
MR. A:,
A. .N.
N. IIAROT'II
HAROUN
MR. HAROUN:
IDROIIN:
MR.
gentlemen:
and gentlemen:
poston, gentlemen
trtr. Poston,
gentlenren of
panel, ladies
of the
the panel,
Mr.
ladles
rI am
am Ar
Al Haroun,
Haroun, ,r1.6-presldent
vice-president of
Oregon
of the
the oregon
Dlvlslon
of the
reaak walton
the Izaak
Division of
Walton League;
League; and
dnd this
ttrls statement
statenent is
ls
presented on behalf
portland
of the
oregon Division
the Oregon
Dlvlslon
presented
behalf of
and the
the Portland
Chapter of
of the
Chapter
the League.
League.
Ag
the leading
leadlng citizens
As the
conservation
citlzena
consetiyation organization,
organizatlon,
rre are
are
we
vttally
Lnteregted in
ln the
the conserving
conaervlng and
vitally
interested
and the
developlng of
the developing
of
wlldlLfe,
flsherles,
potential of
recreatLonal potential
oregonrs remain-i
of Oregon's
wildlife, fisheries,
recreational
renaLnl.
estuary
atreas.
estuary areas.
It is
le important
important to
to protect
It
protect these
tlrese areas
areaa from
frm
lndlscrlmlnate
lnduatrLal
indiscriminate
industrial
and urban
urban development.
development.
The rate
rate of
of
dredglng and
and filling
flrllng
of coastal
coastal baye
dredging
of
bays and estuarine
waters has
estuarlne waters
:
lncreaged
increased rapldly
rapidly for
for purpoEes
purposes of
of navlgatlon,
navigation, removal
removal of
of shell
ehell
deposlts
other mlnerals,
planned recreational
deposits and other
minerals, poorly
poorly planned
dereereational
develolxnents, and industrial
lndustrial
and residential
velopments,
and
resl,dentLal real
reaL estate
eetate developdevelopment.
Jment.
ft is
ls important
lmportant to
to remember
remernber that
It
about
that nationwide,
natlonwlde,
about 65%
65%
and most
shellfish,
fish, shellfish,
of
all our
our commercLal
commercial fish,
most marLne
marine sport
sport
of all
estuarine envir
envi
upon the
the estuarine
dependent upon
fish
species are
are dLrectly
directly dependent
flsh species
part of
cycles.
or part
of their
thelr life
ltfe cycles.
all or
duri.ng all
ment during
The obliteratior
oblLterati
The
estuarLes wilL
of bays
or
modification of
bays and estuaries
will vitally
vitally
modlfication
or substantial
substantial
of national,
national,
esthetic resources
resources of
impair
recreational, food,
food, and esthetic
lmpalr recreatlonal,
signlficance.
state, and local
local significance.
state,
environof an
estuarlne environan estuarine
destructlon
In
to total
totaL destruction
In addition
addition to
of
of
matter of
uses, the
the matter
other economic
economic uses,
ment by development
for other
development for
crltical
concern.
pollution
of critical
areas is
is of
of remaining
pollution
of
concern.
remaining areas
PoIIut
Pollutio
operations,
fllling
dredging and
and filling
from dredging
includes
from
operations,
siltation
lncludes siltation
1o99ed over
sediment
resulting from
accelerated eroslon
erosion on logged
over
frcnr accelerated
sedlment resultlng
industrlal
of oil,
oil, industrial
discharge of
waterstreds, discharge
crltical
areas
watersheds,
areas and critical
plant \ilastes,
other toxicants.
toxlcants.
sewage and
and other
plant
wastes, sewage
The possiblllty
possibility
ln
nuclear plants
of
development of
plants can
can result
result in
thermal. nuclear
of the
of thermal
the development
of pollution;
form of
temperature
changes whlch
which is
also a form
pollution; or
or
Ls also
ternperature changes
is some
say.
aomesay.
"enrichment",
"enrichment", as
ln
reactLons in
in reactions
ctrange in
Temperature
can set
set up
up aa change
Temperature changes can
affected,
resources affected,
of the
balance of
the living
llvlng resources
the
balance
the ecological
ecological
hqrever.
however.
areas can
into estuarine
estuarine areas
Solid
wastes discharged
discharged into
Soltd rtastes
estttetic
result
destruction of
wildlife habitat
habitat and esthetic
of fish
fish and wildl.lfe
result in
ln destructlon
values.
values.
represently finitely
ttrese remeasured these
Although not
measured
Although
flnitely
not presently
of waste
$taste disposal.
dlsposal.
effects of
ceive
adverse
accelerating
adverse effects
ceLve accelerating
Vlgil
Vigilanc
upon which
wtrictt
resources upon
will
if the
environnental
resources
will be required
requlred if
the environmental
fish
f t s h a nand
d w 1wildlife
1 d 1 1 f e d e depend
p e n d a r eare
t o b eto
m abe
1 n tmaintained
a l n e d a t p r e sat
e n tpresent
techniques.
management techniques.
levels
through proper
or increased
lncreased through
levels or
ProPer management
100
100
we feel
feel it
lt is
la imperative
lmpcratlve that
that adequate
adequatc safeguards
We
eafeguardg be
be,proprovlded
to eatuarine
estuarlne areas
prevont further
arcas to
to prevent
vided to
further demolishment,
dmolighment,
alteratlon,
or poreont
ng of
of, the
alteration,
or
poisoning
the environment
envlromrent in
name of
ln the
the name
of
econqnLc development.
developnent.
economic
of
speelal significance
elgnlflcance
ls the
Of special
is
the fact
fact
that the
the blota
of these
areas cannot
these areas
cannot be replaced
that
biota of
replaced in
in another
another
envlronrnent.
environment.
The organic
organlc materials
produced there
naterlals
not only
there not
only
The
produced
enrich the
the estuary
egtuary but
are carried
carrled to
to sea
sea along
along the
shallorr
enrich
but are
the shallow
coaetal zones,
zones, adding
addlng to
productlvtty
to the
the productivity
of food
coastal
of
food chains
chalns upon
upon
which the
the coastal
coastal fish
and shellfish
flsh and
depend during
which
depend
shellflsh
during crucial
crucial
perlods
of their
thelr life
llfe histories.
hlstorLes.
periods of
Contlnuatlon
of damage
damage to
to estuarine
estuarlne areas
areas can
can be averted
averted
Continuation
of
or
substantlally
or substantially
reduced.
reduced.
Each Oregon estuary
estuary should
should be
Bach
sunreyed
separately
to determine
deterrnlne its
lts exact
exact value
surveyed separately
to
value and criteria
crlteria
shourd
plants and animals
to protect
should be
be developed
developed to
protect plants
anlmals dependent
dependent
uPon this
upon
this environment.
envlronment.
some
Ltems whtch
affect
Some items
which affect
these
these areas
areas
lnclude landfLLls,
gravel and sand
lmprovements, gravel
include
landfills, navlgatlon
navigation improvements,
mlnlng, chemical
chenrlcal control
control of
of mosquitos,
mining,
mosquitos, marsh
marsh impoundment,
lmporurdment, highhlghrray
construction,
water control
control and
way construction,
water
and others.
others.
It appears
proJectg are
that many
shoreline
It
appears that
many shoreline
projects
are not
not necessarnecessarlly
ily lnsplred
inspired by
by the
the public
public interest
but by
by prl.vate
private interests
lntereet
but
lnterests
whlch
galn economically
stand to
to gain
proJect development.
e.conqnlcally by project
which stand
developrnent.
The
need for
for poslttve
Oregon's estuaries
of Oregon's
urgent.
positive conservatlon
conservation of
egtuarles is
ls urgent.
ilurlsdlctlon
for the
the management
management of
of these
these estuaries
estuarles must
must be
be
Jurisdiction
for
clarified.
clarlfl.ed.
lraak Walton
walton League
League reconmtends
The Isaak
that the
the managenrent
management
recqmrende that
1
01
101
cooperatLon
be vested
wittr cooperation
of
estuaries be
vested in
in the
the state,
Etate, with
of oregonrs
Oreqons estuaries
governments and
with the
assrnrptLon that
that
wittr local
and agencies,
the assumption
agencies, with
with
local governments
this responsJ.bitity
the
state wttl
the state
will accept
accept this
responsibility and that
that posltlve
positive
prevent further
further
irreparable
actLon be taken
state to
to prevent
taken by
the state
action
by the
irreparable
valuabL€ resources.
damage to
these valuab1e
resources.
to these
damage
you for
us to
appear today.
today.
Thank
asking us
to appear
Thank you
for asking
questions?
Are there
POSTON: Are
any questions?
MR. POSTON:
there any
state
the state
role of
of the
about the
the role
Your statement
about
Your
statement
JENSEN:
MR. JENSEN:
j.s very
c!,ear.
is
very clear.
Federal
you say
of the
What
the Federal
say the
the role
role of
What would
would you
IGovernment
Government should
should be?
be?
to the
the
similar
IIAROUN: we
it should
should be similar
We feel
to
I,lR.HAROUN:
feel that
that it
MR.
-- aa backup
water pollution
control -existing
framework
of the
control
framework of
the water
existing
Pollutlon
of
state.
the state.
of the
trlp
for making
making this
thls trip
Thank you very
very much
much for
POSTON:
MR. POSTON:
ITR.
Port of
of
Cornett, Port
L. Cornett,
I
will call
E. L.
I next
call on E.
next w111
dorrn
down here
today.
here today.
Tillamook
Tillamook Bay.
CORNETP
E. L.
fJ. CORNETT
STATEMENT BY MR. E.
STATEMENT
CORNETT:
MR.
It{R. CORNETT:
gentlemen:
and gentlemen:
Iadies
of the
the panel,
Mr.
Chairrnan, members
Mr. Chairman,
mernbers of
Panel, ladies
of
explanation
I
am here
here more
more today
to make an explanation
of
f am
today to
folks
problem and
ttrese folks
and to
to thank
thank these
what
about this
this problem
what we are
are doing
doing about
that
past
endeavor that
the endeavor
that have
have helped
helped us
past year
year with
with the
this
us in
in this
that
our
over our
got into
and over
at once
once and
into all
atl at
weknew
and got
about and
nothing about
we knew nothing
heads.
heads.
statement:
go ahead
with my
my prepared
I wilt
I
will go
ahead with
Prepared statement:
E. L.
Cornett.
name is
L. Cornett.
My name
is E.
Tillamook
Bay.
Port of
of Tillamook
Port
Bay.
for the
the
commissioner for
I
I am
am a commissioner
and
Port of
Tlllamook
II represent
of Tillamook
represent the
and
the Port
102
LO2
Port of
the
Clty here
the Port
of Bay
Bay City
here today.
today.
present time,
At the
Bay City
Ctty has
an engineeri
englneer
At
tlme, the
Port of
of Bay
hag an
the present
the Port
gewage disposal
plant for
Garlfirm
updating the
the sewage
flrm updatlng
Ctty of
disposal plant
of Garifor the
the City
baldi.
baldt.
ity.
lty.
AuthorState Sanitary
Thlg
Sanltary AuthorThis is
with
Ls in
ln cooperation
cooperation
wlth the
the State
ls
They realize
they
will be spending
than is
reallze
they wlll
spendlng more money than
present population
necessary for
populatlon
people are
for the
are
necessary
but
the present
but these
thege people
loolctng
looking ahead
ahead to
to the
population explosion
the expected
expectCd populatlon
explosion of
of 10
or
l0 or
frqn now, and this
20 years
years from
will
thLs facility
w111 be built
faclllty
bullt to
take
to take
care
care of
of their
thelr needs.
needg.
On
of 1966,
llllamook Bay
BayunexOn September 1I of
Port of
of Tiflamook
un€x1966, the
the Port
peetedly
Naval Air
Alr
pectedly becene
became the
agency of
the controlling
controlllng
of the
the old
old Naval
StatLon and Industrial
Industrlal
Park.
Station
Park.
Sanltary
At
State Sanitary
At that
that time,
tlme, the
the State
AuthorLty
Authority had been
been very
very impatient
with the
the former
Naval Alr
Air
lmpatlent wlth
former Naval
Statlon controllers,
controllers,
ln that
Station
in
was dumped
that raw
racr sewage
sewage was
durnped directly
dlrectly
lnto the
Traek River.
Rlver.
into
the Trask
Port asked
year's extension
Our Port
asked for
for a year's
extenslon for
for a new
ne\r sewage
srewage
plant.
dlaposal plant.
disposal
At the
At
was requested,
requested, it
the time
extenelort was
lt
tlme the
the extensioil
wag
State and Federal
was authorized
by the
Federal authorltles
authorities to
to glve
give
authorlzed
by
the State
us a chance
chance to
to bulld
build the
the necessary
necessary sewage
sewage disposal
factlltles.
dlsposal facilities.
January
of 1968,
January 1
plant wag
was
I of
1968, the
new sewage treatment
treatment plant
the new
completed
conpleted at
at a total
cost of
total cost
of $76,500.
$76,500.
In
In looking
ahead, this
this
looklng ahead,
pLant is
plant
ls butlt
built to
to take
care of
of ten
ten tlmee
times the
the amount
amount of
of sesage
sewage
take care
that is
presently treated.
that
ia presently
treated.
In
In the
Industrial
Park,
Park, there
are
ttre Industrial
there are
thrce
Bureau of
l{anagement conthree maln
main agencles
agencies --- the
the Bureau
of Land Management
congtltutes
stitutes about
about 50%
of the
the
the use of
of our
Eewage facilities;
the
5U?6of
our sewage
facilitles;
103
103
Job Corps
Corps is
Job
is located
located there.
there.
We have
ltcl,aren Boys'
Boys I Camp,
Cdmpr
We
have the
the McLaren
and in
in oui
our industrial
lndustriaL
and
complex,
shingle
complex, we
we have sawmills,
sawmills,
shingle mills
mLlls
and
plants that
problems.
also add
and manufacturing
manufacturing plants
that also
add to
to our
our problems.
'''
obstacles
were overcome
These obstacles
were
comovercome and
and our
our facilities
faciliti""
"*-^"'
pleted within
proper time
State
pleted
within the
the proper
time due to
help of
of the
to the
the help
the State
Sanltary
Water
Kenneth Spies,
Spies, the
Federal Watei
Sanitary Authority,
Authority, especially
especiaLly Kenneth
the Federal
PoI lutj.on Control
Control Administration,
Admtntstration,
Pollution
namely
Mr. Richard
L. Poston.
Richard L.
Poston.
namely Mr.
our state
great help
state local
Inspector has been of
Our
Sanitary Inspector
localrsanl.tary
of great
help in
ln
port is
our area,
our
with him
area, and our
our Port
is cooperating
cooperatlng with
hlm in
ln every
every way
pollutlon
we
ean to
we can
of
stop the
of our
other sources.
sources.'
to stop
Lhe pollution
our streams
streams from
frqrr other
prepared statement.
Ttrat's the
That's
of my
the end
end of
my prepared
statement.
would like
like to
to make
make a comment.
comment.
However,
Hdrlever, II
It hasn't
It
hasn't been made
so far
far here
made so
f would
to any extent
extent and I
would like
to
to send a comment
comment to
llke later
later on to
to
group on it
this
at
this group
is, the
filltng
at the
the mouths
mouths
it and that
that is,
the silt
silt filling
of our
our bays.
our rivers,
where they
bays.
of
rlvers,
empty into
into our
they empty
years past,
past,
In
In years
sunk to
bottom of
of the
this
thts logging
on, logs
to the
the bottom
the
l-ogglng has gone on,
logs have sunk
.
entrance
entrance to
silt has collected
thls and
to these
eollected over
over this
these rivers
rlvers and silt
process.
Lt has
it
has been a continuing
continuing process.
present time,
At
At the
the
the present
time, the
out in
one channel,
are
mouths
mouthe of
of our
our bays,
bays, instead
of coming
comlng out
ln one
channel, are
instead of
group of
area
opening
creating
dam-llke area
openlng out
creating a dam-like
out into
into a group
of fingers,
fingers,
pLaces.
in these
these places.
ln
people had
had the
the same
same
I
I assumed
assuned that
that other
other people
problem that
I haven't
here today
problem
it mentioned
mentloned here
today
dld but
but I
havenrt heard
heard it
that we did
problem that
and I
I think
and
should be
be taken
think it
it is
ls a real
taken a real
real
real problem
that should
look
look at.
at.
you.
Thank
Thank you.
104
104
llR.
PosroN:
MR. POSTON:
you.
Thank you.
r mlght
your benefit,
say for
for your
beneflt,
I
might say
that
General Yates
Yates of
corps of
that there
there ls
is a repreaentatLve,
representative, General
of the
the Corps
of,
Englneers,
r am
am sure
sure that
your last
that he listened
Engineers, and I
listened to
stateto your
last statement.
ment.
llR. CORNETT:
CORNETIa Thank you.
you.
MR.
paul P.
p. Rudy,
llR.
POSTON: fI would
MR. POSTON:
llke now
now to
cal.l on
Rudy,
to call
would like
on Paul
t
Unlverslty
Oregon, Institute
of Oregon,
InstLtute
llarlne Biology.
of Marine
BLology.
University
of
of
p. RUDY,
STATEUENTBY
By MR.
UR. PAUL
PAUL P.
RItLy, JR.
STATEMENT
itR.
'
MR. RUDY:
RttDY:
MR.
poeton, members
yoo, Mr.
Thank
!,1r. Poston,
panel,
meilbers of
of the
Thank you,
the panel,
gentlernen:
ladles and gentlemen:
ladies
The Unlverslty
of Oregon maintains
University of
a
nalntalns
permanent and year-round
permanent
year-round marlne
marine blologl,cal
biological station,
station, the
the oregon
Oregon
Ingtttute
Charleston on Coos
at Charleston
Coos Bay.
Bay.
Institute of
of lrlarine
Marine Blologry,
Biology, at
The estuarine
estuarLne environment
envLrormrent is
of especial
ls of
especd.al interest
The
to
to the
lnterest
the
Statlon as it
lt is
ls an excellent
excellent natural
Station
naturaL laboratory
laboratory for
for studystudylng
of aquatic
aquatlc blo1ogry.
ing the
the comparatJ.ve
comparative aspects
aspects of
biology.
The estuary
estnary
also supplies
supplLes different
dlfferent
great
stages in
ln the
the life
also
stages
of
Ilfe histories
hlstories
of aa great
rnany organisms,
organlsms, organisms
organLsms whlch
obtalned in
many
which can be
be obtained
other
ln no other
p1ace.
place.
Water
statlon's
for the
the Station's
Water for
sea-water
s€i-water
system
systenr is
pumped from
frqn
Ls pumped
wlthln
tlre Coos
Coog Bay estuary.
within the
estuary.-
Onty water
quallty
of good quality
Only
water of
is
le
suttable
perforrned in
'suitable
for the
for
the experlmental
experimental research
research performed
ln the
the
Statlonre
Stations s laboratorles.
laboratories.
CooB Bay estuary
conditlon
of the
great
the Coos
eetuary then
The condition
of
then is
is of
of great
Statlon.
lmportancc to
to the
importance
ttre Station.
Indeed,
Station cannot
Indeed, the
the Station
cannot function
functLon
as intended,
lntendcd,,once
coog Bay
Bay estuary
polluted
once Coos
estuary becomes
becales too
heavlly pollutec
too heavily
105
105
Already the
polupper reaches
Coos Bay
Bay are
Already
p01the upper
reaches of
of Coos
are heavily
heavily
parts per
luted and dissolved
dlssolved
per million.
oxygen drops
luted
oxygen
drops below
beLour 44 parts
millLon.
part of
Even
ln that
that part
Even in
of the
the estuary
estuary well
well washed
washed by
tidal. flow,
florrr,
by tidal
pollutlon.
there
there is
is serious
serious pollution.
portion
pollutlon
A large
of
large portion
of this
this pollution
pulp mtl1
arises
frqn a single
single
North Bend and
arises
from
pulp
mill located
between
between North
and
located
Charleston
Charleston and
and is
for
decimatIng 60
acres of
of
is responsible
responsible
for declmatlng
6O acres
estuarine bottom
estuarine
bottqn life.
life.
Ttre same
The
same sort
sort of
of situation
si"tuation
was noted
noted
Doty, when
back
Ln 1944
L944 by
Maxwell Doty,
back in
by Maxwell
when he
he was
was studying
studying this
area,
this area,
and stated
stated that
and
marine
that the
the change
change from
algal
from a strictly
strictly
marine type
type algal
flora
to the
the bracklsh
brackish water
water type
and obscured
obscured
flora
to
type is
is interrupted
lnterrupted
and
presence of
pulp and
Empire.
by the
the presence
by
of pulp
and sawmills
sawmills at
at Empire.
Closer to
Statlon is
Closer
Marine Station
Charleston,
to the
the Marine
the town
of Charleston,
ls the
town of
gallons per
per day
which deposits
deposits approximately
approxlmately 160,000
which
160,0OOgallons
dayof
unof untreated
sevrage and waste into
treated sewage
into the
the estuary.
estuary.
Approximately
Approximately
gallons per
pro60,000
per day of
60,000 gallons
of this
from the
this comes
comes from
the seafood
seafood processing
plants and contains
materials
cessing plants
contains large
large amounts
amounts of
of organic
organic materials
and
and detergents.
detergents.
pollutlon
In spite
In
the
spite of
of this
thls pollution
the seawater
seawater supplied
supplied to
to the
the
good quallty,
laboratory is
of fairly
quality, but
but only
because the
the
is of
Iaboratory
only because
fairly
intake
is located
located very
very neatr
near the
mouth of
of the
estuary and we
we are
are
lntake ls
the mouth
the estuary
ptunp only
portion of
careful to
careful
to pump
on the
hlgher portion
only on
the higher
of an
an incoming
incoming tide.
tide.
The future
future use of
Marine
of the
the estuary,
estu?ry, insofar
Lnsofar as the
the Marine
Statlon is
is concerned,
Station
concerned, depends upon the
the condition
conditlon of
of the
the
estuary.
estuary.
pollutedr
If this
If
becomes any more polluted,
we shall
thls estuary
w€
shall
estuary becqnes
certalnly
have
certainly
have to
pump our
to pump
our sea-water
s€E-water from
frcrn the
the open ocean,
ocean, a
106
106
costly
effort.
costly and difficult
difflcult
effort.
polnt is
llhen this
When
tbls point
ls reached,
reached,
Bay's usefulness
wlll
Coos Bay's
however, Coos
hoever,
usefulneas as
natural laboratory
as aa natural
laboratory will
under
be seriously
limited
under
serlously
only organisms
capable of
of living
Llnlted as
as only
organlsms capable
llving
poLluted
will remain.
polluted conditions
condttlons will
remaln.
We recommend
We
follwlng:
recmnend the
the following:
polLutlon
That there
the
That
of
in
careful monitoring
of pollution
ln the
there be aa careful
monltorlng
years.
Bay over
perlod of
orrer a period
of several
several years.
I
think this
I thlnk
ls
thls is
where the
Federal Government
Gorrernment can
that
can help
help out;
out; and
and that
the Federal
coos Bay.
Bay.
reallstlc
realistic
standards
standards be set
set for
for Coos
quallty
rrater quality
wlthln the
the estuaries
The control
within
of water
estuarles
control of
placed under
agency.
be placed
under a single
slngle state
state agency.
Authorl.ty not
State Sanitary
Sanltary Authority
That
That the
not renew
renew
the Oregon State
Tlniber
the
waste dlscharge
discharge permlt
permit of
Head Timber
of the
the waste
tlre Coos Head
-- norrr
I
Co. -Co.
now, this
being a blt
bit specific,
but I
speclflc,
but
thls is
ls belng
-- when
when it
explreg June
June 30,
30,
think
important -lt expires
thlnk it
lt is
1s important
1969.
1959.
permlt should
This
Thig permit
unlegs
not be renewed unless
should not
pollutants
of pollutants
there
high degree
of
Ls a hlgh
degree of
of reduction
reductlon
there is
from
mill's outflow.
outflow.
frqn this
thls rnlLlrs
This
was just
Thlg was
renewed
Just renewed
a couple
ago.
couple of
of months ago.
lfe
We further
feel
sewage proceeelng
processing
further
feel that
that a secondary
secondar? se\ilage
plant
Charleston and that
thls
plant be constructed
at
that this
constructed
at Charleston
gufflclent
processlng
plant be of
to
capaclty to
processing plant
capacity
of sufficient
processlng plants
the
handle both
both the
handle
the seafood
seafood processing
Plants and the
domestic
dqnestlc sewage.
sshtage.
ls what
speclflc,
but
realize that
that this
this is
specific,
but this
this is
what
II realize
falrty
1g fairly
107
1
07
quickly.
and done
done fairly
fairly quick1y.
area and
needs to
our immediate
immedlate area
to be done in
Ln our
you.
Thank you.
that
MR.
Rudy, is
to conclude
MALLICOAT: Mr.
Mr. Rudy,
ls it
it correct
correct to
conclude that
ItlR. MALLICOAT:
Coos
increasing in
in the
the Coos
in
your oplnion,
opinion, pollution
pollution is
is actually
actually increasing
in your
-or siy, in
ln 1944,
Bay area
was, say,
about the
it was,
1944, or
area or
is it
it about
same as it
or is
the same
(lnterrupted)
(interrupted)
MR. RUDY:
It{R.
RUDY:
Well-, of
thing
Well,
funmediate thing
of course,
course, this
the immediate
thts was the
and
I
to
and:1
I tried
wanted to
come to
to this
this meeting;
meeting;
to come
tried
to look
look for
for when II wanted
havenrt been
been the
the
there haven't
it's
very hard
hard to
this
follqr
this because
because there
itrs
ver1r
to follow
long-range
studies.
long-range
studies.
titas a
At
At one
a large
native
there was
large native
one time,
tlme, there
populatlon within
Coos Bay.
Bay.
wlthin Coos
oyster
oyster population
There is
none.
is none.
Certai,nly,
Certainly,
putting out
this
out more
and more
all the
time.
one mill,
it's putting
nore and
more all
the time.
mill, it's
thts one
obviously, pollution
pollution
here.
Obviously,
is
is increasing
increasing here.
We
We are
are lucky
with
lucky with
is rrrell
the
has a deep mouth,
mouth, it
well washed
it has
tt is
the Coos Bay in
in that
that it
well-mlxed bay,
wastring Is
by tidal
and is
bay, so
ls
currents and
is aa well-mixed
so the
the washing
tlda1 currents
fairly
f a l r l y effective.
e ffe cti ve .
MR.
MR. MALLICOAT:
IIALLICOAT:
So there
evidence really,
really, as
as to
to
is no evldence
there is
pollution
getting worse
\'rorse or
or better
better or
or staying
staylng about
about
whether
is
whether pollution
is getting
the
the same?
same?
to say
there isn't,
no, that
that ttrere
there
II am sad
ign't,
[o,
sad to
say ttrere
:
pin this
dotm.
this down.
has not
pin
study made
actually
the study
made to
to actually
not been the
MR. RUDY:
!lR.
RIIDY:
of
Could you
you say anything
about
history of
MR.
anything
about the
the hlstory
It{R. JENSEN:
.fENSEN: Could
personally
you are
are personally
the
Coos Bay that
oyster industry
Ln the
the Coos
that you
the oyster
industry in
informed
lnformed of?
of?
MR.
RUDY:
Ir{R. RUDY:
indus
oyster industi
No,
small oyster
I know
there is
is aa small
No, I
kn*r that
that there
108
108
ln what
call the
souttr Slough.
in
what we
we call
ttre South
sLough.
there
short time
tlme myself.
there a short
myself.
-- I
r havenrt
r have
I
haven't -have bepn
been
r havenrt
follorred this.
I
haven't followed
thts.
rI do
know
that there
there was,
vras, at
at one
know that
one time,
ttme, a very
populalarge native
native populavery large
tlon whlch
tion
which has been completely
conpletely destroyed.
destroyed.
!lR. POSTON:
PosroNs
MR.
coos Bay.
Bay.
Coos
you made
prea for
nade aa plea
for realistic
You
standards
reallstlc
standards in
in
You feel
feel that
that the
the standards
existing now
standards exlstlng
now are
are not
not
realLstlc?
realistic?
tlRRIIDY: By
MR. RUDY:
-- I
"rearl.stlc
standlrdr",
r mean
By 'realistic
standards",
I
mean that
that -was thinking
ttrlnklng more
more in
Ln terms
terms of
of the
was
the various
varlous bays,
bays, actually.
actually.
I
I
havenrt really
really
checked into
lnto the
haven't
checked
the standards
standards closely
closely enough to
to
flnd out
they wourd
find
out how they
would fit
flt each particular
partlcular
bay.
bay.
r thlnk
they
I
think they
may not
not, be.
be.
may
tlR. POSTON:
PosroN:
MR.
you very
Thank you
very much.
much.
itames L.
I{harton,
t. Wharton,
James
Tlllanook
Peoplers utlllty
Tillamook
People's
Utility Dlstrlct
District wtll
will be
be our
our next
next informant.
lnformant.
STATBMEIi|TBY
STATEMENT
BY MR.
MR i'AI{ES
JAMES L.
L WHARTON
TIHARTON
IttR.
wlBRToN:
MR. WHARTON:
pogton.
yoo, Mr.
Mr. Poston.
Thank you,
my
name is
.tames Wharton.
my name
ls James
t{harton.
gentlemcn
r,adLes and gentlemen
Ladies
rI am
am prestdent
president of
of the
Board of
the Board
of
Dlrectors
of the
the Tlllamook
Directors of
Til].amook Peoplers
Peoples Utility
UtLllty
Dlstrlct,
District, Tillarnook
Tillamook
Oregon.
Oregon.
TllLamook People's
Peoplers Utility
Utlllty
Dtstrlct
Tillamook
District
distributes
electric
dlstrlbutes
electrlc
throughout Tlllarnook
County and is
power throughout
Tillamook County
Pqter
ls sincerely
sLncere!.y interested
lnterested
ln the
the further
further
in
development
development of
of our
our baye
for industry
bays for
Lndustry and
and rerecreatlon.
creation.
greatest
The greatest
pollutlon
Eource of
o f pollution
The
source
in
Ln the
the bays
bays of
Tlllamook
of Tillamook
County is
1g the
ttre silt
stlt
whlch
County
which is
1 s being
belng washed
rrnshed out
out from
from our
coastal
our coastal
109
109
river beds and deposited
depositerl in
river
ln the
the mouth
of the
mouth of
estuarl.es.
the estuaries.
If
If
the
silt
deposits
the build-up
build-up of
of silt
deposits in
bays continues
in our
our bays
continues for
for
another 20
2o years,
alL of
another
years, all
will be
of the
rlltamook County
the bays of
of Tillamook
county wirr
ne,rrly
low-l.ylng swamp
svrampland
nearly low-lying
land for
for the
use of
the use
of no
no one.
one.
The problems
golng to
Tillamook County
County -- I
problems we have in
to
in Tillamook
I am
am going
;diverse a little
go down
Little
blt here
here and
and go
diverse
bit
Nestucca Bay.
Bay.
down into
lnto the
the Nestucca
I am
guide on the
I
am a professlonal
professional guide
Nestucca River
River and it's
the Nestucca
itrs the
the
major river
river that
major
that runs
Nestucca Bay.
Bay.
runs into
lnto Nestucca
prolrlem
Our biggest
biggest problem
is, like
like Mr.
is,
Mr. Cornett
Cornett said,
Tillamook Port,
Port, is
with
said, from
frqn the
the TLllamook
is wlth
poLlutior.r.
the
the silt
silt pollution.
I don't
I
don't have the
the answers
answers on how
how to
to
acconpllsh this
this but
accomplish
but these
these are
are the
I would
would like
the things
things that
that I
llke to
to
see done:
done:
I would
I
would like
that
to see
see some
some type
tlrye of
of an entity
ltke to
entlty
that
-- If see
pqrer to
prlvate
had the
the power
with not
not only
had
-to cope
cope with
only private
see that
that they
they
take
take a shot
shot at
at Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser but
but let's
at the
BPR
take a shot
shot at
tlre 8PR
letrs take
and BLM
BLM a little
bit.
ll-ttle
blt,
in our
our area.
area.
in
i
pollution
are the
biggest pollution
These are
causes
causes
the biggest
And by this,
thls, II mean,
And
mean, they
bulld their
they build
thelr roads
roads right
rtght
up the
beds, don't
the stream
stream beds,
donrt take
take time
tlme to
reseed them,
make treto reseed
them, make
tremendous cuts
cuts and tremendous
mendous
and
so that
trenendous fills
ftlls
and leave
leave them
them raw,
raw, so
that
-- If am
the rain,
the
which we
we trave
have -rain, whlch
am sure
l-t's over
inches.
sure it's
over 90
90 inches.
I
I
d o n . t h ahave
v e t h the
e f i g ufigures
r e s o n t h ion
s r athis
i n f a 1 1rainfall
e l . t h e r , b ueither,
t t h e s e a rbut
e these are
don't
:
the things
the
that
the
thlngs
that fill
f ill
strearn with
wit,h mud.
d.
tlre stream
Tt
Private
Private
people do
negple
probably
Publishers
Paper and probably
this
-- Publishers
Paper
one
this too
too -one of
of the
others
the others
that I s real
that's
reaL bad
bad about
aberut this.
thls.
Sone
Some of
that
the things
thlnk
of the
things
that II think
ccould
o u 1 d bbe
e d odone
n e - - o -f c o uof
r s ecourse,
, t h e r e a g athere
i n , y o u again,
h a v e 9 o t you
t o b e have got to be
strong
strong enough.
enough.
got to
You
enough
You have
strong
have got
have an entity
entity
strong enough
to have
:
110
110
gyppo loggers
tha
wlth the
the gyppo
loggers
to
handle some changes
with
tha
in contracts
contracts
changes in
to handle
BPR.
BLtt[ and the
are logging
with the
arc
the BLM
ttre BPR.
logglng wlth
people,
Private timber
Prlvate
tlrnber people,
-- the
would like
tlke
see, II would
the
would like
llke to
to see,
thlngs II would
the same
sane way -the things
II
beds.
to
of timber
on the
the stream
stream beds.
strip of
tlmbcr on
to see them
thenr leave
leave a strip
gee them be forced
fll
cuts and fil
these cuts
would
would like
forced to
to reseed
reseed these
llke to
to see
flnlshed.
before
road beds
beds finished.
before they
they leave
leave their
thelr road
I
would like
build theLr
their roads
roads --- rather
rather than
than
I would
to see them
thenr build
llke to
Lg slmpler
beds --- and of
of course,
course, thls
this is
simpler and
and
down the
stream beds
tlre stream
see
golng to
would like
to see
ltke to
easier
cost less
La going
to cost
less money, II would
easler and is
you don't
have the
the
donrt have
that you
them
build them on the
banks so
so that
the ridge
ridge banks
tltem bulld
seedtng'
big
ill to
to worry
worry about
about wlth
with seeding.
and the
blg ff111
blg cut
cut and
the big
If they
Xf
they
-cut -they would
would
would cut
lf they
on the
r!.dges, if
would build
roads on
the ridges,
bulld their
thelr roads
reseed, rte
when
make cuts
if
would reseed,
we
lf they
they, would
cuts and fills,
flLls,
when they
they do make
rlver.
problem with
the lower
lorrrer river.
wouldn't
dredglng in
ln the
wLth dredging
the problem
wouldn't have the
to
problem is
is of
of course'
course, due to
dredgtrry problenr
II think
biggest dredglng
thlnk the
the biggest
silt
our area.
area.
sltt in
ln our
of
gravel removal
or some
some of
It
removal or
It isn't
to gravel
lsnrt due to
these
these things.
ttr!.ngs o
,
-- and I
of
ls true
true of
I think
thls is
A lot
thlnk this
of the
the companies
conpanles -lot of
-- BPR
are makpeople, that
they are
BL,Iulpeople,
that they
even
Government -BPR and BLM
even the
ttre Government
enough.
fast enough.
not near
near fast
ing
in
but not
but
strldes
|n this,
thls,
ing strides
w1!'1
The river
rlver will
six
come
through a little
flood
water ralse
raise and
and cqne
come up
up slx
flood water
llttle
cqne up through
feet.
ls two feet.
feet
and the
the standard
standard wlnter
winter raise
ralse is
feet and
got
Okay, we got
Ok?f,
flfteen
sqnetlmes fifteen
takes sometimes
four
of extra
extra water
water in
ln and this
thls takes
four feet
feet of
as aa profar as
as far
days
is usable
usable as
lt is
dottm to
to where it
days to
clear, down
to clear,
Progulde again.
fessional
agaln.
fesslonal guide
happen.
yeara ago,
Ten
dLdn't happen.
ago, this
thls didn't
Ten years
:
111
Irl
-- the
of
Bireau of
of
didn't have
the Bureau
Of course,
these major
course, we didn't
have'these
maJoi roads
roads -OreBeaver, Orel,etndl Managernent
frqn Beaver,
Land
Management built
built a twenty-six-mile
road
twenty-six-mlle
road from
Nestucca River
out
River and right
rlght out
out up the
the Nestucca
gon,
out
right straight
straight
9oD, right
l'leadql Lake.
take.
over the
up to
to Meadow
over
the top
top up
put these
Well, when they
Well,
they put
these
year, when the
coineg, they
they
rain comes,
cuts in
lD, every
the rain
cuts
and fills
in,
ln and
fills
every year,
and here
here comes
comes
sleet
the sleet
slide
slide into
river and here
here comes
comes the
into the
the river
over end.
everything,
end over
end.
everything,
water control
of water
control
And we
we would
would like
see the
the installation
installatlon
of
like to
to see
County.
projects
Tillamook County.
streams in
in Tillamook
projects on the
Large streams
the large
absolutely necessary.
necessary.
that it
lt would
that
would be absolutely
$le think
We
think
flood
Ttte extreme
extreilne flood
The
water
during the
the low
lq,v water
contained and
and released
released during
water
water could
could be contained
adequate temperatemPeraperiod to
and adequate
adequate stream
stream flows
flows and
period
to maintain
maintain adequate
ture.
ture.
am sure
sure
and If am
problem with
water and
We
with low
We have aa real
lorr water
real problem
problem, due to
Northwest has this
to logging
logging
every
this problem,
the Northwest
every stream
stream in
ln the
wlll.
or
whatever you will.
or whatever
graduaL warming
of our
our
$Ie have aa gradual
uP of
We
warming up
course,
of course,
detrimental,
and this
ls detrimental,
summer
water in
and
of
the river,
river,
this is
ln the
surrrner water
to
to all
all the
the fish.
fish.
productively
Ln
Storage
Storage water
water could
in
could be used productively
irr!.gatlon,
for irrigation,
be available
availabl.e for
would be
electricity
and,
of course,
course, would
electricity
and, of
industrial water
water and domestic
uses.
dqnestic uses.
lndustrial
harone time,
at one
time, harwhlch at
We lost
We
which
fishery,
chum salmon
salnon fishery,
lost the
the chum
Bay an
Tl,Llanook Bay
pounds annually
frqn Tillamook
vested
pounds
millton
annuaLly from
over seven
seven million
vested over
dlsappeared.
it
virtually disappeared.
it has virtual}y
prlncipally
This
This has been caused principally
gravels
spawning gravels
washlng away
away the
the spawning
by the
water washing
flood water
the extreme
extreme flood
estuaries.
and in
Ln our
our estuaries.
and depositing
our bays
therr in
ln our
bays and
depositt-ng them
propagatlon
should
Artificial
fiehery
Artificial propagation
of
should
of the
salmon fishery
the chum
ctrunr salmon
112
l12
be expanded
extrnnded under
under the
the prasent
present progrram
program of
of ttre
the oregon
Oregon Fish
Fish and
and
Connisslon.
Game
Game Commission.
Netarts Bay shellfish
The Netarts
experimental
farm
shellfish
oqlerlmental
farm
should
expanded and the
propagatl,on of
should be
be greatly
greatly expanded
propagation
the artificial
artlclclal
of
all
all tlpes
types of
of shellflsh
shellfish be expanded at
at an early
early date.
date.
popuratlon explosion
The worl,d
golng to
put greater
explosLon is
greater and
is going
The
world population
to put
and
greater pressure
pressure on the
harvest of
the harvest
of food
food from
greater
frqn the
the sea.
sea.
The way
problems is
to eliminate
ellmlnate these
thege problems
ls to
to
means
develop artificial
to develop
artlftclal
means of
of
lncreaelng
for the
the immediate
increasing productlon
production for
lnunedlate future.
future.
.
questlons?
Do you have any
Do
any questions?
tlR. POSTON:
POSTON: Do menrbers
MR.
questlons?
panel have questions?
of the
members of
thr panel
you talking
l{R. JENSEN:
MR.
iIENSEN: Are
talklng
about Federal
Federal lands?
Are you
about
Lands?
I{IIARTON: No,
MR.
llR. WHARTON:
not Federal
Federar lands.
No, not
rands.
II want
want to
to clear
clear it
Lt up.
up.
rf I
r inferred
If
Lnferred this,
thls,
-- the
These people
people bulld
build -the Bureau of
of
the Bureau of
Land l{anagement
Management and the
Publlc Roads
Roads build
of Public
buitd access
access
roads
massive timber
roads to
to masslve
tfuaber sale
eal,e areas.
areas.
area is
Our area
blessed wlth
with
is bleseed
tremendous amount of
a tremendous
of logging
Logglng timber
tLmber.
-It
It grows
grows rapidly
and
and -rapldly
(Lnterrupted)
(interrupted)
MR.
ilR. JENSEN:
{IBNSEN: But
priclLc land?
ls the
But is
the timber
ttmber sale
sale on public
land?
IiIBARTON: Pulcllc
MR.
llR. WHARTON:
Government.
Public and Government.
out
out on these
alEo.
roads also.
these roads
the same
same thing.
thlng.
tlre
Federal timbers
Federal
come
tLmbers come
Both
people are
gul.lty of
of these
are guilty
Both of
these people
of
Xn
In rny
my estlmatlon,
estimation, they
build their
they bulld
thelr roads
roads in
ln
the
ln the
the stream
stream beds
the valleys
valleys in
beds rather
rather than
on the
than up on
rldges.
the ridges.
Thla is
ls my
This
my naJor
major criticism
of
crltlcism
of them.
th€nr.
MR0
tlRo POSTON:
Could these
POSTON: Could
these roads
roads be
lre built
bullt in
ln the
valleys,
the valleys,
provlded
protectlve
provided they
would install
Lnstall
suitable
suLtable protective
devices
devlcea and
and
they wouLd
113
113
reseeding
reseedlng the
the slopes?
slopes?
$lllARTON: t{e11,
MR.
IulR.WHARTON:
Well, it
it would
certainly
would certainly
be aa help.
help.
fI
would like
llke to
would
to see
see them
them leave
leave a strip
strip of
of timber
ttmber on
on each side
slde
of these
of
streams.
these little
llttre
streams.
/
of course,
Of
course, the
the logging
conpanies are
rogging companies
are
they are
not going
agree wlth
they
are not
going to
to agree
with this
at all
because this
enthis at
aLl. because
thts entertains
changing around
around towers
tertains changing
tor^rers and
and head
head rigs
rigs and
and everything.
everything.
But
But if
if you
you courd
could leave
hundred yard
yard strip
of
timber in
these
leave a hundred
strip
of tirnbir
ln these
stream
stream bottqns,
bottoms, you
you can build
build your
your road
road along
along the
the edge of
of this
this
your encroachment
cut the
and way cut
into
the limit
dorn of
llrnit down
of your
encroachment of
of silt
silt
into
the
the actual
actual stream
stream bed.
bed.
Thls
ls going
This is
going to
maybe
to be expensive
expenslve and maybe
lt
lsnrt the
it isn't
the answer,
answer, but
but then,
then, this
surely would
would help.
this surely
help.
MR.
l{R. JENSEN:
JENSEN:
you are
II think
think you
are saying
sayl"ngthat
needtotocornthat weweneed
con-
pletely
practices and road-building
pletely
re-examine
re-exarni"ne logging
logging practices
road-buiLdtng practice
Pract
in
ln these
coastal areas?
these coastal
liltBRTON: Yes,
MR. WHARTON:
!1R.
Yes, II think
thlnk that
that the
the engineering
englneering that
that is
ls
ln these
these particular
in
particular access
access ioaas
roads should
-- absolutely
absolutely should
should be -shoul.d
analyzed because there
be analyzed
wEfro They will
there is
ls aa better
better way.
will make
make cuts
cuts
flfty
a hundred
hundred and fifty
feet
feet right
rlght in
ln the
tlre edge of
of a stream.
stream.
WelI,
Well,
yards and yards
yards of
tong and tons
tons
tons and yards
mud comes
winter
comes out
of mud
out every
every wlnter
and never
never stops.
stops.
getting our
This is
This
II
is where we
we are
are getting
sllt,
our silt,
Ithlnk.
think.
MR.
.ll!R. JENSEN:
iIENSEN:
county that
The county
in Maryland
Maryland and
that II lived
llvedln in ln
suburban county
county in
ln Yilashington,
problem,
a suburban
Washington, we have
and
have the
the same
same problem,
and
generally to
get rid
to get
generally
recently
rid of
of the
the bottom
bottom silt,
sllt,
recently have adopted
adopted
some legislation
leglslatton
some
requiring
requlrlng silt
stLt control.
control.
Ttrig
This is
virtually
is virtually
114
LL4
you have
what you
have been
what
been talking
about
talklng
about so
am at
hqne.
so II feel
feel like
llke II am
at home.
ItllR. POSTON:
MR.
POSTON:
you very
Thank you
Thank
l{r. Wharton.
Wharton.
ver1z much,
much, Mr.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Rlchard lrt.
Sierra Club,
Richard
M. Noyes,
Noyes, Sierra
Northwest
Club, Pacific
Paclflc
Northwest Chapter.
Ctrdpter.
STATEIIEI{T BY WINNIIIETTE
STATEMENT
WINNINETTE NOYES
NOYES
MRS.
ldRS. NOYES:
NOYBS:
gentLemen:
Mr.
Poston, Committee,
Counlttee,
Mr. Poston,
ladies
and gentlemen:
Iadles and
lty name
Wtnnlnette
A. Noyes
My
A.
of
name is
ls Winninette
Noyes and
and II am
am vice-chairman
of ti
vlce-chalman
Pactflc Northwest
Horthwest Chapter
Chapter of
Pacific
Sl.erra Club.
of the
the Sierra
Club.
The Sierra
SLerra Club
Club
ls
is aa natLonal
national organlzatLon
organization wlth
with twenty-two
twenty-two chapters
chapters and
and is
also
ls also
another leading
leading citizens'
another
conservation
cltlzens'
conservatlon organization.
organLzatlon.
Today
Today II
am representing
probably
repreeentlng
Paclflc
am
only
Northwest
only the
Northwest Chapter,
ehapter, probably
the Pacific
chlefly
chiefly because
because II dldnrt
didn't get
get around
around to
writing the
main office
offlce
to wrltl.ng
the naln
Paclflc Northwest
partlcularly
and besldes,
besides, the
Nortlnrest Chapter
Chapter deals
the Pacific
deals particularly
Oregon-Washlngton-Brltlsh
with the
A1aska areas
ColurtbLa and
with
Columbia
the Oregon-Washington-British
areas
and Alaska
and coastline.
coastLlne.
The statement
statement whlch
I would
which I
would like
for the
chapter
like to
to make
make for
the chapter
1g that
is
that the
the Paclflc
Pacific Northwest
Northwest Ctrapter
Chapter of
of the
the Sierra
Club
Slerra Club
presenre the
supports efforts
supports
to
and
efforts
to identify
ldentify
and preserve
egtuarl
the nation's
natlon's estuarini
areas, and from
areas,
especially
those
frcnr the
the chapters,
chapters,
along these
especially
thesc
those along
coastlines
coastlLnes that
that II have just
mentloned.
Just mentioned.
f mlght
I
might also
also add
parenthetically
group of
parenthetically
that
group
that another
another conservation
of organizaconaervatlon
organLzaFederatlon of
tions,
the
Western Outdoor
has essentially
tions,
Outdoor Clubs,
Clubs, has
tlre Federation
of Westcrn
eesentlally
taken
taken this
thts same
same stand.
stand.
I am
I
them
am not
not representing
then as such
representlng
posltlon
I am
today,
but they
have adopted
which I
whlch
am very
ver1l
today, but
they have
adopted this
thtg position
sure of,
of, so
so we
we have
have the
the Slerra
Sierra Club,
Club, whtch
which is
member club
club
sure
1g a nrember
Clubg.
lilegtern Outdoor
Outdoor Clubs.
Federatlon of
of
and
of Western
and the
of the
the federation
federatlon
the Federation
115
11.5
f wouLd
points I
to
I might
llke to
Of
would like
of the
stress today,
today, I
might stress
the many
many points
quite
point which
care of
of quite
whLch has been
been taken
taken care
stress
etress only
only one point
comwould like
to comwhich II would
ltke to
ago but
but on
on which
eloquently
a short
tlme ago
short time
eloquently
-- and
preservation
of the
the
and this
thls is
is the
the preservation
ment a little
more -of
llttle
organisms.
of marine
marLne organisms.
for aa number
number of
ecological
habitat
habttat for
ecologlcal
We have
We
another
but II think
thtnk another
oysters and sea
sea birds
blrds but
heard
heard about
about fish
flsh and oysters
of the
the rest
very important
example, which
which includes
rest of
of the
the
includes most of
very
important example,
you have a
when you
necessary because when
marine
very necessary
organisms, is
is very
marlne organisms,
situation which
which maLntains
maintains this
this tyPe
type of
of aa sltuation.
situation, ttrat
that can
can
sltuatlon
support
these many
many marine
marine organisms,
organisms, you
you have
have conditions
conditions which
which
support these
good;
are, from
preservation standpoint,
good; and when you
you start
start
standpolnt,
are,
from a preservation
destroyLng
immediately destroying
are immediately
of these
destroying
many of
these things,
things, you are
destroyl-ng many
-- destroying
the
destroying
your
and destroying
the
the
your oxygen potential
potentlal
destroying
the -your oyster
th""e various
various
oyster beds and these
possibility
of
maintaining your
posslbillty
of malntaining
"rrd
other
other things.
things.
almost four
four
that almost
Service tells
us that
The Fish
Wildlife Service
tells us
Fish and Wlldllfe
Ttre
per cent
of important
important habltat
acres of
per
habitat
twenty thousand
thousand acres
cent of
of the
the twenty
oregon has
destroyed.
has been
been destroyed.
along the coast
of Oregon
st of
And frau
And
frqn what
than that.
that.
more than
ls still
stll}
I
hear today,
more
I suspect
lt is
I hear
suspect that
that it
today, I
fI
Club does
too,
does too,
the Club
feel
that it
am sure
sure the
and II am
very important
important and
it is
is very
feel ttrat
.
:
| '
- ,
-- the
nonthe nonthat
development
l:lte coast
coast -aLong the
development aloncj
non-biological
that non-biological
'' . :
as is
ls
as much as
eome as
biological deve1opment
cane
estuarLesr
of these
these estuaries,
development of
biologtcaf
acres'ofof
thousand acres
possible from
thousand
posslble
of the
flfty-seven
the fifty-seven
rest of
from the
the rest
1I.
potentlal
as important.
not as
important.
is not
habitat
where
potential
is
biologlcal
the biological
where the
habltat
personaL
would llke
like to
to put
put in
a slight
personal note
note $rhlctl
which
sllght
in a
II would
116
116
probably is
probably
ls the
the reason
reason for
my talking
for my
on this
talklng
thls today.
today.
I
I had
had the
the
god fortune
good
fortune to
to spend my
summers as a child
my summers
Newport
chlld at
at another
another Ner'rport
ln a state
state which
r*hlch now
Beach in
per
now has destroyed
per cent
destroyed sixty-seven
slxty-seven
cent agaln, a Fish
Fish and WLldllfe
again,
Wildlife Service
Senrice figure,
figure, of
of its
lts important
Lmportant
estuarine
estuarine habitat.
habLtat.
fhls Newport
Newport Beach appears
This
appears in
ln my
ny memory
memory
as a relatively
relatlvely
undlsturbed
undisturbed
estuarine
estuarine harbor,
wlth aa few
harbor, with
fervr
houses
houses and a few
boats.
few fishing
flshing
boats.
As the
years went
went by,
by, there
the years
there
dredging, new
new islands
people and
lslands with
wlth houses
was dredging,
houses and
and more
and more
more
more people
boats.
boats.
Sand bars
Sand
bars disappeared
dLsappeared and
and with
wlth them,
dollar,
them, the
sand dollar,
the sand
the sea pansy
other marine
the
pansy and other
marine forms
forms and
and the
nesting sites
sltes
the nesting
for
for a number of
of ocean birds.
blrds.
I don't
I
don't knovr
know what
what has happened
pools, with
to the
the adjacent
adJacent tide
to
tlde pools,
with their
their sea
sea urchins,
urchLns, nudibranchs
nudLbranchs
and hermlt
hermit crabs,
but I
crabs, but
I can only
hordes
only imagine,
imaglne, with
with the
vast hordes
the vast
are now
that
that are
now living
Newport Beach.
Beactr.
lLvlng at
at that
that Newport
Oregon coast
The Oregon
relatively
free
coast is
ls still
stlll
deluge
free of
of the
ttre deluge
relattvely
of people
CaLlfornla coast
of
people that
hit the
that have hlt
the California
coast in
ln increasing
increaslng
partlcularly
f think it
we
whLle we
numbers and I
important
tt is
is particularly
Lmportant that
that while
.thlnk
-provLsLon for
can, we should
can,
make provision
should make
it€ie -mal-ntalnJ,ng some
some areas
for maintaining
posslble to
of course,
not possible
of
course, it
tt is
ls not
a1.1, but
but to
to
to maintain
malntaln them
them all,
maintaln the
the best
wlth their
maintain
best of
of these
these marine
areas, with
dlverse
marLne areas,
theLr diverse
blologlcal
whlch
biological
fauna
fauna and flora,
and the
flora, and
myrLad larval
larva1 forms
fornrs which
the myriad
also
also occur
occur in
high-oxygen content
ln these
these same
same high-oxygen
areas.
content areas.
plannLng, most
In summary,
In
sunmary, we hope that
careful planning,
moEt of
of
that by careful
Oregon's
preserved and we
Oregon's marl.ne
marine habitats
habitats can be preserved
we appreciate
appreclate
your concern
estuarLes.
your
concern over
over our
our remaining
renalning unpolluted
unpolluted estuaries.
,
117
117
you.
Thank you.
MR.
questions?
t{R. POSTON:
POSTON: Any questions?
much.
rnuch.
(no
(No response)
you very
Thank you
very
North
Pye, of
will be Archibald
of the
The next
Archibald Pye,
next speaker
speaker will
tlre North
Resource Association.
Coast Resource
Association.
Pye.
Mr. Pye.
Mr.
STATEMENT
BY MR. ARCHIBALD PYE
STATEffi$lT-B@
MR.
Sl[R.PYE:
Pl&:
gentlernen:
and gentlemen:
oregon.
mook,
nook, Oregon.
panel and
Mr.
Mr. Chairman,
Chalrman, members
ana ladies
ladLes
of the
the panel
members of
at TillaArchibald Pye
TillaMy
Pye and
and II live
lly name
live at
name is
is Archibald
Board
State Water
Resources Board
I
am a mernber
member of
Water Resources
I am
of the
the State
County Water
Water Resources
Resources Corunittee.
Committee.
and chairman
chairman of
Tlllamook County
of the
the Ti].lamook
Tlllamook
of Tillamook
Our committee
of study
study of
months Of
in over
six months
commlttee in
over six
and recommendations:
recqmnendatLons:
estuàrine lands
this report
developed this
report and
estuarine
lands have developed
Oregon, less
than
The small
ln Oregon,
less than
acreage of
marine bays in
small acreage
of marine
oregon. only
the value
of Oregon,
only emphasizes the
one-tenth of
of one per
per cent
value
one-tenth
cent of
asset.
of
and valuable
valuable asset.
of this
scarce and
this scarce
An increasing
ard the
overlapplng
An
of use and
the overlapping
Lntenslty of
increasing intensity
Tlllamook County is
ls
jurisdiction
for
management in
in Tillamook
for estuary
estuaiy managernent
J url"sdiction
creating
crisis.
creatl.ng aa crisis.
planning is
nop to
safeguard
Proper
to safeguard
Proper planning
is needed now
this
natural resource.
resource.
this natural
be inCam€?maybe
The importance
of
estuarine
Tlllamook
lands may
estuarLne lands
of Tillamook
importance
wayby
sured
ma away
sured in
by the
the following:
follovring:
diggers
Nine
Nlne thousand
clam diggers
thousand clam
clams from
frqn a
in
Tillamôok Bay
Bay harvested
harvested aa minimun
minimum of
of 171,000
a
17I,OOO clams
in Tillamook
16 acre
acre bed.
bed.
per
production
of clams
clams per
This
of
one ton
of one
ton of
This is
is the
the production
aàre.
acre.
Tlllamook'a
crop on
on Tiflamook's
Duñgeness
an important
Dungeness crab
important crop
erab is
is an
bays.
bays.
hundred thousand
tttou8and
Oyster
averages
production
Oyster production
averages several
severErl hundred
if technical
hlgher if
technical
growers and could
dollars
to
could be much higher
dollars
the growers
to the
1
18
118
out-datcd
production
and out-dated
legislation
production problems
productlon
leglslatlon
Prductlon
problenrs can
bc solved.
solved.
be
rt is
proJected that
ls presently
It
presently projected
that Tillamook
Tl.llamook Bay
Bay alone
alone
w111 produce
produce three-quarters
three-quarters
will
of
gallons of
of a
a mlL!.ion
of oysters
million gallons
rysters
by 1970.
1970.
galmon fishing
The offshore
offahore tidewater
tldwater
and rl.ver
The
river salmon
ftshlng
depende
on the
ttre saline
sallne environment
envLrorunent of
of , the
depends on
the estuary
estuary for
for the
salmon
the salmon
gteelhead to
and eteelhead
to complete
conplete their
and
thelr life
llfe cycle.
cycle.
The committee
cmnlttee
recmnends the
The
recommends
based on report
the following,
folrorring,
based
report
by commercial
comerclal
flghernren and Oregon
oregon Chapter
chapter of
by
fishermen
American
of the
the American
Flsherles Society.
Soclety.
Fisheries
That an
an immediate
immedlate inventory
tnventory be
be made
made by
by all
That
all local,
local,
state
state
and federal
federal agencies
agencles involved,
lnvoLvedr on
on all
all Tillamook
TllLamook County
County egtuar
and
estuar
relatlng
preaent and
to their
thelr present
potentlal
and potential
relating
to
uses
useE from
frqn the
the comcqnmerclal-induetrlal,
naturaL resources
resources and publlc
mercial-industrial,
natural
public polnts
points of
of
vlew.
view.
Frqr this
thls inventory
lnventory
the objectives
obJectlves
of managenient
From
the
of
management of
the
of the
Tlllamook
Tillantook county
County estuarles
estuaries be
be ldenttfled
identified and agreed
agreed upon.
upon.
The jurisdiction
for the
the management
The
for
management,of
of Ti1.lamook
County
rlllanook
county.
Jurlsdlctlon
estuarles must be clarified.
bays and estuaries
clarlfled.
Areas
of overlapping
orrerlapplng
Areas of
authorlty
cleared up
up by
by appropriate
authority must
must be
bedeared
approprtate legislation.
legislatlon.
Dredgtrg and
Dredging
and other
other alterattons
alterations wltJrLn
within our
our bays
bays must be
stopped until
untll
pran is
overall
stopped
an overall
plan
is adopted
adopted for
for each
each bay.
bay.
plans
Plans
could be
to dispose
could
be made
made now
now to
dispose of
of spolrs
spoils resultlng
resulting from
fron rerehabtlitatton
of bay
channel from
f,rqn Garlbaldl
habilitation
of
bay channel
Garibaldi to
Burton Brl.dge
Bridge
to the
the Burton
$lhere
lnsufflclent
Where an insufficient
amount of
is
of information
lnfornntion
ls available
avallable
to
to make aa poLlcy
policy or
or management
management declslon,
decision, research
research should
should be
be
Ll.e
119
provLde the
lnformation.
necesgary information.
undertaken
to provide
the necessary
undertaken to
ncn'vestablished
established
quaLlty standards,
which are
are n'i
State
State water
water quality
standards, which
studled to
to determine
should be studied
for
all estuarles,
estuaries, should
determine whether
whether
for all
bay.
for each
each bay.
be set
up for
set up
separate
should be
separate standards
standards should
publie lands,
of public
lands,
We would
management of
We
the management
would recommend
reconunend the
of
assr.uning, of
state, assuming,
in the
the state,
fisheries
vested in
be vested
forth,
and so forth,
flsheries
manage
and manage
responslbility
accept this
this responsibility
state will
course,
the state
will accept
course, ttre
of all.
all.
lnterest of
the best
best interest
the
the bays for
for the
to
adapted to
Other areas
Other
areas adapted
hands
in their
their hands
left in
management
port commissions
should be left
conunisslons should
of port
management of
court.
countY court.
or
to the
the county
delegated to
or delegated
be explained
explained
should be
county bays
bays should
The value
County
rillamook
of Tillamook
value of
golden age
age
to the
the golden
to all
all citizens
citizens from
kindergarten to
the kindergarten
from the
to
publie
develoP public
through educational
educational programs
programs set
better develop
to better
set up to
through
out-of-door
the out-of-door
cqmnend the
understanding and appreciation
and we
we commend
appreciatlon
understanding
No. 9.
9.
DLstrict
School District
Tillamook School
schools as
as sponsored
by Tillamook
No.
sponsorert by
schools
apecendangered specor endangered
Studies
rare or
on rare
StudLes should
be Implemented
lmplemented on
should be
Oregon.
in Oregon.
or others
others in
Bay or
ies of
of shellfish
in
Tillarnook Bay
ln Tillamook
shellfish
ies
appearing before
of appearing
opportunity
thank you
you for
of
before you
you
this opportunity
rI thank
for this
hearlng.
at
at this
this hearing.
general feeling
that
feeltng that
your general
Mr. Pye,
lt your
Pye, is
ls it
MR. I'{ALLTICOAT:
MMbLICT: llr.
deare increasing,
l.ncreasing, deBay are
Tlllamook Bay
problems In
the
problems
tn Tillamook
pollution
the pollution
than
worse than
tt is
is worse
thlnk it
same? You think
the same?
creasing or
or staying
staying about
about the
creasing
years ago?
ago?
thirty
or thirty
it was
was twenty
twenty years
years ago or
years
it
tr'renty
was twenty
tt was
than it
rtorse than
was worse
WelL, II think
l-t was
MR.
!lR. PYE:
ttrlnk it
PYIE: Well,
on
lt is
ls on
tlme, it
at the
the present
I think
thlnk at
years
or
years ago;
ago; but
but I
Present time,
or thirty
thirty
120
I20
-- right
the
decrease, right
the decrease,
rlght -nohr.
rlght now.
MR.
MLLICOAT:
tlR. IALLICST:
I think
on ft.
I
are working
worklng on
thlnk they
they are
Water
That is
That
of
efforte
of the
the Water
ls through
tlrrough the
the efforts
Authorlty
Resourceg Board,
Resources
Board, Pollution
Authority and
that
Pollutlon
and local
that
loeal interests,
intereEts,
generally
things
improving?
are generally
lmprovlng?
thlngs are
MR.
tlR. PYE:
PYIE: II thlnk
think so.
so.
MR.
UR. JENSEN:
iIENSEN:
yea.
I would
I
would say yes.
problens
Several
Several. speakers
the problems
speakers have mentioned
mentloned the
partlcularly
Bay area.
area.
sedimentation,
of
Tltlamook Bay
sedl.mentatlon, particularly
of the
the Tillamook
I
dont
I donrt
that touch
touch on
see anything
anything in
your seven
points here
see
seven or
or eight
elght points
here that
Ln your
problem.
this
watershed problem.
thls upland
upland watershed
Can you say anything
Can
further
anythlng further
on that?
that?
MR. PYE:
UR.
PYE:
Well, II am
agreed with
wlth the
other
Well,
am sure
the other
sure that
that II agreed
ple as to
pie
causes of
of sedimentation.
eedLmentatton.
to the
the causes
The heavy
that
heavy logging
logglng that
happened
or
after the
the Large
large Tll.Lamook
Tillamook burn
burn
or sometime
happened immediately
sqnetlme after
lunedlately
the time
tlne -there at
at the
when
built in
of road
ln there
when there
there was many
many miles
mlles of
road bullt
-- II
the -lots
of dleturblng
disturbing the
the terraln
terrain and
and that's
thats what
what caused
caused the
lots of
think the
the heavy
heavy siltation
on the
rlver.
siltatlon
the lower
lorrer river.
thlnk
But of
course,
But
of course,
-- the
and
area is
belng reforested
reforested
that
being helped
helped by
by -and
ls being
the area
that now is
ls belng
present time,
time, 5
there
not as
as much
much logging
at the
the present
ln the
the area
area at
ttrere is
ls not
logglng in
I
siltation has
has stopped
stopped a little.
I think
llttle.
think the.
the siltatlon
are
But
are
But the
the rivers
rlvers
-- now,
bet
them better.
plugged
make them
plugged now
has to
nohr, something
to be done to
to make
Dorr -eonethlng has
'il:T;:J*-i::*':il::'1i;:15,.
(Document submitted by Archibald
Pye appended herewith as "Appendix
B -1" . )
B-i".)
yo[, Mr.
Pye.
MR.
Ur. Pye.
tlR. POSTON:
POSTON: Thank you,
attendance.
attendance.
your
Tfe
We appreciate
your
appreclate
of
P. Jones
ilones of
I
would like
Alfred P.
now on Alfred
I would
call now
llke to
to call
Port of
Toledo.
the
of Toledo.
the Port
121
L2L
JO}IE$
ALFRED P.
P. JONES
I.{R. ALFRED
STATEMENT
BY MR.
SIATEUENT-BI
MR.
MR. JONES:
JoNEs:
gentlemen:
and gentlemen:
Mr.
Mr. Poston,
ladies and
Poston, panel,
Panel, ladies
My
,My
behalf
today on behalf
aPPearing here
I am
am appearing
name
Alfred Jones
Jones and I
here today
name is
ls Alfred
into an inpresident in
response to
in response
its president
of
Port of
of Toledo
Toledo as
as its
of the
the Port
:
Interior
to
of Interior
Department of
States Department
vitation from
to
United States
frqn the
the United
vitation
its control
control
pollution
and its
of pollution
subject of
express
views on the
the subject
our views
express our
estuaries.
in our
in
our estuaries.
in what
are interested
interested
Specifically, I
believe you are
in
what may
may be
be
I belleve
Specifical.ly,
-of managelnent
system of
the best
best use
use of
and what
what system
management -our estuaries
estuaries
of our
the
-- will
provide for
conservation
for conservation
local, state
state and federal
will best
best provide
federal -local,
resourcesoregonrs estuary
estuary resources.
of Oregon's
development of
and development
corporarnunlcipal corporaknow, is
ls aa municipal
Toledo, as you know,
The Port
Port of
of Toledo,
lfhe
Oregon, having
having
State of
of Oregon,
tion
subdivision
of the
the State
politlcal
subdivision of
and political
tion and
falls
River which
the Yaquina
control of
of that
that part
part of
Yaqulna Bay and River
which falls
of the
control
within its
its boundaries.
boundaries.
wlthin
Port
west by the
the Port
t'he west
We
We are
on the
are joined
Joined on
bay.
part of
the lower
lower bay.
of the
of
who control
main part
the main
control the
Newport who
of Newport
with
tfune with
for some
scrne time
concerned for
The
been concerned
Toledo has
has been
Port of
of Toledo
lftre Port
steps
various steps
taken various
River, and trave
pollution
in
have taken
Yaqulna River,
pollution
ln the
the Yaquina
rlver.
the river.
from the
fotmE from
to eliminate
eliminate pollution
pollution of
various forms
of varlouE
to
:
debris
on cleaning
cleanlng debris
dollars
of dollars
We
ttrousands of
We have spent
spent thousands
passed
ordinance
further
from our
our river
river each
each year
year and have
have further
passed an
an ordinance
from
River
Yaguina River
in the
the Yaquina
placing debris
debrls in
prohibiting
any person
from placing
prohtbltLng
Person from
octwo OCon two
we have,
have, on
pqblic education,
Despite
at
education, we
at public
Desplte our
our efforts
efforts
ordinance and we
casions, enforced
enforced the
provisions of
we
of that
ttrat ordinance
the provislons
casions,
other ordinances
intend to
to contlnue
continue enforcement
enforcement of
of this
this and other
ordinances
lntend
L22
122
which may
may become
necessary to
which
become necessary
to pass
to prevent
pollutron
pass to
prevent water
water pollution
ln
in the
the Yagulna.
Yaquina.
For your
informatlon,
For
your information,
we
we are
are submitting
submlttlng
wlth
with
thls statement
statement a copy
this
copy of
of our
our ordinance
ordinance whlch
qulte
has been quite
which has
adequate
adequate to
to this
this point
point to
help prevent
to herp
this type
type of
prevent this
debrls
of debris
pollutlon
that we have
pollution
that
have been experiencing
experlencing
yearsr
in
in the
the past
past years.
II gave
gave this
this ordinance
ordLnance to
your Recorder.
to your
Recorder.
In
In addLtlon
addition to
to ttrts,
this, the
the port
Port of
of Toledo
Toledo was,
was, through
through its
tts
cqrunlssioners,
instrumental
commissioners,
instrumental
in
in the
the formation
formatlon of
of a non-profit
non-proftt
corPoration
of
corporation
of thls
this state
state entitled
entitled "The
Clean Rivers
Rlvers AssociaAssocl.a"The Clean
tlon",
in whlch
tion",
in
which we have
have attempted
attenrpted to
to involve
LnvoLve people
people from
frqn all
all
walks
of busLneEs
walks of
business and
and conununlty
community as meflibers
members and through
through the
the
associatlon
brlng
about a public
publlc awareness
association
bring about
awareness of
of the
the dangers
dangers of
of
pollutlng
our rivers
rlvers and educate
educate them
polluting
our
them in
in the
\,rays in
the ways
which
in which
pollution
may be avoided.
pollution
may
avolded.
All participants
partJ.clpants of
All
of this
tbls venture
venture
wiLl undoubtedly
undoubtedly contribute
will
financially
contrlbute
financlally
pronotLon.
to
to its
its promotion.
And for
your further
for your
information
further
informatlon
we do have menters
we
mernters that
that
belong to
to nearly
nearly all
all the
belong
the industry,
industry,
which
which is
ie located
located on the
the
Yaqulna
Rl,ver.
Yaquina River.
l . ;
In other
other words,
we of
In
words, we
of the
the Port
Port of
Toledo feel
of Toledo
feel that
ttrat local
local
control
port of
is best,
control
is
best, and that
that agencies
agencles such as the
the Port
of Toledo
roledo
are
polLutlon and actively
to fight
fight'r"t."
are adequately
adequately equipped
equipped to
water pollution
acttvely
manage
the conservation
conservatlon
developnent of
manage the
and development
oregonrs coastal
of Oregon's
coastal
waters.
waters.
$lhen we
we say
say "local
When
we mean
controL", vre
port
"Local control",
mean the
ttre local
local port
distrlcts
the agencies
agencLes of
government who
districts
and the
who have a
of state
state government
a,
dLrect concern
concern for
oregonrs water
for Oregon's
direct
water control
control and estuary
estuary system.
system.
123
L23
together with
these agencies
that these
withi
It
belief that
agencies worki.ng
working together
It is
our firm
flrm beltef
is our
their ParticlPation
S. Army Corps
of Englneers,
the
U. S.
Corps of
Engineers, wtten
when their
participation
the U.
and on
on
of such
such estuaries
estuaries and
is
required for
the improvement
for the
improvement of
ls requlred
determlning
for determining
nethod for
flood
control projects,
projects, is
is the
best method
ttre best
flood control
fair system
onl.y fair
the only
is the
our estuaries
estuaries and is
the
of our
best uses
uaes of
the best
of
of management.
management.
you.
Thank you.
questions?
any questions?
POSTON: Are there
there any
MR.
MR. POSTON:
MR.
l{R. VIASTELICIA:
!1r. Vlastellcia?
Mr.
Viastelicia?
with the
Bob Baker with
tJre
A
earlier,
Bob
A little
earlier,
littl.e
the
plan based more or
or less
less on the
Port
mentioned a plan
Neurtrlort mentloned
Port of
of Newport
you are
are
Bay; and inasmuch
inasmuch as you
principles
of
Yaquina Bay;
principles
for Yaquina
of zoning
zoni.ng for
someabout someand are
are speaking
speaking about
watershed and
or watershed
same basln
in
this same
basin or
in this
are
thing
is
mechanism whereby
whereby both
both ports
ports are
any mechanlsm
is there
sj-milar,
there any
thing similar,
-- a semi-basin
plan -tlpe
semi-basin type
develop this
this plan
to develop
working
together to
working together
plan?
management plan?
management
Port of
of
with the
the Port
We have always
aLways cooperated
cooperated with
MR.
!lR. JONES:
JONES: We
this
very thing,
thing, yes,
about this
this very
Newport and we
we have talked
talked about
Y€s, this
is true.
ls
true.
questions?
Further questions?
MR.
!,1R.POSTON:
POSTON: Further
MR. MALL1COAT:
I,IALIICOAT:
-- any
any
any staff
Does your
any
-your port
port maintain
staff
maintain
port problems?
probLens?
your port
all of
of your
on somewhat
full-time
staff
working on
working
somewhat all
staff
full-time
MR.
M
R . ''JONES:
JONES:
staff .
Part-time
P a r t - t l m e staff.
MR.
ItllR. MALLICOPT:
I'IALLICOAT:
MR.
l 4 R . JONES:
JONES:
Part-time
staff?
Part-tfune
staff?
Part-time
staff,
s t a i l l , right.
right.
P
art-time
you very
much.
very much.
MR. POSTON:
POSTON: Thank
Ttrank you
L24
124
(Attachment to
to statement
statemcnt submitted
(Attaclent
suliloltted
to
the
Reporter
to the Reporter herewlth
herewith appended
appended
.Appendlx C".)
mar*ed as
as "Appendix
and marked
C". )
port of
Paul L.
t. Coyne, of
of the
Paul
ttre Port
Sluslaw.
of Siuslaw.
SThTEI4ENT BY MR. PAUL L. COYNE
llR.
coYM:
MR. COYNE:
speaking.
on speaking.
Mr. Poston,
Poston, gentlemen,
gentremen, Ir really
Mr.
really didn't
dtdnrt intend
lntend
r turned
turned in
ln some
sqne written
wrLtten statements,
I
but
statements,
but Ir wanted
wanted
to
solne of
to cqrunent
comment on some
of the
the subjects
srrbJects that
that \rere
brought up
up rewere brought
regardlng
deposlted, wind-blown,
garding sand beLng
being deposited,
wlnd-blonn,
lnto the
rLvers.
the rivers.
into
Roseboro Lumber
r,umber Company
cmrpany made
The Roseboro
made a study
study on the
ttre movement of
of
free
frqn an unstablrlzed
free sand
sand from
unstabilized sand dune,
which was located
dune, which
located
about a quarter
about
quarter of
mile away
of a ml.le
away from
protected area.
frqn a protected
area.
Ttrlg
This
study was
conducted during
during aa twenty-four
study
was conducted
hour
twenty-four
perLod, during
hour period,
during
a normal
nonnal. northwest
northweEt seasonal
period.
seasonal period.
area that
The test
test area
that the
the
sand blew
lnto rf,as
strip of
blew into
was a strip
of leveled
leveled and
and rocked
ground, about
rocked ground,
about
a half
ln length;
length; and during
a
half a mile
mile in
hour
during the
the twenty-four
twenty-four
hour time
tlme
period, the
ttre wlnd
period,
wind blew
blew at
velocity of
at a veloclty
of fifteen
flfteen
tobrenty mlles
tolwenty
miles
per hour
hour during
durlng only
only eight
elght hours
hours of
per
hour
of the
ttre twenty-four
perlod
twenty-four
hour period
after which
which the
gathered all
the firm
firm gathered
alL of
after
of the
the cumulated
cumulated sand
sand on this
thle
test strip
strip and measured it.
test
it.
rt was in
tn excess
It
excess of
of thirteen
thLrteen
hundred cubic
yards.
cubic yards.
pro-rate
rf we
this amount of
If
we pro-rate
this
wind-blo.rn sand
of wind-blown
sand from
frqn ununprotected
sand dunes to
to an
an area
area such
protected
such as
as the
sluslaw River,
the Siuslaw
River,
which II am
am the
the manager of,
of, four
which
miles of
fotrr mlLes
of exposed
exposed river
rlver front
front
you can imagine
sand dunes,
dunes, you
imagine the
sand
the amount
amount of
of wind-blown
wlnd-blonrn sand
sand that
that
ls deposlted
is
deposited each
each year
year into
into our
our river.
river.
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L2s
We have had aa cooperative
cooperatlve venture
We
with both
venture with
bottr the
Bureau of
the Bureau
of
Lanrl tvtanagement,
service and the
Forest Service
Land
Management, the
Agency
the Forest
County Agency
the Lane County
for the
for
the stabilization
stabillzation
of
of these
these sand
sand dunes.
dunes.
We have on the
We
ttre
average of
of approximately
average
approximately a hundred
hundred thousand
maintendollars'
thousand dollars'
malntenance for
for dredging
alone to
dredging purposes
purposes alone
to remove this
from our
our
this sand from
entrance.
entrance.
proper stabilization
I think
I
with proper
of
think wlth
of the
stabilization
the exposed
along our
probably save
our river
dunes along
river area,
area, we
w€ could
could probably
save oh,
oh, between
forty to
forty
to seventy-five
seventy-five thousand
thousand dollars
doLlars annually
annually of
of these
these
dredging maintenance funds.
dredging
funds.
Recently. as
ES the
Coos Bay
Bay mentioned,
Recently,
the manager
of Coos
spent
manager of
mentioned, II spent
C., testifying
last
week back in
Washington, D. C.,
in
Iast week
ln Washi,ngton,
in behalf
behalf of
of
testifylng
-proJect, of
rrrere fortunately
our project,
of whlch
wlll be -our
which we
we were
fortunateLy funded
funded and will
they
will start
July on the
they will
start this
entrance and channel
ttris iluLy
nemrentrance
channel
the new
-- we
Siuslaw River
we took
dimensions
dirnensions of
of the
River -with us
us aa
the Siuslaw
took back with
fresh
Chinook Salmon.
fresh Chinook
point up
Mr.
f just
I
bring this
up because
because Mr.
thls point
Just bring
c.
D. C.
Maryland area
in D.
Jensen mentioned
mentloned he
he is
frqn the
area in
ls from
the Maryland
As we
we
presentatLon,
Senator Morse's
}lorsers office
went over
went
over to
offlce to
to make
make this
ttris presentation,
to Senator
we rode
we
rode in
in the
elevator up
his floor.
floor.
up to
to his
the elevator
pretty well
was pretty
weLL dumbfounded.
was
dunibfounded.
operator
The elevator
eLevator operator
punch the
He
He didn't
button.
dldnrt even
even punch
the button.
you didn't
He
catch that
that in
in
He lookedat
Looked at it
it and
and he
says, "My
God, you
didnrt catch
he says,
"My God,
the
Potomac"
the Potqnac!"
(Laughter)
(Laughter)
After
we made
After which
hrhictr we
of the
the
made aa tour
tour of
Potomac and
don't see
see how
ho,rranything
anything
area
area and I
I looked
at the
and II don't
looked at
the Potomac
could live
this.
could
live in
in this.
just to
point across,
only
across, not
not only
But
But just
to bring
bring a point
Engineers maintain
bur
Corps of
on our
maintaln on
does the
dredging that
the dredging
that the
the Corps
of Engineers
-- they
streams -they
rivers
our coastal
coastal streams
for our
rivers to
to maintain
maintain navigation
navigation for
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126
cauge turbidities.
turbtdltles.
cause
Ttrere are
are some
people that
some people
that disagree
dtsagree
There
with
wlth
the dredging,
dred9lng, but
thls is
the
but this
is our
our way
way of
of life.
llfe.
Irle can't
canrt live
rlve on
We
the recreatlonal
aspects of
of the
the
recreational aspects
the sport
sport fishermen,
fl.shermen, on the
the sea
perlod.
period.
our town woul.d
slowly die
Our
would slowly
dle out.
out.
we
have to
to maintain
We have
maLntaln
a multlpre-purpose
type of
of industries
lndustrles
a
multiple-purpose type
and
and a
a multiple-type
murtlpLe-type
of
of
a stream.
strean.
we have to
to cope
cope and live
We
with our
llve with
our industries,
lndustrles,
such
such
aa our
our commercial
comercial
flshing,
our recreation
as
fishing,
our
and
recreatlon
and our
our couuuerce.
conmlerce.
Wlnd-blotrn sand does create
create us a
Wind-blown
a problenr,
problem, much
much motre
more than
than
our dredging
dredglng problems.
problerns.
our
you.
Thank you.
MR.
POSTON: Thank
MR. POSTON:
you, Mr.
Mr. Coyne.
Coyne.
Thank you,
And your
your statement
statenrent
And
that you
sutrnltted wlll
ln the
that
you submitted
will be in
the record.
record.
(Attachment to
(Attachment
to statenent
statement submitted
submltted
to
Reporter hererylth
the Reporter
to the
herewith appended
appended
as "Appendix
and marked as
D', . )
"Appendil D".)
r have
-- I
I
have one more name
-name here
here -r have
have two
two more names
ndrr€s -ItlaradeL Gale,
Gale, speaking
speaklng for
Beaches Forever,
Maradel
for Beaches
Forever, Inc.
Inc.
STATEMENT
STATEMENT BY
BY MARADEL
M1RADEL GALE
C$I,E
urss
GAr,E: Mr.
MISS GALE:
llr. Chairman,
ctlaiman, Ir am
am Maradel
Maradel Gale.
GaLe.
rI resLde
reside in
in
Eugene, Oregon,
Oregon, and I
I appear
appear today
Eugene,
today officially
offlcially
representing
representing
Bcactres Forever,
Forever, Inc.,
rnc., a non-profit
Beaches
Oregon corporation,
non-proflt
oregon
corporatLon,
organorganlzed for
of advancing,
advancLng, by
ized
for the
the purpose
purpose of
by initiative
petltlon,
lnltlatlve
Ern
petition,
an
amen&nent to
to the
ttre Oregon
oregon Constitution,
constltutLon,
amendment
which
whLch would
would guarantee
gruarantee
to
the publlc
forever,
the use and enjoyment
to the
public forever,
the
enJolment of
of the
the coastal
coastal
beaches of
Oregon.
beaches
of Oregon.
we welcome
welcome your
your invitation
invttatLon
present this
We
to
to present
thts statement,
statement, not
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we claim
claim expertise
because we
expertlse on
on the
estuarine matters
the estuarine
which are
are
matters which
your foremost
foremost concern,
your
concern, but
but because
because we
we believe
belteve we
we represent
represent the
the
sentiment of
of the
sentiment
the vast
vast rnaJorlty
majority of
Oregonians who
who value
of Oregonians
value our
our
precious beach and all
prirne recreational
all associated
assoclated areas
areas as
precious
as aa prime
recreational
resource.
resource.
We hope that
present about
publlc
We
that what evidence
evldence we
we can
can present
about public
concern for
for the
the beaches will
will be interpreted
concern
by you to
apply
lnterpreted
to apply
with equal
protect the
equal force
force to
with
the need
need to
and estuaries
to the
to protect
the bays
bays and
estuaries
of the
Oregon Coast as scenic,
pollution-free
of
areas,
the Oregon
scenie, pollution-free
areas, managed
managed
primarily
potential.
primarily for
potential.
for recreational
recreational
while we
we recognize
While
recognize
that many
suctr areas
that
many such
areas must
accommodate other
other legitimate
cqnmust accommodate
tegltlmate cornmerciaL enterprises,
mercial
enterpr!.ses, we
we hope
hope that
such development
development will
will always
that such
always
adhere to
with scenic
adhere
stantlards which
witl make
scenic
to standards
whlch will
make them
thenr compatible
conpatible with
and recreational
enjoyment.
reereational
enjoyment.
just a few
Ftrst,
I should
First, I
should like
few examples
llke to
to instance
instance just
ptrlcllc concern
people of
oregon have
of Oregon
of
of the
ovenrhelrning public
concern the
the people
the overwhelming
beach lands.
for
for their
their beach
lands.
(1)
(1)
petltLon,
Eight thousand
Eight
petition,
copLes of
our initiative
thousand copies
of our
lnltlatlve
your
a copy
which is
copy of
to your
of whlch
is appended to
to the
the report
report II gave to
Recorder,
Recorder, rrere
were prlnted
printed last
weekend, and 5500
to
55OOwere mailed
mailed to
last weekend,
of three
three of
of
those
those who had requested
requested copies
copies and to
to members
members of
our
our sponsoring
organizatlons.
eponsortng organizations.
In
In the
days since
the ensuing
ensuing three
ttrree days
sl.nce
this
weekend, w€
we have filled
requests
this weekend,
addLtional two
fllled
requests for
for an additional
contLnu!.ng
thousand petitions,
petitions, and are
to
the continuing
to meet the
thousand
are reprinting
reprlnttng
dernand.
demand.
t28
128
(2)
(2)
Our
our initiative,
in
lnltlatlve,
ln the
filed
ttre short
short time
time since
slnce it
tt was filed
wlttr
with the
the state,
state, has been endorsed
endorsed by the
follourlng conservation
conservatlon
the following
and outdoor
outdoor organizations:
organlzations:
faaak
oregon Division
DlvlsLon of
The Oregon
of the
the Izaak
Walton League,
The Mazamas,
Mazamas, the
Walton
League, The
Pacl.fic Northwest
Northwest Chapter
Ctrapter
the Pacific
Sl.erra Club,
Club, Oregon
Oregon chapters
Assoeiation of
of
of the
of
the Sierra
chapters of
of the
the Association
SteeLheaders, Oregon
Northwest
Norttnrest Steelheaders,
Oregon Wildlife
WiLdllfe Federation,
Federatton, Multncinah
ilultnornah
Anglers and
Eugene Natural
Cottage
Hunters, Eugene
Natural History
Soclety, Cottage
Anglers
and Hunters,
Hlstory Society,
Sportsmen Club,
Springfl,eld-Eugene-Cottage
Grove-Eugene
Grove
Grove-Eugene Sportsmen
CIub, Springfield-Eugene-Cottage
fwA, Local
chapter of
of the
the tWA,
Local 3-246,
AFL-CIO, and many
many others.
others.
chapter
3-246, AF'L-CIO,
(3)
(3)
actl"ve
Last
who
Last fall
fall many
many of
of the
who are
are now
nost active
the individuals
lndlvlduals
that a
in
Forever rrere
were concerned
possibility that
ln Beaches Forever
concerned about
about the
the possibtllty
Hlghway 101
the
on one
one of
of the
relocation
of
of Highway
101 might
might be constructed
congtructed on
relocatlon
ptrbtlcly owned
of
vicLnity
publicly
of
owned ocean sandspits
Ln the
the vicinity
sandsplts and beaches in
Pacific
PacLf,lc City.
Clty.
petltlon
On very
On
advlsory petition
was
very short
short notice,
notLce, an
an advisory
prepared, requesting
Conunl,sslon find
fLnd
State Highway
HLghway Commission
prepared,
that
that the
the State
requestlng
alternate
an alternate
route.
route.
people
WlthLn four
Within
four weeks,
weeks, aa few
few hundred
hundred people
on this
were able
able to
more than
than 13,000
I3,OOO signatures
slgnatures on
thls
to obtain
obtaln more
petltion.
petition.
(4)
(4)
ptrbLlc opinion
At the
At
ne commissioned
oplnion
sane time,
tlme, we
cornmissloned aa public
the same
survey
which found
voters wlth
with an opinion
which
survey whlch
of those
oplnion whlch
found that
that of
those votere
preferred aa foothills
was 68.5%,
whl.le only
onLy
was
routing,
68.5%, 86.9%
86.9% preferred
foothllls
routlng, while
were in
of using
beach lands
highway location.
13.1% rrere
locatlon.
in favor
favor of
uslng beach
for hlghway
lands for
,A
your information.
copy of
A copy
of the
the survey
aurvcy is
ls also
al.so appended
appended for
lnformatlon.
for your
:
I bell,cve
I
believe that
some of
of the
that some
the speakers
speakers here
here today
today have gone
ovcr
over the
the background
background on the
the publlcrs
public's concern
concern for
beach lands
for the
Lands
the beach
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since
we became
became a state
since we
state in
in 1859.
1859.
We
We have used
used this
this shoreline
shorellne
almost wittrout
almost
without interference
and it
kept relatively
lnterference
it has been kept
relatively
free
free of
of cqnmerclal
commercial development
area.
development as
as aa recreational
recreatlonal
area.
The
prrbllc has demonstrated
years, aa fierce
public
demonstrated over
over the
fierce loyalty
the years,
Loyalty to
to
public use,
the
beaches should
kept for
the idea
idea that
that the
the beaches
should be kept
use, that
for public
that
permlt or
commercial
or private
private development
development should
cormrercial or
should not
or encour€rcournot permit
]
.' ,
people from
age the
excluslon of
of the
frqn the
use of
of the
beach.
the exclusion
ttre people
the use
the beach.
In 1913,
In
shore between
between low
and high
was designadeslgnathe shore
low and
high tide
tide was
1913, the
public
ted
highway
entire
length
ted as
hlghway for
for the
of the
state,
as a public
the entire
Length of
the state,
deeded away
in the
the
excepting only
a few
miles which
which had
had been
been deeded
only a
few miles
away in
excepting
previous century.
previous
century.
The "public
highway"
was
htghway" classification
"public
classl,flcatlon
refined
to "recreation
area"
by an act
area" by
act of
legisreflned
to
of a recent
recent legis"recreatlon
lature.
Iature.
wlth
pnbLlc use,
people last
year
of public
With this
background of
use, the
thls background
the people
last year
area" designati
designat
became
area"
alarrned to
that the
became alarmed
to realize
realize that
the "recreation
"recreation
protect the
pubLlc right
use the
sands
might
neittrer protect
right to
to use
the dry
dry sands
mtght neither
the public
areas upland
upland from
high tide
prevent the
rior prevent
the
tide line;
line; nor
areas
frqn the
the ordinary
ordinary hlgh
elaborately
construction
of fences
barricades, hLghways,
highways, elaborately
fences and barrlcades,
constructlon
of
area belor
dry sand area
constructed
commercial
below
constructed
developments on the
conunercLaL developments
the dry
the
the natural
natural vegetation
vegetatLon line.
Line.
passed
In response
Leglslature
In
concern, the
the 1967
L967 Legislature
response to
to their
their concern,
Chapter 601
of the
a much-pubLiclzed
much-publicized btLl,
bill, whLch
which has beconre
become Chapter
6Ol of
the
Oregon Laws
Laws of
of 1967.
1967.
However
Hsrever,
commercial encroachrnent
encroachment along
along
corurrerclal
places impeded
the coast
by 1itigatioi,
the
coast line
continues -- in
in some
lnrpeded by
Llttgatl
line continues
sqne places
places clearly
in
by
unreEtrlcted
by the
the 1967
1967 law.
la!t.
Ln other
other places
elearly unrestricted
130
130
In turn,
turn, it
Lt was in
Ln response
In
response to
the inadequacy
lnadequacy of
to the
of the
tJre 1967
196?
that a group
law, that
law,
group of
of conservatlonlsts
conservationists and leaders
outdoor
leaders in
ln outdoor
clrrbs decided
clubs
decided to
to initiate
amendment to
to the
Constitulnltlate
an amendnent
the Oregon Constltutlon, and we
lncorporated Beaches
Beaches Forever,
Forever, Inc.
tion,
we incorporated
Inc. as
as the
campalgn
the campaigr
organlzatLon responslble
for spearheading
spearheading the
organization
responsible for
the drive
drive for
48,000
for 48,000
valld signatures
signatures of
oregon voters
of Oregon
year.
valid
voters before
before July
JuLy 4th
4th of
of this
thls year.
In brlef,
our initiative
In
brief, our
lnltlatlve
would
would provlde
provide that
state qule
that the
the state
tltle
to all
all ocean beach lands
title
to
now in
Lands or
or interests
Lnterests therein
ln
thereln now
publlc
ownership, and acqulre
public ownership,
acquire deslrable
desirable portlons
portions up to
the
to the
natural, vegetation
vegetation
prrbllc ownership.
natural
line
llne that
that are
are not
not now
nour in
ln public
ownershlp.
It also
funds in
It
also provldes
provides funds
the state
may acqulre
acquire
ln order
order that
that the
state may
addltlonal
accesses to
additional
accesses
to the
the beach.
beach.
prohlblts
In addLtion,
In
addition, it
it prohibits
the
the construction
construction of
of highways
highways on ocean
ocean beach
beach lands
publicly
Lands and publtcly
owned
owned ocean
ocean sand
sand spLts,
spits, and dlrects
directs that
that the
the state
state pollce
police the
the
-- enforcing
beaches
out of
of its
lts operating
beaches out
laws
operatLng funds
funds -enforclng
Laws and
regulatlons
regulations regardlng
regarding unauthorlzed
unauthorized motor
motor vehLcle
vehicle operatlon
operation
and
and littering.
lltterlng.
If we may
If
may provtde
provide additional
help
addttLonal
we
help or
or information,
lnformatlon,
glad to.
would
would be glad
to.
Thank you very
very much
much for
for asking
asking us
us to
eome.
to come.
questlons?
MR. POSTON:
I,tR.
Any questions?
POSTON: Any
MR.
MMLICOTT:
UR. MALIJICGT:
Irtlss Gale,
your amendment
Gale, would
Miss
would your
have any
amendment have
any
direct
direct
effect
effect
upon bays
bays and
and estuaries?
estuarles?
MISS GALE:
}iISS
GALE:
Not directly
Not
as
dlrectly
as it
lt stands.
stands.
The wordlng
wording in
ln the
the
amen&nent concerns
concerns those
amendment
directly
along
those lands
dlrectly
ocean
lande lying
lylng
along the
the ocean
shore.
shore.
131
131
-- were
your -provision
in
$lould there
w€E€ you
in your
MR. POSTON:
POSTON: Would
there be provision
You
rm sorry.
II'm
sorry.
through?
through?
MR.
ItIAItr ICOAT3
MR. MALLICOAT:
Yes.
Yes.
l
your law
provision
the
in
ln your
law for
for the
MR. POSTON:
POSTON: Would there
there be provision
![R.
people, we
As we
we
we have more and more people,
cleanup of
of these
these beaches?
cleanup
going to
and more
more trash.
trash.
are
more and
are going
to have more
going to
We
We are
are going
to have
going to
of that?
tbat?
care of
s/e going
to take
take care
more and more litter
and how
how are
are we
lltter
your law
point?
Would your
cover that
law cover
that point?
our constitutional
One of
of our
constitutLona}
MISS
GAIrE: One
sections of
tr{Iss GALE:
of the
the sections
for
state to
funds for
amendments specifically
directs
provide funds
directs the
the state
to provlde
amendments
specifical"ly
-- this
this is
is contingent
contLngent
a campaign against
and for
against littering
for -littering
policing
vehlcles.
of unauthorized
motor vehicles.
also wlth
with this
of
unauthorized motor
also
this policing
Ttrese
These
two things
things are
are closely
closely ccrnbined.
cnbined.
two
good.
MR. POSTON:
POSTON: That's
That's very
very good.
MISS
GALE:
ITIISS GALE:
MR.
POSTON:
Ir{R. POSTON:
you.
Thank
Thank you.
you very
Thank
Thank you
very much.
much.
(Attachment
(Attachment to
to statement
statement submitted
submitted
aPPended
Reporter
herewith
to
the
Reporter
herewith
appended
to the
8".)
and marked as
as "Appendix
"AppendLv E".)
would like
now
on
Dr. Hedgpeth,
Hedgpeth, who probabLy
probably
call
on Dr.
fI would
nor to
to call
like
guJ.dance
glve some
some real
real guidance
will benefit
benefit by
by all
has heard
heard and give
all he has
will-
here.
here.
'
STATEMENT
DR. IrOEL
JOEL W.
W. TEIDGPETH
HEDGPETH
BV DR.
STATEMENT BY
-- I
gentlemen -f am
am
Poston, ladies
Mr. Poston,
ladies and gentlemen
HEDGPETH: Mr.
DR. HEDGPETH:
-- well,
I once
once found
found myself
not
well, you
know, I
myself
f can
can -not sure
that I
sure that
You knohr,
Jekyll
summarizing another
another hearlng
hearing in
in Jekyll
summarl-zing
Island,
to
lsLand, trying
trying
to make
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132
sense of
of everything
everythlng that
that was
was said
sald for,
for, in
sense
ln that
that case,
ease, aa week.
week.
great many
A great
many divergent
dlvergent viewpoints
vlewpoLnts have been expressed
A
expressed here
here and
and
fI would
llke to
few comments,
would like
to make
make aa few
comments, more or
or less
less from
frqn a
national vlewpoint
rather than
than a local
I
national
viewpoint rather
although,
vlerrpolnt,
local viewpoint,
aLthough, I
gltuatlons.
suppose I
I wLll
will drift
drift into
lnto local
locaL situations.
In my
oplnion, one of
of the
In
my opinion,
in
multiplethe uses implicit
impltclt
Ln the
the rnultlpteconcept has not
not been clearly
use concept
clearly stated.
stated.
It
It was
was at
at a hearlng
hearing
-- the
prevlously
here previously
the hearing
hearing on
water standards
on water
standards and that
here
-that is
ls
some branches
that some
of industry
industry feel
feel that
that
branches of
beneficial
that one of
of the
the beneflcial
tl
of rlvers
estuaries is
I
is that
are sewers;
sewersi and I
uses of
rivers and estuaries
that they
they are
glad that
am glad
that this
this wasn't
am
wasn't mentioned,
bementLoned, at
at least
favorably,
beleast favorably,
I consider
cause I
consider that
that tantamount
tantamount to
place a row
to a request
request to
to place
robr
of
your front
of privies
privies down
donm your
front Street.
street.
And II certainly
And
hope that
certalnly
that
thls aspect
of uses of
of estuaries
this
aspect of
estuaries is
hit firmly
ls hit
firmly on
on the
head.
the head.
It may
It
may be
be necessary
necessary at
at tlmes,
times, unfortunately,
unfortunately,
we do things
thlngs we
feel
feel we
we shouldn't
shouldn't be
be dolng,
doing, that
that we
we shouldn't
shouLdn't have
have them
them justiJustlffied.
ied.
There have
quLte a few
There
have been quite
statementg in
feii statements
ln favor
favor of
of local
local
control
control and most
most of
of the
people said,
will run
our affalrs
affairs
the people
sald, "We
run our
"We w111
but
but we want
want your
your money
money to
how it
to show
shorr us how
lt should
should be done".
done".
is
all fine.
is alL
fine.
This
Thls
Fisheries Society
Soclety statement
The Amerlcan
American Fisheries
statement touched
touched
point
great bearLng
ltttle
I think
on one little
point that
bearing in
that I
tbirik has great
ln estuaries
estuaries
tend to
forget it,
and we tend
to forget
lt, and this
corps
thls is
ls the
the role
role of
of the
the Corps
Englneersr.
of
of Engineers.
It constitutes
It
constltutes
aa joker
ln the
the deck.
deck.
Joker in
Corps,
The
Ttle Corps,
our
as $te
we all
all know,
know, is
is empowered
empowered to
conslder things
thLngs done in
ln our
to consider
133
133
harbors and navigable
navigable waters
harbors
waters solely
basis of
solely on the
the basis
of navigation.
navtgatlon.
Latery, this
thls was amended
amended to
Lately,
when necesto involve
involve intervention,
intervention,
when
h€c€esary,
federal agency,
sary, by
by another
another federal
agency, which
which had interests,
namely --Lnterests,
namely
srrch as the
such
Fish and Wlldlife
Wildlife Service;
the Ftsh
Servj.cet and that
that is,
l-s, that
that this
thls
situatj"on with
corps tends
the Corps
situation
with the
by interes
tends to
to be jockeyed
about by
lnteres
Jockeyed about
parties,
parties,
-- some
people -so that
eo
the local
that the
locaL people
of them
them may be insoil€ of
ln-
-- and
terested in
terested
in a certain
certaln
development
development -and this
well include
thls may well
inclr.lde
local
local boards,
boards, who
who w111
will siy,
say, 'Well,
we can't
can't do
do anythlng
anything untll
until
"$lell, we
Corps decides
the Corps
decides whether
whetlrer or
the
navigation".
or not
not it
lt affects
affects
navigation".
And
then the
the Corps
then
Corps may very
very well
well decide
navideclde it
it doesn't
affect
doesn't affect
navlr'See if
gatlon and
and the
gation
body says,
the body
says, "See
if we can
can go ahead
ahead and
and do this".
this".
Ttre Corps
Corps says,
The
says, "Fine".
"Fine".
I think,
So I
from
thlnk,
federal level,
frqn the
the federal
level,
Corps of
the Corps
of Engineers
the
Engineers should
should have
have a much more
adequate directi
dlrectl
more adequate
to cope
cope with
to
with this
this thing.
thing.
I have
people have
I
have been
been at
hearings where
where people
at hearings
have stayed
stayed until
until
gentlemen
two orclock
Corps of
Engineers
two
o'clock and
and the
of
have
the gentlemen
of the
of Engineers
have
the Corps
patlently
good old-fashioned
patiently
listened
to
town
to good
ol.d-fashloned
llstened
torsn meetings
meetLngs and
and have
have
had
glad we allowed
you to
say at
had to
to say
at the
the end
end that
that "We
are glad
allowed you
to have
have
"We are
-- we can
your
say, but
can only
your say,
but we can
this
only discuss
dLscuss -only evaluate
evaluate
can only
this
in terms
in
terms of
of affectlng
affecting navigation",
and
quite often,
there
navigatlon",
and qulte
often,
ttrere is
ls
no real
real effect
effect
navlgation,
no
on navigation,
but
effects
but there
terrlfic
effects
there may be terrific
el"sewhere "
elsewhere.
f trust
I
trust it's
am not
hatchet to
it I s understood
understood II am
not taking
my hatchet
to the
the
taking my
good works and
of EngLneers
Corps of
Engineers for
for their
all.
their good
and all.
just feel
I just
I
feel
jurlsdlctlon,
that
that this
matter of
the
of these
this matter
of jurisdiction,
way some
some of
these things
the way
thlngs
134
L34
are evaluated,
evaruated, should
shouLd be reviewed
are
revLewed at
at the
the federal
federal level.
level
There is
ls one value
value and use
There
uee that
that has not
not been recognized
recognlzed
except implicitly
Dr. Rudy's
tmpllcltly
except
in
ln Dr.
Rudyrs statement.
statement.
rt is
espectally
It
Ls especially
true, as he has polnted
true,
pointed out
out in
Coos Bay,
Biy, it's
ln Coos
it,s true
here in
true here
in
Yaqulna
itrs true
true in
Yaquina Bay and it's
many other
ln many
other bays
North
bays all
aLl over
over North
gone estuaries,
Amerlca, and this
thlg is
America,
anyhow,
ls the
the use
use of
of Some
estuarles,
anyhorrr, for
for
eclentiflc
purposea.
scientific
and educational
educatlonaL purposes.
fhLg
This means
means that
water
that the
the water
quallty
etandards for
for an area
area with
quality
standards
should
with aa marine
marine laboratory
laboratory
should
ghall we
be much
much higher
hlgher than
than they
they are
are for,
for, shall
we say,
aay, ordinary
ordlnary
estuaries.
estuarleg.
Ttre
fact that
that the
The fact
-.
ttre demands
demands for
for marine
marine laboratories
laboratorles
the
the waters,
waters, they
they can be sure
sure of
of in
ln the
the long
long run,
run, are
are more
strlct
strict and sevEre
severe than
than for
for raising
ralslng oysters
oysters and if
if a bay is
ls
allorrred to
to deteriorate
deterlorate
badly, why,
allowed
badly,
why, the
is
the laboratory
ln aa bad
laboratory
is in
way.
Itrs
It's put
put to
to considerable
consLderable expense.
expense..
The only
I
only estimate
estlmate I
heard recently
go to
recently
for us
have heard
for
and
us to
to go
to sea
sea to
and bring
brlng
to collect
collect
ln
in sea
sea water
water --- w€
we now bring
bring our
our water
water in
at the
the dock,
dock, could
ln at
could
-ln the
the order
order of
hundred thousand
be in
of a hundred
thousand dollars
dollars to
wlth -to begin
begl-n with
lt could
it
could be
be conslderably
considerably more.
more
And II might
poLnt out
mlght point
out that
that as
as far
far as
as II know,
have
know, there
there have
very few
few marine
been very
marlne laboratories
laboratorl.es
that
or disdisthat have abandoned
abandoned or
contlnued
after they
continued after
once started.
they were once
started.
And you can
can see
see
abandoned mille,
mills, mlnes
mines and refineries
all
reflnerleg
al.l over
over the
the map.
It
It
qul.te as large,
payrolls
may
that the
are not
may be that
are
the payrolls
not quite
ln the
the
large, but
but in
long
unexpected dlvtdends
long pull,
pull, mlght
might often,
often, unexpected
dividends result
frqn laborlaborresult from
(phonetlc) can
atories,
as
who has seen woodts
Wood's Roe
atorles,
ds everybody
Hoe (phonetic)
evcrybody who
135
135
rrealize.
eallze.
-- I
laboratory
One laboratory
is
If believe
-ls being
being relocated,
I haven't
relocated,
belleve
havenrt
heard recently.
heard
recently.
Thls is
Scotland,
This
because
Is in
a little
ln Scotland,
because it
it was a
llttle
too near
near to
to a scene
scene of
too
thermal
of anticipated
anticipated
thermal enrichment.
enrichment.
(Laugh(Laugh-
tter)
er)
-- we
At
Jekyll
Island conference,
At the
Island
the Jekyll
conferenee, we
we tried
to -\re distried to
discussed the
advisabllity
the advisability
of recommending
recqnmending at
cussed
of
at least
one estuary
estuary
least one
Ibebeset
setaside
aside as
as aa national,
national estuary,
estuary, for
for sôience
sci.ence and
and education;
educatlon;
but
as been
saLd over
over and
and over,
all estuaries
are different,
but as
been said
ov€r, all
estuarLes are
different,
so
agree
so vre
we couldrt't
agree which
which estuary
estuary should
should be
be aa natlonal
national estuary
couldnrt
get very
s o that
t h a t discussion
so
d i s c u s s i o n really
r e a l l y didn't
didn't get
very far.
far.
So we
So
we probably
probably
-- they
need quite
few national
national
are aa
need
quite a few
estuaries,
estuaries, really
they are
really -Inational
national resource.
resource.
glad to
I am
I
am glad
to see
see that
that everybody
everybody is
i.s for
for research.
research.
T'hat
That
we will
w111 have
we will
wilL have
means
means that
have more
do and
we hope we
have
that we
more to
to do
and we
more
more money
money to
to do it
with.
it with.
you, gentlemen.
gentlemren.
Ttrank you,
Thank
MR. POSTON:
POSTON: Dr.
Dr. Hedgpeth,
Hedgpeth, 1
you speak
I have
heard you
speak about
about
have heard
quantLtles
the
the potential
potential danger
danger of
the
of
of discharging
discharging
the large
of
large quantities
great central
waste
California
offwaste waters
waters from
valley
offfrom the
the great
central
valley Of
of California
shore in
shore
California and
and horr
how soon
waters would
would be
in Callfornla
soon those
be up here
here
those waters
you would
I thlnk
and
the record
and I
think the
would be
be enriched
if
would mentLon
mentiOn
record would
enriched
if you
tthat.
hat.
DR. HEDGPETH:
$lell, this
HEDGPETII: Well,
thl-s is
is very
very interesting.
Lnteresting.
Iyou
youheard
heardme
me say
say somethtng
something about
about this?
this?
You éay
say
estuary1
136
136
MR.
MR. POSTON:
POSTON: You and II had aa conversation.
converaatlon.
perYou have per-
forgotten
haps forgotten
it.
lt.
DR.
DR. HEDGPETH:
HEDGPETII: Well,
Well, where was it
tt at,
at, II wonder?
I forget
forget now
now the
I
the exact
exact figure.
flgure.
three
three weeks or
or aa month.
month.
(Laughter
(Laughter
It
It is
ls in
order of
or
ln the
ttre order
of two
two or
It is
about the
It
is about
the time
time that
it takes
takes
that it
drlft
to get
drift bottles
bottles to
get from
vicinity of
frqn the
the vlclnlty
of about
about a day ahead to
to
here and that
that drift
drlft
bottle measurement,
here
bottle
measurement, of
of course,
course, is
uncertaln
Ls uncertain
plcked up in
because it's
lt's
Newport, I
picked
ln Newport,
I think,
about three
thlnk, about
three weeks
after
release.
after release.
gotten up here
ft mlght
It
might have gotten
here in
ln two weeks and
around on
been around
on the
week before
the beach aa week
before somebody
sonebody saw
itr or
saw it;
or it
it
drlfted
nlght
might have drifted
back and forth
water.
back
forth in
ln the
the water.
make a direct
line.
dl.rect straight
make
stralght
llne.
It
It doesn't
doesnft
But
But we do know that
marine
that many marlne
Iorganlsms,
organisms, Larvae
larvae thereof,
thereof, mo\re
move northward
northward wlth
with the
the current
current in
in
Ithe
thewlnter
winter monthg.
months.
questions?
MR. POSTON:
MR.
POSTON: Any further
further questions?
MR. IALLICST:
WiLLICT:
llR.
ReLating only
of questlonlng
Relating
my line
questioning
only to
to my
llne of
of some of
lof
of the
the other
other wltnesses,
witnesses, this
here is
thie facility
factltty
is relati
relatlvel
Irecently
recently established.
estabLlshed.
II am
am wondering,
wondering, in
of
ln consideration
consideration
of its
lts
locatLon
location here,
here, was
was there
there data
data assembled
assembled as
as to
to the
the poLlutlon
pollution
-- is
dLrectioo
is it
or at
direction -lt on the
lncrease, on
oh the
the decrease
decrease or
at
the increase,
(lnterrupted)
r*tratever -Iwbatever
-- (interrupted)
DR. HEDGPETH:
IIEDGPATH: Well,
WelL, this
whlch II am
which
this is
sltuatlon
am
ls aa local
local situation
not conpletely
Inot
completely lnformed
informed as
as to
what hqppened
happened before
before we
we came
here
to what
came here
Ttre
State UnLverslty
The Oregon State
University has
has had an oyster
here
oyster laboratory
here
laboratory
for many
Georgla Pacific
Paciflc
persuaded to
for
many years
years and Georgia
was persuaded
to move
mo\re its
lts
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37
major effluent
major
effluent discharge
discharge out
out to
to sea.
sea.
out at
out
at Toledo.
Toledo.
in.
in.
Itrs not
It's
bay; not
not in
in the
the bay,''not
Occasionally,
gets washed
I am
am sure
Occasionally, I
bit gets
some bit
sure some
Hour
How much, II don't
donrt know.
kno$r.
point out
I mlght
I
might point
out that
that the
the federa
feder
pollution
peopl.e are
water
program
water pollution
people
a monitoring
program
are now
now maintaining
maintaining
monLtoring
('phonetic)
ln
Clothler
in Yaquina
Yaquina Bay,
Bay, which
which Mr.
Mr. Clothier
(phonetic)
could
on,
could comment
comnent on,
I suppose,
suppose, but
since he
I
but since
he works
works for
you people
people --- well,
well, that
for you
is
that is
problem.
another problem.
another
So they
what
they have
have moved that
out there
that out
there and
and what
c t u a l effects
its a
are, I
I can't
its
actual
are,
effects
c a n r t say.
say.
Occasionally,
Occasionally,
some
o f tha
tha
s o m e of
foam that
in the
foam
that bullds
builds up
up in
top gets
gets washed
washed around
around for
the top
for some
sqne
quite on
distance
is quite
on the
distance
and that
that is
the surface
surface of
of the
water.
the water.
This
Ttris
-- (interrupted)
(interrupted)
is an intermittent
is
and -intermittent
MR.
MLLICOAT:
!!R. I{ALLICOAT:
Does this
Does
that
this wash
r^rash in
frqn the
outfall
in from
the outfall
that
is
at sea
sea no\^r,
now, is
is at
what it
is that
that what
it does?
does?
WeLl, it
DR. HEDGPETH:
HEDGPET'II: Well,
it appears
appears to.
to.
Since some
gentLemen
Since
sorne gentlemen
from Georgia
Georgia Pacific
Pacific are
are here,
here, I
will have
have to
to say
that I
have
from
I w111
I have
say that,
not
not seen
particle move all
seen a separate
separate particle
all the
the way from
from the
outfall
the outfall
you know,
and back
channel,
I have
and
back into
you
know, but
but I
have seen
lnto the
the channel,
seen some stuff
stuff
which looks
which
where
where it
looks to
if that's
that's
it came
came from.
to me
me as if
frorn.
It
It is
is
coming in
coming
ln from
outside.
frqn the
the outside.
!{R.
WeLl, thank
you very
MR. POSTON:
POSTON: Well,
Doctor, and
very much,
much, Doctor,
and again
agaln
thank you
your very
thank you
us use
flne facility
facillty
thank
you for
us
here.
for letting
use your
very fine
here,
letting
..
DR. HEDGPETH:
HEDGPETII: Well,
you that
Well, all
you
all II did
did was tell
tell
the date
date
that the
was open,
open, as
as II remember
remember now.
noht.
MR. POSTON:
l{R.
POSTON:
golng to
Now,
I am
am going
I think
Now, I
on
is
on who I
to call
call
thlnk
ls
going to
Phll1ips,
Nenrport Chamber of
going
be our
Newport
our anchorman,
of
to ]re
anchorman, Ron Phillips,
138
138
Cwnerce.
Commerce.
PHII,LIPS
RON PHILLIPS
STATEDTEITTBY
BY MR.
!'IR RON
STATEMENT
IIR. PHILLIPS:
PHILLIPS:
MR.
My name
Ron Phillips.
Phllllps.
name is
ls Ron
presldent of
of
I am
I
am president
the
Newport Chamber
Chamber of
of Conrnerce
Commerce and gentlemen,
gentlemen, let
let me
me belatedly
belatedly
the Newport
our community.
conununity.
welcome you to
to our
your testimony
today.
I
have heard
heard much
I have
of your
testimony today.
much of
say
I want
to say
I
want to
aPsay II apto say
want to
I
appreciate having
having you
you trere
here with
with us and II want
I apprecLate
to brlng
prove
prove wholeheartedly
wholeheartedly of
what you
you are
doing in
ln trying
trying to
bring
of what
are dolng
pollutlon.
in estuarine
estuarine pollution.
to light
problems in
to
light the
the problems
that
I
won't say that
I won't
because
ttrat, because
personally,
ln that,
am an
an expert
expert in
our
community or
am
I personally,
or I
our conununity
frankly, II don't
don't think
think we
we have
have too
too much
much of
of lt
it here
here and
and II am
am
frankly,
with that.
that.
very
very happy with
Oregon, its
LtE
State of
of Oregon,
I
would like
the State
thlnk the
I would
say that
that II think
to say
like to
ln
Llfe, in
natLonal life,
of the
the national
state
government is
of
forefront
ttre forefront
is in
in the
state government
attempting
preserve and to
better the
environment we already
already
the environment
to better
attemrpting to
to preserve
have.
have.
job.
job.
San!.tary AuthorLty
think our
our State
Authority does
does a very
very Sood
good
State Sanitary
II thlnk
polluproblems of
of polluthe problems
to the
We here
Vfe
strangers to
are not
not total
total strangers
here are
-- not
pollutlon.
estuarlne pollution.
tion
not necessarily
necessarily estuarine
tion --
blg
When
When our
our big
ln
Georgia
they avoided
avoided PollutLon
pollution in
MiLl moved
Ln,,, they
movedin,
Paper Mill
PacLfic Paper
Georgia Pacific
frqn the
the pL
our Yaquina
Yaquina Rlver
River by
by bringLng
bringing a plpellne
pipeline dlrectly
directly from
our
puttJ.ng it
which caused an
ocean, which
some
miles and putting
it in
in the
the ocean,
some seven miles
problem.
air pollution
pollution problem.
air
pretty tremendous
We
We had a pretty
problem
tremendous ProbLem
thlnk,
great needs
oolLutlon today,
today, II think,
in ool].ution
there
needs in
and one
one of
of the
the great
there and
there.
was brought
brought out
there.
was
out right
right
tlte
do the
to do
Georgia
Pacific wanted
wanted to
Georgd.a Paclflc
to
\tanted to
Authorlty
Sanitary
State Sanitary
right
thing
and the
Authority
wanted
Oregon State
and
rlght
thing
the Oregon
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139
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I wllL
will assure
you the
agencies
do the
assure you
the local
local agencies
the right
right thing
thlng and I
wanted to
to do
do the
right thing.
thing.
the right
dustry.
dustry.
It
our
inIt imperilled
our tourist
tourist
lnlmperilled
It
It caused no end of
of headaches.
headaches.
question,
The
"What's
lfhe question,
thing?"
the right
right thing?"
"lt*tatrs the
We1I, you
you could
Well,
could
get as many
you talked
people, because
as you
to people,
get
many answers as
taLked to
because it
it was
was
something pretty
pretty well
new.
somethLng
weLl new.
Ultimately, an answer was
UltimateLy,
!{as found
found and
think Georgla
Georgia Pacific
fI thtnk
Paclfic originated
origLnated that
answer.
that answer.
wlthout my
Without
my
-- it
-- I
getting into
I am
getting
-qualified -am not
not quallfled
Lt was
into it
lt technically
technically
plant site,
site, through
various means
aeration
means and changes
at the
through various
aeration at
the plant
problem here
Nervport.
at Newport.
there, and
and it
here at
it ended
ended the
the problem
there,
particular
if
is because
because if
instance is
The reason
instance
f cite
cite this
this particular
reason I
it
this,
Ian
answer had
had been
been developed
developed through
through research
before this,
it
research before
an answer
years in
our community.
conmunity.
in our
would have
saved us an agonizing
agonizLng few
few years
would
have saved
I think,
ln this
Now,
led
Chamber of
Commerce, I
this
No\rr, our
of Commerce,
think,
led the
the way in
our Chamber
thousand dollar
community toward
providing here,
here, a five
hundred thousand
dollar
five hundred
tovard providing
cqrununity
Isewage
sewage dlsposal
disposal plant.
plant.
I see
see some
Frankly,
no
-- and
Frankly,
one -and I
no one
people that
time -could
sanitary
authority people
were here
here at
-- could
at that
that time
authority
that were
sanitary
great damage being
raw sewer
sewer
done by
actually
show
being done
by the
the raw
shour any
actually
any great
ocean.
outfall
across
across the
into the
the ocean.
outfall
the beach
beach into
as
But
you are
But when you
are as
lite are,
repugnant,
proud of
are, the
thought is
is repugnant,
Iproud
of your
your beaches
beaches as
as we
the thought
or not.
not.
Iwhether
whether there
there isis any
any damage
damage or
our City
City Council
Council at
at one
one
Our
placlng
time
voted
placing
a bond
the baLlot
ballot
bond issue
lssue on the
voted against
actua'lly
against
time actually
plant.
for
for the
the plant.
reverse
that.
reverse that.
them to
to
Commerce appealed
aPpealed to
to them
Our
our Chamber of
of Commerce
helped
that we helped
We went
We
went out
out and
llke to
to think
think that
and we like
Ipersuade
persuade our
our community
community we
we needed
needed it.
it.
proud
We are
We
proud
are certainly
certainly
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40
plant.
set^rage disposal
of
plant.
of that
that sewage
dlsposal
Ir{r. Jones
ilones of
Port of
Clean
Mr.
of the
of Toledo
Toledo mentioned
Yaqutna Clean
the Port
mentloned Yaquina
Rlver Association
River
Association here
here earlier.
earller.
Our Chamber
Conunerce was a
Our
C'hamber of
of Commerce
-- Cltles
p;rrticlpant
Port of
of Newport
participant in
with our
Newport -Cities
along wlth
ln that,
ttrat, along
our Port
sort
County of
of
Toledo and Newport,
Newport, County
have a sort
LLncoln, and we have
of Toledo
of Lincoln,
Science Center
Center here.
llarine Science
here.
of
advisor, the
of a technical
technical advisor,
the Marine
was modest.
Jones
Jones was
modest.
people
got very
of people
They got
couple of
very tough
with a couple
tough with
good job
up in
upper harbor,
did aa good
ttrere.
ln the
the upper
harbor, did
Job there.
going away.
ahray.
in the
the harbor
harbor are
in
are going
was once
what there
there was
once here.
trere.
type
storage.
type storage.
l{ts.
Mr.
dunps
The
fhe log
Log dumps
of
There
of
only a fraction
fhere is
fraction
is only
goLng to
dry-land
Our mlLLs
mills are
are going
to a dry-land
-- just
the
Debrls -Debris
the
debris that
that littered
llttered
careless debris
Just careless
upper reaches
reaches of
of the
the river
are dl.sappearlng
disappearing rather
rapidly
river are
rather rapldly
upper
-- the
generally -prlvate industries
themselves,
are generally
industries themselves,
today
the private
today and are
clean.
are
working very
are worklng
hard to
to keep this
river clean.
very hard
this river
plants here,
processing plants
We did
although they
they
We
did jump
here, although
our fish
fish processing
Jr.nnpour
-- some
shelt"s
shrlmp shells
use most
most of
products -of their
things, like
sqne things,
like shrimp
their prorlucts
overboard and we
and some
we jump
crab shells
sqne crab
sheLls and things,
things, do go overboard
Jump
them
about that.
that.
them about
to.
At the
At
are allowed
allored to.
the local
local level,
leveI, you
You are
They
are
are friends
friends too.
too.
probably they
are
they are
best of
knowledge, frankly,
probably
To the
frankly,
the best
of our
our knorrledge,
polluting
it.
enriching
it.
rather than
than polluting
the environment
environment rather
enrichi.ng the
off the
the fishing's
terrific
off
the docks.
docks.
flshing's
terrtfi-c
the
I
know
I do knor,r
We have
We
asked our
our
have asked
technicians to
to study
this rather
rather carefully
carefully to
to tell
tell us
us wtrether
whether
study this
technicl-ans
thelr
stlck their
aren't going
to stick
this
pollution or
or not
going to
not and they
they aren't
is pollution
this is
neck out.
out.
there.
Life seems
all right
right there.
seems to
to be all
Life
In
lt seems
seems
In fact,
fact, it
r41
141
to be very
rich in
Ln that
to
very rich
that area.
area.
our
State Sanitary
Sanitary AuthOur Oregon State
Auth-
ority did
permit.
lssue them
them aa permit.
ority
did issue
are belng
monitored, but
They are
being monitored,
but
gentlemen,
all they're
they're doing
doing is
gentlemen, II think
think all
making fishing
is maklng
ftshing a little
littl
better.
better.
on
oregon State
state Game
last year,
our Oregon
On Yaquina
Yaquina Bay last
year, our
Game Commission
conunlss
says, was
the most
popular salmon
rnost popular
port in
salmon fishing
says,
was the
fishing port
in Oregon.
oregon.
our
Our
Yaquina
state Park,
Bay State
Park, the
state Parks
Parks Department
the State
Department has said
Yaquina Bay
said
year after
year, records
after year,
quarter visitations
records one
one and
and aa quarter
visltations
year
annually
annually
It makes
popular state
it the
the most popular
park in
Oregon.
state park
It
makes it
in Oregon.
Our rere-
creation
our tourist
tourist
great
assets are
are one of
of the
the great
creation assets,
assets, our
assets
foundationg
of our
our economy.
econdny.
foundations
of
so are
are our
our rivers,
if our
So
if
rivers,
our local
local
peopre
anything
to say
gettJ.ng better
say about
about it,
it,
have been
been getting
people have
have anything
to
have
better
going to
and
it is
get even
is going
to get
even better,
you on
better,
but could
r caution
and it
but
you
could I
caution
one thing?
Wecan't
America back
can't turn
turn America
pioneer days,
one
thing? We
back to
to the
days,
tJnepioneer
not
if we are
peopre here.
leave two
to leave
hundred mirlion
not If
are going
going to
million people
two hundred
here.
so
great
in these
these years
ahead is
So rI think
think our
our task
task in
years ahead
ls to
to apply
apply the
ttre great
technological
kn*rledge
that we are
are developing
developLng as
technological
knowledge that
as a
a civilizatio
cl"vllizati
to tell
teLl us how
hmr to
to
to better
better develop
develop these.
these.
For
have opportunities
opportunities
For example,
example, we have
for
developfor industrial
industrial
development.
ment.
DespollatLon
one tide
of one
tide flat
Yaqulna.Bay
Despoliation
of
Bay might
flat in
in the
the Yaquina
might
be
the end of
of an entire
entire
life
cycl-e of
of creatures
be the
life
cycle
that
creatures
very
that are
are very
valuable,
that we don't
don't even
even know
about.
valuable, that
knorrr about.
answer is
Our answer
this:
is this:
We don't
donrt want
want to
to destroy
destroy what
put our
what we
we have
have but
but where
where do
We
do we
we put
our
jobs for
industries?
we do
want jobs
do want
the children
for the
children
ccni.ng forth
industries? We
coming
in
forth
in
this area,
area, we
w€ have
have to
have those
this
to hays
those too.
too.
Nobody
has
Nobody trere
here today
today has
142
t42
polLution
plant
been for
for pollution
but let
but
somebody offer
offer to
brlng in
in a plant
let somebody
to bring
with
wlth five
flve hundred
hundred jobs
Lt and
and find
flnd out
out how
supporters
ln it
h<n many
many supporters
Jobs in
plant has.
the
has.
the plant
tide
tlde flat.
flat.
So it
to
acres
twenty-flve
to thirty
acres of
of
lt takes
takes twenty-five
thlrty
pwerful
golng for
plant.
we find
We
wave
flnd aa very
wave going
for the
the plant.
very powerful
get ahead
grot to
Itle have
got to
plan.
We
have got
and we
to get
ahead and
we have
have got
to plan.
-$le
We are
are --
our Ports
Ports of
Toledo and
Newport, Cities
Cittes of
Nen4rort, Toledo,
Toledo,
of Toledo
and Newport,
of Newport,
our
County
YaquLna Bay
County of
of Llncoln,
Lincoln, Central
Lincoln PUD,
Central Llncoln
PIJD, form
our Yaquina
form our
area
basin.
area planning
planning council
councll for
for this
thLs entire
entire basin.
purPose,
Their
Ttrelr purpose,
to
provide water
water services
entlre
sewer services
servLces to
to the
the entire
to provlde
servl.ces and sewer
program.
basin
basin in
ln an
an integrated
lntegrated program.
This
Thts is
coning.
ls coming.
our
State Sanitary
Sanitary Authorlty
I
our Oregon State
Authority and our
I feel
feel that
that our
local
agencies can well
well handle
handle the
problem with
with one exception
excePtion
local agencles
the problem
of the
the research,
they need answers
work with
wlth and
and every
every bit
blt of
research,
ansrrers to
they
to work
In
In fact,
may II
fact, may
give in
w€ need.
need.
help,
ln this
this area,
area, we
help, that
ttrat you can give
ptlot project
proJect for
for aa
volunteer
our bay,
conmunlty, our
bay, as aa pilot
volunteer our
our community,
environment
study,
creating a total
of an estuarine
estuarine environment
inventory of
study, creating
total inventory
plannlng on
and total
it.
it.
on how
hour to
best utilize
utlllze
total planning
to best
will have
You wLll
the
area.
of our
our area.
the cooperation
cooperatlon of
you, gentlemen.
gentlemen.
Thank
Tharft you,
MR.
DlR. JENSEN:
I'm curious.
iIENSEN: I'm
curlous.
study
I
wonder if
I wonder
econqnLc study
lf an economic
faciltty
of this
this facility
has been made
made of
lmpact of
of the
the economic
econqnic impact
a study
study has
here
Newport, do you know?
know?
here at
at Newport,
MR.
llR. PHILLIPS:
PHILLIPS:
you are
state
of state.
out of
Well,
Well, II can
are from
frqrr out
can tell
tell
ls.
Everybody around
here knows what
what that
lmpact is.
Everybody
that impact
around here
mendous.
mendous.
It's
treIt's
tre-
It's
industry and
It's
an industry
tt is
big industry
to us and it
ls a big
lndustry to
143
143
lndustry.
tt
is an important
important industry.
it is
places in
canmunlty life,
life,
our community
It places
in our
It
people.
educated people.
a very
of talented,
talented, educated
very high
high grade of
It's a very
very
It's
to us.
us.
important thing
thing to
important
Boston reported
reported
in Boston
Federal Reserve
Reserve Bank in
It{R.
JENSEN: The Federal
MR. JENSEN:
State of
of
the State
at the
uP at
made up
study that
that was made
d9o, on a study
a few
months ago,
few months
and
college and
smal} college
of aa small
lmpact of
Maine,
economic impact
of the
the economic
Irlal-ne, II believe,
belleve, of
thls college
college
that this
surprJ-se, that
everyone's surprise,
I think,
they
think, to
to everyone's
found, I
they found,
that they
they
factory that
the factory
than the
torrn than
to the
the town
was
was much
valuable to
much more valuable
get.
to get.
trying to
out trying
knocking themselves
themselves out
have been knocklng
Dr.
Dr. Hedgpeth,
valuable
this is
is a pretty
that this
suggested
here, that
II think,
too here,
suggested too
think,
Pretty valuable
asset.
corununity asset.
community
![R. PHILLIPS:
MR.
PHILLIPS:
MR. JENSEN:
lllR.
iIENSEN:
that.
on that.
no debate
debate on
No, there
would be no
No,
there would
of
study made of
But
has been
been no economic
econornic study
But there
there has
lmpact?
of the
ttre impact?
study of
it
-- no
no quantitative
quantitative study
it -MR.
MR. PHILLIPS:
PHITLIPS:
gotten
to have gotten
new to
Dr.
are too
too new
we are
Dr. Hedgpeth,
Hedgpeth, we
we?
aren't we?
that
yet, aren't
that far
far yet,
year g.
three years.
in three
think so,
so, in
DR. HEDGPETH:
DR.
IIEDGPETH: II think
studies
quite aa number
of economic
econqnic studies
number of
We have quite
MR. JENSEN:
JENSEN: We
MR.
vaLues.
estuarlne values.
going around
going
country on estuarine
in the
the country
around in
W € haven't
We
havenr t
anlnrrhere.
of them
them anywhere.
included
this in
in any of
lncluded this
MR.
PHILLIPS:
MR. PHILLIPS:
gentlemen?
questions, gentlemen?
Any
AnY other
other questions,
(No
(No resres-
ponse)
ponse)
MR. POSTON:
tilR.
POSTON:
Phtll.lps.
ltllr. Phillips.
Thank you,
Thank
YoU, Mr.
have II overOrrerNow,
Noht, have
':
-- aa registration,
and
regl-stration,
blank -looked
anyone who filled
out
out aa blank
filled
Looked anyone
heard?
said
wanted to
to be heard?
said they
they wanted
(tlo response)
(No
response)
144
r44
people.
I have written
I
written statements
here from
frqn four
four people.
statements here
am
II am
golng to
they
not
but I
I wlll
will tell
tell
you who they
read the
the statements
statements but
not going
to read
lf
are
if
ln the
transcript,
the statement
statement in
the transcript,
look for
for the
are and you can look
you want it.
it.
Whitehead,
Carleton Whitehead,
one we
we have is
The first
ls from
from Carleton
flrst
presldent of
College and we
assistant
to
Reed College
we have G.
of Reed
asslstant
to the
the president
College.
Gwllliam of
Reed College.
Frank
Frank Gwilliam
of Reed
Kay
We have aa message
We
fron Kay
message from
Portland.
Brindle of
of Portland.
Ctrristy Brindle
Bisbee of
of Waldport
Waldport and one
one from
Bisbee
from Christy
record.
Those
Those will
wlll all
all be in
ln the
the record.
-
panel has anything
anything
wonder if
of the
MR. POSTON:
lt{R.
POSTON: II wonder
tf any of
the panel
thls time?
tlme?
they
would like
at this
ltke to
to say
say at
they would
Mr.
Mallicoat?
li{r. Mallicoat?
ln
one II turned
turned in
about the
the one
MISS
ask, what
what about
IIIISS JOHNSON:
JOHNSON: May
May II ask,
I for
for CLatsop
Clatsop County
County So11
Soil and
and Water
Water ConservatLon
Conservation Distrlct?
District?
learned
POSTON: That
MR.
another one
one that
that II have just
MR. POSTON:
That is
ls another
Just learned
of
now.
of now.
It
will be in
It wtll
ln the
the record.
record.
for
much for
Thank you very
very much
calling my
my attention
to
my omission.
onlsslon.
attentlon
to my
call.lng
(Statements heretofore
lnto
copled into
(Statements
heretofore mentioned
mentioned are
herewith copied
are herewlth
I the
the record
record as
as follows:)
follorps: )
97202
REED
Portland., Oregon 97202
COLLEGE-- Portland.,
REEDCOLLEGE
May
ttlay 7,
1968
7, 1968
Mr.
F. Poston
Iulr- R. F.
Dl.rector, ?.qPCP
FV{PCA
Regional
RegLonal Director,
Block
570
Pittock Block
57O Plttock
Oregon 97205
Portland,
97205
Portland, Oregon
Dear Mr.
Dlr. Poston:
Pogtons
I
would like
to express
express to
to you
you and your
your organizatlon
organization my
my
f would
llke to
I
145
145
deep concern,
conservationist,
concern, as a conservationist,
with the
preservation of
with
the preservation
of t
estuarles
estuaries
of
Northwest
of the
Pacific
the Pacific
Northwest Coast.
Coast.
While
While If am
am confident
confiden
that
thelr
that you
you are
are atrrare
aware of
of their
significance
to
I
want to
to
slgnificance
r want
to science,
science,
state
state that
that they
they are
are also
also aa vital
vital and
and grorll.ng
growing dimensi_on
dimension of
of
recreational
recreational
use.
use.
The
provide
estuarles
opportunity
The estuaries
provide
an opportunity
for
of
for a variety
variety
of
recreatlonal
people of
activities
recreational
activities
for
for people
of all
all ages.
ages.
fhese range
These
range
frqn
from clam
clam digging,
digging, through
fishing,
to
throug}
fishing,
to boating.
boating.
The
The use
use of
of
estuarles
gror,ring rapidly,
for recreation
estuaries for
is
and any
recreatLon
is growing
rapidly,
any informed
informed
growth demonstrates
appraisal
of future
future
demonstrates
appraisal
of
growth
that
become
that they
will
they will
beconre
a maJor
element of
major element
activity.
of coastal
coastal recreational
recreational
actLvity.
Ttris makes
preservation
the preservation
This
makes the
of
of the
the estuaries
estuaries in
in their
their
particular
natural state
natural
importance.
state of
of particular
importance.
Contamination
Contamination from
frcnr
of a variety
pollution,
any of
real
variety of
of sources,
whettrer pollution,
sources, whether
real estate
estate
development, or
or other
quickly destroy
other foreign
foreign activities,
development,
would quickly
actlvities,
would
destroy
potential..
their recreational
recreational
their
potential.
I hope
that you
program in
I
hope that
you wlll
will undertake
undertake a vigorous
vlgorous program
Ln
;
this area,
this
area, and II wish
wish you every
€very success.
success.
I enclose
I
enclose a letter
from
member of
letter
frqn a member
of our
our faculty
faculty expressing
expressing
hls
preservation
concern, as a scientist,
his concern,
with
of
scientist,
wlth the
the preservation
of estuaries
estuari-es
Sincerely,
Sincerely,
carLeton Whitehead
Whitehead
Is!
/s/ Carleton
CarLeton Whitehead
It!
Whitehead
/t/ Carleton
'a
.
.
Assistant to
Presldent
Assistant
to the
the President
cW:k].
C'lV:kl
146
L46
REED COII,EGE
Oregon 97202
Portland,
REED
COLLEGE - Portland,
Oregon
97202
!4ay 7,
May
7, 1968
1968
Mr.
R . F.
F . Poston
Poston
M r . R.
Regional Director,
Director,
Regional
FWPCA
F'WPCA
Block
570 Pittock
Pittock Block
Portland,
Oregon
Portland,
Oregon
97205
Dear
Mr. Poston:
Poston:
Dear Mr.
Estuaries
Estuaries
are
are regions
where the
water and
and marine
marine
regions where
fresh water
the fresh
environments
meet, intermingle,
and
provide a rich
variety
envlronments
intermingl€,
and provide
meet,
rich varlety
habitats
organisms
of
that
of habitats
that support
support aa unique
assemblage of
of organisms
unique assemblage
that
neither in
water nor
nor in
marine
that are
are found
found neither
in fresh
fresh water
marLne
ln a fully
fully
situation.
situation.
Ttre fact
The
datly
tidal
changes
and longer
cycllc
fact that
ctranges and
longer cyclic
that daily
tidal
changes
water outflow
make this
fresh water
outflor
changes in
in fresh
this an
an ever
ever changing
changing
pressures
environment
means that
selective
pressures are
are
rneans
that evolutionary
evolutlonary
selective
environment
severe, and
and those
those organisms
organisms that
that survlve
survive in
this environment
environment
severe,
in thls
permi
physlologLcaL
must have
and/or
mechanisms
and./or behavioral
that permil
must
have physiological
behavioral
mechanisms that
such survivil.
such
survival.
provides
Ttle region,
laboratory
The
a natural
laboratory
natural
regl.on, then,
then, provides
where these
mechanlsms may
where
tlrese mechanisms
may be
be observed.
observed.
provldes
trt
It also
also provides
experimental material
material in
the form
of organisms
organisms which
which permlt
permit
experlmental
in the
form of
the
biologist to
how
tt IS
organlsms
the biologist
to examine
examine in
ln detail
detail
hor.r it
is that
that organisms
are
withstand these
are able
able to
these ever
changing conditions.
conditlons.
to withstand
ever changing
This,
Ttris,
of living
living
in turn,
turn, te1ls
tells us
us aa great
great deal
of
about the
capablltties
in
deal about
the capabilities
provLde to
to
material
and "solutions"
that
is
able to
to provide
that evolution
is able
material
evolution
"solutions"
problem of
the
present problem
of survival.
survival.
the ever
ever present
Unfortunately,
such
such
Unfortunately,
ttrat
importance
areas
are limited
so
that they
they be
be
it is
is of
of extreme
extreme importance
so it
areas are
limited
147
L47
protected.
protected.
''
l
t
'
:
Estuaries are
peculiarly
are peculiarly
pollution
Estuaries
susceptible
suscepttble to
to pollution
because
they often
include embayments
they
often include
embayments which
which provide
provide natural
settling
natural settling
basine
for pollutants,
basins for
pollutants, which
which are
to
are then
difficult
then very
very difficult
to
disperse.
dlsperse.
fact that
that estuaries
estuaries include
The fact
include aa river
river component,
component,
.
gravitate
that people
l-ndustries tend
and that
people and industries
to
tend to
to gravitate
to rivers
rivers
pollution
means
can
means that
that a lot
of pollution
lot of
can be focussed,
focussed, ultimately,
ultfunately, at
at
-- i.e.,
the point
the river
the
point the
rlver enters
enters the
the sea
sea -i.e., the
the estuary.
estuary.
Sincer ely,
Sincerely,
Frar:dr Gwilliam
G,,rlII"lam
/s/
/s/ Frank
c. Frank
Frank Gwilliam
/t/
Gr,villiam
/x/ G.
Associate
Professor of
Associate Professor
Blology
of Biology
Waldport,
Oregon
Waldport,
Oregon
A p r i l 28,
April
2 8 , 1968
1968
It{r. John
Vlasteticia,
Mr.
Regional
ilohn Vlastelicia,
Regional Coordinator
Coordtnator
Nattonal
National EstuarLne
Estuarine Pollution
Study
Study
Pollution
Federal
Federal water
Water Pollution
Control
Control Administration
Admtnistratlon
Pollutlon
Pittock
Block
570 Pittock
Block
Portland,
Oregon 97205
Portland,
Oregon
97205
D e a r Mr.
Vlastelicia:
Dear
M r . Viastelicia:
Because of
Because
of
of the
ttre conflict
of the
the working
working day
conflict
day with
with the
the time
time
Oregon's
Pollution
of
public meeting
on
of the
"fmpacts of
on Oregon's
the public
of Pollution
meeting on "Impacts
Coastal Waters"
part of
Coastal
Waters" I
I would
would like
made
like my feeling
feeling
of the
made a part
the
I hearingr.
hearing.
148
148
I feel
feel the
I
knowledgeable group
the urgency
urgenclz of
of some
group
some impartial,
knor,rledgeable
lmpartial,
examlning
the intrusion
examining the
the eroslon,
erosion, the
of
lntruston
of industry
lndustry into
lnto the
the
outlands,
whose ecology
ls not
outlands,
ecology is
understood
yet, to
not fully
understood yet,
fully
to
determine
determine the
the results
resuLts of
of such
such intrusion.
lntruslon.
patible to
patible
to the
mlgrating bird
blrd life?
the migrating
ltfe?
wtll it
Will
tt be comcon-
To the
beneath the
the
the life
llfe beneath
Whois
putting aa price
prlce on
\rater? Who
on the
water?
is capable
capable of
of putting
extinctlon
the extinction
of
of a species?
specles?
group that
The group
so decides
decldes must be buffered
frqn
that so
buffered away
away from
galns and the
shortslghted
shortsighted
transient
gains
people who would
would so
translent
the people
beneflti
benefit;
unfortunately
the
verbal
unfortunately
the clam isn't
lsnrt very
very verbal!
So
So some
some
individual must
must be so authorized
lndivldual
authorized to
consider them.
them.
to consider
Sqnetlmes
Sometimes
to
there
may have to
period, say
say aa decade,
decade, to
there may
be aa cooling
cooling of
to be
off f period,
generatlon,
determine the
to
determine
who wLLl
will have to
of that
the feelings
feelings of
who
that generation,
weLgh the
weigh
the emerging
emerging values.
values.
In
In the
the meantime someone
someone must be
able
a b le to
t o say
s a y "No".
"No " .
All I'm
years on
I rm hoping
cree aa
All
hoplng is
is that
that for
for years
on end,
end, man
man can
can see
see aa
migrating
catch aa fish,
of aa tire
migratlng egret,
egret, catch
fish, instead
lnstead of
tire tube,
tube, see
pile of
of aa pile
clam hole
hole instead
of sewer
sewer effluent.
effluent.
lnstead of
yours,
Sincerely yours,
Sincerely
Is! xay
Kay Bisbee
Bisbee
/s/
t<ay Bisbee,
It/
Bisbee,
/t/ Kay
* Rt.
*
R t. East Box
Box 255
255
Waldport,
Oregon 97394
Wadport, Oregon
97394
Life member Mazama,
Mazama, Audubon
Audubon member
Life
I49
E. 35th
5728
5728 N. E.
35th Ave.
''...
Portland 97211
Ore.
Portland
972LL Ore.
!{ay 5,
May
5, 1968
196g
:
Mr. ilohn
Mr.
John Vlastelicla
Vlastelicia
IRegional
Regional Coordinator
Coordinator
FederaL Water
Federal
Water Pollution
Pol.lutlon Control
Control
570 Ptttock
Pittock Block
Block
Portland, Oregon 97205
Portland,
97205
l
}lr. Viastelicia:
VlaEtellcla:
Dear Mr.
As a member
Soclety, The Native
Oregon Audubon Society,
NatLve
member of
of the
the Oregon
Society, Omsi
Plant
Camera Club,
Plant Society,
Omsi and fhe
The Forest
Forest Grove Camera
Club, I
I am
am
Oregon estuaries.
interested
linterested
in the
the fate
estuaries.
ln
fate of
of the
the Oregon
I take
vislt
I
take many
many trips
to
beach and visit
the
many beautlbeautithe many
trlps
to the
the beach
ful bays
ful
bays along
along the
the coast
watch and photogrraph
photograph all
phases
coast to
to watch
all phases
of
of nature.
nature.
I
I use these
observatLons and slides
sl.Ldes for
these observations
for nature
nature
progrerms in
programs
in schools.
schools.
We
We are
are using
at an
an alarming
alarmLng rate
up our
our natural
natural resources
rate
uslng up
resourcest at
polluted
and the
by waste
lraste from
frqn many
many sources.
the rest
rest is
is being
belng polluted
soureee.
II feel
alL we can to
feel that
that it
vital that
prevent
to prevent
tt is
ls vital
that we do all
Ls needed
for the
ttre
the
and
and more
study is
needed for
the loss
loss of
wildlife
more study
of any more wildlife
pollution
problem and its
decllne of
pollution
problem
on the
the decline
of certain
certain
its effect
effect on
plants and
species
specLes of
birds and marine
and animals.
of blrds
animaLs.
marlne plants
we
ard every
We are
state
are blessed
state and
every effort
effort
blessed with
with aa beautiful
beautiful
shared
should
be made
made to
to protect
protect that
beauty so that
may be shared
should be
that beauty
that it
lt may
with
with the
world.
the world.
150
150
you for
Thank you
for letting
lettlng
part of
me make
make this
Thank
me
thls statement
statenent aa part
of
g, 1968
May 9,
the hearlng
Ner4rort, Oregon.
at Newport,
oregon.
the
hearing on May
1968 at
you.
Thank you.
Cf,rrtsty Brindle
Brlndle
/s/
/a/ Christy
(Irtrs. R.
R. Brindle)
BrindLe)
(Mrs.
CIATSOP
CLTSOP
SOII
SOIL AND
AND V'ATER
WATER CONSER\'ATION
CONSERVATION DISTRIqT
DISTRICT
Clateop County,
County, Oregon
Clatsop
Itlay 9,
9, 1968
L968
May
Itlr. John
ilohn Vlastelicia
Vlastellcla
Mr.
Reglonal Coordinator,
Coordlnator,
National Estuarine
Estuarlne Pollution
Study
Pollutlon
Regional
National
Study
Federal Water
Pollutlon
Control Admlni.stratlon
Federal
Water Pollution
Control
Administration
I570
570 Plttock
Pittock Block
Block
Port1and, Oregon
Oregon
Portland,
972Os
97205
Dear Mr.
Mr. Viastelicia:
VlasteLlcla:
Dear
We wish
wlsh to
submlt the
to submit
the following
followlng list
of some
of the
We
llst of
sone of
the causes
causes
of water
subsequent damage
of
water pollutton
pollution and subsequent
damage to
the estuaries,
estuarles,
to the
tldal waters,
shores and adjacent
tidal
waters, shores
adJacent lands.
lands.
Extenslve clear-cut
clear-cut
logglng causes
causes abnormal
abnormal run-of
Extensive
logging
run-offgfs of
of
ter into
into the
the lowlands
during heavy
lorrrlands during
heavy rains.
water
ralns.
Thls carries
carries much
much
This
debrls and silt
sllt
lnto the
ttre streams
streams and eventually
debris
into
into
bay
eventually
lnto the
the bay
and estuaries.
estuarles.
fire larger
larger logging
logglng operators
operators are
are now
The
norr using
uslng both
bo-th
lnsectlcldes
and fertilizers
fertlllzers
on their
thelr tree
insecticides
on
tree farms.
farns.
usual.ly applied
applled by aerial
usually
aerial spraying.
spraylng.
are
These are
resldue from
from these
these
The residue
appllcations
undoubtedly are
are added to
applications
undoubtedly
to the
the run-off
waters and
run-off
waters
15t
151
also enter
also
enter our rivers,
rlvers, streams,
streams, etc.
etc.
population
In an
In
population
along
an area
area of
of concentrated
concentrated
along the
the banks
of
banks of
river
fitled
or stream,
stream, natural
natural
tidelands
have been filled
for
a river
or
tidelands
have
for
approaches, highways,
htglhways, etc.
bullding
roadways, bridge
bridge approaches,
etc.
sites,
building sites,
roadways,
without
allort the
the
of the
channel to
to allow
without
compensating
compensating dredging
dredging of
the channel
water.
natural
of water.
natural inflow
inflovr and outflow
outflour of
This
Thls has
has caused
caused water
water
prolonged
to be
inil.and, causing
retained
causing prolonged
to
be retained
on land
inLand,
land further
further
f I o o d i n g a nand
d h a rharmful
m f u l e f f e ceffects
t s t o o t h e rto
p r o other
p e r t y . Aproperty.
l1r1vers
flooding
All rivers
and kept
dredged and
kept
affected
cleaned and
and dredged
and streams
should
streams so affected
should be cleaned
at a normal
normal level
of flow.
at
level of
flqnr.
of
amount of
This would
the amount
This
would reduce
reduce the
from the
uptands.
silt being
being washed from
silt
the uplands.
water.
Many cities
now
water.
novu have
chlorLnated
have chlorinated
cities
Perhaps
Perhaps this
this
the
discharged
lnto the
water is
treated
before
into
before being
being discharged
water
is sufficiently
sufficiently
treated
fish I
iIl effect
effect ononfish
receiving
body
of water,
water, so
so that
body of
that there
there isis nonoill
receivjng
or
or marine
marine life.
Life.
and
However,
and
Hourever, the
raw spray
spray insecticides
insecticldes
the raw
effect.
have aa harmful
harmful effect.
fertilizers
used
might have
fertilizers
used on the
the lands
lands might
our
garbage or
entering
And of
untreated
se$tage entering
and garbage
sewage
our
or untreated
of course,
course,
waters is
waters
is intolerable.
intolerable.
from boats
This includes
discharges
from
boats
discharges
Ttrls
includes
and rivers.
rivers.
and vessels
our oceans,
bays, lakes
lakes and
oceans, bays,
vessels on our
great influence
lnfluence
The temperature
of
waters has
on
has a great
our waters
ltre
of our
temperature
our
our sea life.
life.
are harmful.
are
harmful.
obstacles,
or other
other obstacles,
Still
Still
waters, caused
bydams
damsOr
caused by
waters,
their
thermal
po\^ter plants
plants with
with their
And now,
thermal
atqnic power
nor,v, atomic
of effects
effects
the interest
lnterest
ln the
heat,
In
of
foresight
study and
and foresight
heat, need much study
on
marine
o n all
all m
life.
a r i n e life.
problems facing
We realize
of the
feur of
facLng us
We
these are
are but
but few
the problems
us if
lf
reaLize these
I
152
t52
rre are
waters clean.
clean.
we
are to
our waters
to keep our
And
And the
will take
take
solutions will
the solutions
very vital
vital issue
issue
much
but it
lt is
ls aa very
much time
tlme and
and work and
and money, but
which must be
which
be controlled.
controlled.
Sincerely yours,
yours,
Sincerely
ConSoiI & Water
Clatsop
Water ConClatsop County
County Soil
servation
District
servation District
ELLnor .rohnson
/s/
Johnson
/s/ Elinor
Supervisor
Supervisor
record
the record
would like
to repeat
again that
MR. POSTON:
I would
that the
MR.
POSTON: I
tike to
repeat again
statements
will
days for
for additional
additlonal
statements
wiLl be held
open for
for fifteen
flfteen days
held open
people that
of
would like
be on
on the
the record.
record.
of people
to be
like to
that would
The transcript
transcript
the
all the
will be available
upon request
wart to
to thank
thank all
and II wart
wlLl
available
reguest and
galned
personally have gained
participants
who came
partlcipants
who
came today,
today, because II personally
got a few
fer.r
I have
some
knowledge that
have before
before and I
have got
I didn't
have
didn't
some knor.rledge
that I
golng home
do.
and do.
things
am going
hqne and
things that
that II am
comfor aa corngoing to
or for
I
or
wait for
for any
any legislation
Legislation
I am
am not
not going
to wait
you
of you
to those
those of
pletion
of
pletion
appeal to
I would
would make the
the appeal
study and
and I
of study
else
good message
until
sonebody else
that
had a good
message here,
wait until
somebody
not to
here, not
to wait
that had
job.
does the
does
the job.
your local
ccrnrnunities and
It's
up to
ftrs
in your
local communities
tO you,
YoU, in
pushing
you are,
to keep
are, to
keep pushing
your state
or
wherever you
your
or wherever
organizations
state organizations
sour note
there was a sour
on this
because I
I don't
that there
donrt think
thlnk that
because
this thing,
thing,
shouldn'
we shouldn'
said that
that we
in
this whole
whole hearing
where anyone
anyone said
hearing today,
today, where
ln this
do something.
sqnething.
to
you, don't
me to
wait for
for me
But
don't wait
But I
I would
aPPeal to
to you,
would appeal
do
Mr. Ir{allicoat
Ma].licoat toto do
do itit oror t{r.
Mr.iFensen
Jensen oror !1r"
Mr. Vlastelic
Vlastelici.
do it
it or
or l1r.
see
tp see
ean' tp
that they
they can,
We
whatever way
way that
in whatever
We need
workLng in
need everyone
everyone working
153
153
short.
that
thing is
done and
and the
tlme is
ls short.
that this
this thing
ls done
the time
particularly
State of
Oregon, not
And II particularly
of Oregon,
not
And
want to
to thank
thank the
the State
for the
the document
only
putting on this
meeting today,
but for
only for
this meeting
today, but
for puttlng
going on
of what
that
preparing on the
what is
are preparing
the inventory
inventory of
is going
that they
they are
in the
the estuaries
estuaries of
of Oregon;
Oregon; and for
their contrlbution
contribution of
of their
their
for their
in
program should
official
views
should be.
be.
vlews of
of what the
management program
official
the management
And
we will
I
with that,
will call
call the
the meeting
meeting adjourned.
adjourned.
I think
that, we
think with
you very
Thank
Thank you
very much.
much.
( I r l h e r e u p o n , at
a s adp . rn.,
ad(Whereupon,
meeting
was
he m
eeting w
a t 3:55
o ' c l o c k p.
m " , tthe
3 : 5 5 osciock
jj ourned.
ourned.))
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PART
PART II
II
WRITTEN
STATEMENTS
hIRITTE}I STATEMENTS
I
I
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157
RIVER
TOWBOAT ASSOCIATION
RIVER
ASSOCTATTON
COLUMBIA
TOWBOAT
COLUMBIA
1200
JACKSON
TOWER
I2OO
TE'WER
JAtrKStrN
PORTLAND,
PORTLAND,
DOREGON
REBON
997205
'72cJ5
TELEPHONE
228-4559
T
May
20,1968
1968
Moy 20,
MEMBERS
MEMBERS
ATLAS
ATLAS TUG
TUG SERVICE
SERVICE
BRUSCO
BRUSCO TOWBOAT
TOWBOAT CO.
CO.
COLUMBIA
C O L U M B I A PACIFIC
P A C I F I C TOWING
TOWING
DIESEL
TOWING
C7
D
IESEL T
OWING CJ
KNAPPTON
KNAPPTON TOWBOAT
TOWBOAT CO.
CO.
THE
T
H E MIRENE
M I R E N E CO.
CO.
PACIFIC
I N L A N D NAVIGATION
P
A C I F I C INLAND
N A V I G A T I O N CO.
CO.
RAMONA
R A M O N A TOWBOAT
T O W B O A T CO..
INC.
C O . . INC.
SHAVER
S H A V E R TRANSPORTATION
T R A N S P O R T A T I O N CO.
CO
SHEPARD
S H E P A R D TOWING
T O W I N G CO
CO.
SMITH
S M I T H TUG
TUG &
E } A R G ECO.
& BARGE
CO.
TIDEWATER
B A R G E LINES.
L I N E S . INC.
INC.
T I D E W A T E R BARGE
WESTERN
WFSTERN TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION CO.
c:O.
WILLAMETTE-WESTERN
W
I L L A M E T T E . W E S T E R N CORPORATION
CORPORATION
Poston
Mr.
R.F.
F.Poston
Mr. R.
ConfrolI Administrofion
Federal Wqter
Water Pol
lotion Coritro
Administration
Pollution
Federql
Pittock
PittockBlock
Block
Portland,
Oregon
Portlqnd,Oregon
Dnr
Poston:
Mr. Poston!
DeqrMr.
consistThe
Columbia River
River Towboot
Towboat Associqtion
Association is
is on
an orgonizotion
organization consistThe Columbio
the
Willamette
and
Columbia
ond
Columbiq
fhe
Willomette
on
operotingon
ing
tugbootcompanies
componiesoperating
ing of
of various
vorioustugboat
rivers
rivers.
This
Association ond
and its members
membersqre
arewell
well qwore
awarethot
that wqter
water pollufion
pollution
ThisAssociotion
the
various
industries
and municimuniciond
q
the
vorious
industries
problem, but we do feel that
thot
is a national
nqtionql problem,
palities
mainiqctors
factorscousing
causingwoter
waterpollution.
pollution. We
Webelieve
believethot
thatpollupolkpolitiesare.the
ore the mqin
this
However,this
tion
commerceisisofofqavery
veryminor
minornqture.
nature. However,
ond commerce
novigotionand
from navigation
iion from
qnd its
Association
areconducting
conducting reseorch
researchfor
foreven
evenbetter.qntibetter antimembersqre
itt members
Associotionand
qnd are
qre working
the
borgesand
pollution
working with
with,the
ondbarges
tugsand
relotiontototugs
controlsin
inrelation
pollutioncontrols
this
endeovor.
American
Waterways
Operators
in
this
endeavor.
in
AmericonWoterwoysOperofors
qdvisedas
furtherhearings
heorings
onyfurther
osto
We would
to any
keptadvised
beingkept
would appreciate
oppreciofebeing
moiling
your
in this
list.
ploced on your mailing list.
ondbeing
bling placed
this locality
locolityand
Yours
truly,
Yourstruly,
COLUMBIA RIVER
TOWBOAT ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATION
RIVERTOWBOAT
COLUMBIA
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By_______________
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Acting Secretary
JRG:lp
JRG:lp
cc:
cc:
Mr.
Jackson
Mr, George
George
Jqckson
Mr.
Mr. Peter
PeterBrix
Brix
1
58
158
Newport, Oregon
Oregon
Newport,
M a y 9,
9 , 1968
1968
May
E
u g e n e T.
T . JJensen,
e n s e n , Chief
Eugene
Chief
O
f f i c e of
of E
s t u a r i n e Studies
Office
Estuarine
Studies
D i v i s i o n of
o f Technical
T e c h n i c a l Services,
S e r v i c e s , FWPCA
Division
FIIPCA
U . S.
S . Department
D e p a r t m e n t .of
U.
o f Interior
Interior
633 L
ndiana A
ve. N
. W . Washington,
633
Indiana
Ave.
N.W.
t J a s h i n g t o n , D.C.
D.C"
D e a r Sir:
Sir:
Dear
rI believe
the Federal
Federal Government
Government should
should share
share in
believe the
in the
the enforceenforcem
e n t of
o f anti-pollution
anti-pollution
l a w s concerning
c o n c e r n i n g our
o u r estuaries
e s t u a r i e s and
ment
laws
a n d not
n o t in
in
jjust
u s t furnishing
f u r n i s h i n g funds
f u n d s and
a n d technical
t e c h n i c a l information.
information.
p o t e n t i a l payroll
U s e of
o f potential
p a y r o l l promises
p r o m i s e s to
t o pit
p i t one
Use
o n e state
s t a t e against
against
a n o t h e r for
p l a n t site
f o r plant
s i t e selection
s e l e c t i o n by
e a s i n g pollution
p o l l u t i o n control
b y easing
another
c o n t r o l jsn't
isnrE
ccompatible
ompatible w
i t h better
b e t t e r liveability.
with
liveability.
IIn
n D
e c e m b e r 1957
L 9 5 7 a Kraft
K r a f t paper
p a p e r mill
December
began
mill b
e g a n operating
o p e r a t l n g in
i n Toledo
Toledo
p
i p i n g its
i t s effluent
e f f l u e n t 77 miles
m i l e s to
t o dump
d u m p it
i t on
o n the
t h e beach
piping
b e a c h in
i n the
t h e middle
middle
o f Newport.
N e w p o r t . IIn
of
n 1960
1 9 6 O a small
s m a l l group
g r o u p of
o f residents,
r e s i d e n t s , myself
m y s e l f included,
included,
j o u r n e y e d to
t o Portland
Portland w
p e t i t i o n s bearing
i t h petitions
b e a r i n g over
journeyed
with
o v e r 400
s i g n a t u r e s to
4 0 0 signatures
to
o b j e c E to
r o the
t h e State
s t a t e Sanitary
sanitary A
u t h o r i t y of
o f this
p o l l u t i . o n of
object
Authority
t h i s pollution
of o
ur
our
beach
was in
in violation
beach r^raters
waters which was
violation of
of Oregon
oregon law.
law. The
The Chairman
chairman of
of
t h e Sanitary
sanitary A
u t h o r i t y voiced
v o i c e d his
h t s displeasure
d i s p l e a s u r e at
the
Authority
Newport
a t the
the N
e w p o r t Chamber
chamber
o
f cCommerce
o i n m e r c efor
f o r its
p r e s s u r i n g the
i t s pressuring
u t h o r l t y during
the A
of
Authority
p i p e installd u r i n g the
t h e pipe
installa
t
ion b
e c a u s e the
t h e cChamber
hamber w
a s so
e a g e r for
ation
because
was
s o eager
p a y r o L l they
f o r the
E h e payroll
t h e y couldn't
couldnrt
ssee
ee b
e y o n d their
t h e l r ccollective
ollective n
o s e s to
to h
beyond
noses
have
a v e it
i t installed
properly.
i n s t a l l e d properly.
It w
a s n t t till
t i l l after
a f t e r the
t h e Clean
It
wasn't
C l e a n Water
W a t e r Act
p a e s e d in
A c t was
w a s passed
i n l96&,
1964,
and w
o t the
the M
a r i n e Science
s c i e n c e Center
and
wee g
got
Marine
a n d the
c e n t e r and
E h e U.S.
u " s . Health
I l e a l t h Department
Department
located here
that the
the paper mill
mil1 management
located
here that
managementdecided
decided to
to extend
extend the
the
i p e 3000
effluent p
3 0 0 0 ft.
f t . farther
f a r t h e r seaward
s e a w a r d in
i n 1965
effluent
pipe
1 9 6 5 to
t o end
e n d this
public
t h i s public
n
u i s a n c e and
a n d the
p o l l u t i o n of
t h e pollution
o f our
nuisance
o u r beach.
beach.
Sincerely,
Sincerely.
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Tischer
Alwyn F. Tischer
4 4 4 S.W.
S . W .Euilo
E u i l o St.
444
St.
Newport, Oregon
Oregon
Newport,
I belteve
believe the
the chairman
chairman of
panel today
of the
the panel
I
us lre
we had
had 15 days
today to-id
told us
tto
o hhave
a v e oour
u r lletters
e t t e r s iincluded
n c l u d e d iin
of the
meeting so
so
n tthe
h e transcript
e r a n s c r i p t of
the meeting
tthis
h i s should
s h o u l d beat
b e a t ttie
t h e ddeadline
eadline.
you.
T
h a n k yop
Thank
-
159
159
Federation
Oregon
Wildlife Federation
OregonWildlife
OREGON'S
AFFILIATE
ATfl LIATE
WItDI"IFE
NATIONATWILDLIFE
OREGON'SNATIONAL
rjI
0. AOX
BOX -P. O.
OREGON -,POnttaND, otEooN
. PORTLAND.
*
Statement
Wildlife trederation
of The
federation
Stabement of
The Oregon
Oregon Wlltlli.fe
by
George
H.. K.
G
eorge R
K . bloorhead,
Chairrmn
l l o o r h e a d , Chairman
iir
and1ater
.rrirand
ivaterPurification
]urification Uommittee.
tlo.mnittee.
The
Oregoni/ildlife
ilildlife Federation
with
the deplelong been
concerried. 'rj
th the
d.eple,u'ederation has long
been concerned
The Oregon
Much
oureffort,
effort, of
of necessity,
natural resources.
necessity, has
ton
t.ott of
of our
our natural
I'uch ofofour
has
rosourceg.
b
e e n ddirected
o f dar.age
been
t o w a r d . tthe
r e p a i r of
d a r , a g e that
t h a t has
h a s already
a l r e a d y occured.
occrired.
i r e c t e d toward
h e repair
delrletion.
We
arevitally
vitally concerned
with prevenbing
preventing aoy
any further
further depletion.
l'/e are
concenned with
'uVethoroughly
We
thoroughlyapprove
approvetl-ie
theprojected
projected"Estualian
"EstuarianStud.ies"
Studies" by
by the
the division
ctivlslon
off technical
o
s e r v i c e s ; and
o o n v i n o e d tthat
t e c h n i c a l services;
t h e s e studies
s t u d i e s will
w 1 1 1receive
receive
a n d ore
h a t these
a r e convinced
t h e full
l o c a l agencies,
the
o f state
e n d local
a sthe
support
f u l l co-operation
s t a t e rend
a g e n c i e s , as
a s well
w e l l as
t h esupport
c o - o p e r a t i o n of
o f allOregon
of
a I l O r e g o nconservationists.
conservationlsts.
l"fe
time required
requlred
Je are
are concerned
with changes
changesthat
that could,
could occur
occur during
during the
the time
concerneil with
irrLpleruenting
actditiotrfor making
these studies,
recormendations.
for
naking these
stualies, and
for iuplenienting
recofrmendatrons. additionand for
al dredging,
filling,
aI
dredglng, fllling,
pollution of
pollution
streams, and
trlbutary streams,
anil other
other factors
factors
of tributary
poriod.. We
could
adverselyaffect
affect the
during ttris
this period.
could adversely
the estuarian
estuarian ecology
ecology during
lle
present estuarian
feel that
in present
mininlze any
estuarian condiconclifeel
that an
effort totominimize
any changes
changes in
aneffort
plans.
tions should
in; or
tions
sbould. be
be incorporated
incorporatecl in;
or coordinated
the study
coordinatecl with
with the
stutly plans.
I
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I
R.
Geor
n. K.
K. Moorhead,
Moorhead,Chairman
Chslrnan
eaorgft
Corir.rnittee
klI and
andNater
lurlflaation Co1n:rrtittee
lllf
lJaterPurification
j-on
Oregon
WilULfe i'etlerat
Federation
0regon lTildJ,ife
161
161
APPENDICES
APPENDICES
A.
A.
B.
B.
Oregon
Soeiety, Oregon
of American Fisheries
Report of
Fisheries Society,
Report
t
t
C
r
i
s
i
s
E
s
t
u
a
r
iesr',
i
n
O
r
e
g
o
n
Chapter,
C h a p t e r , "Crisis in Oregon Estuaries",
g
o o d general
generaL
p
p
.
L 6 5 - L 6 7 contain
c o n t a i n good
U o t e : pp. 165-167
/Ld.
l n a . Note:
Estuarielf.
Oregon
.
description
of of
description
Oregon
EstuarieV
.......
163
163
of Conservation
Association of
Conservation
National Association
of the
the National
Charter
Charter of
Disrricrs.
.
Districts
....................
187
187
Sub Committee,
Committeet
Resources Sub
B-i.
Draft, Water Resources
B-1. Preliminary
PreLirninary Draft,
Planning Council.
Council. .
Economic Planning
Tillamook
Tillamook County
County Economic
188
188
C.
C.
Oregon .. .
Toledo, Oregon
Totedo, Toledo,
of Port
Port of
of Toledo,
Ordinance of
2I2
212
D.
D.
Port of
of
Manager, Port
Paul L.
from Paul
L. Coyne,
Coyne, Manager,
Letter
Letter from
Oregon
Siuslaw,
. .
Siuslaw,Florence,
Florence,
Oregon
..........
E.
E.
Beaches
Copy of
Constitutional Ammendment
Ammendment proposed by Beaches
of Constitutional
Copy
2L7
217
Forever, Inc. Inc .................
Forever,
F.
F.
County,
101 in
in Tillamook
Tillamook County,
The Relocation
of Highway 101
Ttre
Relocation of
attitude.
Oregon; aa survey
surveyofofvoter
voter
attitude .......
Oregon;
2L9
219
G.
G.
Oregon
Statement
Weyerhaeuser Company,
Company, for
for Oregon
of l,leyerhaeuser
Statement of
. . ........
Hearing
Water
QualityStandards
Standards
Hearing
I{ater Quality
228
228
H.
Publie
Oregon, Public
of Speakers
Speakers at
at Nerd.Port,
List
Newport, Oregon,
List of
lleeting . .
230
23O
PubLic
Oregon, Public
Attendees at
NelilPort, Oregon,
List
of Attendees
at Newport,
List of
I"leeting.
Meeting ....................
292
232
I.
I.
.
Meeting ...................
2L5
215
163
L63
CRISIS
ESTUARIES
c R r s I SIN
I N OREGON
oREGO
ENS T U A R T E S
fl
Preparedby
Prepared
by Estuary
Estuary Conservation
Conservation and
and Development
DevelopmentCommittee
Committee AppENDIX
APPENDIX...jI
tr_
OregonChapter,
Oregon
Fisheries
Chapter,American
Ameriean
Fisheries Society
Society
Btrl,s
BILL'SRrcoRDtNG
RECORDING SERVICE
sERvtcl
December,
December,
1967
1967
( L . aestuarium,
Estuary:
E
s t u a r y : n.
n . (L.
s w e l lof
s e a ,tide)
tide)
a e s t u a r i u mfr.
f,r . aestus
o f the
t h e sea,
a e s t u sswell
Where
water of the
l,lherethe
the tide
ebbsand
the land
land
tide ebbs
and fresh
fresh water
flor^rsand
and flows
meet
watersof
A tidal
embayment.
meetthe
the salt
salt waters
sea. A
tidal embayment.
of the
the sea.
RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
p r e s e n t e din
t h e basis
b a s i s of
On
0 n the
d a t a presented
management
o f data
report and
i n this
t h i s report
and study
study of the management
p o l i c i e s and
p h y s i c a l ,social
p o l i t i c a l problems
problemsassociated
policies
a n dphysical,
0regon
associatedwith Oregon
s o c i a l and
a n dpolitical
estuaries we
estuaries
werecommend
the
recommend
the following:
following:
(ew i t h i n o
e a r ) inventory
l1.. That
T h a t an
i m m e d i a t (within
i n v e n t o r yb
one
bee m
made,
byy llocal,
a d e ,b
a n immediate
o c a l , sstate
tate
n e yyear)
preand federal
federal agencies
and
Oregon estuaries
their preagenciesinvolved,
invslved, of all
all 0regon
estuaries relating
relating to
to their
sent and
and potential
potential uses
uses and
and values--from
values--from the natural resources,
resources, commercialcommercialsent
p u b l i c points
p o i n t sof
i n d u s t r i a l and
industrial
a n dpublic
s f view.
view.
inventory the
objectives of estuarine
estuarine management
management in
Oregon
Fromthis
the objectives
in 0regon
2
2. From
this inventory
be identified
identified and
maybe
may
andagreed
upon,
agreedupon.
3..
3
A
halt m
u s tb
h i c ha
re o
ccurring
A halt
must
bee e
established
over
alterations
which
are
occurring
s t a b l i s h e do
the a
lterations w
v e r the
proposed,until
plan of
for
and
those which
is adopted
and those
whichare
of use
use is
adoptedfor
are proposed,
until an
an overall plan
each
eachestuary.
estuary.
4.
4. Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction for
of
for management
estuariesmust
beclarified.
management
of Oregon's
Oregon'sestuaries
clarified.
nust be
A r e a sof
Areas
overlapping
must
identified.
o f overlapping
b e identified.
m u s tbe
5.
5.
Where
rational policy
policy and
and management
management decisions,
decisions,
llhere data
data is
is insufficient
insufficient for
for r^ational
proposethat
provideneeded
information.
we
to
information.
we propose
that research
researchbe
be undertaken
needed
to provide
undertaken
q u a l i t y standards,
b l a n k e tal1
which
estuaries,
W a t e rquality
a. l l e
stuaries,
6.
6 . Water
s t a n d a r d sw
, h i c hccurrently
u r r e n t l y blanket
should be
be studied
studied to determine
determine whether
whether separate
separate standards
standards might
might be
be warranted
warranted
should
eachestuary.
for
for each
estuary.
7.
7. Educational
Educational programs,
programs, on
on the values
values of
of 0regon
Oregon estuaries,
estuaries, aimed
aimed at
at
all segments
Oregon citizenry from
from kindergarten
kindergarten to the qolden
golden age,
age, are
segments
all
of Oregon
p u b l i c understanding
e
s s e n t i a l to
essential
t o develop
appreciation.
d e v e l o ppublic
agn dappreciation.
u n d e r s t a n d i nand
speciesof
of shellshellStudies
endangered
8
Studies should
should be
on
species
8.
lmplenented
be Implemented
on rare
rare or
or endangered
in Oregon
fish
fish in
Oregonestuaries.
estuaries
if outdated
of Engineers
Englneers
Corpsof
9.
9. AA study
is suggested
to determine
outdatedCorps
study is
suggestedto
determineif
biological and
recreabe more
with biological
can be
be changed
andrecreachangedto
to be
morecompatible
compatiblewith
"pier lines" can
tional
t i o n a l uses
estuaries.
u s e sof
o f estuaries.
the state--assuming
in the
state--assuming
be vested
of Oregon
estuaries should
10.
10. Management
Management
should be
vestedin
Oregonestuaries
that
the State
this responsibility.
that the
acceptsthis
responsibility.
State accepts
11.
The
of 0regon
Oregon should
should consider
consider the
the establishment
establishment of
of "State"
ll.
The state of
"State"
in H.R.
H.R.25.
25.
program
suqgested
estuarine
of
In
similar to
of National
Nationalareas
areassuggested
estuarineareas
to the
areassimilar
the program
164
L64
OREGON
ESTUARIES
OREGON
ESTUARIES
'-'.----a*-,.Columbia
Rluer Estuary
CoLumbia River
Estuary
\},'.-.--'-'':-:\
\''' i
Younq's
Bay
Y o r n q ' sBay
)
r
I
I
1.,, Wehalem
Bay
-3,766 'acres
acnes
Nehalem
Bay-3,766
(
/J
TillamookBay-8,839
Bay-8,839acres
Tillamook
acFes
l:
Netarts
Bay-?,406
Netarts
Bay-2,406
acres
acnes
/
SandLake
Sand
-700 acrcs
acres
Lake-700
)l
Bay-i 149 acrei,
h Nestucca
NestuccaBay-1,149
acres
Salmon
River
Estuary-438
Salmon
River
Estuary_43a
acres
acles
,t
r
Siletz Bay
-1 ,203 acres
acres
Bay-I,203
f slletz
I
I,-l
Yaouina
Bay-2;853
Bay
-2,853' acres
acres
f'.J=,Yacjuina
I
I
1\'
Alsea
AlseaBay
-2,227 acres
BaY-2,227
acres
I
I
f,.
-1,589
Siuslaw
Sluslaw
Bay
,589 acres
acres '
Bay-1
I
I
A
(Umpqua)-5,712
!{lnchester
Winchester Bay
acres
acres
Bay(Iimpqua)-5,712
I
I
I
/t
-9,543acres
CoosBay
Bay-9,543
acres
,#D Coos
("
I
!
I
I
I
(
\
)
I
I
\
\
\
CoquilleRiver
River Estuary
tstuary -703
Coqui11e
-703 acres
acres
165
INTRODUCTORY
INTRODUCTORY SUMMARY
SUMMARY
lind
water sof
the land
Estuaries,
where
flows and
fr esh waters
of the
th e tide
ti d e ebbs
e b bsand
and flows
and fresh
Es t u a r i es, w
h e rethe
s a l t waters
white- .black nor
nor white-ay edge--neither
meete tthe
gray
me
t h e ,salt
th e sea
se a are
edge- - neitherblack
w a te rs of
a re aa,gr
o f the
youlike.
place
if you
like. The
Theplace
bays,if
themmarine
mar inebays,
dynamic
d y n a m i cand
a n dalways
C a 'l l them
al w a yschanging.
ch a n g i n g . Call
o u and
saltchuck- - or
boat for
the saitchuck--or
where
wh
e r eyyou
l a u nchaa boat
for fishing
fishing the
a n d II dig
d i g clams--or
cl a ms--o rlaunch
black ' ,, .
hunt black
the far
far away--or
away- - orhunt
watch
wa
t c hthe
t h e lumber
l u mb e rfreighters
l o a d for
for trips
tr ips to
to the
fre i g h te rs load
industr ial
andindustrial
brant
b ra n t in
i n the
fall- - or dump
dum pdomestic
domesticand
t h e wind
wi n d and
ra i n of
o f late
l a te fall--or
a n d rain
g i r l s find
a r e outdoor
o u t d o o rlabor,laborwastes--or
where
s e a s h e l l s . Estuaries
E s t u a r i e sare
w
a s t e s - - o rw
h e r elittle
l i t t l e girls
f i n d seashells.
youngfish
professors teach
fish
atories where
young
worms--where
whereprofessors
teach their
their students
about worms--where
students about
salt
way
to
water
g e t aa start
the
thr
ough
and
in
life--or
pass
through
on
the
way
to
salt
water
i
n
on
a n d shellfish
s h e l l f i s h get
l
i
fe
--or
'
pass
sta r" t
pa s t u r e s - - a nd
pastures--and
much
mu chmore.
,mo re
j e w e l s . All
( o r so)
of
A l ! 14
s o ) of
1 4 (or
Oregon's
b a y sare
v u l n e r a b l erare
r a r ejewels.
O r e g o n ' smarine
a r e vulnerable
m a r i n ebays
Ours
0ur
s
p
l
a
ce
d
W
ashington.
Bay, Washington.
them
within Willapa
hlillapa Bay,
t he mcould
' c o u l dbe
b e placed comfortably
co mfo rta b l ywithin
j u s t aa shade
( plus the
inter state'
r iver interstate
total
river
the Columbia
Columbia
4 l thousand
th o u sa ndacres
acr es (plus
t ota l just
sh a d eover
o ve r 41
Because
of
scarcity,
percent of
estuary)
one percent
of Oregon.
Oregon. Because scarcity'
estuary) less
less than
than aa tenth
tenth of
of one
of
w i t h millions
m i l l i o n s of
i n aa state
s t a t e with
each
a q e in
e a c hacre
i s more
t h a n aa similar
s i m i l a r acre
a c r e is
m o r evaluable
v a l u a b l ethan
acres
a c r e sof
o f estuaries.
estuaries.
over lapping
An
0r egonestuaries--and
estuar ies- - andoverlapping
An increasing
i n c r e a si n gintensity
o f use
u se of
of Oregon
i n te n si ty of
ju r i s d i c t i o n for
cr isis.
jurisdiction
in
in Oregon--is
cr eating aa crisis.
ma n a g e ment
0r egon- - iscreating
fo r estuary
e stu a i y management
is the
the
then, is
nowand
and then,
The loss of an
acre at a
and there-there-- now
time--here and
a time--here
The
an acre
plannilq now
proper planning
natural
the natural
noh,can
can safeguard
safeguardthe
But proper
estuarial
knell. But
estuarial death
deathknell.
cornmercial
provide ffirn'any-types
industrial and
and commercial
resource
values and
and provide
for many types of
of industrial
resourcevalues
devel
development.
opment.
providedby
by
information provided
Material
wasdeveloped
Material in
in this
developedfrom
from information
this report
report was
by the
the
and
organized
sources
resource
management
agencies
in
Oregon
and
other
sources
and
organized
by
in
resourcemanagement
agencies Oregonand other
American
Chapter,
Estuary
Conservation
and
Development
Committee,
Oregon
Chapter,
American
Committee,
Oregon
Estuary Conseivationind Development
1870
since 1870
fisher ies since
h as served
the field
of fisheries
S o ci e ty has
ser vedthe
field of
Fisheries
Fish e r i e sSociety.
T h e Society
So ci e ty. The
estuarine
the
of the estuarine
abuseof
and
misuseand
and abuse
increasingly concerned
concernedover
over misuse
has been
beenincreasingly
and has
resource
i n the
U n i te dStates.
S ta te s.
t h e United
re s o u r c ein
dir ect
ar e'the
the direct
her ein, are
The
reported
r epor tedherein,
re co mmendations,
T h econclusions
c o n cl u si o n sand
a n d recommendations,
from
constructedfrom
is obviously
obviously constructed
The report is
responsibility of
responsibility
Committee. The
of the
the Committee.
no appreciation
appreciation
haveno
we have
point of
that we
This does
does not
not mean
meanthat
the'biological
view. This
the
biological point
of view.
not
Some eindustries,
however, ,will
will not
industr ies, however
for
t h e needs
i n d u stri a l development.
d e ve l opment.Som
f o r the
n i e d s of
o f industrial
be made.
haveto
to be
made.
preferred use
wil:l have
mix
use will
choice of
of preferred
natural values
and aa choice
mix with natural
values and
natural
renewablenatural
the renewable
We object to making
making this
without considering
considerinqthe
this choice
choice without
hle
resources.
re s o u r c e s .
continuall,.) r ,
p.l "Critical
decisionscontinually
Ass stated
Man,p.)
s t a t e d aptly
F i sh and
A
i n Fish
a n d Man,
"Cr itical decisions
a p tl y in
:
re'
natural reof natural
pr6liiFsI-cofr'TTicts
with conservation
must be
whenever progress
conflicts with
conservation of
be made
must
madewhenever
persqlql
whenpersonal
be clearly in
in favor
favor of
of resources
resourceswhen
sources.
The answer
sources. The
must-be
answermust
more
is m
difficult
or edifficult
pr oject. The
sslution is
The solution
gr e e dis
d i sru p ti vL project.
greed
i s the
t h e motive
rn o ti vefor
fo r aa disruptive
purpose."
p u b l i c benefit
t h e purpose."
when
b e n e f i t is
i s the
w h e npublic
166
r66
A NATIONAL
NATIONAL
A
ISSUE
ISSUE
in the
the
concernin
question has
become
for national
national concern
matter for
has become
The
aa matter
The estuary
estuary question
dozen
proclamations
a
from
years. Bills
Congressand
and proclamations from a dozen
Bills before
before the
the Congress
past few
few years.
past
individuals
of individuals
numbersof
the news.
news. Growing
Growingnumbers
in the
bodiesare
are in
august
learned bodies
and learned
iugust and
get noqood
noto get
this is
way to
is aa good way
be done.
done. Perhaps
Perhapsthis
must be
agree
that something
sonpthing must
agree that
done.
t hin g done.
thing
problems
estuaries
in the
the estuaries
andproblems
of the
the values
valuesand
l o o k at
a t some
someof
Let's
in
t a k e aa look
L e t ' s take
0regon.
of
of Oregon.
SPORTAND
OREGON COASTAL
COASTAL SPORT
AND COI'MERCIAL
COMMERCIAL FISHERIES
FISHERIES
OREGON
offshore.
andoffshore.
in estuaries
estuariesand
exist in
anglingopportunities
A wide
wide variety
opportunities exist
variety of
of angling
A
emphasized.
beover
overemphasized.
cannotbe
The
value of estuaries
estuaries to-tis[
to fish life
life rcquirements
rquirements cannot
Thevalue
ln
andin
offshoreand
anglingopportunities
opportunitiesoffshore
sport and
corunercial
Continuation
of sport
angling
andcommercial
Continuationof
the
by
experiments'
lint
slough
experiments,
by
the
slough
managemdnt.Lint
estuary
bays
on
will
depbnd
the
bays
will
depend
on
estuary
management.
the
fish
of
future
values
give
clues
to
the
Oregon
Game
Commission,
give
optimistic
clues
to
the
future
values
of
fish
opttmislic
Conmission,
0regoriGame
coho
of coho
mtllions of
The annual
annual release
releaseof
of millions
dstuaries. The
in estuaries.
salmonids
farming of
of salmonids
in
tarting
increased
has
Increased
the
estuaries
in
tributqries
of
salmon
and
steelhead
fingerlings
in
tributaries
of
the
estuaries
has
fingerlings
stetlhead
sitrnon-unO
fishery.
spoft fishery.
to the
the commercial
andsport
conmercialand
the
economic base
of Oregon
Oregon by-returns
by returns to
baseof
the economic
thousand
800 thousand
to approach
approach
expectedto
are expected
0regonare
licensed
in Oregon
800
anglers.in
sport anglers
Licensedsport
perhaps
million
annually.
exceed
six
trips
wlll
by
when angler
by 1973
1973when
anglertrips will perhaps exceed six million annually4
largely
corrmerclal--!l.largely
industry--sportand
andcommercial--Is
salmon
of Oregon's
0regon'ssalmon
The
of
industry-'sport
Thesuccess
success
Critical
Critical
production
in
estudrles.
dependent on
on the water
water iuality
cuallty and
and food
food production in esturles.
dependent
t'lhile
While
histories occur
these.bayl,
life histories
phases of salmon
occur within
within these
bays
pnlses
andsteelhead
steielneailife
salmonand
of
production
production
of
increased
have
salmon
techniqueshave Increased salmon
in hatchery
hatcherytechniques
recent advances
advances in
i-ecent
the
the
on
species
these
dependency
of
highs,'the
certain
the dependency of these species on
nearrecord
recdrdhighs,
to near
racesto
certain races
other lonrnerncially
commercially and
and recreltionally
recretionalJy
Similarly,'other
be overlooked.
overlooked. Similarly,
estuary cannot
cinnot be
Shad
maturity.,
to
"rtuiw
for survival
nurturefor
survivalto maturity. Shad
important fishes
estuarinenurture
require estuarine
iiites require
irportini
bays;
in
our
Herring
spawn
in
our
bays;
spawn
Hering
in estuaries.
estuarief.^
spawn
fdr example,
etafiple,spawn
and stiiped
striped base,
in
basi, for
anh
garreand
species.
corwnercial
providesfood
andcommercial
their progeny
species.
for game
prbgenyprovides
food for
their
SHELLFI
SHERI ES
SHELLFISHERIES
oysters
productionof
clams,oysters
of clams,
the production
estuaries.is
primevalue
A prime
estuaries is the
of Oregon
Qregon
valueof
A
14 estuarIes,
seven
estuarles. seven
the 14
0f the
uses. Of
commercial
andcommercial
and
uses.
for recreational
recreationaiand
crabsfor
andcrabs
producers
of
no
importance
as
and
two
of
no
importance
as
producers
of
of
two
and
marginal
good,
five
can
be
called
good,
five
marginal
be
called
can
f
illflllindustrfal
have
lost
to
been
Nearly
900
acres
of
tidelands
have
been
lost
to
industrial
tidelands
acres"of
neariy-900
shellfish.
shellfish.
a!Only
at
Only.
renains
fill
unused.
Much
of
this
fill
remains
unused.
this
Much
of
1960.
iince
ing and
and dredging
dredging since 1960.
ing
-. .
put back
shellfish
into shellfish
backinto
andput
be reclaimed
reclaimed
unrealistic
cost could
and
tidelandbe
this tideland
couldthis
uniea1isticios[
materials
spoil materials
dredgespoil
utilize dredge
to utilize
may, however,
however, be
possible to
be_possible
production. It
It miy,
production.
pre-detennined
in
pre-determined
ln
vlaste
by
spreading
flits
to
"construct"
clam
and
oyster
flats
by
spreading
waste
oyster
io "construct"ciair'anO
areas.
areas.
of
value of
the clam
clamvalue
shownthe
Studies in
Yaquina and
Tillamook bay
bay have
have shown
andTillamook
in Yaquina
Studies
to
1960
to
in
1960
thousand
from
ten
Diggers
in
Yaquina
bay
increased
from
ten
thousand
in
bay
increis.ed
in Yaquina
estuariei.--Uiggeii
estuaries.
1963,
1953'
bay,
Tillamook
in
diggers
Nine
thousand
clam
diggers
in
Tillamook
bay,
clam
in-igoO.
20
in
1966. ttind thousaird
20 thousand
ihousana
of aa
productionof
bed--aproduction
acre bed--a
from aa-16
harvested
minimum of
16 acre
clamsfrom
of 171,000
171,000clams
harvestedaa minimum
annually,
people'
annualty'
to
147,000
A
minimum
of
119,000
to
147,000
people,
per acre.
of 119,000
acre. n riinimum
of clams
clamsper
ton
ton of
in Oregon.
dig
dig clams
Oregon
clamsin
both
to_!9!_1..,
estuaries.to
in Oregon
0regonestuaries
crop In
importantcrop
Dungeness
crabs
an important
are an
crabsare
Dungeness
apprpxJl
take
Commercial
crabbers
take
approxicrabbers
Conunercial
interests.
recreational and
interests.
commercial
andcommercial
recreati6nal
goo,ooopounds
crabbersprobably
Sports crabbers
probably
bays. Sports
oregonbays.
fromOregon
poild; annually
mately
annuallyfrom
ili;it 300,000
muchmore.
more.
harvest
harvest much
16
per year
dollar s per
thousanddollars
p ro d u cti o naverages
sever al hundred
hundr edthousand
Oyster
year
a ve ra g esseveral
O
y s te r production
pr
obler
ys_q!d
pr
oduction
hiqher
if
technical
b
e
mu
ch
g
r
ow
e
r
to
the
grower
and
could
be
much
higher
if
technical
production
problems
and
to the
a n d co u l d
5
,
0
00
e
s
t
i
m
a
t
e
d
u
s
e
o
f
t
h
e
m
a
k
e
f
u
l
l
b
e
outdated
legislation
can
be
solved
to
make
full
use
of
the
estimated
5,000
solved'to
outdatei legislation can
per
pgr
acr
e
Oyster
crops
valtied
at
$5,000
per
acre
per
valued
at $5,000
g ro u n din
i n Oregon
Ore gon. 0yster ' cr ops
a
c r e s of
o f oyster
o yi te r ground
acres
(
r
ey e a r can
p ro d u ce dunder
Mainestudies
studiet (rebe produced
o p timum
conditions. State
State of
u n d e roptimum
of Maine
year
conditions
c a n be
mnet t h o d s n
p o r t e din
m a n a g e m emethods,
t h a t with
w i t h sophisticated
s o p h i s t i c a t e dmanagement
1r ,9 6 6 )indicate
i n d i c a t e that
i n November,
N o v e m b e1966)
ported
i n excess
excess
r o d u c e , ishellfish
ns h e l l f i s h alone
a v e r a g yields
ey i e l d s in
coastal
wetlands
producein
e t l a n d ssshould
a l b n eaverage
toastal w
h o u l dp
ye a r.
p e r year.
p e r acre
o
a cre per
off $4,000
$ 4 , 0 0 0per
littlet h i n - s h e l l e dlittles u c has
a s the
t h e thin-shelled
Several
s p e c i e sof
o f shellfish,
s h e l l f i s h , such
S e v e r a lintertidal
i n t e r t i d a l species
pr obablyrare
or endangered
enda nger ed
bay, are
ar e probably
g e od u ckand
in Netarts
lletar ts bay,
r ar e or
neck,
n e c k , geoduck
cl a msin
L u ci n aclams
a n d Lucina
if necessary,
necessar y,m
ethods
e e d e dto
minestatus
Studies
are
needed
to deter
determine
status and,
and, if
methods
species
spec'iei. S
tu d i e s a
re n
p r o t e cti o n for
fo r these
th e seforms.
fo rms.
o
off protection
WATERFOWL
FURBEARERS
BEARERS
WATERFOWL AND
AND FUR
pr o v i de
bays provide
in 0r
egonbays
vegetationin
Estuarial
muddfl
flats,
waters,
and mar
marsh
Oregon
a ter s, and
shvegetation
Es
t ua ri a l mu
a ts, w
gr
ounds
of
thousands
for
i n te r ing food
and restinq
r estino grounds for thousands of
i m p o r t a ntrn
ndw
food and
important
migration
and
wintering
i g ra ti o na
r
e
ds
c
o
t
e
r
s
,
s
c
a
u
p
,
c
a
n
v
a
s
b
a
c
k
,
g € € S and
€a n dswans.
w i d q e o nscaup,
,
canvasback, scoters, redP i n t i a l , widgeon,
d u c k s rgeese
s w a n s . Pintial,
ducks,
comm
ducks
ar
e
other ducks are common.on.
b u ffl eheads,mer
and
g o l d e n e ye s,buffleheads,
ganserand
s other
head,
mergansers
h
e a d , ruddy,
r u dd y, goldeneyes,
numberof
s whistling
whistling
goose. Limited
of
Limited numbers
T
heb
lack b
ra n t is
i s the
i mpor tantgoose
th e mo
st important
The
black
brant
most
winter
in winter
Br ant are
comm on
in
ar e common
Nestucca. Brant
b a yslike
l i ke Nehalem
N e h alem
andNestucca.
sswans
h r a nw
s i nte r in
i n bays
winter
and
qr as s ,
the eel
eel grass
havenotruined
notr :uinedthe
and
migration
wherever
developments have
i n d u str ial developments
i g r a ti o n w
h e re ve rindustrial
a
ndm
pur suit on
near ly all
al l
on nearly
impor tantrecreational
r ecr eational pursuit
Waterfowis
b
eds. W
i s an
an important
h u n ti n g is
beds.
a te rfo w l shunting
plovers,
s h o r e b i r d s - - t h eplovers,
o f shorebirds--the
And
myriad
bays. A
the m
y r i a dflocks
f l o c k s of
n dlet's
n o t forget
f o r g e t the
bays.
l e t ' s not
usable
i n usable
k e e pthe
h a b i t a t in
t o keep
t h e habitat
d e p e n don
o n man
m a nto
sandpipers
t h a t depend
s a h A p i p e rand
a l l i e s that
as n d their
t h e i r allies
bir d watchers
watcher s.
thousandsof
of bird
for thousands
re cre a tion for
ccondition
o n d i t i o n and
fu rn i sh recreation
a n d furnish
beaver ,
bear er ssuch
suchas
as beaver,
include fur
fur bearers
estuar ies include
fMammals
i i a mmathat
l s a t use
u se Oregon
0 re g o nestuaries
th
ha r the harmostcommonly
com m only
mink,
muskrat,
mar inemammals,
most
the
m amm als,
n u tri a- - and marine
a n d nutria--and
m
ink, n
u s kra t, otter
o tte r and
b o r seal
seal.
bor
ESTUARIES
UATER
IN OREGON
OREGON
WATER
QUALITY
IN
ESTUARIES
QUALITY
br o ad
estuar ies applied
applied aa broad
in Oregon's
Recently
adopted
water
0r egon' sestuaries
standar dsin
a te r standards
R e ce n tl ya
d o p te dw
by
Co ngr es s
the Congress
set by the
the deadline
deadlineset
brush
because
off the
to m
meet
eetthe
b
rushb
sh o rtn e s sof
of time
tim e to
e ca u seo
th e shortness
The
State
quality data
estuar y. The St ate
eachestuary.
data from
fr om each
w ater quality
and
u n i fo rmwater
a n d the
t h e scarcity
sca rci ty of
o f uniform
with aa
blanketall
estuar ieswith
but to
all estuaries
to blanket
Sanitary
Authoritystaff
h a dno
n ochoice
choicebut
u th o ri ty sta ff had
S
anitaryA
be considered
for
consider edfor
pr esentstandards
shouldbe
T h e present
standar dsshould
ssingle
i n g l e set
sta -n d a rd s,The
i e t of
o f standards.
estuar y .
indjvidual estuary.
pr otection of
eachindividual
of each
the protection
interim
use
and
expanded
to enhance
e nhancethe
interim u
se a
nd e
xp a n d e to
d
quality
w a t e rquality
m o s tcritical
c r i t i c a l water
Log
estuaries
t h e most
c a u s e sone
o n e of
o f the
in e
s t u a r i e scauses
L o g storage
s t o r a g ein
pr oblem gr oundsis
is aa common
comm on
public shellfish grounds
Water
problem.
p r o b l e m s . tJa
p u ri ty over
o ve r public
problems.
ti r purity
developdomesticdevelopprocedurefor
and domestic
industr.ial and
for industrial
Other needs
needsinclude
incluie an
orderly procedure
bther
an orderly
water
dischar
ge
of
An
assured
summer
discharge
of
fresh
fr
esh
water
summ
er
Rn
assur
ed
i n and
ments
estuaries.
e
stu
a
ri
e
s.
m e n t sin
a n d around
a ro u n d
ilm p r o v e C h a n n eimprovep r o p e rsalinities.
s a l i n i t i e s . Channel
m a i n t a i nproper
estuaries
iinto
nto e
s t u a r i e sis
i s necessary
n e c e s s a rto
yt o maintain
pr oduction,waterfowl
usage,and
and
water fowlusage,
to shellfish
shellfish production,
b e very
ment
d e stru cti ve to
m
e n tcan
c a n be
ve ry destructive
p
l
a
nned.
i
s
s
p
o
i
l
s
o
f
p
r
o
d
u
c
t
i
o
n
d
i
s
p
o
s
a
l
fish
production
unless
timing
of
dredging
and
disposal
of
spoils
is
planned
d
r
e
d
g
i
n
g
a
n
d
t
i
m
i
n
g
o
f
unless
fish
in
be
cautiou
sin
The
timber
industry
must
be
cautious
industr
y
m
ust
The
timber
i
n
m ind.
t h e se living
with
w
i t h these
l i vi n g resources
re so u rce sin mind.
enter ingthe
the estuaries.
estuar ies.
se d i m ent
h a rve stto
to reduce
their
entering
re d u cesediment
t h e i r harvest
168
168
IVIIJLTIPLE
MANAGEI'IENT
MULTIPLE
AGENCY
MANAGEI4ENT
OF
ESTUARIES
AGENCY
OFOREGOI9
OREGOI!
ESTUARIES
D a t a from
f r o m the
t h e Oregon
Data
40
0 re g o nLand
B o a rdindicates
L a n dBoard
indicatesthat
that approximately
local,
appr oxim ately
40local,
district, county,
state and
district,
county, state
and federal
federal agencies
agencies exert some
form of
of management
management
someform
jurisdiction
over
o v e r Oregon
0 r e g o nestuaries.
e s t u a r i e s . This
T h i s situation
s i t u a t i o n may
m a ylead
l e a d to
t o overlapping
o v e r l a p p i n qjurisdiction
but
i m p o r ta n tl y to
r eimportantly
to indiscriminate
i n d i scri mi n ateand
plannihe
but mo
more
and unilater
unilateral
planning
or wor
worse--a
se- - a
al
jurisdiction.
p l a n n i n gbecause
l a c k of
lack
b e c a u s of
e
o f planning
u n c l e a rjurisdiction.
o f unclear
j u r s i d i c t i o n includes:
A
a m p l i n gof
a u t h o r i t i e s and
( s o m eare
A s
sampling
o f authorities
a n djursidiction
i n c l u d e s : (some
direct
a r e direct
and
fringe)
and some
s o m eadmittedly
a d m i t t e d l yon
o n the
th e fri n g e )
Local and
Local
county
and county
Po r t Commissions
Port
C o mmi ssi o n s
County Courts
County
Courts
p 'l a n ninggroups
gr oups
County
C o u n tyand
d i stri ct planning
a n ddistrict
Oyster
O y s te rassociations
a sso ci a ti o n s
State
State
Land Board
Board
Land
Fish
F i s h Commission
Commission
Game
Commission
Game
Commission
Sanitary
Authority
u th o ri ty
Sa n i ta ry A
Board of
Board
Health
of Health
Highway Department
Highway
Departnrent
Parks
Parks Department
Department
Marine
fvlarine Board
Board
Agri
Agriculture
cul ture Department
Department
Planning
Pl a n n i n gand
a n d Development
D e ve l o p me Division
nDivision
t
Engineer
Engineer
Water
ResourcesBoard
Water Resources
Board
Committee
Committeeon
on Natural
Natural Resources
Resources
Port Authorities
Authorities Commission
Port
Commi
ssion
Ag r i cu l tu ra l Experiment
Agricultural
State
E xp e ri me nStation--Oregon
St tation- - Or egon
State University
Univer sity
Pacific
P a c i fi c Marine
F l a ri n eFisheries
Commission
Conmission
F i sh e ri e s
S t a t e Police
P o l i ce
State
Forestry Department
Forestry
Oepartment
Federal
Federal
Corps
Corpsof
Engineers
of Engineers
Adm inistr ation
Federal
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F
e d e ra lWa
te rPollution
C ontr ol Administration
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P u b l i c Health
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Food and
and Drug
Drug Administration
Administration
Food
Bureau
Fisheries
Bureauof
Fisheries
of Commercial
Conrnercial
hlildlife
Bureau
B u r ea uof
o f Sports
S p o rts Fisheries
F i sh e ri e s and
and Wildlife
U . S . Forest
U.S.
F o r e s tService
Service
U.S.
U . S . Geological
G e o l o g i c aService
l ervice
S
Coast
Coast and
Survey
and Geodetic
GeodeticSurvey
Soil
So i l Conservation
C o n se rva ti o Service
nS e rvi ce
l'lanagement
Bureau of Land
Bureau
LandManagement
169
ESTUARIES
CAPSULE
VIEhJ
CAPSULE
VIEW
OF
ESTUARIES
OFOREGON
OREGON
Bay
Y o u n g ' sBay
e s t u a r yand
Columbia
R i v e r estuary
a n dYoung's
C
o l u m b i River
a
f r o m tthe
he
a b o u tlB
l 9 qmiles
f o r about
i l e s from
i n t r u s i o n for
The
estuary
s a l i n e intrusion
s t u a r yhas
- h a sa saline
T
h e Columbia
C o l u m b i river
a
river e
i
n
a
d
di.
i n d u s t r i a l area
a r e ain addia n dindustrial
s h i p p i n gand
This
water
i s an
i m p o r t a n tocean
o c e a nshipping
his w
a t e r is
a n important
mouth. T
mouth.
C9tf i s h i n g .center
c e n t e r . . Coms p o r t salmOn
s a l m o 1fishing
tion
as
and
t i o n to
i m p o r t a n ca
e s a ccommercial
o m m e r c i aa
ln d sport
i t s importance
t o its
bay
q i l l n e t on
i n Young's
Y o u n g ' sbay
river'a
n d in
t h e main
m a i nriver
mercial
and
b y qillnet
o n the
t a k e salmon
s a l m o nby
m e r c i a lfishermen
f i s h e r m e ntake
a r e captured
offs h r i m pare
c a p t u r e doffc, r a b sand
a n dshrimp
G r o u n d f i s hcrabs
b y trolling
t h e ocean.
o c e a n . Groundfish,
and
t r o l l i n g in
a n d by
i n the
in the
the river.
r iver .
fishi!9 in
spor t fishing
b oth commercial
andsport
and
comm er cial
b y both
ta ke nby
s h o r e - . Sturgeon
St u rg e o nare
a re taken
shore.
Domesti c
fall and
andwinter.
winter . Domestic
dur inqfall
water sduring
Waterfowl
ma rsh eand
sa n dopen
o penwaters
W a t e r f o wuse
luse the
th e marshes
l 'l o
sites. Mo
fr ommany
m any
estuar yfrom
andestuary
r iver and
and
sites.
p o l l u t'i o ncomes
the river
co me into
si nto the
i n d u s t r i a l pollution
a n d industrial
w. a smade.
ma de
d e t e r m i n a ti o nof
o f acreage
determination
a cre a g ewas
t i d e l a n dacres
acres
l , l B 0 tideland
3 " 7 6 6acres
N
ehalem
B a y 3766
Nehalem
Bay
a c r e s 1,180
i n * the
t h e upper
upper
p o p u l a t i o no
c l a m sin
s o f t s h e l l clams
Nehalem
bay
excellent
off softshell
b a y supports
s u p p o r t san
an e
x c e l l e n t population
Nehalem
Excessive
Excessiv
e
the
mouth.
near
fishing
q
u
i
h
ti
ti
e
so
f
for
spor
t
reaches
and
quantities
of
crabs
for
sport
fishing
near
the
mouth.
cra
b
s
a
n
i
reaches
l
.
o
w
.
s
a
l
i
n
i
t
y
t
o
t
h
e
c
l
a
m
s
p
e
c
i
e
s
fresh
water
intrusion
limits
the
variety
of
clam
species
to
the
low
salinity
o
f
l
i
m
i
t
s
v
a
r
i
e
t
y
w
a
t
e
r
t
h
e
i
n
t
r
u
s
i
o
n
fresh
p
e
r
c
h
f
i
s
h
e
s
a
n
d
.
o
t
h
e
l
Sport
fishing
for
salmon,
flounder,
perch
and
other
fishes
f
l
o
u
n
d
e
f
,
s
a
l
m
o
n
,
f
o
r
S
p
o
r
t
f
i
s
h
i
n
g
softshell.
adapted
a
d a p t e dsoftshell.
the
use
Waterfowl
and
shorebirds
use
the
shor
ebir
ds
I,later
fowl
and
bar
.
the
b
a
y
is
i n the
a crois the bar.
i s important
i m p o r t a n tin
th e bay and
a n dacross
b a y in
i n fall
f a l l and
a n dwinter.
winter.
bay
t i d e l a n d acres
acres
5,147
, 1 4 7tideland
8,839
8 , 8 3 9acres
acres 5
l4or ethan
than
in
acr eage. More
tideland
estuar
y
Tillamook
in tideland acreage.
l a rg e st Oregon
0 regorestuary
r
b a y is
i s the
i tre largest
T i l l a n r o o kbay
commercial
Sport
and
commercial
Spor[
and
bay.
Tlllamook
fromTillamook bay.
producedoysters
c6mefrom
80%
produced
oysters come
80%of
0rego-n
oi Oregon
p, o p c l a mpopg a p g qand
c o c k l eclam
a n dcockle
E x c e l l e n tgaper
l s important.
i m p o r t a n t . Excellent
cclam
l a mdigging
d i g g i n gand
c r a b b i n gis
a h acrabbing
c
o
c
kle
b
u
t
t
e
r
,
a
n
d
q
u
a
n
i
t
i
e
s
s o f t s h e l l , butter, and cockle
o f softshell,
ulations
with
p r e s e n tw
i t F smaller
s m a l l b r quanities of
u
l a t i o n i " are
a r i present
boats
Sport
S
p
o
r
tboats
b
a
y
.
t
h
e
w
i
t
h
i
n
e x c e l l e n twithin the bay.
i s excellent
p e r c hsport
f i s f r i n g is
s p o r t fishing
S a l m o iand
ar n d perch
cclams.
l a m s . Salmon
gr
oun!_fish
shr im pand
salm on,shrimp
and ground fish
fish
cr ab, salmon,
a n d commercial
co mmer ciilcrab,
s al mo noffshore
o ffi h o re and
f i s h for
f o r salmon
excellent
pl r o b l e malthough
a l l h o y g hexcellent
i s a seasonal
s e a s o n aproblem
P o l l u t i o n is
boats
b o a t soperate
o p e r a t eoffshore.
o f f s h o r e . Pollution
maiorindus.indus i: the
the major
pr oblem . Log
Log storage
stor aggis
the problem.
efforts
to reduce
re d u c ethe
b e i n g made
ma d eto
e
f f o r t s ' aare
r e being
other
n dother
,q a y pa
Large
populations
off w
widgeon,
and
o p u l a t i o n so
i d g e o n ,pintail,
_ p i n t a i l ccanvasback,
, a h v a s b a c ksscaup
use. L
trial
t r i a l use.
a r g 6p
is
hunting
huntingis
winter . Waterfowl
andwinter.
in fall
tatl and
a r eain
ducks
brant
th e area
.blater fowl
bl a ck-b
ri n t use
u sethe
a n d black
d u c k sand
ay
T i l l a m o o kB
Tillaniook
Bay
p
o p ual r .
popular.
m o s t l ytideland)
tideland)
2 , 4 0 6acres
a c r e s ((mostly
Netarts
N e t a r t sBay
B a y 2,406
clar .n.po
excellent clam
pr
istine
estuar y_with
Netarts
is
a
high
salinity
nearly
pristine
estuary
with excellent
popu-pun
e
a
rly
sa
l
i
n
i
ty
Netarts is a high
b
u
t
t
er,
g
a
p
e
r
,
Quantities
of
gaper,
cockle,
butter,
c
o
c
k
l
e
,
o
f
i
n
d
u
s
t
r
y
.
o y s t e r industry. Q u a n t i t i e s
lations
s m a l l oyster
a n daa small
l a t i o n s and
are
Cockle
clams
c
l
a
m
sare
C
o
c
k
l
e
d
i
g
g
i
n
o
.
s
p
o
r
t
s
u
p
i
r
o
r
t
'
h
e
a
v
y
littleneck
and
softshell
clams
support
heavy
sport
digginq.
littleneck andsoftshill clams
is
cr
ab
per
ch,
and
Sport
fishing
for
salmon,
perch,
flounder
and
crab
is
flounder
salmon.,
for
dug
d u g commercially.
c o m m e rci a l l y. S' pAo rt fi sh i n g
cod
l i n g cod
a n g ling
f o r salmon
s a l n i o land
minor
f i t h i n g for
ot f offshore
o f f s h o r efishing
p o F u l a rin
i n o r amount
a m o u nof
6ay. A m
popular
i n the
t h e bay.
thin-shelled
g
e
o
d
u
g
k
s
,
a
n
d
t
h
i
n
s
h
e
l
l
e
d
Remnant
populations
of
native
oysters,
o
y
s
t
e
r
s
,
geoducks,
and
p
o
p
u
l
a
t
i
o
n
s
n
a
t
i
v
e
of
iis
dl eonneec. kR e m n a n t
' lsi t"tdone.
the
f' lowagenear
san{ flowage
Minor
occurss through
near the
thr oughsand
i n o r pollution occur
littleneck clams
e i <i i t. t4
cl a msexist.
seur
age
situatjon
thr
ough
this
Plans
are
underway
to
correct
this
situation
through
sewage
to
cor
r
ect
l i e ta rts. P l a n s'a re u n der way
ttown
o w nof
o f I4etarts.
the
populations
use
shor
ebir
d
Excellent
black
brant,
waterfowl
and
shorebird
populations
use
the
treatment.
t r e a t m e n t . E xce l l e n t b l a ck b ra nt, water fovlland
Univer sit y
Oregon
j o !n s Cape
State University
egonState
state.par
k. 0r
Lookoutstate
The
park.
C a p eLookout
u p p e rbay
b a y joins
bay. T
h e upper
bay.
(1 5 0acres)
l' r lhisky
cr eek
is near
nearWhisky
estuary
creek.
a cre s) is
a re a (150
e
s i u a r y research
r e s e a rcharea
7Y00acres
acr es
Sand
A p P ro xi ma te l700
L a ke Approximately
S a n dLake
excellent.
i s excellent.
fr i s h i ! 9 is
F
e n r b a y m e n Flounder
t .l o u n d e fishing
s m a l lembayment.
s a l i n i t y small
Sand
i s aa ,high
h i i i t salinity
S a n dLake
L a k eis
usesare
ar e
No
industrial
uses
industr
ial
pr oduction. No
for oyster
oysterproduction.
There
to be
5 e opportunity
o p p o rtu i ri tyfor
a p p e a rsto
T h e r eappears
Minor
l
i
i
n
or
f
o
o
d
.
fto r food.
i s unimportant
u n i m p o r t a nfor
n o s ewhich
w h i c his
i s the
t h e -bent
b e n tnose
c l h mis
T h emain
m a j nclam
evident.
e v i d e n t . ' The
as
u
s
e
d
at n dused as
G h o s tshrimp
' s h r i mare
p . a abundant
raeb u n d a nand
h o u s e s . Ghost
f i o m 'bayside
bayside
pollution
may
houses.
p
ollution m
a yoccur
o i . u . from
Tjo
w i n t e r i n q ' , _. T Y ?
a n dwintering.
i q r a t i o nand
uringm
e e s euse
- u s the
teh e a
read
and
geese
area
during
miqration
u c k sa
n dg
U a i t . bDucks
ifish
i s t bait.
deliqhtfully
s u m m e r .AA delightfully
a n dsummer.
s p i i n gand
public
u s eduring
d u r i n gspring
h e a v yuse
p u b l i c campgrounds
rdesc 6 i v eheavy
c a m p g r o u nreceive
beautiful
b e a u t i f u l area.
area.
170
170
N
estucca
m o s t l ytideland)
Nestucca
Bay
B a y 1,
l , 149
1 4 9acres
a c r e s ((mostly
tideland)
T h is small
sm a l l bay
b a y is
i s nearly
This
in
freshwater.
n e a rl y drowning
i
n
fr
eshwater
. Low
Lowsalinity
salinity restricts
r estr icts clam
clam
llowning
produ c t i o nto
t o the
t h e softshelJ.
production
so ftsh e l l . Salmon
S a l mo nand
andcutthroat
cutthr oat trout
tr out fishing
fishinq is
is excellent.
excelleni.
F
loun d e ra
p e rch are
n d perch
Flounder
and
a re also
a l so taken.
ta ke n . Nestucca
i rlestucca
is aa moderately
is
m oder atelyimportant
im por tantwaterwater ffowl
owl h
u n t i n g and
w i n te ri n garea.
a n d wintering
hunting
a re a . D
o
m
estic
pollutlon
fr om bankside
binksidecommunities
Domestic pollution from
conmunities
in tthe
he u
p p e r estuary
e s tu a ry is
p ro b l e m.
in
upper
i s aa problem.
Sa l m o nRiver
R i v e r 438
Salmon
4 3 8 acres
a cre s
p e t i t e Salmon
Th e petite
S a l mo nriver
ri ve r estuary
The
e stu a ry contains
co n tains small
quantities of
small quantities
softshell clams
of softshell
clams
a
n d -s
u p p o r t saa fishery
f ish e ry for
fo r flounder,
per ch, salmon
fl o u n d e r, perch,
and
supports
salmonand
and cutthroat
cutthr oat trout.
tr out. Water
W ater
f o wl and
a n d other
bi rd s use
fowl
o t h e r birds
u se the
th e area.
a re a . A
Natur eConservancy
Conser vancyarea,
A Nature
ar ea, on
the south
on the
south
s ide of
o f Cascade
C a s c a d Head,
e
H e a d ,adjoins
a d j o i n s the
side
th e estuary.
e stuar y. This
This estuary
estuar y is
is an
an excellent
excellent area
ar ea
ffor
o r study
s t u d y of
o f intertidal
i n t e r t i d a l zonation
z o n a t i o nof
p l a n t sand
o f plants
animals.a n danimals.
S i l e t z Bay
( m o s i l ytidelands)
B a y 1,203
1 , 2 0 3acres
Siletz
a c r e s (mostly
tidelands)
Th
is
s
m
a
'
l
l
b
a
y
su p p o rtsimportant
i mp o rta n tsport
sp or t fisheries
This small bay supports
fisher ies for salmon
salmonand
and cutthroat
cutthr oat
t ro u t , flounders
f l o u n d e r sand
p e rch . Softshell
trout,
a n dperch.
S o ftsh e ll clams
e harvested
har vestedon
the flats
clams ar
are
on the
between
flats between
Kernvi l l e and
a n dCutler
C u tl e r City.
Kernville
C i ty. Large
L a rg enumbers
n u mber of
s waterfowl
of
water fowluse
use the
the bay
bayduring
dur ing
m
igra t i o n and
migration
a n dwintering.
w i n te ri n g . H
o u si n gd
e velopments
encr
oachingon
Housing
developments
encroaching
on the
the-estuary
estuar y
tthreaten
h re a t e n tthe
h e vvalue
a lu e o
e b
ay b
re dgin!and
off th
the
bay
byy-d
dredging
and filling
valuable shallow
filling of
ltr e valuable
of the
str illow
mars h . This
marsh.
T h i s "key"
typ e of
o f housing
h o u si n gdevelopment
"k ey" type
in
d evelopnr ent
in Florida
has demolished
Flor ida has
dem olished
s e v e r a l entire
e n t i r e bays.
b q V s, Rumored
several
R u mo relong
plans for
ldo n g range
ranqeplans
point to
for Siletz
bay point
Siletz bay
to abolishabolishm
e n tof
o f all
a l l tidal
t i d a l flats.
ment
flats.
Y a q u i n aBay
B a y 2,853
Yaquina
2 , 8 5 3acres
a c r e s 1,741
1 , 7 4 1tideland
t i d e l a n dacres
acres
b
a
y
i
s
a
n
This
large
bay
is
an
important
industrial,
and
i
mp
o
rta
n
t
i
n
d
u str ial, commercial
com m er cial
andnatural
natur al resource
bay.
r esour cebay.
I f , l: -la r g e
Co c k l € ,gaper
g d P € Fand
(i
n
a ndsoftshell
so ftsh e l l clams
Cockle,
(in
that
order)
cl a ms
that or der ) are
impor tantrecreational
ar e an
an important
r ecr eationil
and commercial
c o m m e r c i aresource.
and
rleso u rce . Crabbing
C ra b b i n gand
bay fishing
per ch
a nd bay
fishinq for salmon,
salm bn,flounders,
flounder s, perch
and other
o t h e r species
and
s p e c i e sis
i s very
p o p u l a r. Sport
ve ry popular.
boats fish
Spor t boats
fish offshore
offshor e for
salmon. ComCom for salmon.
m e rc i a l fishermen
f i s h e r m entake
ta ke crabs,
cra b s, shrimp,
mercial
sh ri mp ,ground
gr oundfish
fish and
and salmon
salmonoffshore.
Yaquina,
offshor e. Yaquina,
l i k e Coos
C o o sBay
. B ais
iys aa major
like
m a j o rindustrial
i n d u s t r i a l .bay
b a ywith
p u l p manufacturing,
w i t h log
l o g storage,
s t o r a g e ,pulp
manufacturing,
l.umbershipment
shipmentand
lumber
other
industrial
and other industrial uses.
Recentdredging
programshave
uies. Recent
Oreiqjnb programs
have
d e s t r o y e dvaluable
v a l u a b l eshellfish
s h e l l f i s h and
destroyed
a n dwaterfowl
w a t e r f o w rareas
a r e a sby
b y dredging
d r e J g i i q and
' a n i filling.
Black
Black
filling.
b
ra n t , several
s e v e r a l species
sp e ci e sof
brant,
o f ducks,
d u cks,and
a n dshorebirds
s hor ebir dsuse
6ay'during
.dur ingmigration
the bay
use the
migr ition
and
a
n d wintering.
. w i n t e r i n g . Yaquina
p ro d u cerof
i s aa producer
both native
of both
native and
Picific oysters.
andPacific
6yst6r s. Oregon
0r egon
Y u q yi n ais
St
a
t
U n i v e r s i t y's T1arine
f'l a ri n eSScience
ci e n ceC
e nterand
Statee University's
Center
and mar
marine
ineresearch
r .esear ch
locat;d
r eser veare
reserve
ar e located
on
the bay.
on the
bay.
Al s e a Bay
Alsea
Ba y 2,227
2 ,2 2 7acres
a cre s
L i k e Siuslaw,
S i u s ' l a wAlsea
, l s e abay
b a y is
A
i s an
an e
x c e l l e n t sport
Like
excellent
s p o r t fishing
f i s h i n g bay
b a y for
f o r salmon
cuts a l m o nand
a n dcuttthroat
h r o a t trout.
t r o u t . Perch
P e r c hfishing
g o o dand
f i s h i n g is
i s good
a n dflounder
i l o u n d e rangling
t s fair.
A l s e abay
f a i r . Alsea
bay
a n i t i n g is
is fair
f a i r for
is
f o r waterfowl.
w a t e rfo w l . T
h e so
ftsh e l l is
The
softshell
is the most
most important
clam althouqh
although
impor tint clam
c oc k le sand
g a p e rsare
p re se n tin
a n dgapers
cockles
a re present
i n small
smallnumbers.
number s. This
potenThis bay
bay may
mayhave
havesome
som epotenf
o
r
p
r
o
d
u
c
t
i
o
n
.
tial
for
oyster
production.
o
y
s
t
e
r
I
n
d
u
s
t
r
i
a
l
u
s
e
i
s
l
i
m
i
t
e
d
Industrial
use
is
limited
to
loq
towing.
t o l o g t o w i n q . Lint
Li;lt
!lut
S'loug h on
, nA
l s e a bay,
b a y, is
o
i s an
Slough,
Alsea
Commission
saline
a n Oregon
0 re g o nGame
Game
Comm ission
saline salmon
salmonrearing
exper r eir ing experim e n t a lstation.
imental
s t a t i o n . The
T h ePort
P o rt Commission
C o mmi ssi on
is currently
is
developcur r ently studying
studyinglong
lonqrange
r ange
deveiop-
ment.
ment.
S i u s l a wBay
Siuslaw
B a y 1,589
1 , 5 8 9acres
5 9 7 tideland
a c r e s 597
t i d e l a n d acres
acres
S
i u s l a wb
p r o v i d e se
a y provides
x c e l l e n t fishing
f i s h i n g for
Siuslaw
bay
excellent
f o r salmon,
s a l m o n ,cutthroat
c u t t h r o a t trout,
t r o u t , flounder
f l o u n d e rand
and
p
erc h a
n dm
ro d u cti vecl
o d e r a te l yp
qaper
perch
and
moderately
productive
clamming
softshell
and
a mmingfor
for
and gaper clams.
The
ciam s. The
e s t u a r yis
i s narrow
n a r r o wand
estuary
a n dcrooked.
cro o ke d . Wa
quality appears
te rquality
good. Industrial
be good.
Water
appear sto
to be
Industr ial
i s slight.
use
u
s e is
slight.
171
L7L
( i n c l u d i n gWinchester)
5,712
1 , 5 4 8tideland
t i d e l a n d acres
Umpqua
U m p q uBay
Baa y(including
t , r | i n c h e s t e r )5
" 7 1 2acres
a c r e s 1,548
acres
g o o dquantities
U
Umpqua
m p q uiisa
a
h a sgood
off llargesoftshell
s a sizable
a n dhas
a r r g e . s o f t s h e clams.
lcl l a m s .
s i z a b l eestuary
e s t u a r yand
Q u a n t i t i e so
,'linchester
lBecause
J e c a u sof
e " olow
n c o n m oalthough
anl t h o u g hlWinchester
other
are
uncommon
l of w ssalinity,
alinity, o
s p e c i e sa
t h e r cclam
l a m species
re u
( n e a r the
gaperclams
Incredible
bay (near
edible ,, ,
bay
t h e mouth
few gaper
clam s. Incr
o f the
tl re estuary)
e stu a ry) contains
c ontainsaa few
m o u thof
truly.
s p o r t salmon
b a y and
t h i s . a truly
sport
ocean
makes
s a l m o nfishing
i n the
t h e lower
l o w e r bay
a k e sthis
f i s h i n g in
a n d adjacent
c e a nm
a d j a c e n to
g
r e a t sport
f i s h i n g , crabcrabgreat
sa al l m o ntrolling,
t r o l l i n g , shrimp
s h r i m pfishing,
s p o r t fishing
f i s h i n g area
a r e a . Commercial
C o m m e r c i salmon
g r e e nand
b
ing a
g r o u n dfishing
b a s sand
white
a n dwhite
bing
and
f i s h i n g occur
o c c u roffshore
a n dgreen
n d ground
S t r i p e d bass
o f f s h o r e . Striped
par ticular ly scaup,
the
b a y. l'
use the
Waterfowl,
sturgeon
s t urg e o nare
t a ke n in
later fowl, particularly
a r e taken
i n the
th e upper
u p p e rbay.
scaup,use
p
u
l
p
m
a
n
u
f
acupper
This
estuary
important
industrial
i
n
d
u
s
t
r
i
a
l
area
with
pulp
manufacu
p p e rbay.
bay. T
his e
s t u a r yis
i s an
i
m
p
o
r
t
a
n
t
a
r
e
a
.
w
i
t
h
an
t u r i n g , lumber
i
n
d
u
s
t
r
i
a
l
turing,
shipping
and
other
industrial
uses
l u m b e rs h i p p i n ga n d o t h e r
uses.
B a y 9,543
9 , 5 4 3acres
t i d e l a n d acres
acres
Coos
C
o o sBay
a c r e s 4,569
4 , 5 6 9tideland
important
i s an
a n important
C
o o sBay
i s the
I t is
Coos
Oregon
largest O
i n total
t o t a l acreage
a c r e a g e . It
B a yis
t h e largest
e s t u a r yin
r e g o nestuary
p
u
l
p
m
a n u f a c t u r i nand
industrial
with
manufacturing
i n d u s t r i a l bay
l u m b e rshipment,
aqn d
bayw
' i t h log
s t o r a g e ,lumber
s h i p m e n t pulp
,
1 o g storage,
gaperand
bedsof
and
The
b ay contains
of gaper
contains excellent
excellent beds
other
ot he r commercial
h e lower
l o w e r bay
c o m m e r ci auses.
ul se s. T
bay
C o o sbay
bt u t small
H i s t o r i c a l l y , Coos
s m a l l . Historically,
a b u n d a nbut
a r e abundant
ccockle
o c k l e clams,
c l a m s ;other
o t h e r species
s p e c i e sare
Pr obably
havesurvived
sur vived. Probably
h
a d ttremendous
pso p u l a ti o n sof
Nonehave
had
n a ti ve oysters
oyster s. None
r e m e n d o upopulations
o f native
year sago
population
pollu t i o n from
agowiped
the population
tw o hundred
h u n d re dyears
wipedout
pollution
f r o m fires
fi re s of
out the
o f two
p r o d u c ein
di n aa small
S l o u g h . Salmon,
i n South
S o u t hSlough.
Salmon,
Pacific
s m a l larea
a r e ain
P a c i f i c oysters
a r e produced
o y s t e r sare
in the
bay.
by sportsmen
the bay.
p e rch and
spor tsmen
striped
in
ar e caught
s t rip e d bass,
b a s s , shad,
caughtby
sh a d , perch
a n d other
o th e r fish are
salmon
u a n ti ti e s of
gr oundfish,
and salmon
shr imp,crabs
cr abs and
Commercial
quantities
fish, shrimp,
b'ol a ts take
ta ke q
Co m m e r c i aboats
o f ground
m
pintails.a
r e abundant
are
a b u n d a nmigrants
t igrants
offshore.
D u c k s ,especially
e s p e c i a l l ycanvasbacks
c a n v a s b a cand
kasn dpintails.
o
f f s h o r e . Ducks,
and
wintering
i n t e r i n gbirds
birds.
a n dw
Coquille
CoquiI I e River
River 703
7tl3 acres
acres
small
c l a m s . AA small
b e d sof
This
bay
contains
b
a
y
o f softshell
s o f t s h e l lclams.
T h i s low
l o w salinity
c
o n t a i n slimited
l i m i t e d beds
salinity
Striped
bass,
shad
and
bass,
shad
and
Str
iped
fi
sher
y
exists.
commercial
and
recreational
crab
fishery
exists.
c omm e r c i aal n d re cre a tj o n a l cra b
rearing
s
a
l
m
o
n
i
drearing
s
h
a
d
The
bay
is
a
valuable
shad
and
salnionid
b
a
y
i
s
a
n
d
b
a
y
.
t h e bay. T h e
a valuable
salmon
s a l m o nare
a r e taken
t a k e nin
i n the
p
i
n
t
a
i
l
s
w
idgeons,
a
n
d
p
o
p
u
l
a
t
i
o
n
s
,
e s p e c i a l l ypintails and widgeons,
C o q u i l l evalley
w a t e r f o w lpopulations, especially
area.
v a l l e y waterfowl
a r e a . Coquille
b
i
r
d
s
.
use
b a y as
a n d wintering
w i n t e r i n gbirds
u s e the
t h e bay
a s migrants
m i g r a n t sand
COWMITTEE
MEIIBERS
COIIMITTEE
MEIiBERS
Robert
R
o b e r tL.
L . Borovicka
Borovicka
Wilbur
P. Breese
B r e e se
lJ iI b u r P.
Glen
D . Carter
Carter
G
l e n0.
Ed
Chaney
EclChaney
William
h l i l l i a mClothier
Clothier
Robert
A. Corthell
C o r t he l l
Rob e r tA.
Howard
Horton
HowardHorton
Erland
I r l a n d Juntunen
Juntunen
Robert
llobert Loeffel
Loeffel
i i a r r i a ge
L.
D e a nharriage
L . Dean
t{ontgomery
Monty
L. Montgomery
l,lontyL.
C.
C . Dale
D a l eSnow
Snow
Chai rman
l,lick , Chairman
t,liI I i arnQQ. Wick,
William
(Or egonChapter
Society)
Fisher iesSociety)
(Oregon
Chapter, ,Amer
American
icanFisheries
f4anagement
of' Land
U
S.Bureau
U.,
5.
Bureauof
L'andManagement
Univer sity
Oregon
State University
0 r egonState
Sanitaryy Author
Authority
itY
State Sanitar
Oregon
Or egonState
Fish
i s h Commission
Commission
Oregon
0 r e g o nF
' ' Contr olAdmni .
tlater Pollution
FolI uti on Control Admin
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Feder alWater
S
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ne r v i c e
U.
U . S.
S. S
o i l Conservation
University
sity
Oreqon
State Univer
0r eqonState
University
sity
Oreqon
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0r eqonState
Oreqon
Fish Connission
Conunission
0r eqonFish
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F i s h Commission
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r e q o nFish
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State University
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172
OREGON
COASTAL
SPORT
FISHERIES
OREGON COASTAL
SPORT FISHERIES
A
Appendix
Appendix
A
The
fishermanhas
lonq been
awareof
The Oreqon
Oregon fisherman
has long
been aware
of the
the variety
variet.r/of
of anqlinq
analinqorlooropoortunities
afforded
in
the
estuarine
tunities afforded in the estuarine and
environment. Unique
andsalt-water
salt-water environrnaiit.
Uniqueand
and
extrenelyvaluable
valuablefisheries
fisheries exist,
exist, such
suchas
asthe
theoffshore
extremely
fishery
offshoresalmon
salmon
andthe.
fisderyand
the.
incneasing-number
of anglers
anqlersseekinc'
seekinathe
Increasing number of
the nongame
nongame marine
marine species.
species. The
Theestuary
lstuary
fisheries
for sea-run
cutthroat trout,
trout, salmon,
fisheries for
sea-run cutthroat
salmon, and
andthe
the nonname
nohgame
marinespecies
speciei
marine
continueto
increasein
will
to increase
ln importance.
will continue
importance.
Thesignificance
slgnificanceof
of the
the estuary
estuaryto
to the
The
the fishery
fishery resources
resources of
of Oregon
Oregon cannot
cannot
.
be overemphasized.
overremphasized.
be
All
troui and
All anadromous
anadromous species
species of
of trout
andsalmon
salmonare
d6pendent
are dependent
thls saline
saline environment
uponthis
environrpntto
to successfully
successfullycomplete
upon
corpletetheir
their life
Addilife cycle.
cyclb. Additlonal
researchis
is essential
to further
further define
tional research
essential to
definethe
the relationship
relationshipof
ofthe
tidal
the tidal
to the
arras to
the ecology
ecologyof
of the
the anadromous
areas
species.
anadromous
species.
Theability
ability of
of these
thesefisheries
fisheries to
The
to continue
continuetheir
their contribution
contributionto
to the
the
recreatlonal
and
economic
resources
of
the
State
is largely
recreational and economic resources of the State is
largely dependent
dependent
recuponrecupon
oqnitionbeing
beinqafforded
plannin,r
affordedthis
this natural
natural resource
ognition
in planning
nesounce
itl future
future develonin
all
develonmentsaffecting
affecting the
the bays
baysof
ments
of Oregon.
0regon.
Datapertaininq
to the
the sport
sport fisheries
presented
fisheries is
is presented
Data
pertaining to
in
in the
tables.
the following
followingtables.
The
sunmerand
fall tidewater
tldewaterfishery
The Siuslaw
Siuslaw sunier
and fall
fishery for
for salmon
salmonand
andsea-run
sea-runcutcutthroat
grow'ln
continuesto
to grow
throat continues
in Importance.
lmportance.A
of statistics
statistics for
for the
1965
A surmary
summary of
the 1965
and
1966fisheries
presented
fisheries is
ls presented
and 1966
in
in Table
Table1.
l.
Table1I
Table
A summary
surmaryof
Statistics
A
of Statistics
SiuslawTidewater
Ti dewaterFishery
Fishery
Siuslaw
1965and
and1966
1966
1965
CALCULATED
CALCULATED TOTAL
TOTAL CATCH
CATCH
Yqqf_
Year
Boat
Boat
Days
Days
1965
1965
6,434
6,434
1966
1966
7,969
7,969
Total
Total
Anglers
Anglers
Cutthroat
Cutthroat
6,314
6,314
16,629
16,629
5,699
5,698
Chinook
Chinook
l161
6l
8
833
Coho
Coho
Coho
and
and
Chi nook
Chinook
Jacks
Jacks
Fish
Fi sh
per
Der
Anciler
Analer
1 , 6 5 2 2,420
1,652
2,420
I ,004
1,004
582
582
0.44
0.44
The average
averageyearly
catch of
The
yearly catch
of cutthroat
cutthroat for
for the
the years
1958throuah
throuoh1964
is
years 1958
1964is
10,937.
1 0 , 9 3 7 . The
T h ecalculated
c a l c u l a t e dcatch
catch for
for both
both cutthroat
cutthroat and
andsalmon
salmonwas
wasbelow
belor,raverage
average
iin
n 1966.
1 9 6 6 . The
T h e 1966
1 9 6 6take
ta ke of
of adult
adult salmon
salmonwas
b,as83
83 chinook,
chinookn
1,004
1,004coho,
and582
582
coho,and
salmon.
jack
J a c k salmon.
L73
173
trout and
andsalmon
salnnn
cutthroat trout
sea-runcutthroat
The
River tidewater
tidewater sea-run
Alsea and
Siletz River
The Alsea
and Siletz
use
years. An
of the
the analer
angler use
An estimate
estimate of
several years
havebeeit
been npnitored
fisheries
monitored for
fgr several
fisheries have
mooraqe
operof
effort
is
the
cooperative
and
rate
of
catch
is
obtained
through
the
cooperative
effort
of
mooraqe
operof
obtained
through
and
catch
boat trips
trips
The calculated
data. The
calculated boat
ators in
boat counts
and creel
creel data.
in recording
recording analer
ancler boat
counts and
sucand
in
angler
use
trend
however,
the
and
catch are
to error'
and total
total catch
are subject
subject to
error: however, the trend in anqier use and suctftis fishery.
fisher y.
by this
e contribution
co n tri b u ti on made
madeby
c e s s is
i s indicative
i n d i c a ti ve of
o f th
cess
the
thr ough
for 1957
1957throimh
Siletz tidewater
tidevr aterfor
in the
the Siletz
The
T h e estimated
e s t i m ate dangler
u se and
a n d catch
catch in
a n g l e r use
i n Table
2.
1965
s listed
T a b l e2.
1 9 6 5iis
l i s t e d in
T a b l e22
Table
Catch,
Useand
A n glerUse
andCatch,
Estimated
E sti ma te dAngler
Ti deu,rater
Fi shery'
Siletz
Fishery,
Si
I etz River
River Tidewater
ioci...icuc
1
957-1965
Boat
Boat
Year
Days Cutthroat
Cutthroat
Year
Days
1957
1
957
1958
1
958
1959
1959
1960
1
960
1961
l96l
1962
1
962
1963
1
963
1964
1964
1965
1965
5,002
5,002
10,656
1
0,656
14,564
l4,564
9,040
9
,040
10,430
l0,430
l10,561
0,561
5,930
5,930
8,071
B,o7l
l10,307
0,307
1,391
I ,391
4,334
4 ,334
3,875
3,875
6,223
6,223
2,856
?,856
4,851
4
,B5l
1,234
I ,234
1,493
I,493
4,247
4,247
Chi
nook
Chinook
364
364
723
723
2,069
2,069
603
603
980
980
666
666
447
447
608
608
797
797
Coho
Coho
I1,570
,570
504
504
2,955
2,955
556
556
852
852
I1,025
,025
I1,093
,093
1,969
I,969
1,306
I,306
Chinook
Chinook
350
350
469
469
541
541
870
870
931
931
1,436
I ,436
253
253
753
753
Jacks
Jacks
Coho
ho
509
509
400
400
479
479
803
903
1,397
I ,397
I1,983
,983
148
148
1,227
1"227
Total
Total
839
839
869
869
1,020
I,020
1,673
I ,673
2,328
2,328
3,419
3
,419
401
401
1,980
I,980
1,256
I,256
annuall.y
boat days
recordedannually
daysrecorded
of boat
For the years
years of
of record the average
average nunber
nuner of
For
0.35
chlnook,
p
e
r
for
is
cutthr
oat;
b
o
a
t
effor
t
is
9,395,
and
catch
per
unit
of
boat
effort
is
0.35
for
cutthroat;
chinook,
u
n
i
t
o
f
is 9 , 3 9 5 , a n d c a tch
a c k salmon,
0
0 . 1 5 ; and
s a l m o n0.16.
, .16
0.08;
a n d jjack
0 . 0 8 ; coho,
c o h o ,0.15
1957to
to
tidewater , 1957
Alsea River
River tidewater,
for the
the Alsea
The
estimated
u se and
s t i m a te dangler
a n d catch
catch for
T
hee
a n g l e r use
1965
b e found
T a b l e3.
3.
i n Table
1965may
f o un din
m a ybe
L74
174
Table
Table 33
EstimatedAngler
AnglerUse
Useand
Catch
Estimated
andCatch
Alsea
RiverTidewater
Tidewater
Fishery,
Alsea River
Fishery,
l9s7-1965
1957-1965
Boat
Boat
Year
I 957
1957
1958
1958
1959
1959
1960
1960
t1961
96l
1962
1962
1963
1963
1964
1964
1965
1965
Days
5,675
5,675
9,685
9,685
7,659
7,659
8,694
I,694
9,047
9,047
I11,290
I ,290
10,068
10,068
9,312
9,312
10,378
l0,378
Cutthroat
Chinook
3,009
3,008
7,774
7,774
3,772
3,772
7
7,287
244
244
475
475
303
303
l88
188
3,921
392l
341
341
"?97
9,592
9,582
3,845
3,845
7,443
7,443
5
,360
5,360
348
348
872
872
9
14
914
477
477
Coho
516
516
2
,167
2,167
791
79t
2
,903
2,903
2,123
2
,123
4,219
4,218
3,541
3,541
3,054
3,054
3,299
3,289
Chinook
5il
511
843
843
198
198
I,020
1,020
346
346
1,190
1,190
l,llg
1,118
853
853
516
516
Jacks
Jacks
Coho
516
516
2,167
2;167
791
791
2 ,903
2,903
2,123
2,123
4'219
4,218
3,541
3,541
923
923
I ,829
1,828
Total
1,027
1,027
3,010
3,010
989
989
3,923
3,923
2,469
2,469
5,408
5,408
4,659
4 1659
1,776
1,776
2,344
2,344
Data
1965angler
indicates 125,000
angler effort
125,000anglerData from
from 1965
anqlereffort survey
survey indicates
days
daysfor
for marine
marinespecies.
species. Angler
Anqlertrip
trip figures
figures from
from 1965
1965telephone
telephone
frarp survey
surveybased
percentpopulation
frame
basedon
on 44 percent
population contact.
contact.
nunberof
The average nutther
of boat
boat days
days of
of effort
effort exoended
expended on
on the
the 1\lsea
estuary is
is
Alseaestuar.y
, --^The-averagc
9,100.
per boat
averagecatch
catch per
boat day
The average
was cutthroat,
effort ivas
dayof
of effort
cutthroat, 0.63;
0.63; chinook,
chinobk,
9,!90. The
j a c k salmon,
0 . 0 5 ; coho,
0.05;
0 . 2 5 : and
c o h o ,0.25
a n djack
s a l m o n0.30.
0, . 3 0
Progrannrl
ng allowing
al I oluing expanded
effort on
Programming
expanded research
researcheffort
on the
the ecoloay
ecolooyof
cutthrcat
of cutthroat
trout
andits
its relationship
relationshipto
trout and
has
to the
the saline
saline and
freshwaterenvironment
andfreshwater
been
environment
has been
i n{tl ated.
initiated.
Themagnitude
magnitude
The
of
on
of the
the recreational
rccreationalfisheries,
fisheries, dependent
dependent
factors
on many
manyfactors
assoclatedwith
the tidal
tidal areas
areasof
associated
with the
is further
by
of Oregon,
Oregon,is
further emphasized
emphasized
by the
estithe estiboat trips
natedboat
trips from
fromthe
mated
the major
majorfishing
fishlnq areas
listed in
areaslisted
in Table
Table4.
4.
171
Table
Table 44
Total Boat
by Anniers
Estimated
EstimatedTotal
Boat Trips
Trips by
Angrlers
Areas
for ltlajor
Major Fishing
for
Fishing Areas
Area
Area
Y
ear
Year
M
o u t hof
Co l u n b i aR.
Mouth
o f Columbia
R.
1965
I 965
June
30
J u n e16
1 6 -- Sept.
S c p t . 30
Brookings
Brooki
nqs
1965
1965
July
J u l y 1I
-- S
Sept
l5
e p t . 15
,1,811
4.,81I
CoosBay
Coos
Bay
1965
I 965
June
June1I
-- Sent.
30
Sent. 30
9,844
9
"4.4
5,836
5,836
3,885
3,BB5
Period
Period
l{ o. of
No.
Boats
of Boats
36,480
36,48 0
B e a ch
Gold
G o l dBeach
1965
I 965
JJuly
u l y 1I
-- Sept.
S e p t . 15
15
I'louth
Mouth of Siuslaw
Siuslaw
1965
1965
June
June1I
- Sept.
30
Sept. 30
1965
1965
June
June1I
- Aun.
Auq. 31
3l
11,313
1 l , 3 13
Yaquina
YaquinaBay
Bay
1965
1965
June
June1I
- Ser)t.
Sent. 30
30
19,361
19,361
Depoe
DepoeBay
Bay
1965
I965
June
J u n e1I
- Sept.
S e p t . 30
30
12,804
l2,804
Lower
LowerColumbia
ColunbiaR.
R.
((to
t o Bonneville)
B o n n e v i l l e /1
)/ l
1966
1966
Enti re Year
Entire
Year
Winchester
Bay
tnlinchesterBay
,
- May
l4ay
39,523
39,523
(to Oregon
LowerWillamette
t'lillarntte (to
c i t y ) 1965
Lower
0regonCity)
l96s
Mar.
llar.
T i d e w a te r
Siuslaw
Si u s l a wR.
R . Tidewater
1966
1966
Aug.
Aug. 1I
T i l l a m o o kBay
Tillamook
Bay
1965
I965
Sept. 1I -- Nov.
Sept.
ltlov. 15
l5
"969
2,980
2,980
( o ffsh o re )
Tillamook
T i l l a m o o k(offshore)
1965
1965
June
June1I
- Sept.
Sept. 18
IB
1,797
1,797
Cape
CapeKiwanda
Kiwanda/2
12
1965
1965
14
14 days
days checked
checked
June
J u n e15
1 5 -- Sept.
S e p t . 15
l5
Alsea
Tidewater
A
l s e a RR . T
i d e w a te r
1965
1965
Aug
1
Aug.
1 -- Dec
Dec. 1t
Siletz
Tidewater
i d e w a te r
R. T
Si l e t z R.
1965
1965
Aug.
Aug.
I
1
30
30
-- Dec.
Dec. I
1
Dec. I
I -- Dec.
1
1
35,238
35,238
7,969
7
792
792
l10,378
0,378
10,307
10,307
il/1
No
estimate
above Bonneville,
Noe
s ti ma teavailable
fo r Columbia
Columbiaabove
Bonneville"but
but is
is undoubtedly
undoubtedlv
a va i l a b l e for
percent of lower
less
less than
than 55 percent
lourerriver.
river.
/2
F
Not
Not expanded.
All other
expanded from
expanded. All
samples .
estimates are expanded
from standard
standar dsamples.
other estimates
Estimatesof
Estimates
of the
the Oregon
0regonoffshore
sport salmon
salmoncatch
derived from
fmm aa
offshore sport
catch are
are derived
p ro o ra m. In
sstatistical
t a t i s t i c a l sampling
par ticioatedin
sa mo l i n gprogram.
1966, 381,476
In 1966,
381,476anqlers
in this
ancler s participated
thi s
recreational
r c c r e a t i o n a l fishery
3 9 4,805salmon.
fi sh e ry taking
ta ki n q 394,805
salnon.
L76
176
Ihe offshore
offshore salmon
salmoncatch
databy
by'ort
The
catchdata
oort ofof landinn
landinnisisdenicted,
In Table
5.
denicted,In
Table5.
T
able 55
Table
Oreqon
Orenon 0ffshore
Offshore Sport
Sport Salmon
SalmonCatch
Catch
1966
1966
i'lo.
1. of
of
Parties
Parties,
Ports
Ports
Brookings
Brooki
nqs
3,378
3,378
(Ore.)
N.
f,l. of
of Columbia
Colunrbi
a (Ore.)
No. of
['!o.
of
Annier
Anqler
Hours
Hoiirs
36,159
36,159
11055
11,055
9,872
9,872
Depoe
DepoeBay
Bay
l10,613
0,613
116,121
ll6,l2l
137,071
137,071
6,342
6,342
Sluslaw
Siuslaw
3,490
3,490
42,348
42,348
tlinchester
'inchester Bay
Bay
l3.695
I3,695
234,152
234,152
Yanuina
YaauinaBay
Bay
18,136
l8 36
254,301
254,301
TOTAL
TOTAL
31,558
3l ,558
Coho
Coho
2,008
2,008
Chinook
Chinook
Total
Total
Catch
Catch
739
739
2,748
2,748
20,413
53,571 20
53,571
,413
73,985
73,985
134,226
1 3 4 , 2 ? 6 50,960
50,960
185,186
l85,lg6
21,804
2l
,904
1,126.
1,126
22,931
22,931
32,410
32,410
1,262
1,262
33,672
33,672
Il973
.973
2,761
2,761
4,734
4,7U
7,996
7,996
1,155
I ,155
9,152
9,152
52,984
52,984', 49,253
49,253
6,440
6,440
55,688
55,688
2,383
2,383
25,457
25,457
15527
41,707
185,527
41
"707
56,086
16,554
56,086 16,554
Cold
GoldBeach
Beach
"l
9,250
9,250
47,811
47,BlI
( ! l a s h . )2
!i.
l t l . oof
f CColumbia
o l u r $ i a('ash.)
25,171
5,l7l
Coos Bay
Bay
Coos
Anqlers
Anglers
10,245
lo ,245
55,246
_55,246
381
,476
3gl ,476
23,074
23,074
394,805
394,805
The
intercst in
public participation
participationin
in public
The interest
in the
the various
variousrecreational
recrcationalfisheries
fisheries
continuesto
increase. Licensed
continues
to increase.
Licensedanglers
anglers in
in 0regon
Oregon are
are exnected
exnected to
to apnroach
aproach
800,000
800,000
by
by 1973.
1973. Angler
trips are
are estimated
Angler trips
5,774,500. The
istimatedat
at-S
disti-ibutionof
The distribution
"774,500'.
fishemen
by
type of
fishermen by type
of water
water is
estimated throuqh
through tlie
the
is estimated
year
2000In
in Table
fable 6.
6.
vdar2000
177
Table66
Table
D i str ibution of Fisherman
Fisher man
Calculated
C
a l cu l a te dDistribution
l'later
b.yType
Typeof
of 1Iater
by
Typeof
llater
of 'iater
Type
I 965
1965
r973
1973
1980
1980
Licensedanglers
anglers
Licensed
600,000
600,000
900,000
800,000
980,000
980000
2000
2000
1,460,000
I ,460,000
Freshwater:
Freshwater:
Cold-water/l
Col
d-water/l
F.ngler
Angler ffips
tfps
5,380,000
4,420,000 5,380,000
3
, 3 1 5 , 3 8 0 4,420,000
3,315,380
ldarm-wate
Ha
rm-wate r13_
r/2
8,060,000
8,060,000
5 5 5, 6 1 2
555,612
742,000
742
000
903,000
903,000
I ,352,000
1,352,000
Salmon
Salmon
334,500
3 3 4 ,5 00
446,200
446,200
543,200
543,200
Bl4 ,400
814,400
llongam marine
marine
Monqame
s p e c i es
species
124,749
124,749
166,300
166,300
202,800
202,800
303,600
303600
449330,241
" 3 3 0 ,2 41
5
,774,500
5,774,500
7,029,000
7,029,000
An q l e rtrips
tri p s
Anqier
Sal
tvrater:
Saltwater:
Total Fisherman
FishermanDays
Days
/1.
!J_
nrimarily for
for salmonids
salrnonids
fish nrimarily
who fish
Anglers vrho
Anglers
/2
t3-
primarily for
s'lecies.'
for warm-water
warm-water
who fish
soecies.
Anglers who
fish primarily
Anglers
10,530,000
10,530,000
by the
the 1965
1965
determinedby
classes of
water r,'lere
were determined
of r+ater
various cTasses
Anqier
Anqler trips
trips for
for the various
populationcontact.
contact'
based on
on four
four percent
study, based
angler effort
effort study,
rrercentpoDulation
angler
178
1
78
Table 77
Table
Catch of
of Salmon
Salmon-- 1965
Catch
1965
Corrercial
Commercial and
Sport
and Sport
!'!aters
Total Take
Total
Take in
in Orenon
OreoonWaters
(0regon Sport
punchcard
(0rejon
Sport catch
from punch
catch from
card survey)
survey)
(C o rn e rci a l catch
(Commercial
fi q ur es suoplied
ca tch fioures
by O.F.C.)
sunpliedby
0.F.C.)
CO'IflERCIAL
CO.lIlERCIAL
SPORT
Total
Total
TrolI
Troll
Gill
G
i l l net
net
348318
348 3 1 8
Total
Percent
of Total
Percent of
1,044,933
I,044,933
530,900
539,900
1 ,)575,833
1
575,833
18.1
lB.l
81.9
B
l.9
Catch
Areas
in Sj,eciflc
CatchLandinqs
b.ySpecies
Speciesin
Sfrecific Areas
Landinqsby
/1
IJ
Chinook
C
hinook
Coho
Coho
Total
Total
Sport
Sport Catch
Catch
53,181
53,lBl
251.762
251.76?
Commercial
ConmercialCatch
Catch
13,594
13,594
465,264
465,264
3043049943
"943
478858
478"858
11outh
of Colunbia
Columbia
l.huth of
( Includes I'lashinqton
(Includes
Washinqton sport
sport and
landinqs)
conmerciallandinqs)
andcommercial
I
/1
llewport
Newport
Sport
Sport Catch
Catch
Catch
Commercial
Cormrcial Catch
688
688
34)681
34,681
35,369
35,369
4 ,544
I14,544
202,854
20?,954
217,398
2l
7,398
Catch
for
Catch Comparison
for lower
ColunbiaRiver
River
Comparison.
LowerColumbia
/2
l2
/2
l2
Sport
Sport Catch
Catch
All
A l I Species
S pecies
32,569)
32,569)
Commercial
Catch
CorrnercialCatch
All
A l l Species
S pecies
530,900)
530,900)
))
lr^enon
qrenon Only
Only
Coastal
Catch
CoastalCatch
0renon anqiers
only
260,727
260,727-- Orenon
anqlers only
Sport
Sport Catch
Catch
Commercial
Catch
Comrnercial
Catch
I ,044,933
lO44,933
/1
!l_
oor tsamohinil
Catch
e s t i ma te sfrom
fro mstatistical
sta ti sti ca l oort
sam nlinn
C a t c hestimates
/2
!2
punchcard
Catch
estimates from
sulmanr.
Catch estimates
from punch
card sunnar'.
l4ontgonery
1.
L.
Prepared By:
By: l'!.
L. Ilontqomery
Prepared
Conmission
Oreqon Gane
Game Commission
0reqon
179
179
ESTUARIES'
ESTUARIES
IN OREC0
oREGoli
VALUES
IN
VALUES
S}IELLFISH
r SHELLFISH
AnnendixBB
Annendix
marqinal
Oregon
seven can
can be
be callecl
called good,
good, five
five marginal
wf-righseven
has fourteen
estuaries of
of iihich
fourteen estuaries
0rrgon has
tlte
Conseouentiv,
the
Conseouentl.vo
concerned.
are concerned
and
of no
no imnortance
imoortance as
as far
far as
as shellfish
shellfish are
turo'of
and ttio
personal-use
and
both
personal-use
and
bv both
heav.vutilization
utilization by
aoodestuaries
estuaries are
subjected to
to heavy
seven
are subjected
sevennood
users
comercial
conmercialusers.
al rl7e
It has
has been'estimated
been estimated that
that rrrior
prior to
to 1960
1960 that
that Oreqon
Oregon had
had a
a total
total 9f
of 41,278
It
tide
loi'r tide'
at lou
estuarine
acres of
of tvhich
which 19,874
19 874 acres
acres t'rere
were exrrosed
exoosed tidelands
tidelands at
t'later acres
estuarine iiater
to
beenlost
lost forever
forever to
havebeen
tidelands have
exposabletidelands
acres of
of exposable
Since
BB0acres
estimatecl880
Since 1950
1900an
an estimated
880
of
acr
es
uch
of
this
880
acres
this
iluclr
etc.
a
.uetonment,
i
n
d
u
stri
i
t
fo
r
fillino
from
dredging
for
industrial
develorniient,
etc
a
r
u
a
q
i
n
q
ii iii. .
i.or
renever be recan never:be
has
destro;,edand
andcan
beendestroyed
has been
hor.rever,
resource, however
The resource
remaini unused.
unused. The
remains
diQq er s
of
clam
num
ber
s
incr
easinq
ever
This
loss
of
land
has
concentrated
ever
increasing
numbers
of
clam
diggers
h
i
s
co
n
ce
ntr
ated
claimed.
clairn
e d . T h i s l o ss o f l a n d
imnormanlr
aneas
for
juvenile
rearing
areas
for
many
imporrearinq
imfrortant.iuvenile
lancl and
reducedimportant
on
less land
and reduced
and less
less and
on less
tant marine
rirarinefoodfish
foodfish snecies.
species.
tant
p o i n t out
of,estg,ar
ine,landsjust
value of
th e recreational
Two. r o
studies
estuarine
lands just for
o u t the
re cre a tional value
Tr
s t u d i e s point
for hrno
.
neonlewho
tire
nurDerof
determinethe number
1960, a stud,,
stud" r.ras
was started to
to determine
of neonle
alone. In 1960,
clams
clamsalone.
Septenber.
through September
22 through
June 22
Durinq the period
Bay. During
beds in
in Vaquina
YaquinaBay.
used
two clam beds
useA-ffiTam
5reriodJune
total
Of
this
0f
this total
beds.
tr.toclam
clambeds.
onthese
thbsetwo
r.rerlcounted
1960, 550l clam
were
countedon
digrders
clamdiggers
20, tgOO,-5,501
neorle
these
that these peonle
determinedthat
From these
was determined
it r'tas
interviews it
these interviews
intervierieA.'"F"om
vrere
i,gaO
2986 were
interviet'ed.
har
vested
clam
to this,
this, cor
commercial
clam diqqer
dinoerss harvested
nr r er cial
d d i ti o n to
cl a ms. In aaddition
harvested
clams.
hi rv e s t e d 1l37400
37,400
thes e
of these
of
49?d
that 49%
(1 1 ,9 0 6pounds).
r evealedthat
Inter vier ' r srevealed
cl a ms(11,906
an
add i t i o n a l -29D000
2 9 ,0 0 0clams
an additional
n o unCs) . Interviews
(21
renresented),
counties renresented),
other counties
counties (21 counties
iror'other
pJoniJ ri.G
Count-v,45%
45/"from
from'Lincoln
peonle
were from
Lincoln County
it-ttas
eriod of this
was
study it
this study
the oeriod
Durino the
nations. Durinc'
bi nations.
and 6%
5% vlere
were from
from other
states or
other states
ind
In
In
diqgino.
for clam
YaauinaBay
u tilized Yaouina
estimated
Bay for
clam diqgina.
d i g q e rsutilized
- 1 0 ,0 0 0clam
cl a mdiggers
h a t 9910;D00
es
t im a t e dtthat
had
of
dingers
din.qer shad
nur
fr
er
that
this
w
as
estimated
further
studies
in
1965
and
1955
it
was
estimated
that
this
number
]9
6
5
'i
t
i
n
i
g
OS
a
n
d
fu rt her s t u d i e s
it
is it
increased
was noted
noted in
in 1956
1966 or
or is
in this
tr end vtas
this trend
n o decline
d e cl i n e in
i n c v e a s e dtto
o 117-20000,
7 - 20 .0 0 0and
,a n dno
continue
r,rill
trend
the
believed
In
fact,
it
is
believed
the
trend
will
continue
is
it
in the
the foreseeable
forcseeablefuture.
fact,
expected
expected in
future.
upward.
upulard.
(TillarnookBay)
Ba.y)
bed at
Garibaldi (Tillamook
at Garibaldi
the clam
clambed
During
was conducted
on the
study was
1963aa study
conductedon
During 1963
estiFrom
this
study
it
it.was
was
estist|{V
this
harvest. From
clamharvest.
andclam
diqgersand
to determine
nunberof
of diagers
the number
determinethe
( minimalestimate)
clans
estimate) clams
duq 171,000
171,000(minimal
d i g oer sdug
i l a m digners
mated
8 , 7 3 2 personal-use
th a t 8,732
n e rso n a l -u seclam
m
a t e dthat
bed
pronrobed
clam
acne
sixteen acre clam
this sixteen
weiohtsuthis
year 1963.
Basedon
on average
during
1963. Based
averaqeweights,
the year
Ourinqthe
rvas
not
estimated
The
commercial
harvest
was
not
estimated
Der acre.
acre. The commercialharvest
duced 2,000 pounds of
of clams
clam ocr
duced'2,000-pounds
for
t his area.
area.
f or this
and
3a.yand
in Yaquina
Yaquina3ay
incr easinqin
is increasing
u tilization is
From
studies
wee see
se e that
tl ra t utilization
dies w
t h e s e stu
Fr o mthese
other
bays
that
we
conthe six
six other ba,vsthat-l'te contrue of
of the
is true
from
we know
kno,rrthat
that this
this is
samplinrlwe
limited sampling
from limited
is at
at
to.Yaquina
trho cone
coneto
that the
the nurber
number of
of neonle
neo1e t!ho
Yaquina is
qooct. Assuniinq
Uegood.
Assuminethat
to be
sider to
undoubtBayundoubtCoosBay
( Tillimook,'letarts.
i' !etar ts.andCoos
b ays(Tillamook,
least
si x bays
and
o th e rsix
i o that
t h a t of
o f the
th e other
e q u a l to
ie a s t equal
to 147,000
l1l,009
119,000to
'11g
minimum
of 119,000
that aa minimum
attract more
more clam
can
say that
of
can iay
diqqers) we
clam diggers)
edly attract
at
qoodestuaries.
nrobabl.vat
There
are orobably
There are
estuaFiF
in seven
neople
sevengood
clams recreationally
recreationalt.lrin
o"oi,te dig clams
in production.
oroductionleast anolher
another I0.000
10,000 people
people uho
who qo
gotstothe
thefive
fivebays
baystirat
thatare
aremarainal
mammal in
leait
nrowill nrocloodestuaries
estuaries will
sevengood
in our
our seven
Assuming
that 50%
Assurning
tidelands in
remaininqtidelands
il)% of
of our
our remaining
of
probably
minirnum
probably
harvest
a
minimum
of
harvest
a
diqqers
acre? personal-use
Dersonal-usediggers
duce
of clams
clarnsper
lon of
duce aa ton
ner acre,
har ar e harooundsare
600,000pounds
50 to 600,000
p o u n dsof
An additional
additional 50
a n n u a l l y. An
16
million
16 m
ill i o n pounds
o f clams
cl a msannually.
vested commercially.
conrnercially.
vested
180
180
precedinofigures
Noneof
of the
None
the nrecedinn
fiqur€s take
the nurber
take into
into conslderation
consideration the
number of neoole
neo7le
yecreational
whouse
usethe
the estuaries
estuariesfor
for recreational
who
crabbing,
crabbinq,fishing,
fishinq, water
vlaterskiing,
skiinq, etc.
etc.
Cormerclal
crab'flshermn
in the
thebays
baystake
Comercial
crab
fishermen in
300,000 nounds
takeaoproximately
anproximately-300,000
nounds
of
of crabs
crabs
annuallyworth
minlmum
annually
worth a
of
a minimum
of $42,000
totothe
$423000
thefishennen.
fishermen.
itIt is
ts.estimated
that 5,000
S,000
estimated that
Oregonestuarine
acnes
land is
is suitable
acres of
of Oregon
estuarine land
sultable for
for oysterinq
oysterinrl. These
Theselands
rirolandscould
couldnro.duceseveral
severalhundred
thousands
put into
of dollars
if nut
duce
hundred thousands
of
dollars if
production.
into production.
One
valuesof
One of
of the
the many-lntanglble
many intangible values
of estuaries
estuariesis
is the
the fact
fact that
that they
thev orovide
orovide
habltat for
for waterfowl,
waterfotl,-and
nurseryand
habitat
and nursery
andspawning
spawninq
areas
for many
manymarine
marinefoodflsh.
tobdfisn.
areas for
Dlsruptlonor
Disruption
or destructlon
destruction of
of these
theseareas
ar€ascould
couldcause
causeaa chain
chain'reaction
reaction resultinrv
resultinrrin
in
lnestlmabledamage
damarp
to our
our_marine
Inestimable
to
marine resources.
resources
In retrospect
r,resee
retrospectt'e
In
see that
that esiuaries
estuaries
at'e
from all
all over
over the
the Unlted
are used
used by
by people
reople from
United States,
States, Oregon
and
0rbqonCanada
Canada
other nations.
nations.
andother
Theyare
peopleand
are used
usedby
by many
manypeople
They
andshould
shouldnot
not be
be destroyed
deitroyed for
bv aa limited
for use
use b"
llmlted few
fevr
pensonalgain.
gain
for personal
for
Prepared
By: C.
Prepared By:
flale Sno.'r
C. flale
Snow
OreaonFish
Oregon
Fish Commission
Cornnisslon
181
181.
ESTUARIES
IN OREGON
OREGON
WATER
QUALITY
IN
ESTUARIES
hJATER
QUALITY
Appendix
AppendixCC
quality.standards
adoptedwater
recently adopted
The 0regon
Oregon State
State Sanitary
Sanitary Authority recently
water quality
standards
The
D ue
coastline. Due
gleggn' scoastline.
along Oregon's
estuar ies along
fbr estuaries
which
p r e s c r i b eacceptable
co i rd i ti o n sfor
wiric hprescribe
a cce p ta b l econditions
AdtninisControl Adunnisinherent Federal
Federal t'later.Poll.ution
to the shortness
snortness of
of time
time to
to meet
meet inherent
Water Pollution Control
estuary'
eachestuary,
tration
and the scarcity
scarcity of
of uniform
uniform water
water quality
quality data
data from
fromeach
tration dictates and
with
aa
with
estuar
ies
blanket
all'
to
but
choice
the
Sanitary
Authority
staff
had
no
choice
but
to
blanket
all
estuaries
h
a
d
n
o
sta
ff
A
u
th
o
ri
ty
the Sanitary
can
application
br
oad
for
Their
choice
of
standards
for
broad
application
can
standar
ds
T
h
e
i
r
ch
o
i
ce
s t a n d a rd s.
s e t of
single
s ingle set
b f standards
stanpr oductof
wiSdom;however,
of wisdom;
however these
,these stana nd aa product
certainly
a s credible
cre d i b l e and
b e applauded
c e rla i n l y be
a p pl a u d e das
pr
otection
individual
gach
individual
of
to
the
e nhancethe protection of each
dards
e xp a n d e to
d enhance
s h o u l dbe
b e 'further
fu rth e r expanded
d a rd s should
oation.and
in basin
basintffiigur
configuration
and
consider ibly in
e stu a ri e s vary
var y considerably
e s t u a r y . Since
o re g o n 'sestuaries
S i n c e Oregon's
estuary.
detailed
given
be given to
to undertaking
under takingdetailed
shouldbe
q u a l i [y, special
natural
should
e mp h asis
sp e ci a l emphasis
nat ur a i water
w a t e r quality,
pecific estuary
lead to
to sgecific
quality studies
will lead
water
which will
dtuoiei which
water quality
9S!3lJ standards.
:land?rds.
b2.a Storaqe
Storage
lcg
estuar i es
in Oregon
Or egonestuaries
foundin
thus far
far found
q u a l i ty conditions
conditionsthus
The
w a te r quality
T h emost
m o s tcritical
c r i ti ca l water
Coos.Ba
and Coos Bays.y s .
upper Yaquina
Yaquinaand
in upper
ar eas in
l o g -stor
ageareas
th e massive
wi th the
ma ssi velog
are
storage
a s s o c i a t e dwith
are associated
insitu
o f the
t h e insitu
s t u d y of
d e t a i l e d study
Since
t h i s relationship,
r E l a t i o n s h i p ,aa detailed
i s known
k n o w nabout
l i t t l e is
a b o u tthis
S i n c elittle
i s recommended.
r e co mme n d e d .
conditions
c o n d i t i o n s is
In ter est
i cts of
o f Interest
Orderly
Development-Confl
0rderly Development-Conflicts
domestic
and domestic
industrial and
procedureof
of industrial
orderly procedure
There
needfor
for an
an orderly
is a dire need
There is
plan.
develgPmeltl
An
orderly
development
plan
An
Lstuaries.
our
coastal
developments
in
and
around
our
coastal
estuaries.
in
around
developments and
in
beginning
to
witness
in
to
witness
beginning
we
ar
e
as
inter
est
o
f
should
not
allow
serious
conflicts
of
interest
as
we
are
co
n
fl
i
cts
s hou l d ' n o t a l l o w se ri o u s
north
shore
shore
the
north
on
be_seen
may
Pernaps
the
best
example
of
conflict
may
be
seen
on
the
conflict
years.
best
the
example
recent
recent years. Perhaps
comPany
wood pulp company
land to
to aa large wood_pulp
leased land
of Coos'Bay
Coos Bay where
where one
one Federal
has leased
agency'has
Federal agency
of
lagoons.
waste
lagoons.
waste
industrial
of
200
acres
for
structure and
and approximately
approximately200 acres of industrial
for their
their itructure
being
is being
com plexis
industr ial complex
the industrial
su rioundingthe
i mme i i a te l ysurrounding
Contrarily,
l a n d immediately
a l l land
Co n t r a r i l y , all
two
The
two
The
use.
for
recreational
agencyfor recreational use.
by aa second
secon-dFederal
Federal agency
opened
developed by
anl-developed
openedand
interests
n o t compatible.
a r e not
co mp a ti b l e .
int
er e s t s are
Fresh hlater
Water Inflows
Inflows
Fresh
estuary
of an
an estuary
quality characteristics
characteristicsof
The degree
degree of salinity
water quality
other water
salinity and
andother
The
These
These
inflows.
waterinflows.
of fresh
fresh water
timing of
andtiming
by ihe
are greatly"determined
greatly determined by
the volume
volumeand
are
during
critical
become
critical during
life become
eituarine life
for estuarine
balances
for
necessary
conditionsnecessary
natural conditions
balaicesof natural
which
upwaterwhichupfresh water
iummerdischarges
discharges_of
peakwinter
both
summer
of fresh
andminimum
minimum
winter flows
flows and
Uotnthe
if,e peak
controlling the winter
fully controlling.the.winter
an is
not yet
yet capable
capable of
of fully
is not
balance. l,ian
set the
sblintty balance.
set
tn. salinity
discharges
discharges
sunmer
guaranteeing
reasona!!qsummer
in- guaranteeing
flows, but
but he
he cin
can be
be very
very effective
effective in
reasonable
flows,
theThus,
in the
Thus,in
life.
eituarine life.
propersalinities
for estuarine
salinities for
of
to maintain
waterto
maintainproper
of fresh
frish water
for
an
assured
be made
nradefor an assured
provisionshould
shouldbe
someprovision
management
slreims, some
coastalstreams,
of our
our coastal
*anig"rf*ntof
contro'|.
discharge
estuarinesalinity
salinity control.
summer
discharge
for
summer
for estuarine
-
182
182
ChannelImprovement
Imqrovement
Channel
there has
In recent
recent y€ars
years there
hasbeen
beenaa rapidly
rapidly increasing
increaslngneed
needfor
for channel
channelimproveimprove. In
ments'in
to assist
asslst the
thenavigation
navigation
ments 'in estuaries
estuaries to
of
bfconinercial
cormerctil vessels.
vessels. There
itrere are
aii two
iwo
general
damage
to estuary
general types
types of
of damage
to
estuary life
liie from
proJectswhich
from these
theseprojects
whichcould
bemini
couldbe
mlnlplannlng._One
mized by proper planning.
OneIs
is the
the actual
actual destruction
destruttionof
of shellfish
shellrii[ by
uv dredging
oreotins
Tit:!-b{,PIgqFr
pathway..
tn the .llannel
channel pathway
Passage
routes
or
docking
Passage
routes
or
docking
facilities
should
be
developed
facilities
be-devel6ped
should
]l^!lg known
outslde
of intense
intenseshellfish
production. The
shellfish production.
outside known areas
areas of
Thesecond
second
type of
of shellfish
sheltftsn
type
destruction
results from
deposition
destruction results
the
deposition
of
dredging
spoils
oi
dredglng
spoils
on
top
shellfishon top of
6r shellfish
frg,m.the
beds.
beds. This
This can
canbe
be minimized
nrinlmlzgd
bqr'a
by
a careful
careful selection
seleciloi of
of spoils
spoiii areas
areas away
fromthe
awayfrom
the
growlngzones.
shellfish
zones. Particular
Particularattention
snoutalikewise
ri[i"ise-i.be given
givento
attention should
to the
the:ltltflsh growing
estuarydredging
timing
of estuary
dredglngso
noi interfere
lnierfere with
do not
so resultlng
resulting turbldities
turbidities do
the
with the
liling of
delicate stages
stagesof
of shellfish
shellfish larvae
delicate
larvae.
Prepared
by: Glen
Prepared by:
GlenD.
D. Carter
Carter
OregonState
State Sanitary
Authority
Oregon
SanitaryAuthority
183
OREGON
ESTUARIES
ESTUARIES
OREGON
Appendix
AppendixDD
i n North
North
The
T h eA
American
merican
Fisheries
i s one
s o c i e t i e s in
F i s h e r i e sSociety
o n e of
o f the
t h e oldest
S o c i e t yis
o l d e s t societies
America
A m e r i c aand
h a s served
s i n c e1870.
1870.
s e r v e dthe
t h e field
o f Fisheries
F i s h e r i e ssince
a n dhas
f i e l d of
p ro fessionaland
The
gr oupsover
over the
nation, are
are
lay groups
T h e Society,
and lay
the nation,
S o ci e ty, and
a n d other
o th e r professional
United
in the
estuar ineresource
the United
increasingly
wise
i n c r e a s i n gl y concerned
i se use
of the
the estuarine
co n ce rn e dfor
use of
r esour c€in
fo rr w
noted
havenoted
Society have
States.
of the
chapter of the
the Fisheries
Fisheries Society
States. Members
I'lembers
the Oregon
Oregonchapter
invesp ra cti ce s in
to invesdestructive
to
estuar inecommittee
com m ittee
andformed
an estuarine
d e s t r u c t i v e practices
i n Oregon
0 re g o nand
for r nedan
tigate
t h e resource.
t i g a t e the
re so u rce .
places where
}{e
the fact
that estuaries
estuaries are
are places
We are
of
are aware
av,,are
of the
wheresalt
water
salt water
fact that
seas,
because
of
meets
fresh
water.
Beca8se
of
the
changing
rivers
and
seas,
and
because
of
m e e t sf r e s h w a te r. B e ca u seo f the changingr iver s and
and
pr
es ent
g
e
o
l
o
g
i
c
a
l
p
ro
ce
sse
s
geological processes affecting
these shorelines
shor elinespresent
the continental
shelf, these
a ffe cti n g the
continental shelf,
year sand
Theyare
e v e r - c h a n g i nprospect
gp ro sp e ctover
the years
ar e not
not unlike
tr nlik e
an
centur ies. They
a n ever-changing
o ve r the
andcenturies.
past
our
be a ch e swhich
w h i ch have
h a vereceived
attention during
dur ing this
this past
o c e a nbeaches
re c eivedso
so much
muchattention
o u r ocean
between
The zone
inter play between
Nestucca
of interplay
Bay.
llegislative
e g i s l a t i v e session
se ssi o nand
n o won
Bay. The
zoneof
a n d now
o n Nestucca
is the
the environment
environment
the
the land
land known
knownas
estuaries is
the margins
marginsof the
the sea
sea and
and the
as estuaries
life. Many
t{ anyof
the
assemblage
of
ter r estial and
and aquatic
of the
ffor
o r a remarkable
r e m arka b l ea
sse mb l a go
ef terrestial
aquatic life.
eat salmon
ar e
Oregon,
especially
our
u r gr
great
r esour ces,are
i n 0re
sp e ci a l l y o
salm onand
and steelhead
steelheadresources,
ffishes
i s h e s in
g o n ,e
upstr eam
m igr ations
dependent
and
migrations
th e estuaries
e stu a ri e s both
in the
andupstream
d e p e n d e non
t the
b o th in
the downstream
downstr eam
on
and
d u r i n g the
of rearing.
th e critical
cri ti ca l months
r ear ing.
a n d during
mo n th sof
populations
homefor
The
estuarine areas
Oregon are
in Oregon
also home
large populations
The estuarine
areas or Bays
Bays in
are also
for large
Shellfish
as
off birds,
waterfowl,
many
s u c has
o f fish.
fish. S
h e l l f i s h such
birds, w
a t e r f o w l ,shrimp
s h r i m pand
a n yspecies
s p e c i e sof
o
a n dm
oysters,
and
a l l residents
r e s i d e n t sof
o f : estuaries.
estuaries.
l a m sa
n d crabs
c r a b s are
a r e all
o
y s t e r s , cclams
signi hasattained
nationalsigniattainednational
The
of.oestuaries
has
in our
T h eimportance
i mp o rta n ce
e
f stu a ri esin
oureconomy
economy
gr
eat
bee n
has
ye
ar
s.
p
a
st
alar
m
On
the
east
coast,
great
alarm
has
been
east
coast,
ficance
in
the
past
several
years.
i
n
se
ve
ra
l
0n
the
th e
ficance
point
To
point
To
to
Maine
Flor
ida.
estuar
ies
fr
om
expressed
over
the
destruction
of
estuaries
from
Maine
to
Florida.
d
e
stru
cti
o
n
e x p r e s s e do ve r th e
these
p
ro
b
l
e
m,
ar eas ,
out
this
problem,
and
to
try
to
halt
indiscriminate
development
of
these
areas,
t
h
i
s
to
halt
developm
ent;of
try
indiscr im inate
out
and
stand
in
definite
the
Atlantic
has
has taken
taken aa definite stand in
t l a n t i c States
S ta te s Marine
l u l a ri n eFisheries
F i sher ies Commission
Comm ission
the A
p
o
l
i
cy
g
u
i
d
elines
developingand
managing,estuar
ies ,
estuaries.
and managing
a statement
s t a t e m e n tof
o f policy and
a n d guidelines for
for developing
pub:
estuaries and
and pubsymposium
The American
American Fisheries
on
sponsoredaa symposium
on estuaries
The
Fisheries Society
Society sponsored
people. l4any
Many
paper presented
presentedfor
to interested
interested people
lished the
the paper
distribution to
for distribution
pr otectthes.e
ar eas .
thesevaluable
additional
to
b eendeveloped
toprotect
developed
valuableareas.
h a vebeen
a d d i t i o n a l organizations
o rg a n i za ti o n shave
the
of the
because,the,st
s,horesof
West
the steep shores
n e e dspecial
tr eatmentbecause
c o a s t estuaries
sp e ci al treatment
e stu a ri e s need
W e s tcoast
sever elyrestricting
Pacific
quickly to deep water
waterss severely
the estuarine
r estr ict
s
a c l t l c ccoast
o a s f slope
proDaDlythe
areas are
are probably
environments.
envlronments
. The San Francisco
ra n cisco Bay and Puget Sound areas
Califor nia alone,
alone,
westcoast.
In California
most
on
the west
coast. In
on the
stu a ri n e co mp l exes
m o f f iimportant
m p o r E n t eestuarinecomplexes
ut
p ro b l e m,the
es oout
haslost
exemplify
255,800 acr
acres
tto
o e
state has
lost approximately.
x e m p l i fythe
th e problem,
th e state
appr oximately.255,800
:li,fe that
on
All life
on
depends
that depends
of
estuar ineland.
land.' All
t o t a l of
o f aa total
o f 381,900
a cre s of
o f estuarine
3 8 1 ,9 0 0acres
must
areasmust
in these
these areas
estuaries
businessthat
that flourishes
flourishes in
the recreation
recreation and
and business
estuaries and
and the
'impor"tant
.in Oregon.',ltlost
you are
Most of
ofyouare
locations iriOregon.
be
locations
be centered
ten important
centeredon
on about
about ten
shipping
familiar
with
the commercial
conmer cialshipping
and the
i th the
th e recreational
re cre a ti o n a l opportunities
oppor tuniti,qsand
farniliar w
a nd
Tillam ookand
b a ysas
W inchester
,l,lehalem,
importance
Winchester,
t'4ehalem,
Tillamook
i m p o r t a n c of
eo f such
su chbays
a sCoos,
C o o sYaquina,
,Yaquina,
cannot
we cannot
that we
is lost
som ething
that
lost destroys
destr "oyssomething
Siletz.
Si l e t z . Each
Ea chacre
o f land
th a t is
a cre of
l a n d that
in Oregon.
regain
0regon.
regain in
184
184
havealready
hlehave
alreadynoted
noteddestruction
destructionin
in these
theseimportant
importantareas
because
We
of
areasbecause
of
the Yaquina
Yaquina
Baydredging,
dredging,Siletz
Siletz Bay
Bayland
land developments,
developments,
the
Bay
un-restricted
un-restr{cteduse
use
pesticidesthat
of pesticides
that have
havekilled
killed aquatic
aquaticanimals,
constructionof
animals,construction
boatbasins
baslns
of
of boat
inundateimportant
that
importantoyster
placlngof
shellfish growing
that inundate
oyster and
and shellfish
growing areas,
areas,and
andplacing
of
highway
in convenient
locationsbut
to the
tfre Aeitruction
highway fills
fills in
cOnvenient locations
but to
destruction of
Lheestuarine
estuarine
of the
resources.
resources.
public enjoys
Thepublic
goingto
enjoysgoing
going
to bays
baysas
as much
as going
beach. Most
The
much as
to
to the
the beach.
Mostof
of
-The
our
coastalcities
cities are
built on
are built
our coastal
baysand
onbays
estuaries. The important
andestuaries.
importantmoorages
noorages
for the
the tremendous
tremendous
offshore
salmonresourceand
harvestingof
andharvesting
for
offshore salmon
resource
is
bf other
other fish
fish-is
in our
centered
our coastal
coastalbays.
bays. The
centered in
Thecalm
place
calmwater
makesan
water makes
ideal place for
an ideal
for
recreationiststo
dig clams,
to dig
clams,to
to catch
crab,to
recreationists
catchcrab,
to fish.
fish. Our
bays'are
nowused
Ourbays
used
are now
for waste
industry, and
drd for
for shipping
shippingthat
for
waste disposal,
disposal, industry,
increasingly
that will
will become
become
increasingly
importantas
as Oregon
0regonexpands.
important
expands. As
before, these
these areas
lmportint
As mentioned
mentioned before,
areasare
are important
production,
for
fish
for anadromous
for fish production, especially
especially for
anadromous fish,
fish, and
these
andmay
mayaffect
affect these
populatiols
both their
their upstream
upstream
populations in
and
migrations.
anddownstream
downstream
ThcOregon
mlgratloni. The
Oregon
!n both
Game
Corenission's
experiment
Game
Conimission's
experiment on
on Lints
Lints Slough
Slough near
near l{aldport
Waldport brlngs
brings out
out the
lhe
importance
of
salt
rearing to
to anadromous
anadromous
fish and
howthese
importance of salt water
water rearing
fish
andhow
theie rich
areas
rich areas
canbe
be utilized
utilized to
to increase
increasethe
can
the resource.
Theseareas
resource. These
areasare
are important
importantto
to
waterfowl
andare
are the
the remaining
rernaining
locationsfor
black brant
brant in
for black
Many
waterfowl and
locations
in Oregon.
Oregon. Many
newresorts
resorts are
are being
beingbuilt
built around
aroundestuaries,
estuaries,showing
showing
ls
new
that
the location
that the
locatlon Is
placein
desirableplace
a desirable
in which
whichto
play.
a
to live
live and
andplay.
pushnow
Thereis
is aa nationwide
nationwidepush
nowbeing
beingmade
There
to meet
madeto
meetthe
the challenge
challengeand
and
saveimportant
lmportantestuarine
estuarineareas.
save
areas
llearingshave
havebeen
beencompleted
completed
in the
the United
in
on
UnitedStates
StatesCongress
Congress
several
on several
. -__ Hearings
primarilyH.R.
bills, primarily
H.R.25.
bills,
25. The
Theact
act would
wouldauthorize
authorizethe
the Secretary
Secietaryof
of the
the
Interior,
protectr-develop,
Interior, in
in cooperation
cooperation with
with the
the states,
states, to
to preserve,
preserve, protect,
develop,
restore
restore and
and make
make accessible
accessible estuarine
estuarine areas
areas of
of the
the natlon
nation rhich
which are
are valuable
valuable
for sport
sport and
andcommercial
cosunercial
for
fishing,
wildlife, conservation,
fishing, wildlife,
conservation,recreation
recreationand
and
scenicbeauty,
beauty,and
puiposes. Testimony
andfor
scenic
other purposes.
given at
for other
Testimony
hearlngshas
has
given
at these
thesehearings
called
attention to
to nearly
nearlyevery
everyfacet
problem.
facet of
called attention
the problem.
of the
In
In Oregon,
Oregon, vte
we see
see that
that at
at Oregon
Oregon State
State University
University and
and Universfty
University of
of
great interest
0regonthere
there is
is great
interest in
Oregon
in marine
marineareas.
The
areas. The school
of fisheries
schoolof
flsheiies
and
schoolof
and wildlife,
wildlife, school
of oceanography,
oceanography, and
and the
the fact
fact that
that Oregon
OrrgonState
State UniUnlversity
sea grant
brlng out
college, all
versity may
may becone
become a
a sea
grant college,
all bring
the
out the
the Importance
lmportancethe
people
the nation
nation have
people of
of Oregon
Oregon and
and the
given to
havegiven
to these
thise locations.
locations
government
Manystate
state government
problem. The
agenciesare
are concerned
the problem.
The
Many
agencies
with
concerned
wlth the
Oregon.Ganp
Commission
andFish
Fish Commission
Corrnisslon
lnterof,
0regon
are
both
Oregon Game Commission
and
of
Oregon
are
both
vitally
intervltally
protectionof
estedin
in the
the protection
of our
ested
our estuaries.
estuaries. 'The
Stite Parks
ParksrDepartmnt,
the
The State
Department, the
Resource
andDevelopment
Development
Conmission
haveaa stake
ln"
Resource
and
Commission
and
many others
and.many
othdrs all
stakein
all have
theseareas
these
areas: Two
TtrOorganizations
promotemore
organizations that
that have
have tried
tried to
topromote
in
lnterest In
moreinterest
estuaries
havebeen
estuaries have
been the
the 0regon"chapter
Oregon chapter of
of the.Arnerican
theAmerican Fisheries
FisheriesSociety
Socletyand
and
the
lzaak },|alton
the Portland
Portland chapter
chapter of
of the
the Izaak
Walton League.
League
185
I t is
i s th
It
the
of
Fisheries
e feeling
th e estuary
fe e l i n g of
e stuar ycommittee
the American
o f the
com m ittee
of the
Amer ican
Fisher ies
program. Our
Society
that this
this is
is a tinre
time for
for an
an action
acUon program.
Society that
committeehas
been
Our committee
has been
b y Mr.
told
t o l d by
Mr. Panissidi
P a n i ssi d i of
o f the
th e State
Boar dthat
that there
State Land
LandBoard
ther e are
ar e approximately
appr oximatel y
public agencies
40
that exert
exert some
agenciesthat
40 public
control
somemanagement
management
control over
over the
the estuarine
estuarine
resources
Oregon.
r e s o u r c e sin
i n ,0
re g o n .,Ma
n yof
por t' com
m issions
Many
commissions
which
o f these
these are
which have
havestrong
str ong
ar e port
p o w e r s . Further,
powers.
Fu rth e r, w
wee find
th a t no
no inventory
inventor y is
fi n d that
is available
available to
to delineate
delineate the
the
p r i v a t e or
p u b 'l i ctidelands
private
o r public
ti d e l a n d sand
sub- tidelands:.,The
The,issue
a n dsub-tidelands.
issue is
is further
c;l.ouded
fur ther clouded
b y accretion,
a c c r e t i o n ,erosion,
e r o s i o n ,avulsion
by
fills.
It
t h a t there
a v u l s i o nand
a n dartificial
a r t i f i c i a l fills.
I t is
i s felt
there
f e l t that
m u s tbe
b e aa state
sta te agency
must
or aa new
and
d e si g n ated,:or
newcommission
cor m issionformed,
to manage
for med,to
manage
and
a g e n cydesignated,
p ro p e rl y.
d
e v e l o pthe
t h e estuaries
develop
e stu a ri e sproperly.
p a p e rby
b y Mr.
pr esentedto
Mr. William
b l i l l i a m Q.
W ick, presented
to the
the Oregon
of the
th e
Chapterof
Or egonChapter
Q. Wick,
-AA paper
l { i l d l i f e Society
S o ci e tyin
i n February,
th at
Wildlife
appropriate.
agrees
that
F e b ru a ry,1967,
1 967,seems
seems
appr opr iate. "Everyone
agr
ees
"Ever yone
goodway
get nothing
something must
sonething
be done.
this is
is aa good
wayto
to get
nothingdone.
done.
done. Perhaps
Perhapsthis
mustbe
Complacency
will
Complacency
will bring
know
bring about
total destruction
we know
destruction of
of our
our estuaries
estuaries as
about total
as we
them today."
today. "
them
Prepared
Preparedby:
by:
'
Robert
RobertL.
L. Borovicka
Borovicka
Member,Estuary
Member,
EstuaryConservation
Conservation
and
Committee
Development
Committee
and Development
Oregon
AFS
OregonChapter,
Chapter,AFS
Chairman,
Marine Committee
Chairman,Marine
Committee
Portland Chapter,
Portland
Izaak Walton
l.lalton
Chapter,Izaak
America
League
Leagueof
of America
186
186
EXCERPT
FROI'I
ATTORNEY
EXCERPT
FROM
ATTORNEY GENERAL.S
GENERAL'S OPINION
OPIIIION
December
26,1962
December 26,
1962
AppendlxEE
Appendix
Port districts
distrlcts in
in Oregon
glven broad
havebeen
poilersby
0regonhave
beengiven
broadpowers
Port
by the
legislature
the legislature
over
the control
control and
ports and
andregulation
r^egulation
of ports
thelr waters.
over the
of
andtheir
witers. But
But this
thfs-control
control
not extend
does
extendto
to the
the leasing
leasingor
does not
or selling
sblling of
ls apparent
of tidelands.
tJdelands. This
Thls is
apparentupon
upon
noting.0RS
providesin
777.120
whichprovides
part:
noting
ORS 777.120
which
in part:
.'(l)
the full
full extent
extent which
whichthe
the State
State of
To the
might
of Oregon
Oregon
itself exercise
mightitself
exercise
. "(1) -To
and
control or
ports the
to which
grant to
it can
can grant
to ports
the right
and control
or to
which it
exercise the
right to
to-exerciSe
the same,
sam,
ports shall
shall have
havefull
full control
bay!, rivers
control of
oT all
all bays,
harborswithin
rivers and
withln their
ports
ani harbors
thelr
limtts, and
andbetween
bbtween
thelr limits
limits and
ponerand
the sea,
sea, with
andthe
wlth full
limits,
their
full power
to,
andauthority
authorfty
- to,
fromtime
tine to
to time,
time, make,
nake,establish,
establish,change
change
whbrflines
ln such
or abolish
abollshwharf
such
from
or
llnes In
harborsand
andrivers,
rlvers, and
andto
to make,
make,establish,
establiih, change,
harbors
change,modify
tnodifyor
suchrules
or abolish
abollshsuch
rules
and
regulations
the
for
use
navigation
placlng
of
ln
such
harbors,or
the placing of
and regulations for the use of navigation in such harbors,
or the
of
obstructlons
therein or
or the
the removal
poit
removalof
of obstructions
obstructionstherefrom,
therefron, as
as the
the port
obstructions therein
deems
convenient,
requisite
necessary
or necessary or
in the
best interests
or in
the best
interests of
of the
the marimarldeems convenient, requisite or
time shipping
shippingand
andcommercial
cormercialInterests
interestsof
port.,,
time
bt the
theport.'t
Thls
gives the
port districts
powerto
distrfcts the
the port
the authority
to control
authority and
This provision
provision gives
control
andpower
navigation
in such
suchmanner
as deemed
deerned
navigation in
manner as
convenient
convenientor
necessaryand
ln the
the best
best
or necessary
andIn
interests of
port. Such
shippingand
andthe
interests
of maritime
maritime shipping
the commercial
interesti of
conmercialinterests
the port.
of the
Such
authority and
andcontrol
control relate
relate to
to the
the functions
functionsof
authority
not
of navigation
navigationand
cormerce,
not
andcommerce,
to the
the disposal
to
disposal of
of state
state lands.
lands. This
This contention
is borne
contentionis
borneout
by consideration
conslderatlon
out by
providesthe
of ORS
ORS
777.130which
whichprovides
port districts
the means
by which
of
777.130
by
means
whichport
to obtain
obtaln
distrlcts are
are to
needed
landsfor
piers and
port. This
for wharves,
wharves,docks,
docks,piers
needed
lands
Thts
andother
other activities
the port.
activities of
of the
statute contemplates
contemplates
purchased
that needed
needed
landswill
by constatute
that
lands
or
will be
be purchased
conor acquired
acquiredby
demnation
or other
demnation
or
lawful manner.
other lawful
manner.
ORS
grant of
777.120
not aa grant
possible
is not
the state's
ORS
777.120
is
of the
by any
state's title
title in
in the
the soil
anypossible
soll by
constructionof
the statute
statute and
grant
of the
andany
anylaw
law bearing
bearingany
construction
indicationof
suchaa grant
anyindication
of such
shouldbe
be strictly
strictly construed
port and
construedagainst
againstthe
the port
should
andin
in favor
the state.
state.
favor of
of the
l4orrow
(1910)56
t'larnerValley
V. Warner
valley Stock
stockCo.,
Co., (1910)
56 Or.
ilas0r. 312,
P. 171;
l7l; MasMorrow
i.
327, ioi
312,321,
l0l P.
(19251271
sachusetts
Newyork,
271U.S.
U.S. 65,
65, 89,
sachusetts v.
v. New
york, (1925)
Am.Jur.,
89, 701.
701.Ed.
Ed. 838,
849; 16
16 Am.
Jur.,
838, 849;
D e e d s167.
Deeds,
1, 6 7 .
that the
the State
State Land
is nty
my opinion
opinion that
LandBoard
Boardhas
has authority
to lease
leasetidelands
tidelands
authority to
. ..ItIt it
within
port
the
boundaries
of
port
a
district subject
within the boundaries of a port district
subjectto
to the
the authority
authbrity of
of the
the port
to
curb,
improve
control
navi5ation
andimprove navigation within
to curb, control and
wlthin the
the territorial
territorlal limits
the
llmlts of
of the
d
is t .
dist.
RO8ERT
Y. THORNTON,
THORI{TON,
General,
ROBERT
V.
Attorney
AttorneyGeneral,
By
Danielson,Assistant
By Robert
Robert G.
G. Danielson,
Asslstant
CHARTER
CHARTER
1.87
187
}TACD SHORE
NACD
SHORE EROSION
EROSION COMMITTEII
COMMITTEE
-:'-: .,''
.,.'-, '
. t:r ,'.
It shall
shall be
be the responsibility
responsibility of
It
the NACD
of the
NAiD Gominittee
Committee on
on Shore
Shore Erogion
Erosion
to
to focus
focus its
its concern
concern on
on rr,rattere
matters tu1"tlttg
relating to-the-erosionr
tothe erosion of
of land
atong the ocean,
land
along
lake and
and coastal
coastal frontages of
lake
of the
the nation
nation"in
keeping with
in keeping
with the purposes
ana
furpoaee and
objectives of
of the
objectives
the {19ry1tu"_
NACD.
NAGD: In
rn so
so doing,
doing, they
they shall
shall take
;"ke the
th. responsibility
ie-opottsibility to:
l' Develop,
1.
Develop, with
rvith the
the help
help of
of responsible
reeponsible agencies,
formidable appraisal
agencies, aa formidable
apprlisat
'lakee
of
scfPj and
of the
the scope
intensity of erosion
and intensity.of
erosion occu.ring
occ""i"!
on Ihe
on
the shoreline
ehoreline ofoceans,
ofocean.g, lakes
a n d ccoastal
oastalw
a t e r w a y 8 oof
i t hthe
e U nUnited
i t e d S t aStates
t e s a i a iand
t " p oits
s e epossessions.
ssio'".-----5.''
and
waterways
z' Develop
2.
appraisal of
present and
of present
Developan
an appraisal
projected technical
and projected
technical and
and scientific
rcientific
rmeans
n a I I 6 f ofOr
r p r epreventing
v e n t i n g o r ' ror
eta
r d i n g L h oshore
r e e r o 8erosion.
ion.
retarding
3. Review
Review t-hethe programs
programs now
nout in
in force
force by
bythe
the ffederal,
ederal, state
atate and
and local
local
governments
for
their
governments for their effectiveness
effectiveneEs and
and scope
scopein
in preventini
preventing shore erosion.
;;;;;;
4, Seek
4.
consultation and develop
Seek the
the consultation
develop an
exchangc of
of ideas
ideas related
related to
an exchange
to the
the
problema
of shore
shore erosion
problems of
erosion with
with state and
and federal
iederal authorities
authiriti""
having
h";id;;;;;-"'"
respongibilities in
in this
thie and related
sibilities
related fields
fields through
through the
the establishment
establishment of an
a""ae"i;;y
advisory
committee.
committee.
"r
5'
5. Foster
Foster the
the development
developrnent of
of improved
irnproved methods
methoda of
of combating
combating shore
ehore
eroaion including
includin-g but not
not limited
erosion
limited t9
deaign
of
structot*r-*d
to
the
design
of
structures
and
the
development
the-devcloprmnt
-retardation
lrrg
of plant
of
plant materials
materials that
that may
may be useful
useful in
in the
the retardation or
or elimination
elirnination of
of rhore
shore
erosion on certain
erosion
certain beach
beach areas
and those
thoee of
areas and
of inland
inland waters.
watere
6. Seek
Seek the
the implementation
implementation of
of new
and the
new research
research and
thc continuation
continuation of
of
regearch presently
preoently under
research
unde-r way
that
way that will
will offer
offer effective
effective tr**"
means ior
for retardirig
retarding or
or
eliminating
the de
destructiot
eliminating the
str uction of
oi land
land and
propertiea
located
and
prope
rtie
a
located
along
the
nation'
along
the
natioara
a
ahoreline
shorelines.
s.
7. Keep
Keep ite
its interests
interests broad
broad and
and addressed
addreased to problems
problems that
that effect
effect more
more
than
than one
one state
atate and are general
general
enough
in
nature
enough
in
nature
to
be
of
national
to
bC
of
national
concern,
concern,
?-"9
referring-to
referring to the
the"4individual
individual
State AJsociations,
rnatters which
State
Associations, matters
which could
could most
mort
l o g i c d l y bbe
e - *arnatter
m a t t e r of
logically
o f state
s t a t e concern.
concern.
i1
{'
APPENDI
X.".!!-
APPENDIX.........
BIIL'SRTCORDING
BILL'S
RECORDING SERVicE
sEi'E
188
188
lrelimivary Draft
Water Resources
Resourcec Sub-Coranlttee
Water
Sub-Coimnittee
Councll
Ttllamook
Econornlc Planning
County Economic
TiUamook County
Hlanrrlng Council
ArchXbal.d
Archibald Pye,
Pye, Chalrnen
Chairman
SecretarY
Jack
Madison, Secretary
rlack Madlson,
Stacy
Bernard $tacy
Wl1llan Maxwell
William
Mapell
Verrntlyee
F. J.
rt. Vermilyea
P.
C. Schuirnerich
Schulnerlch
L.
L. C.
CarI
Boech
Carl Bosch
San Hayes
Sam
llagreo
Anff Lagler
Ingler
Andy
Paul Hatch
Paul
Hatch
Erneet Josi
Josi
Ernest
ChrLs
Chris Chrlstensen
Christensen
Pete
Pete Betschart
Betachart
EarI Worthlngton
Earl
Worthington
George
George Porter
Vtrgil ChadwLck
Virgil.
Chadwick
Anderson
DaIe E. Anderson
Dale
Carl Hurliinan
Garl
Hurllman
Wyss
Ramond
RagrnordWyss
Charles S.
S. Bake
Charles
Bake
Fangborn
Uanrtn
Marvin ?angborn
Ftlost
Gene
OeneFilosi
'
/)
ffi-l
APPENDIX...1
APPENDIX.,H
6iI!'S RECORDING
RECORDING
BiWS
SERVICE
STRVICE
189
r89
DRIUNAGE
FLOOD CONTROL
DNAIM@ AND
AND FLOOD
COIfIROI,
Situation
Sltuation
Nearly
of our
totaL annual
our total
Nearly 7%
annual rainfall
ralnfaLl occurs
during the
occurs during
the months
months of
of November,
75/"of
Novenber,
Decenber, January,
Januar5rl and
and February,
February, causing
December,
causing heavy
fl-oodlng and
heary flooding
and sedimentation
nearly
seditnentation on
on nearly
prlrne farm
11,000 acres of
IITOOO
of prime
farm land.
land.
growing season,
During
Durlng the
the summer
suroner growing
season, the
the nearly
total
nearly total
of rainfalL
lack of
rainfall nakes
makes irrigation
a necessity
Iack
the
irrlgatlon
necessity for
for the
developed row
newly
rnwly developed
crops.
rovilcrops.
growlng of
pasture or
growing
of pasture
the
or the
totallng 10,000
presentLy
Low lying
farn lands
acres are
Low
acres
Lylng farm
lands totaling
IOTOOO
are presently
protected by
protected
by bay
bay or
or river
rilter dikes.
dikes.
Additlonal diking
and stream
Additional
diking and
strean clearance
cl,earance will
wltt be
be
protectlon from
necessar1r to
to complete
necessary
coruplete protection
fnom river
rl.ver flooding.
flooding.
Sedlnent
Sediment damage
darnagevaries
varies with
wlth the
the degree of
flooding, earth
of flooding,
earth slides
slldes in
in the
the mountain
mountain
procedures, etc.
areas, logging
areas,
Iogging procedures,
etc.
The effects
effects of
The
of the
the multiple
rnu1tLple burns
are
burns are
being minimLnlbelng
raLzedby
by the
ttre reforestation
reforestation
of large
prlvate and
acreages by
mized
of
both private
large acreages
by both
and state
state foresters.
foresters,
R1ver bank
problem on
bank erosion
River
eroslon is
ls aa serious
serlous problem
the lower
Wllson, Kilchis,
on the
lower Nehalem,
Nehalern, Wilson,
KiLchis,
and lraskr
erosion on
Trask, wlth
with some
Tiflamook and
sone erosion
on the
the Tlllamook
and smaller
srnaller streams.
streans.
Wind erosion,
Wind
erosLon,
especlally
sand dune
ln the
drrrp areas,
especially in
the sand
problem in
8t€:ree is
Ln several
of, Tillamook
Ttllarnook
ts a probl,em
several sections
sections of
partlcularly
County, particularly
the mouth
County,
near
near the
rnouth of
the Nestucca
Nestucca Bay.
of the
Ba;ir.
Cooperatlve work on
part of
on the
Cooperative
the part
of the
the Soil
SolI Conservation
Serrrlce, OSU
Conserrratlon Service,
OSUExtension
Extenslon
Servlce, U. S. Forest
Foreet Service,
Service,
Servlce, Bureau
of Land
Tlllanook County,
Bureau of
land Management,
l[anagenent, Tillamook
County, and
and
groups in
grass, bas
community
and youth
youth groups
planting of
has
of beach grass,
oommrnlty ard
!.n plantlng
resulted
resulted in
excellent
in excellent
progress in
wind erosion
progress
ln combating
combatlng wind
eroslon damage.
danage,
The
ten drainage
distrlcts
The ten
covering
drainage districts
dolng an
conering nearly
nearly 9,000
an excellent
excellent
91000 acres are doing
their €rr€Beo
problens,
job of
of solvlng
solving drainage
drainage problemo
problems withln
within their
areas. The
The larger
dralnage problems,
larger drainage
Job
honever,
however, we
we feel,
feell should
rather
should be
drainage districts
dlstricts
be solved
solved by river
river basin
basln drainage
rather than
than aa
large
nunber of
of small
dl.strlcts.
large number
small districts.
gonetype
Nearly 3,000
water management,
Nearly
acres
acres of
of Tillamook
County need
Tlllarnook County
needsome
tylm of
of water
nanagement,
53,OOO
either
elthe:r flooding,
floodlng, drainage,
dralnage, or
or
irrigation.
lrrlgatlon.
lt, S.
According to
According
to the
the 19S9
S. Census,
Census,
L959 U.
there are
are about 32,000
there
the county.
crop land
land acres
acnes in
ln the
cotrnty.
32r0OOcrop
(L967) being
farms ate
are now
fallrs
now (1967)
betng irrigated.
intgated.
Of
thls, 72QG
0f this,
acree on
on 212
2lr2 :. .
729O acres
The
The advent of
of increased
J,ncreased row
row crop
crop agriculture
agriorltwe
190
190
will put
put an
pressure on
will
an extreme
ertreme amount
amount of
of pressure
already over-appropriated
on our already
over-approprlated streams.
6treans.
year 2,000,
By the
the year
2r00O, we
By
acreage
we believe,
the irrigated
believe, the
acreage in
County will
will total
total
lnlgated
Tillanook County
tn Tillamook
nearly
2,000.
rear\r 2510@.
Nearly
Nearly 30%
of the
the farms
farms in
County are
are still
Tillarpok County
stll,l not
not covered
covered
tn Tillamook
30fi of
by
ty 'ater
rater rights.
rlgfrts.
pnoJect
The
Army Corps
Engineers' study
The An4y
Corps of
no feasible
feaslble large
large storage
storage project
of EngS.neersr
study indicates
lndlcates no
gtreans.
of Ttllanook
on anlr
any of
Tillamook County
County streams.
proJect for
for flood
flood control,
Any
Arryrsuch
such storage
otorage project
control,
irrigation,
lrrlgation,
domestic,
domesticr and industrial
nater use and
the enhancement
of fish
and the
er*rancerent of
flsh and
and
lndustrlal. water
wlldllfe,
wllL have to
wildlife,
will
to be
be financed
financed by
by some
agenc!'.
local agency.
sornalocal
Re commendations
Reconmendatlons
1.
L.
This
Resource Board
Thls committee
with the
the State
State Water Resource
Board
coflmlttee recommends
recorsmendscooperation
cooperatlon with
byall cttlzens
citizens and
and agencC-es
agencies to
to the
the end
end that
that the
the best
best use is
made of
uater
b6r atl
of our
our water
ls made
purposes.
resources for
f,or all
resources
all purposes.
2.
2.
to meet
drainage district
distrlct
future
The
to
orgardzation or
of drainage
neet future
The organization
or re-organization
re-orBanlzatlon of
reconunended. These
These districts
needs ln
in relatlon
relation to
to flood
flood control
is recommended.
dlstr{-cts
needs
control and
dralnage is
and drainage
progran as
developed
should
large enough
enough to
drainage program
es developed
to implement
lmplernent aa well-planned
well-planned drainage
should be large
wittr SCD,
Water Resource
and Corps
Corps of
of Army
Arrqy Engineers.
Englrreers.
in
SCD, the
State Water
Resource Board
Board and
ln cooperation
cooperatLon with
the State
dralnage
organizlng aa drainage
It
of
rnadeof
feasibility
of organizing
It is
neeonrnendedthat
be made
of the
the feasibility
ls recommended
that studies
studiee be
plaln areas
the Nehalem
river and
and
Nehalernriver,
rLverr Nestucca
Nestucca river
district
for
distrlct
for each
eadr of
the flood
flood plain
areas of
of the
of the
Tillamook
tributaries.
Tlllamook Bay
Bay and
and tributaries.
3.
3.
In
it
districts,
reconnended that
that all
all
establ.tshed or
or new
neu drainage
dratnage districts,
it is
ls recommended
In the
the established
full
needed
drainage
drainage be
reeded interior
lnterlor
be developed
develolrd making
mklng full
flnancial and
utilization of
uttllzatton
of financial
and
SCD, Extenslon
Serrrlce
technical
through the
the Tillamook
ASCS,Tillamook
Extension Service
technlcal aid
aid available
avallabl-e through
Tlllanook ASCS,
Tlllamook SC]),
agencies.
other federal
federal and
ard state
state agencies.
and all
all other
b.
All
accomplished ln
in sueh
such aa way
way
control work should
drlailEge and
and flood
flood control
shouXd be acconpLlshed
AII drainage
of
valueo of
tlre recreational
as to
increase or
or nraj.ntain
maintain the
and
values
recreatlonal
and industrial
industrlal
to increase
resources.
regourceg.
our water
water
orr
191
191
S.
5.
nethode
proJects should
be developed
developed in
ln methods
projects
should be
and Extension
Extension Service
Servlce
Research and
Research
pol,l,utlon.
prevent water
water and
alr pollution.
to prevent
and air
areas to
lieLl as urban areas
disposal- on
on farms as well
of
of waste disposal
6.
6.
poselblltty
of the
the
on the
the possibility
Studies should
made by the
Tillamook SCD
SCD on
of
the Tlllamook
Studies
shouLd be nade
water for
for agriagriirrigatlon
to help
increase irrigation
development of
of small
small water
water shed proJects
projects to
help increase
water
developnent
dralnage.
control or
lnprove drainage.
cultural
contribute towards
towards flood
flood control
or improve
cultural use and contrlbute
7.
7,
on the
the
rpeded on
ls needed
re-allgnront
Bank
channel
is
and re-alignment
channel clearance
clearance and
Bank stabilization,
stabiLtzation,
Bay.
Mllls Bridge
to Tillamook
TlLlanook Bay.
Wllson River
Wilson
Biver from
from Mills
Brldge to
River,
of the
the Kilchis
The
Kllchle River,
The outlet
outlet of
fron
the Nestucca
the Trask
Trask Rlver
River from
from Herb Kanrp
Kanne farm
farm to
to Tlllanook
Tillamook Bay
Bay properr
proper, the
Nestucca from
the
to the
the ocean.
ocean.
Batterson to
Farmer
the ocean and the
the NehaLern
Nehalem fronr
from Batterson
Farrner Creek to
to the
on
Dikes
DLkes on
Drainage
to SCS
ArnrgrEngineerst
up to
SCSor
or Arxry
all rivers
Engineers' specificatlons.
specifications. Drainage
be brought
rivers should be
brouglrt up
all
get
to get
ln an
an effort
effort to
agencles in
and state
state agencies
districts
are
wlth all
all federal
federal and
to work with
are urged to
dlstrtcts
proJects.
these needed
reeded projects.
federal
funds to
to implement
lmplenrent these
federal funds
8.
8.
uas authorized
bJr
authorized by
the county
count'y was
in the
rivers in
all major
rnajor rivers
A review
review study
coverlng all
study covering
Congress in
in 1956.
L956,
the
the Congress
The report
report
The
authorized.
l,lth $2IS,OOO
It was
was funded in
fn l96L
L96h with
It
$2b5r000 authorized.
cornpleted in
1969,
is
to be completed
in 1969.
is scheduled to
needs and
and
resource needs
The
nas to
to study
study resource
The purpose was
part of
be part
of,
study and
and be
potentials,
covering
of rivers
under study
rlvers under
dralnage area of
overall drainage
potentials,
covering the
the overall
plan for
firture development.
development.
a framework
for future
frameuork plan
prograrn for
f,Iood control.
of
scaLe program
for flood
control.
of, a broad scale
aspects
It
the various
varloug aspects
to determine
determlne the
Ls also
also to
It is
both
This
This would
$ould include
include both
potenttal
potential
act as
as
@ntro1 act
of the
the l918
19LB flood
fiIood control
projects
of Section
ZOi of
proJects within
r.llthln limits
Sectton 205
Llmits of
amended
and
anended and
those
that mlgtrt
might regutre
require separate
separate congresslonaL
congressional authorization.
authorization.
thoee that
the fact
that
In
fact that
In view of
of the
the U. S.
of the
verbal
representatives of
S. Arrgr
Army
verbal reports
reports by representatives
control,
that no
no flood
flIood control,
Engineers
Portland
lndi.cate that
PortLand Corps
Corps of
of Engineers,
Englneers, indicate
Diotrlct,
Bnglneers District,
ls economically
eeonond.catly
developnnnt is
plan for
ttp future
future development
drainage,
for the
or other
nater storage
other plan
storage or
drainage, water
The
the Tlllanook
feasible at
at this
this time;
time; with
with the
the pooel.ble
possible exception
exception of
of the
Tillamook &r€8o
area. The
feasible
committee
recommends that
that aa careful
careful revlew
review of
of the
the report
report be
be made
made by
by the
the Tlllanook
TiUamook
comrlttee recornnends
hlater Resource
Resource
Oregon Water
the Oregon
County
District, the
Conseryatlon Dlstrlct,
Sol-L Conservation
ttre Tillamook
Tillarnook Soil
Court, the
County Court,
extent
the extent
detemlne the
to determine
individuals to
Board
agencies and
and individuals
interested agencies
and all
other interested
all other
Board and
'
get a
to get
ever:17effort
the
met the
make every
effort to
a program
program
and make
the report
roport and
of the
ttre objectives
objectives of
Corps rpt
the Corps
i.. i,r ::
192
192
under way
$ay that
that wil].
will result
under
result tn
in flood
flood control,
control, water
water conservatlon
conservation for
for nultlple-purpose
multiple-purpose
uee including
tncludlng irrigation,
water supplies,
use
trrigation,
municipal
water
quallty
mmicipal water
ftsh and
eupplies, fish
wlldtlfe,
and wildlife,
water quality
controL, power
the desiree
control,
power generatlon,
generation, recreatlon
recreation and meet the
desires of
of local
local Interests.
tnterests.
9.
9.
There is
ls a need
reed for
the development
developnent of
proJects to
for the
provide
of small
storage projects
to provide
srnall 8torage
the domestic
for
for the
nater needs
the County.
donpstic water
needs of
of the
County.
past few
years of
The past
The
f,en years
of low
low rainfall
ralnfall
durlng ttre
during
the sumrpr
summer nonthe
months and increased
increased use of
water by each
family has caused
of water
eaeh fanrl\y
water
caused water
shortage
problems on
most systems.
shortage problens
on most
eystems.
I'Ie recommend
We
the rapid
recormend the
raptd completion
conpletlon and
and implementrnplenen-
tatlon of
tation
of the
water and sewer
tha county-wide
sewer study.
count5r-vi6e comprehensive
corrprehenglve water
study.
It
It is
ls recommended
recorunended
that loans
loans or
or gratrts
grants be made
made available
available to
help supply
that
dorpstic water
nater requirements
to help
supply domestic
reguirenents
tbat the
and that
coolnratlon of
agencies be
and
the cooperation
of all
all federal
federal and
and state
state agencies
be secured
secured to
to meet
this
neet this
problen.
problem.
IRRICATION
IRRIGATION
Situatlon
Situation
An increased
production of
An
acreage is
irrigated
is necessary to
to expand
expand production
tnereased irrigated
of hay,
hay, silage,
silage,
and
and forage
forage for
Tillanook county
for Tillamook
county dairy
dairy herds.
herds.
populattons increase,
human populations
As
As human
lncrease, there
there
nay be
be aa market
narket for
may
crops
for vegetables and
and horticultural
horticultural
processed
crops on
on the
the fresh
fresh or
or processed
outlets.
outlets.
wiLl require
This
require stepped-up
Thls will
stepped-up irrigation.
lnlgation.
production
Increase agricultural
agricultural production
payrolls.
increased payrolls.
means
rnans increased
According to
to the l96L
Census, there
According
there are
are about
about 30,000
cropland acres
acres in
in
I96b U. S. Census,
301000 cropland
County.
the County.
on 350
now belng
Of this,
being irrigated.
0f
this, 8,000
is now
8r00O acres on
irrigated.
350 farms is
nray
Based
nearly
acres
Based on
on soil
characteristdcs,
nearly the
the entire
entire 30,000
acres of
of cropland
cropland may
soil characteristics,
3OTOOO
be
be classed
claseed as
as irrigable.
irrigeble.
The
reLation to
to water supply,
The location
locatlon of
of lands
lands in
in relation
supply, irrilrri-
gation faclllties,
and cost-benefit
will
gation
facilities, land
preparation, storage
Iand preparatlon,
costs and
etorage costs
cost-benefit rations
ratione will
determine the
determine
the amount
anount irrigated.
irrigated.
we believe
acreagg in
in Tillamook
Tillarnook will
will total
totaL
By
the year
believe that
that the
the irrigated
irrigated acreage
By the
]teat 2000, we
will require
25r0OO. This
tharr three-fold
three-fol.d increase
require storage
more than
increase will
facitities.
25,000.
Thts nore
storage facilities.
streams
strearns are over-appropriated
ot€r-appropriated now.
now.
Some
Sone
purpose storage
Multiple
Multiple purpose
darnsfor
for domestic
dorestic and
and
storage dams
power, and
pnovide the
industrial
supplies,
power,
lndustrlal
oupplles, flood
flood control,
control, irrigation,
lrrigation,
and recreation
the
recreation may
nay provide
answer.
angwerr
193
193
a 100
day
I0O day
of 140,000
The 25,000
acre feet
feet ove!
over a
would require
6\rpp1yof
25,OOOacre
total would
require aa supply
bOrOOOacre
acre total
The
per acre.
acre.
period, or
feet per
or 1.5
1.5 acre
acre feet
period,
two inches
inches
total two
would total
rnonths would
per acre by
by months
The use
use per
The
in August.
AugBst.
inches in
and six
six inches
and September,
$eptenber, and
July and
in July
inclres in
each
four inches
May and
and June,
June, four
each in
in May
are
streams, are
along specified
specified streams,
nater supplies,
supplies, along
Slight
water
irrigation,
in irrigation,
increases in
Sltght increases
now.
available
available now.
operat'ors in
in
by some
sor€ operators
used by
being used
water is
is being
uell water
On
the other
other hand, well
On the
area.
the Tjllainook
Tillarnook river
the
river area.
Recomnendations
Re commendations
l.
1.
to
right adequate to
weter right
by aa water
eovered by
be covered
system
systen should
shouLd be
irrigation
Every farm
farm irrigation
to
downwardrto
or downward,
upward or
either upward
be adjusted,
adjusted, either
should be
Water rights
needs. Water
rlghts should
the farm
farm needs.
neet
meet the
present usage.
usage.
rneet present
meet
2.
2.
needs
to crop
crop needs
according to
water usage
usage according
determine water
Studies nust
must be continued
to determine
continued to
Studles
tSrpes'
to soil
soil types.
adJusted to
crops, adjusted
cultivated crops,
for
pastures and
and potential
potential cultivated
for pastures
),
3.
enterprlse
of enterprise
end size
slze of
the type
type and
Irrigation
systems
planned to
to meet
neet the
be planned
mrst be
systens must
Irrigatton
water.
and water.
of power
carried out
out on the
the farm,
farm, engineered
engineered for
for efficient
efficient Use
use of
power and
capied
Tillanook
in Tiflamook
irrigation,
frorn irrigation,
returns from
InfOrmation is
in
on economic
econonLc returns
needed on
is needed
Information
h.
14.
count,y.
county.
cropst
varlous crops,
for the various
of irrigation
irrigation
the feasibility
feasibilii;y
This
of
for
would include
include the
This data would
crop.
or horticultural
hortiglrltural
grass, legume,
Iegune, or
by species
crop.
of grass,
species of
5.
5.
dams.
control dams.
nater control
posltive action
plan for
for multi-use,
nulti-use, water
to plan
Positive
now to
action is
necessarlr now
is necessary
6.
6,
and
timing
tfunlng and
lrrtgation
to determine
deterrnine irrigation
designed to
Experimentation with
with devices
devlces designed
E:Eerlnentation
be continued.
continued.
should be
amounts
amounts should
'1. Future plans
plants that
that nlght
plants
might
industrial
fron industrial
water from
waste water
of waste
for disposal
disposal of
future plans for
7e
of
purification
of
and purification
the utilization
Oontribute to
to harmful
harmful strean
stream poLlutlon
pollution inelude
include the
utilization and
contribute
irrigation.
for sprinkler
sprtnkler irrigation.
use for
water by
by secondary
secondary use
such water
L94
194
DOMESTIC
DONESTIC WAIER
WATER
Situation
Situation
Wtth an
average annual
an average
annuaL rainfall
rainfall
of
85 inches
With
of approxirrrately
approximately 85
inches in
in the
the Tillamook
Til,Ianook
eounty area,
angar a dornestlc
water shortage
county
shortage nigAt
domestic water
might seem
seem unlikely.
un]-ikeLy. Rainfatl
distribution
Rainfall distribution
charts, however,
of the
the precipitation
\Ofl of
charts,
however, show
show that
that 70%
precipitation occurs
occurs in
months of
ln the
the five
five nonths
of
Novenberthrough
througb March.
March.
Noveuer
less
tban 7%
of the
the rain
rain falls
Tft of
faLls during
durlng the
Less than
the summer
suuner months
nonths
Julyr Augustr
of July,
Septenber.
of
August, and
and September.
Of
the 314
J[ water
Of the
water qlsterrs
systems in
in the
the county,
county, nost
most of
of,
then exlrrience
some water
nater shortage
shortage difficuLties
them
experience some
difficulties during
during dry
dry sunmers.
summers.
'
pnltltaqf water
The primary
water source,
sourcer for
for most
most systems
systems in
in the
the county,
The
county, is
ls aa small
srnall stream.
stream.
A few
few reservoirs
reservol.rs and
and a
a scattering
scattering of
wells and
of wells
A
and springs
springs completes
conpletes the
the water
water source
souree
picture.
picture.
Througb the
the cooperation
cooperation of
of Tiflamook
Tlllanook County
County Court,
Court, most
Through
and
rnost water
water districts
districts
and
conmissionsr TiLlanook
County has
commissions,
hes underway
conprehenslve, water and
Tillamook County
underway aa comprehensive1
and sewage
sewage study
study
nhlclt
should point
out the
the resources
r€sources and needs
needs of
of this
this county for
years.
which should
point out
for the
the next
2O years.
next 20
Water use,
per capita
user both
both on
on aa per
capita basis
basis and
Water
and as
as aa result
popresult of
of increased
increased human
hunan popgreater demands
ulation
on tillanoolc
county water
water systems
ulation wil.l
will place
place greater
demands on
Tillamook county
year.
systems each
each year.
population figures
county population
figures of
of 8,810
81810 in
County
tn 1920, 12,263
in 19140,
L2r263 in
rgLor 18,955
]..8rg95 in
in 1960
l95o indicate
indicate
that ne
expect at
at least
that
we can msonably
rsonably expect
least a 25%
25fi increase
increase in
in population
population over
over the
the next
next
yeats.
2J years.
25
We
anticipate an
an estimated
estirnated 50%
increase in
in water
water use
period.
We anticipate
in the
use in
the same
50S increase
sarre period.
(These figures
(These
figures do
do not
not refl-ect
reflect industrial
industrial usage
usage r.rhich
uhich is
is covered
covered in
in the
the industrial.
industrial
water
water use
use section).
sectton).
problens in
Doresttc
water supply
supply problems
Ttllarnoolc county
in Tillamook
county include
Domestic water
include murky
winter
murlcy water in
in winter
due to
to rapld
surf,ace runoffs
during storms,
storms, water shortages
due
rapid surface
runoffs during
shortages during
during the
the dry
dry months,
and
nonths, and
inadequate storage
storage and
distribnrtlon
systems for
inadequate
and distribution
for future
future needs.
picture.
bright spots
spots in
bright
in the
the picture.
There are,
are, of
There
of course,
course,
Several
water districts,
districts,
includlng Tillamook,
Tillanook, Fairview,
Several water
including
Fairview,
Rockaway,
Pacific City
City and
andother
other have
audimpiociiient
tnrp'r'overrrntg in
Rockaway, Pacific
havemade
nadestudies
in ttro
tho Laat
1a.t fer.l
£w
studles aiid
years.
years.
195
195
Recommendations
L.
1.
rapld
cut down
down rapid
watersheds to
to cut
aL1 watersheds
pLanned for
for all
protectlon be planned
additional protection
That additional
winter
r-unoff.
winter runoff.
in logging
logging
the improvement
inprovement in
contlrnring the
This could
accompllshed by continuing
This
could be accomplished
water control
controL structures.
structures.
proJects, and
consldering water
and considering
practices, completing
projects,
practlces,
reforestation
cornpleting reforestation
2.
2.
and
be completed
conpleted and
study be
and sewage
sewage study
water and
That
conrprehensive water
the county-wide
county-wide comprehensive
Ttrat the
possible.
as possible.
as rapidly
rapidly as
implemented as
irnplerented
3.
3.
and water
water supply
suppLy
disposal and
sewagedisposal
on sewage
County on
the County
The
for the
survey for
cornprehensive survey
The comprehensive
nater districts
districts
and water
approved
cooperation with
with the
the Tttlarnoolc
Tillamook County
County Court
Court and
FIIA inin cooperation
approved by F}L1
possible.
as soon
as possible.
soon as
should be completed
cornpleted as
should
Water Resources
Resources
and State
State Water
The
County and
Ttre County
planning to
to reach
reach
in planning
agencies in
federal agencies
and federal
Committee
with local
state and
local state
Conmlttee should
should work with
the
use for
for the
and municipal
nnrnicipal use
domestic and
for domestic
water supplies
supplles for
goal of
and safe
the
of adequate and
safe water
the goal
the future.
future.
entire County now
now and
and in
ln the
entire
14.
b.
provide
proJects to
to provide
storage projects
small storage
of small
developnent of
There
the development
need for
for the
is aa need
Thgre is
County.
the County.
water needs
of, the
for
needs of
donestic water
the domestic
for the
years of
of low
low rainfall
rainfaLl
past few
The
few years
The past
water
has caused
caused water
family has
each family
by each
nater by
of water
during
use of
nonths and
and increased
increased use
the summer
surrunermonths
dur{.ng the
systems.
onmost
problems on
most systems.
shortage problems
grants be
be'made
or grants
that loans
It
made
loans or
recornnendedthat
It is
ls recommended
all
of alL
cooperation of
the cooperation
that the
and that
water requirements
requirements and
available
donpstic water
supply domestic
to help
help supply
avallable to
problen.
this problem.
to meet
Federal and
and state
meet this
secured to
state agencies be secured
Ibderal
5..
Practically a].l
our water
water for
for donestic
domestic and
and municipatr
municipal use
use eomes'fron
comes from very
very
all ofof our
Praetical,Iy
creeks.
small streams and
and creeks.
snall
major streams.
naJor
streans.
tbe
fron the
drawn from
is bei.ng
No
domestic and
being drawn
municipal. water is
and municipal
No donestic
flood
fsr industrial,
lndrrstrial,
the county
county for
Since
in the
flood
water needs
needs in
possible future
future water
Since possible
indicate
control,
or irrigation
irrigation requlrerents
requirements ni;;ht
mi'ht indicate
control, power, or
dam in
..of a dam
ln a major
need
major
need .of
be' coneonsupplles be
water supplies
and domestic
donestlc water
stream,
recommends that
that nunlcipal
municipal and
conmittee reeonsnends
the committee
stream, the
structures.
control structures.
sidered tn
in pl.annlng
planning for
for rnajor
major water
water control
sidered
We
that many
many of
of the
the
We doubt
doubt that
the
of the
requirenents of
trater for
the requirements
for the
small
being used willpovide
willrrovide adequate
adequate jater
now being
strearns now
stnalt streams
years.
next
rrext 225 years.
L96
196
6.
6.
ground water
That the
the ground
water resources
resources of
of Tillamook
Tillamook County
That
County be
be inventoried
lnventor:led as
rapidLy as
possible.
as possible.
rapidly
7
7
.
Werecommend
recqmend that
that 314
3b water
plan for
We
water districts
districts in
in Tilt-amook
Tillamook county
county begin
begin to
to plan
for
consolidation
into 33 or
or 14
districts.
consolidation into
water districts.
h water
Consolidation would
provide a guaranteed
guaranteed
would provide
Consolidation
supply
sufficient
storage for
supply and
and sufficient
storage
for all
aII uses.
uses.
II{DUSTRIAI WAIBR
INDUSTRIAL
WATER USE
I'SE
Situation
Situation
Industrial
water use
use requirements
requirerents in
Industrial
water
in Tillamook
Titl-arnook county
county mayrnay be
be eonsidered
considered in
in
two
categories:
two categories:
(I)
(1)
Use of
of water
water for
for transportation.
Use
transportation.
(prfunarily in
in Tillamook
Till.anook Bay);
Bay);
(primarily
(z) water
(2)
Water use in
in the
the nanufacturlng
manufacturing process,
directry or
or indirectly.
process, directly
indtrecil.y.
Water
borne transportation
transportation
centered into
is centered
into and
and in
in Tillamook
Water borne
is
Tlllamook bay
bay and
and the
the TillaTiLlanook river
river areas.
€IlG€LSr.Log
mook
raft traffic
traffic has
has long
these bay
long used
used these
bay and
Log raft
and river
river channels.
channels.
Access
Access
to
linited by the
the hazardous and
to Tillanook
Tillamook bay
bay is
is limited
bar crossing
and shallow
shallow bar
crosslng and
and a
a small
sdalt turnturning
for larger
ing baoin
basin at
at Garibal-di
Garibaldi for
larger ships.
ships.
Construction
of aa south
south jetty
would result,
Construction of
renrlt,
Jetty would
we believe,
in a
substantia,l increase
increase of
we
believe, in
a substantial
of water borne
borne industrial
industrial traffic.
traffic.
Traffic within
within Tillamook
Titlarnook bay
bay is
is limited
Traffic
limited by
by shallow
shallow water.
rater.
Bay
has
siltation
bas
Bay siltation
resulted in
alnost stopping
water transportation.
resulted
in almost
stopping water
transportation.
Tillamook county
county relies,
relies, industrially,
industrially,
Tillamook
on
on the
the 88$ million
nriltlon dollar
palnoll
dol}ar annual
,annual payroll
fron the
the lumber
lunber industry.
from
industry.
To maintain
ralntaln our
present lunber
our present
payroLl, we
lumber payroll,
To
we must
admust take
take ad-
vantage
of low
cost water
water transportation.
vantage of
}ow cost
transportatlon.
With an
an annual
allowable cut
annual allowable
With
of 117
rnill-ion
cut of
Ll? million
governrnent land
feet
logs on
land and
and a mill
feet of
of logs
on government
miII capacity
capacity of
about 17
of about
I?5 million
rnittion feet
anrmally
feet annually
lt is
ls necessary
necessarlr to
to import
import logs
logs to
it
to maintain
maintain our
our present industries.
industries.
Water requirements
requirerents for
gallons per
Water
for industry
industry orrently
currently total
total about
about 2216501000
22,6O,OOO gallons
per
rnonth. Although
Although some
month.
somesurplus
surplus of
of water
water for
for industrial
industrial uses,
uses, exists
exists in
munieipal
in aa few
few municipal
systems in
county, any
angrnaJor
wouLdrequire
industrial use
of water would
systems
in TilLanook
Tillamook county,
major industrial
use of
require careful
carefuL
planning and
perhaps new
and perhaps
rrew facilities.
planning
facilities.
L97
197
l{aJor
Water Ilequireinents
Industrial Water
Requirenents tn
Major Industrial
in gallons
gallons per
per nonth.
month.
Ttilsnook Industrial
Industrlal
Park
Tillamook
Park
Rrblishers
Publishers Paper
IOro00r000
10,000,000
lrO0OrO0O
1,000,000
500,000
5oor0oo
TtLlamook
Til].amook Hospital
Hospital
Tillanook
Tillamook City
City
601000100o
60,000,000
OnegonWashington
Plywood
Oregon
Washington Plywood
T.C.C.A., cheese
cheese factories
factories and
T.C.C.A.,
and
Water Districts
Districts
Water
2r5oorooo
2,500,000
lor0oor000
10,000,000
60010o0
600,000
Tillanook
Tillainook Schools
Schools
Irdustrlal water
water requirements
requirenents in
the Tillamook
water system
in the
Tillanook water
total
Industrial
eysterncurrently
curentLy total
about 15%
Llfi of
of total
total water
water use.
about
use.
Thls does
doeenot
the smaller
not include
i.nclude the
snalLer stores,
This
stores, restaurants,
rostaurants,
notelsr
etc.
motels, etc.
RecormendatLons
Recommendations
l.
I.
That further
further funds
funds be
be appropriated
appropriated for
Tlllamook Bay
for the
the Tillamook
That
Bay South
South jetty
and
Jetty and
that construction
constructlon be commenced
posslble.
cormenced as rapidly
that
rapldly as possible.
2,
2.
plans be
That plans
be implemented
develop three
That
lmplenented to
to develop
three or
.f,our large
consoli.dated water
water
or four
Large consolidated
distrlcts
in the
the county.
cotrtty.
districts
in
guaranteed indusprovide aa guaranteed
These large
Large districts
would provide
districts
indueThese
would
trlal
groring donestlc
supply tLth
for the
trial supply
with sufffLctent
sufficient storage
the growing
domestic need
storage for
need for
for water.
weter.
3.
3.
preLlrnlnary
Stne
the TllLanook
Dlstrlct
Peoplerss Utility
Uttlity
completed aa preliminary
Since the
TiUamook People'
District
has completed
power study
the Trask
rl€ recommend
that this
study of
r€corurcnd that
ttrls power
atuf
investigational study
of the
Trask Biver
River sites,
tmestigattonaL
sites, we
donestlc and
water uses.
with industrial,
other water
u6€sr
be coordinated
coordlnated with
and other
be
domestic
lndustrial,
198
198
FOLilNION
ABAIHMi.N
POLLUTION ABA2E1ilNT
Situation
Situation
Pollutlon abatement
long-terrn and
and never-completed
never-completed job.
abaterent is
is aa long-term
Pollution
Job.
requires eduIt
It requires
of sewage
sellage
regarding the
the disposal
disposat of
cation of
of the
the public
enforcement of
of the
ttre laws
laws regarding
cation
public and
and enforcement
the streams.
and industrial
and those
those regarding
streams.
the uses
uses of
of land
}and in
in and
and near
near the
and
wastes and
industrial
regarding the
progress.
general is
gradual. progress.
disposal, Tillamook
Tll-larnook County
in general
is making
naking gradual
As for
for sewage
se!{age disposal,
County in
are served
and
The
Garlbaldl, and
served by
by sanitary
sewers and
The cities
Tillamook, Garibaldi,
cities of
of Tillanook,
and Rockaway
Roekawayare
sanitary sewers
plants.
sewage
treatrnent plants.
sewage treatment
people
of the
These cities
approxirnately one-third
one-third of
t'he people
contain approximately
These
cities contain
problen with
with annexing,
annexingt
presents aa sewage
sewage problem
The
north of
The area north
Tillamook presents
of Tillenook
ln the
the county.
county.
in
a simple
einple answer.
ans$er.
a
pollution by
by
are fairly
fairly free
free of
of pollution
aLl rivers
the county
The
?he upper reaches of
of all
rivers in
in the
county are
wastes.
humanwastes.
human
the Nehalen
However, the
Nehalem beLow
below Mohler,
Mohier, the
the Wilson
Wilson below
below Sollie
Sollie Sldth
Smith
However,
receirring
the lower
TilLarnook are
are receiving
ad the
below Cloverdale,
lower Ti].lamook
bridge, the
bridge,
the Big
Cloverdaler and
Big Nestucca
Nestucca below
considerable amounts
anounts of
of sewage.
seuage.
considerable
are fairly
fairly
the Little
Nestucca are
The Mlaml,
Miami, Kilchis
Nestucca
and the
Kilchis and
Llttle
The
cLean throughout
throughout their
lengths.
ttreir lengths.
clean
and
rivers and
Wi1son, and
and Tillamook
Ttllamook rivers
the Trask,
Trash, Wilson,
Tillamook
receives sewage
set.lagefrom
fron the
Tillamook Bay
Bay receives
on its
its shores.
shores.
corunercial establishments
frorn dwellings
dweLlings and
and commercial
from
establlsbnents on
howener, are
however,
bay,
the bay,
The
of the
the waters of
sewage
of sewage
polluted from
wastes since
since the
the building
buildtng of
much
hunan wastes
much less
from human
less polluted
Garlbaldi.
Park and
and Garibaldi.
and Industrial
Industrial. Park
treaturent plants
Alrport and
treatment
plants in
Tillamook, Tillamook
in Tillanook,
Tlllarnook Airport
of Tiflamook.
Tillarnook.
factory north
north of
the main
main cheese
cheese factory
receives milk
nilk wastes from the
This bay also
Thls
also receives
bay, either
either
to Tillamook
quite aa lot
effluent to
Tillalnook bay,
Bay City
septic tank
tanlc effluent
Clty contributes
lot of
of septic
Bay
contributes quite
the town.
town.
through the
directly or
or via
via small
streams that
run through
dtrectty
smal,l strearns
that run
production in
the
Oyster
in the
Oyster production
polluted sections
sectlons
to the
the less
l-ess polluted
Bay
Oregon State Board
of Health,
HeaLth, to
by the
the Oregon
Board of
Bay is
is restricted,
restricted,
of the bay.
bay.
of
of Netarts,
Netarts,
the community
corununlty of
effluent from the
some septic
tank effluent
Netarts bay receives
receives some
septic tank
Netarts
polLution, is
the cleanest
cleanest
of pollution,
is the
anount of
to the
the amount
but
probab\y due
to its
size in
in relation
relation to
due to
its size
but probably
county.
bqy in
the county.
bay
in the
(mostly con
eonriver (mostly
frorn the
the Nehalem
Nehalem
Nehalen river
sewage from
Nehalem bay receives
recei.rres sewage
dwellings
establtshnrents and
and dwellings
cormercial establishments
tributed
Nehalem and Wheeler)
Wheeler) and
and from commercial
tributed by Nehalen
bay.
lower bay.
along
along the lower
199
199
receives considerable
the Big Nestucca
Nestucca
Nestueca bay receives
from the
considerable sewage
seuage from
Nestucca river
and aa
river and
slnall. arnount
small,
amount from
from the
the tittle
Little Nestucca.
Mlles lake
and other
lake and
other small
Woodsare virtually
vlrtually
Miles
free
snall lakes
the area near Woods
lakes in
in the
free
pollution by
from pollution
from
by human
hurnanwastes.
nastes,
The
the county
i;hee;zceptions
The beaches
noted below:
below:
beaches in
tn the
county are
e::ceptions noted
are clean
elean with
with the
part of
Manzanita Beach
Manzanjta
Beach receives
receives septic
septic tank effluent
fron the lower
effluent from
lower part
of the
the
city.
city.
Twin Rocks
Rocks beach
poLluted ponds.
beach receives
receives the overflow
overfLow from polluted
Oceanside and
and Netarts
Oceanside
Netarts beaches
receive some
septic tank effluent
those
beaehes receive
sone septic
effluent from those
cornnunitie
coinmuni
ties.
s.
present and
past logging
practlces
some turbidity
There is
turbidity of
to present
lE some
of all
aLl rivers
rivers due
due to
and past
togging practices
and to
and
to road construction.
construction.
washing.
washlng.
Also,
there isis some
some turbidity
turbidity due
due to
to gravel
gravel nlnlng
mining and
and
Also, there
this respect
However, all
all streams
to diminishing
dimintehing logging
However,
are improving
respect due
due to
streans are
improving in
ln this
logging
actlvity,
practices.
reforestation
natersheds, and improved
activity, reforestation
of
of the
the watersheds,
irnproved practices.
present time,
the present
public domestic
At the
tine; we
we believe
dorestia water
nater supply
At
that no
Eupply is
le seriously
belleve that
no public
sertously
pol-lutl.on.
menaced by sewage
renaced
sewage pollution.
tr'ltrat
What this
be in
in the
the future
future as
as the
the poprrlation
population lninthls will.
wlII be
creasec and denardg
grow is
creases
demands for
for water
water grow
another matter.
matter.
is another
200
200
POLLUTION ABATEI"EI{T
AB&TEH!NT
POTDUTION
Reconnendations
Recommendations
that
the unincorporated
unincorporated communities
That the
Woods, Pacific
comnunitLes of
of Woods,
Pacifie City,
City, McCormick
McCornick
1.
1.
the areas north
Loop and
and the
north of
Loop
of Tillamook
TiLlanook on
on Highway
Highway 101,
organize themselves
themselves into
lOI, organize
into
a sanitary
district
sanLtary district
or take
take such
a
or
such other
other community
work towards
conununLtyaction
action to
to work
towards supplying
suppLyi.ng
themsehr€s
trtth sewage
themselves with
sewage facilities.
facillties.
The
clties of
of Bay
Clty, Wheeler and
The cities
Bay City,
and Nehalem,
irlehalem, have
have completed
their
completed their
2.
2,
engineering
englneoring studies.
studies.
progress being
The
The committee
comnlttee commends
corsnendsthe
being wade
the progress
nade in
these
in these
areas and
projects as
end urges completion
compLetion of
of proJects
practical.
as soon
soon as
as practical.
Tillamook, GaribaLdt,
their
Tillainook,
Garibaldi, Rockaway,
Rockaway, are
are alL
all planning
planning lrnprovements
improvements of
of their
3.
3.
present sewage
plants.
present
treailrcnt plants.
sewagetreatment
sanitary sewers.
sanLtary
sewers.
The Manhattan sanitary
The
has
district
sanitary district
has installed
lnstalled
Treafurcnt of
of Manhattan
}tanhattan and
and Neah-Kah-Nie
Sdrool sewage
Treatment
Neah-Kah-Nie High
Htgh School
is
sewageis
plant.
the Roekanay
done by the
Rockaway treatment
done
treatment plant.
commended
by the
cornrnended
the committee.
cornmi.ttee.
pollution abatement
The
work in
spl,endid work
in pollution
The splendid
abatement is
is
It
It is
is urged that
that improvements
be completed
improverents be
the
cornpleted at
at the
possible date.
earliest
date.
earliest possible
Septic
tank sewage
Septic tank
disposal is
is a.ttstop-gaptt
a "stop-gap method
senage disposal
rethod at
at best
best and
and should
shoul.dbe
be
1.
b.
onl.y in
where conditions
used
used only
nral areas where
in rural
corditions of
of space,
space, soil,
water tables,
tables, etc.
etc. are
soil, water
are
favorable.
favorable.
The
Rocks community
corurmnlty is
The Twin Rocks
is now
now ready
ready to
to let
the contract
Let the
contract for
for aa sewage
sewage
S.
5.
The committee
project and
The
corrnLttee urges completion
conpLetion of
of the
and commends
the project
corunendsthe
the Twin
TuLn
system.
syoten.
Rocks
area for
for this
thLs accomplishment.
Rocks area
accomplishment.
6.
5.
Engineering
at Manzanita,
Nanzanita, Netarts
Netarts ard
and OceanOceanEngLneering studies
studtes have been
been completed at
proJects.
of these
The
The committee
comnittee urges early
early completion
conpletion of
theae projects.
side.
side.
'1.
7.
The county-wide
domestic water
water plan
plan for
The
cormty-wi.de comprehensive
corpnehenslve sewer
se$er and
and domestic
for the
the county
county
possible.
conpleted and
and implemented
soon as possible.
be completed
impLenented as soon
done
Tillamook lilater
Water Resources Committee
the TlLLanook
Conmittee.
dorn by the
cooperation
Tillamook County Court.
of the
the TilLanook
cootrrration of
Court.
work
This
This study
was the
the result
result of
of work
study was
were made
made available
through
Funds
tr\rnds were
availabLe through
Cities
in
water districts
raising
Cities and
and water
districts
ln raising
qualified the
grant from FHA.
$7,800
which qualified
the county
county for
for a $15,500
IIIA.
$7r8@ nhLch
$f5r5OO grant
cover
the survey.
cover the
cost of
of the
surrrey.
the cost
will
The $23,000
Ihe
$23,OOOwill
-
20L
201
COi1I'EPflIAL
SPORTS S'ISHEMES
FISHERiES
& &SPONTS
,COMIUEF,IIAL
SttuatLon
Situation
Wlth an
coastl.lne more
an ocean
oe6ancoastline
than 70
With
nore than
rnlles in
ln length,
five salt
Length, five
salt water
rater bays,
beysl and
and
?0 miles
/
ei.ght major
popuLations and
eight
nraJorrivers,
rtv€rs, Tilimnook
Tltrlanook county's
countyts fishery
habltat constitute
flshery populations
and habitat
constitute aa
maJor natural
major
natwal resouráe
resource for
f,or both
and commercial
corsnerclal uses.
recreattonaL and
uses.
both recreational
ConsLdertnginConsidering
ln-
creasing hunan
the value
velue of
of, this
creasing
human populatlons
populations and
and shorter
work reeks,
weeks, the
shorter rork
thls resource
rlesouroeto
to the
the
publlc
public
grou.
nd to
snd
to the
the county
county continues
continues to
to grow.
On
&r the
the other
other hand,
trand,
increased use
plus aa steady
tbe resource
resouree plus
of, habitat
increased
use pregsure
pressure on
on the
steady erosion
erosion of
habltet makes
nore
nalcegit
lt, more
dif,ftcult to
to sustain
poptrXatLons,
difficult
sustain the
the fishery
flshery populations.
Flshery
management
Fishery management
responsibilities
responslbllltles are
Flsh and
Cornshared by
by Oregon's
Orcgonrs Fish
and Game
0ane Comare shared
nlsgions.
missions.
GeneraLlyl the
the Fish
Generally,
Flsh commission
conunLssLon
is
responsible for
the
f,or management
nenagementof
of, the
ls responsible
plus the
corunerclal resources
reaources plus
commercial
the sport
sport fishery
crabs, clams,
other shellfish
and
flshery on
on crabs,
clanrs, other
ahellfleh and
sports,
sports, surf,
surf, and
and jetty
fishlng.
Jetty fishing.
steelhead
narm water
steelhead and
and warm
water species.
species.
The
Commission handles
The Game
GaneComnission
handles sports
sports salmon
and
salnon and
Both Conunlssions
Commissions are
dolng an
an excellent
excellent job,
Both
are doing
Jobl
wlthln their
thelr economic
economlclimitations,
this resource.
within
of managing
Lirnltattons, of
ma,nagingthis
resource.
The
The oyster
oyster crop,
crop,
genera$r considered
althouglt generally
wlth shellfish,
although
more of
of an
an agricultural
agriorlturaL
considered with
shellfish, is
ls actually
actually more
grown in
crop grown
narine habitat.
crop
ln aa marine
habitat.
county include
and
The
The anadromous
anadronousfishery
flsbertf stocks
ineLude chinook,
chtnook, silver,
stLver, and
stocks in
ln Tillamook county
plus steelhead
churnsalmon
chum
salmonplus
steelhead and
cutthroat trout.
trout.
andcutthroat
These
flshes, in
in aa natural
netural state,
Thesefishes,
state,
graveL bed
hatch
hatch in
water gravel
the sea
ln fresh
fresh water
ml"grateto
to the
to mature.
nature.
bed spawning
and migrate
sea to
apawntngareas
areas and
waters, the
occurs as
the bays,
bays,
The
The fishery
fishery occurs
as the
the coastal
the migrants
mlgrant,s return
return to
to the
coastal offshore
offshore waters,
and
and finally
to the
the natal
ftnaLly to
natal rivers.
rlvers.
mlnfumun
223
Within
of
Wlthln Tillamook
of 223
countyare
areaaminimuiñ
TtlLamookcounty
for steelhead
stoelheadand
chum,
and7614
spawning
for
331.4
spawntngmiles
milee for
for chinook,
forchum,
chinook,302
forsilvers,
?6h
sllvers, 146L6for
Jf! for
302
for
for cutthroat.
cutthroat.
Spawning,
Spauningl rrarylng
varying try
by spectes,
species, occurs
occurs froua
fromSeptenrbsr
SeptembertotoJuno.
June. Add
Addi
.-
strearns throughout
throughout
tionally
resident freshwater stocks
of cutthroat
occur in
in small
tlonally resldent
stocks of
srnall streams
cutthroat occur
the
the county.
county.
periodicallyp with
wlttr cutthroat
trout.
The
the few
stocked, periodically,
cutthroet trout.
f,ewlakes
are stocked,
lakes are
202
202
llatcheries
for ariadromous
anadromous fishes
Hatcheries for
Lishes are
are naintained
maintained by both Commissions.
Corunisstons.
The Fish
The
Fish
operates the
Cottuulsslon operates
the Nehalem
NehalernRiver
Ri.ver salmon
salmon hatchery
hatcherly on
on the
Commission
the North
Fork ofof Nehalein
North Fork
Nehalenr
and
t'he Trask river
rlver salmon
and the
salmon hatchery.
hatchery.
The Gains
GameConunissLon
The
Commission operates
operates the
the Cedar
Cedar Creek
Creek
trout hatehezy
near Hebo
Hebo and
aad aa stee].head
steelhead egg
trout
hatchery near
egg taklng
taking station
station on
on Cedar
Cedar creok
creek ln
in the
the
Ttllanook burn.
tnlttt.
Tillamook
At times,
tirnee, steelhead
steelhead fingerlings
fnon other
flngerlings from
other counties
counties are
to
At
brougbt in
are brought
in to
oupplenent
Tlllanook county
eounty stocks.
stocks,
supplement Tillaxnook
pol.Iutlon and
Gravel
dredging, pollution
and road building
Gravel dredging,
btriLdlng are
ere
hazards, too.
too.
hazards,
Oregon
Oregon State
State University,
University, through
through lts
its }darine
Marine Sci.ence
Science Center,
Center, hae
has established
establlshed a
ebellftsh
chua salmon
salnon experiment
experlment station
shellfish and
and chum
statlon on
on Netarts
Netarts Bay.
Bagr.
pressure for
SporlE angling
for 1961,L
196lr was
Sports
wasestiraated
estimated atat frorn
from 80
80 to
to I2o
120 thousand
thousand angler
angler
Sngltne pressure
days.
days.
Thls
effort resulted
resuLted in
catcb of
Ln a catch
of about 36,S00
rnature fish.
This effort
flsh.
361500 mature
thts total,
Of this
total,
about
21r00O were
were steelbead,
steelhead, 11,000
L1r00O stream
caught salmon,
strean and
and bay
bay caught
about 21,000
ocean
salnon, and
lrp5@ ocean
and14,S0O
caught salmon.
salnon.
The fishery
fishery for
for silver
silver salmon
The
salnon and
ard steeThead
was exceptional.
Eteelhead was
exceptional.
Hatchery
Hatchery
production
technlques, especially
especially feeding
feedlng and release
procedures--time physiologically
production techniques,
nelease procedures--time
phystologtcaLly
for
prtmeimportance
for best
best sunrival*geem
survivalseem totobebeofofprime
inportance in
the increased
in the
incneased catch.
eatch.
Acoess facilities
facilltles
to bays
bqys and
ard rivers
rlvers for
Access
to
the sports
for the
fisberman are
sports fisherman
excellent.
are excellent.
launchlng sites
sltes and
Boat launching
and bank
bank easements
easements contribute
contrlbute to
to angler
angler convenience.
comrenlence.
ExperE:rper-
guldes wl,ttr
ienced guides
ienced
with boats
boats ard
and resort
resort acconmodations
accommodations aid
aid in
i.n angling
angling succes and
and enjoyenjoyment.
nent.
The economic
econonlc value
value of
the sport
of the
The
sport fishery
fishery should
should continue
contlnue to
grow.
to grow.
Use of
the ocean
of the
ocean as a sport
sport angLLng
Use
angling area
area is
is Linited
limited by
by safe
safe access.to
accessto the
the ocean.
ocean.
Salnon
fLshermen fish
out of
of Tillainook,
Tillarnook, Nehalem,
f,lsh out
Salmon fishermen
Nehalem, and
and irletarts
Netarts bays
bays and by
by dory
dory through
through
the surf
at Cape
Cape Kiwanda,
the
surf at
Kiuanda.
The
dory fishing
flshing is
The dory
is unique
unique and
and exciting.
exciting.
A south
A
south jetty
Jetty
on
increase sports
on Tlllarnook
Tillamook bay
bay would
would greatly
greatly increase
fishing and fishing
fishing economy
sports f,ishing
econoqy out
of
out of
Garlbaldl.
Garibaldi.
fishing in
Coyunerclal
s.almop fishing
in TiU.amoôk
tiLlamook county
Commercial salmon
to
county is
is limited
linited
the off-shore
to the
off-shore troll,
trolL.
gill-net
A chum
chun salmon
EaLnon gill-net
fishery was
was active
fishery
active in
Tillanook bay
in Tillamook
bay until
unttl 1961.
ftshery is
ls limited
ttnited by
fishery
by unsafe
unsafe access
access from
frorn Tillamook
TLllarnook bay.
bay.
The
The troll
trol}
Sonreof
the trollers
Some
of the
trollers work
work
out
out of
of Newport
Newport and
ard Astoria,
Astoria, but
but fish
fish off
off Tillainook
Tlllarnook county.
county.
would extend
extend the
trolLing season
jetty
Tillamook bay.
the trolling
season out
out of
of, TLl_Larnook
bay.
Jetty would
Constructlon of
Construction
of a south
COttS4Ei.
SP0fiSSS'ISHEilES (contll- ;d)
CO1Ei
..AL AND
"AL AND sroirs FISHERIES (contii _d)
203
203
Recsnrnendatlons
Recommendations
l.
1.
That the
the Fish
Fish and
and Game
Oane Commissions
Corunissions continue
continue the
the fine
That
fine work
rork that
that they
they have
haw
perfotned and
and increase
lncrease research
tesearch and
and intensive
performed
intensive management
nanagenent to
prorJuce the
to produce
the maxSnrn
maximum ,
sugtalned
of salmon
saLnon and
and steelhead.
sustained field
yield of
steelhead,
2.
2.
cooperatlon with
In cooperation
In
with the
the Oounty
County Sanitartan,
Sanitarian, the
the Oregon
OregonSanitary
Saniiry Authority
Authority
shourd continue
contlnue to
to track
track down
down and
should
and eliminate
ellndnate all
all sources
polrutlon.
eources of
of pollution.
3.
3.
State
county road
road departments,
departments, private
prirrate contractors,
State highways,
highways, county
contractors, timber
tfunber companies
companl,es
ard
togglng contractors
contractors should
should continue
contlnue to
to conduct
and logging
conduct their
their road
road building
bulldtng and
and other
other operoperatLong so
as not
so as
not to
to jeopardize
ations
stream conditions.
cordLtions
JeopardLze stream
1.
b.
Stream clearance
clearance by
the Oane
Stream
Game and
and Fish
Fish Commissions
Commisgions should
should be
proJect
W the
be an
annual project
an annual
where necessary-.
nesessatlr.
where
5.
5.
That the
the Fish
Fish && Game
GarneCommission
Conmlssion develop
develop artificial
That
spawning
artiflcial
spawnlng methods
nrethodewhere
where
practicable,
tn suitable
zuitable areas
areas of
of Tillamook
Tillanook county.
practicable,
in
corxrty.
6.
6.
A bay
bay commercial
cormercial salmon
salmon ftshery
A
fishery should be re-establlshed,
re-established, especlally
especially for
for
chuns, as
es new
new infonnation
inforrnatlon on
nunagement becomes
on management
chums,
becones available.
available.
7,
7.
The
conpLetion of
of the
the south
south jetty
at the
the mouth
The completion
mouth of
of Tillamook
Tillarnook is
le essential
essentiaL to
to
Jetty at
growbhof commercial
the growthof
cormercial fisheries
fisherLeg and
ard sports
the
sports angling
angl-ing in
the ocean
in the
oceen fronting
frontlng Tillamook
tltlamook
county.
county.
It
to the
ttre, developrnent
It ls
is also'essentlal.
also essential to
development of
of a ]rear-atound
year-around shell
shetrl fishery
fishery inin-
cludlng
shrinp and
and crab.
cluding shrimp
crab.
The
Ttllarnook baybay jetty,
The Tillamook
jetty, when
when completed
completed wil"l
will perrnlt
permit a
Longer season
season and
and increased
increased safety
safety for
for both commercial
longer
conunercial and
and sports
sports fisheries.
fisherles.
B.
8.
We
recorrunendthe
the Netarts
Netarts Bay
E:rperlrnent Station
Bay Experiment
We recommend
Station be
greatly expanded
begreatlyorpended and
and
propagation of
ertlflcial
of all
elx. shellfish
shertftsh be
artificial
propagation
be undertaken
undertaken at
at an early
ear\r date.
date.
204
204
ESTUARIES
-ESTUARIES
Siluation
Situation
The small
snall acreage
acreage of
of marine
narLne bays
bays in
0regon, less
than one-tenth
The
ln Oregon,
less than
of one
one-tenth of
one percent
percent
of
Onegon, only
only emphasizes
the value
of Oregon,
emphasizes the
value of
of thia
thls scarce
sc€rrce and
ard valuable
valuable asset.
asset.
An
lncneaslng intensity
intensity of
of use
use and
and the
the overlapping
overlapping jurisdiction
An increasing
for
for estuary
*"rr,.O
Jurtsdlction
managenent in
ln Tillarnook
county is
ls creating
creating aa crisis.
management
Tillamook county
crisis.
Proper planning
planning is
Ls needed
needed
Proper
now to
to safeguard
safeguard this
thls natural
now
naturaL resource.
resoutce.
The importance
funportance of
of Til].amook
Tillamook estuarine
The
estuarine lands
Lands may
rnay be
be measured
npasured in
Ln aa way
way by
tfie
W the
folloutng:
following:
Nlne thousand
thousand clam
clan diggers
diggers in
ln Tillamook
Tlllamook bay
bay harvested
harvested aa minimum
Nine
mlnLrnunof
of
1711000 clams
clarnsfroma
acre bed.
bed.
171,000
from a 16
16 acre
acr€o
acre.
production of
Thls
the production
ls the
of one
one tone
tone of
of clams
clams per
This is
Dungenesscrab
crab is
is an
an important
irportant crop
crop onontillamook'
tlll.amookroa bays.
Dungeness
ba3rs.
produetion
Oyster production
Oyster
averages
several hundred
thousand dollars
dol-lars to
grolrers and
to the
the growers
averages several
hundred thousand
and could
couLd be much
much higher
higher if
i.f
technical production
technical
production and out-dated
out-dated legislation
production
production problems can
leglslation
can be
be solved.
solrred.
presentllr projected
It is
proJected that
ls presently
that Tillamook
TLllanook bay
produce three-quarters
bay alone will
It
nill produce
three-quarters of
of
gallons of
a rnilllon
of oysters
oysters by 1970.
a
million gallons
19?0.
The off-shore
off-shore tidewater
tidewater and
and river
river salmon
The
salmon
fishing depends
deperds on
the saline
on the
envirorument of
salire environment
fishing
the estuary
or the
the salmon
of the
estuary £for
salrnon and
and steelhead
steelhead
to
conplete their
thej-r life
to complete
cycLe.
Life cycle.
The
comnlttee recommends
recommendsthe
the following,
following, based
based on
The committee
on report
report by commercial
conmorcial fisherfishernen
and Oregon
Oregon Chapter of
the Amerlcan
men and
American Fisheries
of the
Ftstreries Society.
Society.
ESTUARIES
ESTUARMS
205
205
Recommendations
BeconmendatLons
1.
l.
and federal
federal
That an
nade by all
aIL local,
state, and
That
an immediate
inventory be made
local, state,
i-mnediate inventory
agencies involved,
county estuaries
estuaries relating
relating to
to their
their present
present
involved, on
on all
all Ti].].amoOk
Tlllanook county
public
and
natural
potential uses from
and potential
resources, and
and public
from the
the commercial-industrial,
corunercial-industrial,
naturaL resources,
polnts of
points
view.
of view.
of the
TiLlanook county
the Tillamoolc
cornty
From
thls inventory
the objectives
obJectlves of
of management
managementof
From this
i:rventory the
estuaries be
and
estuaries
be identified
ard agreed
agreed upon.
ldentified
upon.
2.
2.
county bays
and estuaries
estriaries
rmnagement of
bays and
Jurisdiction
for
the management
of Tillamook
Tillarnook county
tlurisdiction
for the
cLarified.
must
mrst be
be clarified.
by appropriate
Areas of
of overlapping
authority must
rmst be
be cleared
cleared up
up by
appropriate
overlappl.ng authority
leglslation.
legislation.
3.
3.
be stopped
until an
an
Dredging and other
within
nust be
stopped until
other alterations
alteratlons
within our
our bays must
Dredging
bay.
for each
overall plan
plan is
overall
adopted for
each bay.
l.s adopted
Plans should
made now
to dispose
dispooe of
of
be made
now to
should be
bridge.
to Burton
Burton bridge.
spoils resulting
resulting frorn
from rehabilitation
of
Garibaldi to
rehabilitatlon
channeL from
fron Garibaldl
of bay channel
sgrolls
b.
14.
Where
amount
is available
available to
to nake
make aa polJ.cy
policy
of information
I'Ihere an
an insufficient
arnount of
information is
insufficient
to provide
necessarSr
the necessary
or nanagernnt
management decieion,
decision, research
should be undertaken
undertaken to
provide the
research should
or
information.
inforrnation.
5,.
all estuaries
quality standards
for all
estuaries
established for
State
water quality
now established
State water
standards which are now
for
should be
be set
up for
should be studied
set up
to determine
determine whether separate
separate standards
standards should
should
studied to
each
each bay.
bay.
6.
6.
public lands,
We would
etc., be
We
wouLd recommend
recornnendthe
the management
nanagementof
lands, fisheries
fisheries etc.,
be
of public
the responsibility
wiLl accept
accept the
responslbility
vested
of course,
the state
vested in
ln the
the state,
course, the
state will
state, assuming, of
the best
and manage
manage the
for the
best interest
of all.
ard
the bays for
interest of
all.
to renagenent
Other ereas
areas adapted to
management
Obher
to the
the county
cotrnty court.
court.
ttreir hards
delegated to
of
port commissions
left in
hands or
or delegated
of port
cornnisslons should
should be left
ln their
7,
7.
cltizens from
from
expfl"a.lnedto
to all
The value
Tillamook county
The
be explained
all citizens
value of
of TiLLanook
county bays should
should be
denelop
programs set
btter
golden age
up to
to better
educational programs
set up
kindergarten
develop
the golden
through educational
ldndergarten to
to the
age through
as
the out-of-door
sdrools as
public
publlc understanding
we commend
out-of-door schools
a.nd we
cornnendthe
understanding and
and appreciation
appreciation and
sponsored by School
Sctrool, District
Dtstrict No.
No. 9.
9,
8.
fu
of shellfish
shell.fisb
endangered species
species of
or endangered
Studies
on rare
rare or
Studies should
should be
be implemented
funplenented on
in
Tillamook county
in Tillamook
county bays.
@ys.
206
206
B(Y1T0M,
SURF, Al{D
ANI) JETTY
JETTY FTSIERIES
FISHERIES
BOTT0M,SURF,
Sltuatton
Situation
Sport
S
p o r t f fishing:for
i s h l ' n g . f o r b obottom
t t o r n f i sfishes,
h e s , p . eperch,
r c h , I i n gling
c o d ,cod,
h a 1 1 halibut,
b u t ' a n d f } and
o u n dflounder
er
year.
popmlarity each
each year.
i.n popularity
increases in
increases
good at
Sard
at Sand
especlally good
is especially
Flounder fishing
fishing is
Flounder
apots.
fen other
other spots.
and in
Ln aa few
Lookout and
Halibut are
Cape Lookout
near Cape
taken, sparingly,
sparinglyp near
Hallbut
are taken,
Lake.
Lake.
near .
surf, especially
the surf,
especlal]y near
in the
end in
Netarts bays and
are caug[t
caught in
in Tillarnook
Tillamook and Netarts
Perch are
Cape
Cape Meares.
Meares.
oc68r1.
the Ocean.
reefs in
in the
caught near
rpar reefs
Ling
are caught
cod and
and other
other rockfish
rockflsh are
Llng cod
with the
the
are active,
aetive, sporadically,
sporadically,
flsh are
for bottom fish
Otter
fisheries for
with
tranl fisheries
Obter trawl
or Newport.
Nenport.
at Astorta
boats
Astoria or
boats docking
docklng at
Tillarnook
Ti].laznook county
county ports.
ports.
years.
years.
fro:n
tranlLng from
the South Jetty
Jetty limits
llnlte
trawling
of the
Lack of
good herring
herring
actlve In
ln good
for herring
herring is
ls active
flshery for
A
batt fishery
A small
snall bait
nlnk food.
provlde aa source
of mink
food.
fish provide
source of
Catches of
of non-edible
non-edible fish
has
cocktaLl shrimp
shri-np has
of small
enall cocktail
the harvesting
hanresting of
based on
on the
A
lndustry based
A considerable
conslderable industry
at Ga,riba1di.
devoloped
developed at
Garibaldi.
Reconnrendations
Recommendations
I.
I.
of
U. S.
S. Bureau
Bureau of
and the
the U.
Corunission and
It is
Fish Commission
the Oregon
Oregon l'l.sh
that the
It
ls urged that
fish stocks.
stocks.
bottom fish
for bottom
ComuErcial
continue surveys
$rveys for
Conunercial Fisheries
Fleheries continue
2.
2.
, Wlttr
the Oregon
Fish
0regon Fish
perch, we
we suggest
that the
suggest that
With the
of surf
surf perch,
catctr of
the increased
lncreased catch
that the
perctr breeding
stocks so
so that
breeding stocks
and perch
the fishery
flshery and
Commission
of the
study of
consXder aa study
Commlselon consider
used.
not over
over used.
population
population is
ls not
SHELLFISH
SIEI,LT'ISH
Situation
Situation
elane,
of clams,
species of
The shellfish
county incLudes
includes the
the various
various species
Tillamook county
reeource in
ln Tillainook
The
she}lf,lsh resource
abalorle8.
ard abalones.
scalloPs and
crayftehr scallops
barnacles, crayfish,
crabs,
piddocks, shrlnrp,
shrimp, nuesele,
mussels, barnacles,
oyeters, plddocks,
crabd, oysters,
207
207
OYSTERS
OYSTENS
Situation
SLtuat,ioq
8516of
of Oregon's
Oregonrs oysters.
oysters.
Tillamook
Tltlarmok bay
bay produces about 85
private oyster
cultured
on private
oyster claims.
claims.
cultured and
and harvested on
quallty in
past.
excellent quality
the past.
of
of excellent
in the
The oters
o;'sters are
planted,
aneplanted,
has produced
Netarts bay has
produced oysters
Netarts
oysters
the bulk
the
The
constitutes the
bulk of
Pactfic oyster
oyster constitutes
of the
The Pacific
productlon
nore important.
more
type oyster,
oyster, becoming
becomJ-ng
irnportant.
production nlth
with the
Kwnamoto, a small
the Kumanoto,
snall cocktail
cocktail type
grown on
bay.
Tlllanrook bay.
Nearly 56
50 of
of North
America's crop
is
on Tillamook
Nearly
NorthAnerlcars
crop of
of the
the Kumamoto
Kunranroto
is grown
oysters exceeds
market
narket for
for oysters
exceeds the
the supply.
supply.
The
The
prooyster proTechnical
llmited oyster
Technlcal problems have limited
problern Involves
of burrowing
burronlng shrimp.
shrimp.
duction.
critical
of
duction. A"A,
critical problem
tbe digging
digging activities
activities
involves the
the substrata
into the
substrata
These
af ten the
the growing
growing glound,
ground, causing
causing the
the oyster
oyster to
to sink
sink into
These shrimp
shrirnpoften
and die.
die.
and
perplexing problem
problen and
and a
a
this perplexing
Research is
to solve
solve this
cunentl.y underway
undenay to
Research
ls currently
solution
seens near.
nearo
solutlon seems
growlng potential.
potential.
Nearly
bay have
oyster growing
Tlllamook bay
have oyster
Nearly 2,000
2r0OOacres in
in Tillamook
crop.
less
acres are
are producing
producing a commercial
comnercial crop.
than 500
Less than
500 acree
Currently,
Currently,
problems are
As
As technical
technlcal problems
are
oyster industry
could double
solved,
doubte in
in size.
size.
solved, the oyster
industry could
past.
the past.
good crops
of oysters
Netarts bay has produced
produced good
Netarts
oysters in
in the
crops of
Netarts
Netarts contains
contains
rnnbere.
Dor-cormerclal numbers.
fragmentary,
Native oyster--in
of the
oyster--ln non-commercial
fragnentary, self
the Native
self sustaining
colonles of
sustainlng colonies
oyster claims.
clains.
Oyster
are divided
acre oyster
arean in
ln the
the bay are
divided Into
lnto about 700,
7AO, 2 acre
Qrster areas
claims, at
at pnesent,
present, are farmed.
clalrns,
f,arned.
the
Few of
Few
of the
be aa self
self defeating
defeatlng
The
seems
seetns to
to be
The two acre limitation
lirnitation
regulation
reguLatlon which
wtrlch needs
revision.
somerevision.
needs some
baylands.
productive use
O5rster
Oyster production
production Is
highly productive
use of
of baylands.
ts aa highly
Oysters
Oysters are
are efficient
efflcient
to produce
food converters,
actually grazers,
grazers, ustng
using ttre
the single
plants to
produce dellcioua,
delicious,
food
converters, actually
celled plants
slngle celled
nutritious
nutrlt,lous human
humanfood.
food.
rtLl be
gallons in
1968 will
Oyster
production ln
in Tillanook
Tillsmook Corrnty
County has 6OTOOO
60,000 gallons
tn 1967,
L967t 1968
oyster productlon
gallons.
85,000
to 90,000
85rmO to
IO'0OO gallons.
produetion will
will be
be 150
thousand
150 thousand
It
I9?O-ru, production
It is
ts expected
expected by
W 1970-71,
gallons annually.
armually.
gallons,
wlll exceed
exceed 250,000
gallons, end
and eventually
eventually will
25Or0@ gallons
208
208
OYSTERS
oIsltsRS
:
Reconunendations
Recommendations
t
-
,'i
1.
l.
cuLture should
should be e:cpquded
Oyster culture
expanded as cultural
cultural techniques
techniques are
improved, to
to
are improved,
,OfstSr
as large
large an industry
permit. We
industry as habitat
habitat will
trill permlt.
We urge that
that the
the OSU
GSUAgricultural
Agricultural
E:cperlment
Station, and
and the
the federal
federal agencies
give aa high
prlortty to
agencies give
Experiment Station,
research on
hlgh priority
to.research
on
problemo affecting
solvlng aiiy
solving
production problems
affecttng the
the oyster
argr productlon
oyster industry.
tndustry.
2.
2.
:
,
r:.
As
$lth other
other fisheries,
fisheries,
poLlutlon must
sources of
As with
sources
of pollution
must be
be found
found and
and eliminated.
el-iminat-qd.
present time
At the
the present
tine excellent
progress is
excellent progress
is being made.
made.
Regulations which
whlch may
may be
Regulations
be stifling
the
stifltng
the industry
industry should
should be
be reviewed
reviewed and
and
3.
3.
:,
adJuated
to perrnlt
adjusted to
permit maximum
maximum productlon
production of
this important
of this
important crop.
crop.
We
the citizens
We advise
advlse the
citizens of
of, Tillamook
Tltlamook county
county to
to become
becone familiar
famlLtar with
with the
the
h.
ii.
oyster industry
oyster
lndustrXr and
and its
economlc importance.
its economic
lnportance
5..
Agrlcrrl-turaL field
growth of
Agricultural
field stations,
the growth
stations, for
for testing
testing the
of new
neu farm
farm crops
crops and
and
animals
anlmals have been
years.
been established
estabLished for
for many
nany years.
StatLon results
resuLte have
Station
have been
been outstanding
outstanding
productlon and
in
Ln increasing
tncreaslng farm
farrn production
}fe suggest
and economy.
econonqr. We
suggest that
that a shellfish
sheil.f{sh field
field station
station
establlsbed on
the Oregon
preferably in
be established
on the
Oregon coast,
coast, preferably
in Tillamook
Tlllanook county,
develop
county, to
to develop
(rnainly clams
varietles of
nethods and
ard varieties
of shellfish
shellfish culture
methods
culture (mainly
clans and
and oysters)
oysters) under intense
interrse
conditions
condLtlons.
Whether caLLed
whatener, the
called narl-culture,
man-culture, aqrircul.ture,
aqculture, oror.whatever,
the committee
corurtittee
that the
believes that
the estuaries
eetrraries of
of the
the Oregon
produelng tremendous
belteves
Oregon coast
coast are capable
capable of
of producing
trerngndous
of seatood---as
productLon on
seafood---as illustrated
crops
by
bay.
crops of
tllustrated
by oyster
onTillaxnook
oyster production
fllLamook brv.
CRAB
CNABFISHER!
FISI{Etr
Situation
Sttuatign
,,
provLdee an
Comnercial and sports
crabblng provides
Commercial
sports crabbing
an important
Lmportant fishery
rao.stbays
bays in
in
flstrery in
tn most
the county.
county.
the
Oregon
Oregon catch.
catch.
ocean
crab.
ooga,ncrab.
Tillamook
tillarnook bay
the
conmercLal landings
of the
landlnge consistently
consistentty total
total about
about 10%
106 of
@y commercial
rnaJor commercial
Two
Two major
comnerclal crabbers
crabbers operate
operate out
out of
of Garibaldi
Garibaldt fishing
fishlng for
for
A
of bay
crabbers .fish
A number
Tillamook, and
nrmber of
bay crabbers
.fish commercially
comnercially in
ln Nehalent,
Nehaler, Tillaraook,
and
thelr catch
Netarts
bays---selling most
most of
of their
Netarte bays---selllng
catch locally.
}ocally.
,
209
209
(cqntlpu€d)
C+b SishFrU
Crab
Fisheq Lcontjnued)
good eating
for
eatlng for
and good
sport and
provldes excellent
excellent sport
bays provides
sports
the bays
ftshlng in
tn the
$ports crab
crab fishing
recreatloniets.
Iarge numbers
nuribers of
large
of recreationists.
bmchure
has ilsr::d d aa bxochure
Commercehas
of Commerce
The
Chanrberof
The Chamber
do
to do
trl€tl I 0o
and what
nhat to
Corrnfn ---whlch
'Let'a
Go Crabbing
Crabbing in
Tiflamook Coun1r"
---which iel.Is
tells where,
where,h<.ri"r,
hi, and
ln ttLlamook
crab catch.
catch.
with the
the crab
with
effort.
educational effort.
an excellent
exoellent educational
ls an
This is
This
Recommendations
FBconur?{dations
L
1.
Qregon Flgtr
the Oregon
We
Fish Conunlssion
Commission conlinue
continue lts
its rtsearch
research program
program
that the
We recommend
recomnend that
catch.
crab catch,
the crab
inprove the
to sustain
sustein ard
crab production
on crab
production and ftrnagenent
management to
and improve
2.
2,
Wlnter
A south
need for
for ttre
the corunerclal
commercial crab
crab fishernetl.
fishermen. Winter
urgert,need
A
1s an
an urgeit
south Jetty
Jetty is
the
llttrxts the
croselng limits
bar crossing
the hazardous
hazardous bar
the ocean
ooean and
and the
is
prime catching
|n the
the prlne
catchlng season in
is the
effort.
crabbing effort.
crabbing
FTSHEry
CIAMFISI1ERE
CLAM
Situation
Situation
bay clarns
clams
of bay
Five
Flve species
species of
Tlllanook county.
county.
in Ti].laniook
in
are dug by recreatlonal
recreational and
and conmerclal
commercial clam
clam
ar.e
diggers
diggers
the introduced
lntroduced
and the
cockle and
the cockle
are the
clanrs are
comnrerclal clams
The prlmary
primary commercial
the
clan.
eastern
soft shell
shelL clam.
eastern soft
and
Nehalem, and
tlllanrook, Nehalem,
Commercial
mainly in
ln Tillamook,
dlgglng occurs
occurs mainly
Comrerclal digging
(quahog), and
and littleneók
llttlerpck
(Utue), butter
butter (quahog),
gaper (blue),
gaper
other species--the
slrcles--the
ba6rs. Three other
Netarts bays.
Netarts
species.
comrsrcial species.
and commercial
recreationaL and
(butter)
both as recreational
(Uutter) clams
taken both
are taken
cLans are
es
Ao many
nany as
As
hlrs.
good tide
on Tillamook
Tillarnook county bays.
tide on
ona good
on one
1500
been counted on
dlggers have been
clarn diggers
15@ clam
An
clanr diggers,
diggers, nars/
many
year made
sport clam
rnade by sport
per year
trlps per
dlgglng trips
clan digging
estimated
sports
sports clam
estinated 30,000
3OTOOO
each year.
clan resource
resource each
the clam
from àut
of the
year.
county, use the
the county,
out of
fron
sete
and sets
species and
narlous species
the various
of the
production of
annual production
The
determlnes annual
Conunission determines
Fistr Commission
fhe Fish
datly limits.
llnits.
daily
and
beacheE and
ocean sand
sand beaches
the ocean
on the
found on
poSmlati-on is
is found
A
elan population
razor clam
A limited
linrited razor
bays.
Netarts bays.
to Ti].lamook
?illanook and
near the inside
and Netarts
entrances to
lnside entrances
rear
The
county Chanber
Chamber
tttlaurook county
ltre Tillainook
ilLet'rg Go
llore
CountJy'r. More
Tlllarnook County".
in Tillamook
CLarrning in
of
Commerce hsE
has publlshed
published a btochure
brochure "Let's
Go Clamming
of Conuerce
dlstributed.
have been
been distributed,
ttrese bulletlns
than l2Or0O0
120,000 of
of these
bulletins have
than
210
2LO
CIM
FIS1
CI.AM
FISIIEffi
Recommeations
Becompndatlons
The
tnportant fishery,
flshery, especially
The clam
cX.amresource
resource is
iE an
an important
especlally to
to the
the sports
sports digger,
digger, and
and
the econonr
contributes
contrlbutes substantially
subEtantially to
to the
eeonorryofof Tillainook
Ttllarnook county.
couoff.
1.
1.
productlon of
Uethods to
to maintain
malntain and
and increase
increaee production
Methods
these shellfish
shellflsh should
be
of these
should be
i
vigorously
rrlgoroue\r implemented.
lqlleunnted.
2.
2,
We Suggest
plantlng ot
We
suggest that
that the
the Fish
Flsh commission
conrnLegtonconsider
conslder the
the experimental
of
experimentai planting
the
the hiehly
highly produetlve
productive Phllltplne
Phillipine llttleneck
littleneck clams
habitat in
Tillamook
cla,rns in
ln suitable
in Tlllarnook
sultable habitat
and
tarts baya.
bays.
and Ne
Netarts
3.
3,
The shellfish
The
sheUflsh experiment
statlon managed
nanaged by the
Oregon State
experlrnent station
the Oregon
State University
Uniraersity
Mertne
Sclence Center
poesible to
Center should
e:rpanded as rapidly
Marine Science
shoul.d be expanded
rapidly as possible
to develop
develop and
and
production methods.
demonstrate clam
denorutrate
clam production
npthods.
NISCELLPNEOUS
SHELL
MISCEIJANBO{IS
SIIEI,L .FISH
FISI
Situation
Sltuatlon
mlscellan€ousr shellfish
A
of, miscellaneous
are found
shellflsh are
found in
Tlllanook county
county bays
bays and
in Tillamook
and
A variety
Varfety of
coastal
coastal ocean
oceen areas.
areas.
phr.J.mp
Anong these--piddocks,
these--plddocks, mussels,
musselsr barnacles,
Among
barrracles, abalones
abalones and
and shrimp
potentially important
nay be
may
be potentially
important as
asaa.eports
or commercial
conmerclal resource.
sports or
nesourc€.
ghost shrimp,
Mud
Mud and
and ghost
shrimp,
thc oyster
danaglng to
to the
oyster crop,
damaging
perch fishing.
crop, are
are excellent
excellent bait
bait for
flphlng.
for perch
dig and
dealers
and sell
bett.
dealers dig
selL shrimp
ehrimp for
f,or bait.
nmgsels to
mussels
to eat.
eat.
Occasl.onally, clam
Occasionally,
elarndiggers'
diggers'
Several
bait
Several "balt
take
piddocks and
and
take piddocks
Fish
resources
Fish commission
commlssion surveys
surveys indicate
that commercial
corulerclal. shrimp
shrimp'resources'
lndicate that
be available
may
nay be
avatlable offshore.
offshore.
Recommendations
Recorunendations
We urge
every effort
effort be
be nade
made to
to utilize
utilize the
the unused
unused or
or littLe
littleugqd,.
usd,.
that everlf
1.
l-...lJe
urge that
marine
marlne shellfish
the county.
county.
sh€Uflsh in
in the
211
27t
DRIFMo0D
INWgPEBRTES, AGATES,
AGAIES,DRIYNCOD
MIEmEBnATES,
(starflsh, anemoilos,
Agates, driftwood,
anenorics, etc.)
etc.) attract
attract
and invertebrates
driftwood, and
innertebrates (starfish,
beaches.
lary residents
visitors to
to Tillamook
tillarnook county
county beaches.
many
residents and
and visitors
year.
of
of the area is
each year.
is increasing
increasing each
This
This healthy
healthy use
use
whalee sea lion,
Storm,
and seabird
seabird
llon, and
Storrnl whale,
watching
uatchlng are
are other
other important
of unusual recreation.
recreation.
important forms
forrns of
Federal refuges
Federal
refuges at
at
protection to
Cape Meares
Neares and
to the
the marine
narine bird
bird and
and manmal
narmal
Gape
and Three Arch rocks
rocks offer
offer protection
forms.
fonns.
fl.ne recreational
W€
these fine
recreational
We conmend
all efforts
efforts aimed
aimed at
at increasing
cornnendal-I
lncreasing these
attractions.
attractions.
publlci ze or
to publicize
educate
Perhaps
nnadeto
o? educate
Perhaps increased
efforts could
be made
increased efforts
could be
proper esthetic,
and hobby
hobby uses
uses of
residents
and
scientlfic
of these
these
resldents and
and tourists
tourists for
for proper
esthetic, scientific
resources.
resourcest
I
2L2
212
ORDINANCE
NO.
ORDINANCE NO.
toB
I 0 13
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
AUTHORIZING PORT
PORT OF
OF TOLEDO
TOLEDO OR
AGENTS
AN ORDINANCE
OR AGENTS
TO REMOVE
REMOVE OBSTRTICTIONS
OBSTRUCTIONS FROM
FROM NAWGABLE
NAVIGABLE WATE.RS
WATERS WITIIIN
WIThIN ITS
ITS
pROWDING
BOUNDARIES; CONFIRMING
CONFIRMING CERTAIN ENCROACHMENTS;
BOUNDARIES;
ENCROACHMENTS
; PROVIDING
FOR STORAGE
OF OBSTRUCTION
STORAGEOF
OBSTRUCTIOI{AFTER
AFTER REMOVAL;
REMOVAL; NOTICE
FOR
NOTICE TO
TO OWNERS;
OI,INERS;
OF O2STRUCTIONS;
0II,STRUCTIONS; AND
AND DECLARING
DECLARING AN
AN EMERGENCY.
SALE OF
EMERGENCY.
.
.BE
BE IT
IT ORDAINED
ORDAINED BY THE PORT
PORT COMMISSION
COMMISSION OF THE
PORT
THE PORT
oF TOLEDO,
TOLEDO, OREGON:
OREGON:
OF
S E C T I O Ni.
i.
t h e term
t e r m ' r"person'
p e r s o n " as
a s used
SECTION
u s e d in
i n this
this
The
o r d i n a n c e shall
s h a 1 l be
b e deemed
d e e m e d to
t o mean
m e a n and
a n d include
person,
ordinance
i n c l u d e any
a n y person,
f i r m , cco-partnership,
o-partnership,
a s s o c i a t i o n or
o r corporation.
firm,
association
corporation.
' P o r t r r as
S
E C T I O N2.
2.
T
h e term
t e r m t"Port"
SECTION
a s used
u s e d in
i n this
this
The
o r d i n a n c e shall
b e deemed
d e e m e d to
s l r a 1 1 be
t o mean
m e a n the
t h e Port
P o r t of
ordinance
o f Toledo,9
Toledo,
L i n c o l n County,
Oregon.
C o u n t y , Oregon.
Lincoln
S
E C T I O N 3.
T
h e term
t e r m "commission"
3.
SECTION
a s used
this
u s e d in
i n this
The
" c o m m i - s s i o n t t as
o r d i n a n c e shall
s h a l 1 be
be d
e e m e d to
to m
e a n the
t h e Port
Port C
o f the
thr:
ordinance
deemed
mean
Commission
o m m i s s i o n of
P
o r t of
o f Toledo,
T o l c d o , Lincoln
L i n c o l n County,
Port
C o u n t y , Oregon.
Oregon.
r t n a v i g a b l e waters" as
S E C T I O N4.
4.
T h e term
t e r m "navigable
SECTION
The
r ^ r a t e r s r r a s used
used
iin
n this
this o
r d i n a n c e shall
shall m
ordinance
mean
and
all
waters
within
ean a
n d include
include a
ll w
aters w
ithin
t h e bboundaries
oundaries o
f P
ort w
r e nnavigable
the
of
Port
which
are
in
and
are
hich a
avigable
re
i n fact
nd a
fact a
ssusceptible
usceptible
o
f bbeing
eing u
s e d in
i n their
t h e i r nnatural
of
used
and
atural
a
n d ordinary
ordinary
condition
a s highways
h i g h w a y s for
f o r commerce
condition
as
over
c o m m e r c e or
o r fishing
fishing
o v e r which
which
t r a d e , ttravel,
ravel,
o
r fishing
fishing
ccraft
raft
o r vvessels,
trade,
or
or
of
e s s e l s , regardless
regardless o
f
s i z e , are
a r e or
o r may
m a y travel,
travel,
inclusive
size,
inclusive
of
waters
o f all
all L
r a t e r s extending
extending
to b
o t h banks
b a n k s of
o f any
a n y river
to
both
r i v e r or
o r streams.
streams.
S E C T I O N5.
T h a t no
p e r s o n shall
5.
n o person
SECTION
s h a l l construct,
place,
That
c o n s t r u c t , place,
a b a n d o n or
o r leave
a n y logs,
l e a v e any
l o g s , debris,
d e b r i s , rafts,
abandon
r a f t s , boats,
b o a t s , docks,
d o c k s , booms,
booms,
rmoorage
n o o r a g e or
o r other
o t h e r obstruction
obstruction
u p o n or
or w
upon
within
the
ithin
t h e navigable
navigable
\ ^ / a t e r s within
t h e boundaries
w i t h i n the
b o u n d a r i e s of
o f Port
P o r t without
waters
ol.lw i t h o u t first
f i r s t having
h a v i n g obt a i n e d the
the w
c o n s e n t of
ritten
o f said
s a i d Port
tained
written
consent
P o r t Commission.
Commission.
S
E C T I O N6.
6.
T
hat a
SECTION
ll m
o o r a g e s , docks,
d o c k s , booms,
That
all
moorages,
b o o m s , and
and
rafts
n
o w in
i n or
o r upon
u p o n the
t h e navigable
navigable w
rafts
now
waters
within
the
aters w
ithin
t h e boundaries
boundarics
o f Port
P o r t at
a s s a g e of
a t the
the p
o f this
of
passage
t h i s ordinance
o r d i n a n c e be
a n d the
arc
b e and
t h e same
s a m e are
h
ereby a
uthorized
t o remain
r e m a i n and
a n d continue,
hereby
authorized
to
with
continue,
t h e exception
exception
w
i t . l r the
tthat
h a t aany
n y aadditions
dditions
o
r aalterations
lterations
or
thereto
only
he
t h e r e t o sshall
nly b
one
hal1 o
c ddone
u
p o n the
the w
ritten
c o n s e n t of
o f said
P o r t Commission.
upon
written
consent
s a i d Port
Additions
C o m m i s s i o n . Additions
a
ndfor a
lterations
shal1 n
o t include
include n
e c e s s a r y repairs
and/or
alterations
shall
not
necessary
r e p a i r s and
and
m a i n t e n a n c e required
r e q u i r e d to
t o maintain
m a i n t a i n said
s a i d moorages,
maintenance
m o o r a g e s , docks,
d o c k s , or
or
rafts.
rafts.
APPENDIXCC
APPENDIX
213
2r3
S
E C T I C I . I7.
p e r s o n shall
SECTION
N o person
No
p l a c e or
7.
s h a l l place
a l l o w to
o r allow
to
remain
loose upon
or in
remain loose
upon or
navigable riraters
waters within
within the
in the
the navigable
the
b o u n d a r i e s of
o f Port,
P o r t r any
a n y logs,
l o g s , other
boundaries
o t h e r than
t h a n logs
l o g s being
b e i n g rafted
r a f t e d or
or
b o o m e d preparatory
preparatory
t o manufacture
boomed
to
lumber.
m a n u f a c t u r e into
i n t o l u m b e r . . r Any
A n y logs,
logsr
.l
o t h e r than
t h a n , t hthose
ose
a b o v e described
d e s c r i b e d and
other
above
which
a n d other
o t h e r obstructions
obstructions
rrhich
a r e now
n o w upon
u p o n or
o r . i nin the
are
the
t h e navigable
n a v i g a b t e water
n a t e r within
within
t h e boundaries
boundaries
,
o
f
P
o
r
t
o
r
m a y hereafter
h i c h may
of Port or w
which
come
hereafLer
c o m e to
t o be
b e in
i n , oor
r upon
u p o r r the
the
s a i d navigable
n a v i g a ! , l e , w waters,,
aters,
e r m i s s i o o of
said
wwithout
ithout
tthe
h e ppermission
o f , commission
eonnissiorr
b
e
a
n
d
t h e same
a r e hereby
be and the
to
s a m e are
h e r e b y declared
d e e l a r e d obstructions
obstructions
t o navigation
navigation
,
a n d mmay
aybe
rem
o v e d b y sby
- a i said
d P o r t ,Port,
o r i t s a uor
t h oits
r i z e authorized
dagents,
and
be
removed
agents,
without
notice
to the
the owner
ordner or
without
notice
to
or owners,
or^rners, if
if the
the same
be known.
same be
knornrn.
:
.,
:
SECTICN 8.
SECTION
8.
Immediately
upon removal
Immediately
upon
removal of
of said
or ,
said logs
logs or
o t h e r o bobstructions
s t r u c t i o n s b y P by
o r t ,Port,
, o r a s s oor
o n as
E h esoon
r e a f t ethereafter
r . a s p o s s i b 1as
e , ' possible,
other
t h e said
s a i d logs
l o g s or
o r other
o t h e r obstructions
the
shall
obstructions
place
s h a l l be
b e stored
at a
a place
s t o r e d at
i n the
the b
o u n d a r i e s of
o f said
in
boundaries
P o r t and
a n d notice
g i v e n all
s a i d Port
n o t i c e shall
all
s h a l l be
b e given
o w n e r s thereof,
thereof,
i f the
owners
if
t h e same
s a m e shall
b e known
o r distinguishable
distinguishable
s h a l L be
k n o w n or
l o g s or
f r o m said
s a i d .logs
o r obstructions,
obstructions,
publieation
from
by
of
b y publication
of a
a notice
n o t i c e in
in
one w
ublication
eekly p
one
weekly
publication
in
i n a newspaper
g e n e r a l .circulation
n e w s p a p e r of
o f general
c i r c u l a t i o n , p u bpublished
lished
w i t h i n the
t h e boundaries
b o u n d a r i e s of
within
mail
o f said
P o r t , and
a n d by
s a i d Port,
b y certified
m a i l to
t o the
the,
certified
l a s t kknown
n o w n address
a d d r e s s of
o f owner,
last
owners,
o w " n e r , notifying
notifying
o w n e r s , or
o r so
m a n y thereof
thereof
s G many
a s may
m a y ascertained,
ascertained,
t h a t logs
as
that
belonging
l o g s or
o r obstructions
obstructions
b e l o n g i n g to
t o them
them
h a v e been
b e e n removed
r e m o v e d from
have
f r o m the
t h e navigable
n a v i g a b l e waters
o f the
t h e Port
P o r t and
a n d the
t h e location
w a t e r s of
loeation
o
f the
t h e same
same w
of
where
that
h e r e stored
s t o r e d and
a n d further
.
further
t h a t the
t h e owners
o w n e r s thereof
E h e r e o f shall
shall
h a v e a period
p e r i o d of
( 3 0 ) days
o f not
n o t more
have
(30)
m o r e than
t h a n thirty
thirty
d a y s from
date .
f r o m the
t h e date
o f such
publication
s u c h publication
i n such
s u c h newspaper
n e w s p a p e r in
of
in
i n which
t o remove
r e m o v e said
logs
w h i c h to
s a i d logs
o r obstructions
obstrucLions
f r o m their
t h e i r storage
p l a c e and
or
from
a n d reclaim
s t o r a g e place
r e c l a i m the
t h e . ssame.
4me.
:,
:
S E C T I O N9.
SECTION
P
ort C
Port
Commission
motion
9.
m a y by
o m m i s s i o n may
by m
o t i o n impose
impose
r e a s o n a b l e salvage
a reasonable
so
s a l v a g e charge
c h a r g e upon
u p o n logs
l o g s or
o r obstructions
obstructions
so
removed and
and require
require. that
that the
pald by
prior
removed
to
tbe same
to
same by
by paid
by owner
owner prior
t h e i r reclaiming
r e c l a i m i n g said
port.
their
If
s a i d logs
l o g s or
o r obstructions
o b s t r u c t i o n s from
If
f r o m port.
such a charge
such
is imposed,
charge is
lmposed, the
the same
to
same shall
shall be
be made
made known
knonm to
owners by
incl-usion
of the
owners
by inclusion
of
required
in
Section
the same
same in
in the
the notice
notice
in
required
Section 88
hereof.
hereof.
SECTION
SECTICI{10.
10. Should
Should owner or
or owners of
of said
said logs
Logs
. :
or
obstructions
not
or obstructions
not appear and reclaim
reelaim same
same within
the
within the
Eime
preseribed
herein
time herein prescribed in
in Section
Section 8,
then said
logs or
or
8, then
said logs
o
b s t r u c t i o n s s shall
h a l . 1 ' bbecome
e c o m e tthe
h e p property
r o p e r t y o f sof
a i dsaid
P o r t Port,
, a n d and
obstructions
Commission may
proceed to
Commission
may proceed
anyand
andall
aLl logs
to sell
sell any
logs ororobobsEruetions
removed and stored
structions so removed
stored to
to the
Ehe highest
highest bidder
bidder theretherefor, said
said bid
either oral
for,
bid being
being either
written, and
and upon
oral or
or written,
sueh
upon such
terms, and conditions
prescribed by resoluterms,
conditions as Commission
may prescribed
resoluCosunission may
tion.
tion.
Port may
may otherwise
otherwise dispose
dispose of
obstructions
Port
of said
Logs or
or obstructions
said logs
as in
in the
the discretion
discretion of
of commission,
eommission, it
appropriaEe,
it shall
deem appropriate,
shal.l deem
after due
after
due notice
notice to
to owner
owner as
as hereinabove
hereinabove set
set forth.
forth.
plaee
SECTION 11.
SECTISI
person construct
11. Should any person
or place
eonstruct or
doeks, booms,
booms, moorage
any docks,
moorage or
or other
other obstruction
obstrucEion upon
or
upon or
within the
the navigable
navigable waters
within
the boundaries
of Port
PorE
waters within
boundaries of
within the
without
without first
first having obtained
obEained the
the written
of said
written consent
eonsent of
said
Port Commission,
Port
Commission, and
and if
if the
the same
same shall
deernedan
an obobshalt be
be deemed
struction to
to navigation
struction
navigation by a resolution
resolution of
of Port
Port setting
setting
forth the
the reasons therefor,
therefor, and
forth
to
and upon
upon notification
notifieation
to the
the
person placing
thereof or
or person
placing the
owner thereof
the same
thereon that
that the
the
same thereon
same has been
been determined
determined to
same
to be an obstruction
obstruction to
to the
the navigation,
navigation,
2L4
214
required
required
in construction
setting forth
forth the
the changes
changes in
construction
and further
further setting
notice to
to be
be
Port or
lts complete
removal-, said
said notice
or requesting
requestlng its
complete removal,
by Port
person at
at
or person
in
writing and mailed
mail
to such
ohrner or
malled by certified
mall to
such owner
certified
ln llrltlng
his
of
person
of such Person
address, and upon the
Ehe failure
failure
resldence address,
his last
knorrn residence
last known
Port
as required,
required, Port
or
or remove
remove the
the same
to make
such changes
changes or
same as
or owner to
make such
may proceed
proceed to
completely without
without being
being deemed
deemed guilty
guilty
the same
to remove the
same completely
may
or
olvner or
of
and to
and charge
the owner
Erespass or
or conversion,
to hold
hoLd and
charge the
of any trespass
conversion, and
of
actual cost
the actual
cost of
other
the construction
for the
other person responsible
responslble for
for the
construction for
any
in any
if necessary,
necessary, in
such removal
and proceed to
to recover
recover such
cost, if
such cost,
removal and
as aa civil
clvilcourt
within
Lhe state
of Oregon,
Oregon, as
state of
competent jurisdiction
wlthin the
court of
of competent
Jurisdiction
action
work, services
and material
at their
their reasonable
reasonable
material rendered
rendered at
action for
for work,
services and
prlce.
price.
exist
An emergency
decLared to
to exist
SECTI
emergency is
ls hereby declared
SECTICN12. An
affecting
of said
said
interests of
affecting the
the maritime
maritlme shipping
shipping and commercial interests
Port
effect from
after
in force
from and after
Port and this
thls ordinance
ordinance shall
shal-l- be in
force and effect
approvaL.
and approval.
its
passage by the
the Commission
its passage
Comnission and
ilaY
Passed by the
Passed
the Port
Port Commission
ttris
Commission this
*'I,
1965.
t€, 1965.
Approved by
the Port
PorL President
President this
tnfs
by the
(IAY
th^v
)4
ipr1,, 1965.
1965.
day of
of
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POST
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COMMISSIONUS:
TERNYIK.
W.EE.
PRESIDEI{T
W
TERNYIK,
PRESIDENT
F
L O R E N C E , OREGON
O R E G O N 97439
97439
FLORENCE,
M. BRITTAIN,
BRITTAIN,
PRESTDENI
M.
151rsrvrcE
VICE PRESIDENT
KOHLER,
2ND
VICE
PRESI0INT
G.
G KOHLER,
2ND
VICE
PRESIDENT
HUNTINGTON.
N.
SECRETARY
N.J.J.HUNTINGTON,
SECRETARY
J. L. MANN.
MANN. TREASURER
TREASURER
Minager
Pori Menager
Port
PAUL L.COYNE
L. COYNE
PAUL
997-2027
Aft*noy
Attorney
NICHOLSON
S.
. NICHOLSON
. J,
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Consultant
Consultant
.ASsOC,
MURRAY&
& ASSOC.
T. J.
J..MURRAY
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April 26, 1968
m r . JJohn
o h n VViastelicia
lYir.
lastalicia
R e g i o n a l CCoordinator,
oordinator,
N
a t i o n a l Estuarine
P o l l u t i o n Study
E s t u a r i n e Pollution
Regional
National
Study
F e d e r a l lWater
U a t e r PPollution
o l l u t i o n Control
C o n t r o l Administration
Federal
Administration
570 P
i t t o c k- O "Block
"BSl oocnk
570
Pittock
P o r t I a n O , Oregon
Portland,
97z}s
97205
D e a r fFur.
i l r . VViasteLicia:
lastelicia:
Dear
0 n fflay
t Y l a y25th,
port
25b, 1
9 0 9 , the
On
t h e Port
P o r t of
1909,
o f Siuslaw
r s t port
S i u s l a u uwas
, a s t hthe
e f if'irst
d i s t r i c t formed
f o r m e d ini nthe
t h aState
S t a t eofo Oregon
F 0regon.
district
F r o m t hthis
i s tt.ne,
i . m a , up
u p to
to
From
n c l u d i n g the
a
n d iincluding
p r e s e n t , the
t h e present,
h abeen
e b a eguided
t h e district
O i s t i i c thas
,
n g u i d a dbyb ymany
many
and
d
edicated a
a r d working
u r o r k i n g elected
n d hhard
e l o c t e d members
m e m b e r s t oto i its
B o a r d of'
dedicated
and
t s Board
of
D
o u n t hthrough
s a r s , tthese
r o u g h t hthe
o r t representae yyears,
h e s e pport
representaDown
ttives
i v e s have
have a
gressively
uworked
r o r k e d f ofor
r bbut
plan,
u t oone
bjective,
agressively
n e oobjective,
tto
o plan,
p
r o v i d ' e and
p o r t and
and m
aintain a
program,
h a r b o r constructive
a port
c o n s t r u c t i v e program,
provide
maintain
a n d harbor
tthat
h a t will
u l i l l exploit
e x p l o i t allaof
o f t"multiple-Purpose
l l the
h e " t Y l u l t i p l e - P u r p o sUsage"
rconcepts
e U s a g a rconcepts.
o F our
o u r natural
n a t u r a l resources.
of
rssourc€s.
commissioners.
Commissioners.
D u r i n g calendar
y e a r 1967,
c a l a n d a r year
1 9 6 ? , the
m o n e t a r y value
fron
t h e monetary
d e r i v e d from
During
v a l u o derived
t h e Siuslaiu
S i u s l a u River
R i v e r estuary,
e s t u a r y ,through
t h r o u gour
h o Commerce,
u r c o m m a r c eCommercial
, c o m m e r c i a l and
the
and
R
ecraational m
p u r p o s e uusage,
u l t i p l e purpose
s a g e , uwas
f 5Six-million
ix-tllillion
Recreational
multiple
, a s i nin eexcess
x c e s s o of
doll'ars.
dollars.
c o m p a r a b l a t otos o
m e o f oft hthe
Comparable
some
e r alarger
may
r g e r eestuaries,
s t u a r i e s , this
t h i s may
sseem
e e m I i like
k e aa small
s m a l l amount,
a m o u n t , bbut
u t tthe
h e resulting
r a s u l t i n g economical
e c o n o m i c a l benefits.
benEfits
u , e r a rrealized
o a l i z e d throughout
t h r o u g h o u t aa llarge
p o r t i o n of
a r g a portion
o f Lane
c o u n t y , and
were
hie
L a n e County,
a n d tthis
l a y a d aaggreatpart
iimpact
m p a c t pplayed
r e a t p a r t in
i n maintaining
m a i n t a i n i n g the
t h e balance
b a l a n c e in
i n our
,
our
d i s t r i c t s economic
e c o n o m i c ' structure
districts
structure.
B o t h vvisible
i s i b l e and
n o n - v i s i b l e pollution
a n d non-visible
p o l l u t i o n damage
rrratars
Both
d a m a g ato
' u othe
t h e waters
o
t h a Siuslaw
S i u s I a r u and
a n d its
i t s estuary
s s t u a r y have
k e p t far
off the
h a v e been
b e e n kept
b e l o u r the
f a r below
t,ne
rcrash-l.ogging"
m i n i m u m a average
v s r a g e f ofor
r ccoastal
o a s t a l streams.
streams.
minimum
Since
S i n c e the
t h e "crash-logging"
p
r o g r a m oof
l l o r l d War
f World
l l l a r 11,
1 1 , many
m a n y of
program
o f Oregons
c o a s t a l waitorways
0 r e g o n s coastal
u a t e r u l a y s were
u,ere
lleft
e f t a ashambles
s h a r n b l e s with
u i t h de1.ris
c j e - l i s and
a n d ssilted
t l i t h natures
natures
i l t e d bottoms.
bottoms.
With
h
e l p , and
m o r s sstringent
a n d more
t r i n g e n r control
o l l u t i o n problems
p r o b l e m s in
c o n t r o l measures,
m e a s u r e s , ppollution
in
help,
S i u s l a u have
t h e Siuslaw
h a v e bean
minimized.
the
b e e n minimized.
l l l e hav
h a v ; o.n
We
e x c e l l e n t cooperative
cooperative
n excellent
p o l i c i n g agreement
r o g r a m bbetween
agreamBnt p
e t r u e e n t h the
r t c o'
i S
i u s l a u , State,
policing
program
Port
Siuslaw,
e Po
State,
C
o u n t y aand
n d CCity
i t y enforcement
County
e n f l o r c e m e n t rrepresentativu.
e p r e s e n t a t i v . , i ; t nnd
t l i s agreement
has
a g r e e m e n t has
c J tils
p r o d u c e d rremarkable
e m a r k a b l e r results.
produced
asults.
A I I of
Front
o f the
t h e 5Saw
. i . r " r S River
r?R
\ . i v e r front
All
"
iindustrie8,
n d u e t r i e s , municipalities
m u n i c i p a l i t i e s and
p r i v a t e land
a n dprivate
h a v a taken
t a k e n an
l a n cownos
i o u n B i shave
an
a c t i v e interest
i n t e r e s t to
t o assist
p o l l u t i o n cont,ol
P o r t in
a s s i s t the
t h e Port
i n our
active
o u rpollution
c o n t . r oprogram.
l progsam.
APPENDIX
APPEND!X..._____
EIIL'SRECORDING
RTCORDING
BILL'S
SERVICE
SERVICE
2L6
216
f f l r . John
Vlastell.cia
mr.
J o h n Vlaatelicia
(z)
(2)
A p r i l 26,
2 6 , 1958
1958
April
critical
h i g h - u a t e r periods,
p e r i o d s , the
D u r i n g critical
t h e Port
P o r t of
During
high-water
o f Siuslaw
S i u s l a u contracts
contracts
trailing
T u g - b o a t e trailing
b o o m s to
t o sweep
s u e e p aa 55 to
t o 10
p o r t i o n of
Tug-boats
booms
1 0 mile
m i r e portion
o f the
the
r i v e r between
b e t u , e e nCushman
c u e h m a nand
river
a n dRiaplaton.
lllaplaton.
g a t h e r s all
T h e boom
b o o m gathers
o f the
the
The
a l l of'
floatlng
d e b r i e which
u h i c h is
i s then
t h e n towed
floating
debris
t o u e d to
t o a high
h i g h bank
b a n k area,
clam
a r a a , clam
p i r e d up
a
h e l l e d out
o u t and
a n d piled
u p for
shelled
f o r burning.
burning.
l l t e have
h a v e conducted
We
c o n d u c t e d this
this
p r o g r a m for
d
e b r i a ccontrol
o n t r o l program
p a s t three
f o r the
t h e past
debris
y e a r s and
t h r e e years
a n d the
t h s net
n e t results
results
p o r t expects
h a v e been
b e e n very
v e r y satisfactory,
aatisfactory,
t h e Port
have
the
e x p e c t s to
t o continue
c o n t i n u e with
with
r o g r a m in
thie p
i n all
this
program
a I I respects.
reepecte.
A l l of
o f Lane
L a n e Counties
c o u n t i e s approximate
a p p r o x i m a t e 40
All
4 0 miles
m i l e s of
o F ocean
o c e a n frontage
irontage
iis
s u
ithin
t h e Port
P o r t of
o f Siuslaw
jurisdiction.
S i u s l a u r district
within
the
jurisdiction.
district
V e r y little
Iittle
Very
o f this
t h i e coast
c o a e t line
p r i v a t a ownership
l i n e is
i s in
i n private
o u n e r s h i p and
of
a n d all
a r l of
o f the
t h e area
area
t o our
o u r entrance
a d j a c e n t to
e n t r a n c e is
p u b r i c ownership.
i s in
adjacent
i n public
oulnership.
A s a matter
m a t t , e r of
As
of
r e c o r d r all
o f the
a I l of
t h e various
g o v e r n m e n t a l agencies
v a r i o u s governmental
record,
a g e n c i e s involved
i n v o l v e d in
i n develdevelp o r t i o n of
p o r t of
t h i a portion
o f Oregons
g
p i n g this
0 r e g o n s coastal
c o a s t a l zone,
z o n s , including
i n c l u d i n g the
aping
t h e Port
of
s i u a r a u r are
a r e coordinating
c o o R d i n a t i n g their
p l a n s in
t h e i r plans
i n order
o r d e r to
t o utilize
utilize
Siuslaw,
all
of
a l r of
tha n
a t u r a r recreational
r e e r e a t i o n a r aspects
a s p e c t s of
o F this
t h i s area.
the
natural
area.
T h e U.S.
u . s . Forest
Forest
The
ort h
S e r v i c e , Bureau
B u r e a u of
o f Lane
L a n e ifianagemant
l Y l a n a g e m e na
t and
n d tthe
h e pPort
Service,
have
a v e future
future
l a n s that
d
everopment p
t h a t range
r a n g s from
f r o m five
f i v e to
y a a r ' o hence.
development
plans
t o twenty
t u l e n t y year8
hsnce.
p l a n s take
T h e e e plans
t a k e into
i n t o account
p r e s e r v a t i o n of
a c c o u n t the
These
t h e preservation
o f - this
t h i s areas
natural
a r e a s natural
p o e i t i v e that
environmsnt.
l u e are
environment.
a r e positive
t h a t the
t h e management
m a n a g e m e n t controls
We
c o n t r o l s that
that
t h e a e agencies
a g a n e i e e establish
e a t a b l i e h will
u , i t l be
b e followed
f o l l o u r e d in
these
i n every
e v e r y detail
d e t a i l to
Lo
g
u a r a n t e e this
t h i s future.
future.
guarantee
p o r t of'
T h e r e f l o r e , it
i t is
i e the
t h e consensus
c o n s e n s u s of
o f opinion
Therefore,
o p i n i o n ofo f the
t , h ePort
of
p
o
r
t
S i u s r d u Board
B o a r d of
o F Commissioners
c o m m i g s i o n a r s that
t h a t we,
Siusláw
the
Port
and
us, the
present
o u r present
a n d our
rlocal
o c a r ccooperating
o o p e r a t i n g agencies,
a g e n c i e s , will
p r o v i d e a better
r u i l l provide
b e t t e r system
s y s t e m of
of
c o n t r o r and
m a n a g e m e n t of
a n d management
o f the
control
t h e Siuslaw
s i u s l a u , estuary.
eetuary.
l l l e are
f amiriar
a r e familiar
We
r o b r e m e of
u r i t h the
the p
o f the
t h e area
a r e a and
with
problems
a n d are
a r e cognizant
c o g n i z a n t of
o f the
t h e need
n e a d to
to
conaarvativery
y e t to
d e u e l o p , yet
conservatively
develop,
t o maintain
m a i n t a i n and
a n d enjoy
e n j o y our
o u r natural
na!ural
e
e t u a r i n e resources.
reaourcae.
eatuarine
S-4ncerely,
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PLC/nn
PLC/mm
Paul L. Coyn&)
Port manager
2r7
i7
N
19000
190
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INITIATIVE
PETITION
INITIATIVE
PETITION
State
ot Oregon
Slale of
Oregon
Portland, Oregon
SPONSORS
OF
William S.
SW. Northwood
S P O N S O R SO
F THIS
T H I S PETITION:
PETITION:
s. McLennan,
Mclennan, 5252 S.W.
Northwood Ave., Portland,
Oregon
James A. Mount,
Hobert W. Straub,
Drive,Lake
Lake Oswego,
Oswego, Oregon
Robert
Straub, 3205
3205 Canterbury
S. Glenmorrie
Glenmorrie Drive,
Canterbury Drive
Drive S.,
S., Salem,
Salem,Oregon
Oregon
Mount, 3060
3060 S.
8urns, 7595 S.W. Fulton Park Place,
31st A
ve.,P
o r t l a n d ,Oregon
Oregon
Keith BUrns,
Carl
Ave.,
Portland,
Oregon
S . E . 31st
Place, Portland,
Portland,Oregon
R . Neil,
N e i l ,6502
6 5 0 2 S.E.
C a r l R.
l
P o r t l a n d Oregon
,O r e g o n
Elizabeth C. Ducey, 2773 N.W.
H e w e t t Blvd.,
B l v d . ,Portland,
Elizabeth
NW. Westover
S . W . Hewett
Westover Road, Portland,
Portland, Oregon
N e w m a n , 5215
5 2 1 5 S.W.
JJonathan
o n a l h a n Newman,
Henry
SE.
R i c h a r dL.
6 8 t hAve.,
A v e . ,Portland,
P o r t l a n d Oregon
,O r e g o n
Richard
Ave.,
L . Hubbard,
P o r t l a n d ,Oregon
. E .68th
H u b b a r d ,714
7 1 4 N.E.
N . E . 192nd
1 9 2 n dA
v e . , Portland,
Oregon
H e n r y R.
R . Rancourt,
R a n c o u r t ,6805
6 8 0 5S
Jack
Af fan L.
S . W 53rd
. 5 3 r dAve.,
A v e . ,Portland,
P o r t l a n dOregon
,O r e g o n
Allan
2740 SW.
L. kelly,
Kelly,2740
BoundaryStreet,
S.W.Boundary
Portland,Oregon
Oregon
J a c k D.
D . Remington,
Street,Portland,
R e m i n g t o n4720
,4 7 2 0SW.
Francis
A v e . , Portland,
P o r t l a n d ,Oregon
A . Luch,
S . E , 79th
7 9 t h Ave.,
Oregon
William
W i l l i a mA.
L u c h ,9212
9 2 1 2N.
N . Reno
R e n oStreet,
S e l f r i d g e ,2739
2 7 3 9 S.E.
S t r e e l ,Portland,
P o r t l a n d Oregon
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G . Selfridge,
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regon
Donald
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Oregon
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Williams,
1 4 6 527th
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M i l w a u k i e ,Oregon
Oregon
J a n e t McLennan,
M c l e n n a n , 5252
A v e . ,Portland,
Janet
S . W .Northwood
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,O r e g o n
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i l l i a m s ,1465
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L
a w r e n c e F.
people for
Submitting
the following
to the
the people
reieclion:
Submitling lhe
tollowing constitutional
conslitulional amendment
lmendment to
tor their
theirapproval
approyal or
or rejection:
BALLOT
TITLE:
BALLOTTITLE:
. .
BEACHES
BOND
OCEAN
BEACHES
ISSUETO
TO ACQUIRE
ACQUIRE
OCEAN
BONDISSUE
p u b l i crights
PURPOSE: C
r ' : r c h eand
sa n daccesses.
a c c e s s e s Authorizes
.A r r t h o r i z e s state
s t a t e acquiacquiPURPOSE:
Constitutional
ocean
o c c a nh(hiches
o n s t i t u t i o n a l amendment
o n f i r m i n g existing
e x i s t i r . r gpublic
r i g h t stot o
a m e n d m e n t cconfirming
p r i v a t c l y - o w n c d beaches
n a t u r a l vegetation
l i n e and
, a n daccesses.
v e g e t a t i o nline,
s i t i o n of
o f privately-owned
l o w ttide
i r l l to
t o natural
accesses.
sition
Pacific
Ocean
ordering P
acific O
c c a n ffrom
r o m extreme
c x t r c m c low
b e a e h e s bbordering
n e l a l o bobligation
r o h i b i t s cconstruction
o n s t r u c t i o n ooff highr aacquisition.
c q u i s i t i o n . PProhibits
highAuthorizes
A u t h o r i z e s at
l i g a t i o n b obonds
n d s l i rlot
a t any
a n y one
o n e time
t i m t ' nnot
o t to
: r t c g egeneral
t o exceed
e x c e e d $30
$ 3 0 .000,000
0 0 0 , 0 0 0s tstate
p a . s s o n g e rm
p r i v a t e passenger
r g gallon
a l l o n l ilax
f o r private
o t o r vehicles
ways
sand
e a r s oone
cent
per
r x , r rn
n ffuel
u e r l for
motor
w a y s on
o n beaches
nt pe
vehicles
b e a c h c s aand
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p o s r , ' sf ofor
r f ofour
t r l yyears
nc ce
n d oocean
n d s pspits.
i t s - I mImposes
to retire
retire bonds.
bonds.
PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
PROPOSED
B
e IItt Enacted
E n a c t e d by
Be
t h e People
P e o p l c of
o f the
o f Oregon:
Oregon:
b y the
t h e State
S t a t e of
The
Constitution
off ttie
T
he C
onstitution o
t h c State
S t a t c of
o f Oregon
O r e g o r r is
a m c n d e d by
by
i s amended
XI-Fl,
ccreating
r e a t i n g aa nnew
e w aarticle
r t i c l e tto
rticle X
o be
b c kknown
n o w n aas
s AArticle
I - F I , and
a n d by
by
a
m e n d i n g ssection
amending
e c t i o n 33,
, AArticle
r t i c l c IIX,
X , as
a s follows:
follows:
AR'I'ICLE
A R ' | I C L E XXIII
I.}I
o l i c y of
S
Section
e c t i o n l1.
policy
. IIt
s tthe
t o establish,
t iis
he p
o f this
t h i s state
s t a t e to
c s t a b l i s h , acquire
acquire
and
and preserve
preserve ownership
ownership b.y
by the
the State
Orcgon of
of all
State of Oregon
all ocean
o<'ean
prole.ct, settle
beach
beach lands
lands and
and of
of public
public access
thereto, and
and to
to protect,
rrcccss thereto,
scttle
a
n d cconfirm
o n f i r m such
o f l the
and
s u c h areas
a r e a s mif
h c oocean
c e a n bbeach
n d s oon
e r a c hl alands
n wwhich
h i c l r tthe
he
p
u
b
l
i
c
g r a n t , prescripprt'scriphas a
public has
acquired
c q u i r e d rrights
i g h t s through
t h l o u g h dedication,
d c d i c a t i o n , grant,
g
i
f
t
p
c
o
p
l
e
tion,
t i o n , gift or
o rotherwise,
o t h e l w i s e , in
i uimider
o l d c r that
t h e people may
m a y have
h a v c the
t h a t the
the
use
u
s e aand
n d eenjoyment
n j o y n r c n t tthereof
h e l e o l forever,
forevcr.
i
S e c t i o n 22.
s uused
Section
. AAs
s e d i nin l this
h i s AArticle
a n d in
i n section
s e c t i o n 3,
Article
r t i c l e and
3 . Article
I X , unless
IX,
u n l e s s the
t h e context
c o n t e x t iequires
t c q u i r e s otherwise:
otherwise:
(1)
within
{ l ) "Ocean
" O c e a n beach
b e a c h llands"
a r r d s " tmeans
n c a n s aall
ands w
i t h i n the
l l llands
state
t h c state
llying
y i n g along
a l o n g the
t h e shore
s h o r e oof
f liii'
t i r r -Pacific
' P a c i l i cOcean
f l o m extreme
O c e a n from
e x t r . e n r tlow
'low
t i d e to
tide
t o the
t h e line
l i n e of
o f natural
n a t u l a l v egetation
c g e t a t i o n bordering
t h eocean,
oceiln.
b o r d e r i n g the
( 2 ) "Line
o f natural
n a t u r a lvegetation"
v e g e t a t i o n "means
(2)
m e a n s the
l . h eextreme
I
" t i n e of
€ x t r e n r e seasea"li.{
ward
n a t u r a l vegetation
v e g e t a t i o n which
sproads
o f compact
c o m p a c t natural
w h i c h spreads
b o u n d a r y of
w
a r d boundary
where
casesw
h c r c tthere
i s no
n o cclearly
malked
i n l a r r d . In
I n cases
h e r c is
l e a r l y marked
ccontinuously
o n t i n u o u s l y inland.
" l i n e of
natural
t h c "line
o f natural
n a t u r a l vegetation"
v e g e t a t i o n " shall
shall
v c g e t a l i o n lline
i n c the
n
a t u l a l vegetation
be
off the
l i n e s of
o f constant
e l e v a t i o n connecting
c o n n e c t i n g ttie
the
ighr.r'o
t h e lines
c o n s t a n t elevation
b
e tthe
h c hhigher
nearest clcarly
clearly marked
marked line
line of vegetation
side of
of the
vegetation on
on each
nearost
each side
the
unmarked area.
area.
unmarked
(3)
(3) "Appropriate
administ.r'ative agency"
agency." means
means the
the OreOrt'"Appropriate administrative
gon S
gon
State
Highway
n t i l the
t h < : Legislature
L e g i s l a t u r c by
b y law
law
tate H
i g h w a y Commission,
C o m r n i s s i o n , uuntil
such.
designates
o t h e r body
a s such.
d e s i g n a t e s aany
n y other
b o d y as
Section
3.. TTitle
a l l ocean
o c c a n beach
b e a c h lands,
l a n d s , ' and
a n d any
interest
Section 3
i t l e to
t o all
a n y interest
therein,
t h e state
s t a t e or
o rby
t h e r c i n , owned
o w n e d by
b y the
b yany
a n yboard,
b o a r dcommission,
, commission,
public generally,
generally,
department
or agency
thereof, oror by
by the
department or
agency the,reof,
the public
p
u
b
l
i
c
,
o f the
t h e public, whether
together
t o g e t h e r with
w i t h all
a l l rrights
i g h t s of
w h e t h e r acquired
acquired
prescription,
gift,
grant
through
prescription,
gift,
grant
or
otherwise,
through dedication,
dedication,
or otherwise,. is
is
vested
v e s l e d in
Orcgon.
i n the
t h t . State
S t a t c of
o f Oregon.
The
Oregon acting,through
Section
4.
The
Stste
acting through its
Section 4.
Statc of Oregon
its approapprop r i a t e administrative
p r o c e e d with
priale
s h a l l proceed
a d m i n i s t r a t i v e agency
a g e n c y shall
w i t h all
a l lreasonable
reasonable
u i e t iits
speed
s p e e d tto
o ddefin".
c f i r r r ' . 1establish
' 5 1 3 6 1 i s haand
n d qquiet
t s ttitle
i t l e to
t o all
o C e a nbeach
beach
a l l ocean
'
' li6
6
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218
.SIGNATURE
SIGNATURE SHEET
SHEET
Petiiion for XII
Petition
E Initiotive
Initiative 0fl Referendum
Referendum
SED
SED Form
Form
I
No.
l2l lRrv.l
No. 121
(R.v.) I
1July59
I i"1,i1_l
To the
To
the Secrelary
Secretary of
of Slale
State of Oregon:
Oregon:
We, the
lhc undersigned,
undersigned,
theattached
requeslthcl
cltcchedmeasure
mearurcbe
be submitted
submittedlo
We,
request
that the
to the
fhe voters
volerrof Oregon
Oregonfor
for their
lheirapproval
epprovol
or rejection
reieclionat
ct the
lhe election
eleclionto
or
.. NO.VEMR 5......, 19.68..;
lo be
bEheld
on .....,ti011E118R.5........,
heldon
19.68..1
himsslf
cndeach
and
says:
eachfor
forhimself
sayr: I am
amac registered
regirlcrcd
voler of
of the
theState
voter
Staleof
previously
nol previously
petilionsheet
of Oregon
Oregon;I have
havenot
signedac petition
signed
rheelfor
{orthis
lhirmeasure
measure.
Name
Reridcncr
Residence Address
Polf Officr
Post
Office
?rrcirlcl
Precinct
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
CIRCULATOR'S
AFFIDAVIT
AFFIDAVIT
CIRCULATOR'S
STATE OF OREGON, County of ...................................... , ss. I ........................................................................... . swear or affirm
hir residence
rosidence corr.clly,
That every person who
who signed
signed fhis
this sheet did
did io
stated his
correctly, and
and iict
that
presencei that , believe each has
hcs stcled
so in my presence;
:p1geo19{9ry1ty
each
signer
is
is
a
legal
voter
of
the
State
of
Oregon
and
County
of
..........................................................
g{
_erch_sisnerf_!rgd:g!:f:l-!1"
!!9!e
Subscribod
Subscribedead
and rworn
swornloto beforo
before mc
me thir
thx -......,,...
............day
day of ..........................................
--.-.-..-,.-.-.
Signature of Person Filing Stefemenf
19 .........
Notary Public for
NotaryPublic
fc Oreqon
Oregon:
Addcess
My
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. ........
I hereby
hcrcby crrlify
certify that
signatures
on thir
this pclilion
petition are
vofert
lhat ............
-.,--....--rignclurcr on
oro registered
regirieredvoters.
I
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BOND
ISSUETO
BOND ISSUE
TO ACOUIRE
ACQUIRE OCEAN
OCEAN BEACHES
BEACHES
County Clerk
Dcpuly
Cornly
Clerl or Deputy
2L9
219
ORIiGON:
COUNTY' OREG(N:
iN
TILLAMOOK COUNTY,
IN TILLAMOOK
lol
HTGHWAY 101
ol' HIGHWAY
T1U
RBLOCATION OF
TIIB RELOCATION
attitude
attitude
o f voter
voter
a survey
of
survey
a
C
ONF IDENTIAL
_REPO
COIVFIDENTIAL
'
:--REPOBT
bY:
p r e p a r e d by:
prepared
BOX
NORTHWEST
BALLOT BOX
NORTHhIEST BALLOT
622
P. 0. BOX
B , O X622
P " O.
EUGENE,
97401
OREGON 974Ot
EUGENE, OREGON
L967
NOVEMBER
15, 1967
NOVEMBER 15,
APPENDIX
APPENDLKF
220
220
INTRODUCTION:
INTRODUCTTON:
o f the
t h e attitudes
attitudes
This
is
on a
a survey
s u r v e y of
i s based
b a s e d on
T
h i s report
rel)ort
h e ccontroversial
ontroversial
ppopulace
opulace
ttoward
o w a r d tthe
of'
voting
oof
f OOregon
regol
ting
o f t hthe
e vo
'Iillamook
n e a r Pacific
Pacific
,County
C o u r t t y near
relocation
of
o f Highway
H i g h w a y 101
l Q l in
i n Tillamook
relocatron
City,
Oregon.
Oregon.
C
ity,
voter
p u r p o s e of
t o investigate
investigate
The
voter
s u r v e y was
w a s to
t h e survey
T
h e purpose
o f the
in
proposals
preference
preference
toward
under
u n d e r consideration
consideration
in
t o w a r d the
t h e proposals
proposal
t o w a r d the
t h e proposal
regard
to
of
toward
t h e highway:
highway:
t o the
t h e relocation
relocation
o f the
regard
O r e g o n State
t h e Oregon
State
.advocted
. a d v o c g t e d by
a n d by
b y the
b y Governor
G o v e r n o r Tom
T o m McCall
M c C a l l and
r r o n the
Highway
Highway
1 O l "on
t h e beach"
beachrl
H l g h w a y 101
C o m m i s s L o n to
t o relocate
H l g h w a y Commission
relocate
t h e alternative
t o w a r d the
alternative
a n d toward
and
the
and
t h e Nestucca
N e s t u c c a Sandspit
Sandspit
across
a n d across
' r S a v e our
g r o u p and
and
B e a c h e s ' r citizens
citizens
being
advanced
group
a d v a n c e d by
b y the
t h e "Save
o u r Beaches"
b
eing
t h a t the
t h e highway
h i g h w a y be
be
by
Treasurer
Robert
State
Treasurer
S t r a u b that
b y State
R o b e r t Straub
t h e beach
b e a c h and
a n d the
the
relocated
in
adjacent
to
t o the
i n the
t h e foothills
foothills
relocated
adjacent
ssandspit.
andspit.
athering
In
information
I n the
t h e course
c o u r s e of'
tthe
h e nnecessary
ecessary
lnformation
o f ggathering
h o m e s between
registered
were
in
homes
vvoters
oters
w e r e interviewed
i n their
their
between
regLstered
intertriewed
October
1 and
O c t o b e r 15,
October 1
a n d October
L 5 , 1967.
L967.
They
in
T h e y were
w e r e selected
selected
in
population
figures
fastrion
f r o m population
a sound
fashion
from
figures
a
s o u n d statistical
statisticaL
b y the
furnished
by
furnlshed
t h e U.S.
o f the
t h e Census.
Census,
U . S . Bureau
B u r e a u of
T h e study
The
study
produce a
was
in
microcosm
i n such
t o produce
a m
w a a conducted
conducted
such a
m a n n e r as
a s to
icrocosm.
a manner
populac..
of'
populace.
reg.rq'r
vvoting
ottng
o f OOregon's
iven
u r iinterviewers
Each
our
E
a c h of
of o
lwas
v a s ggiven
nterviewers
sspeia1
pediaL
'
'
"
'
instructions
instructione
preclse
t h e study
according
to
specifications
of
t o the
t h e precise
specifications
o f the
desLgn.
a
ccordlng
s t u d y design.
22L
221
CONTROVERSY :
?t{ri
c()N'fltovDltsY
T1(I
'l)ubLic
urefiotr
throughout
l a i m e t l throughout
e e n cclaimed
'Public aattention
Oregon
hhas
a s bbeen
ttention
t h e rer'*..'
o v e r the
) J ' s i y over
t'or approximately 18 months by controversy
'l'jllamook
)ity
i n TiIJ.amook
; r c i f j - c (City
l O l nnear
ear P
U.S.
Pacific
in
I i 6 ; t r w i t y 101
" S . IHighway
oof
f U
llocation
ocatio6
should
t h e highway
h i g h w a y should
w t r e t h e r the
The
is
question
i s whether
T
h e . question
Oregon.
County,
C
o u n t y , Oregon.
a
through a
l : r n d s through
lands
o n sandspit
sandspit
a n d on
L a n d s and
b e a c h lands
o n beach
be
on
built
b e built
built
rnland.
b e built
i t should
s h o u l d be
proposed
park
inland.
p a r k or
o r whether
w h e t h e r it
p r o p o s e d state
state
Proponents
of
of
P
roponents
i't
s ; r y it
t route
r o u t ' e say
a n < l saudspi
sattclspi t
the
b e a c t r and
t h e beach
to
n o h , inaccessible
inaccessible
would
up
areas
to
a r c a s now
p recreation
w
o u l d open
open u
recreation
the
the
f ess
; r n r l less
a r shorter
slrgrter
be a
motoring
public,
and
w o u l d be
p u b l i c . that
t h a t it
i t would
motoring
f o r , mmotorists.
otorists.
s c e n i c for
m ( ) r e scenic
b c more
costly
route
and
i t would
w o u l d be
t h a t it
route
a n d that
costly
and
b e a c h and
t h e beach
Opponents
of
o
pponents
o f the
sandspit
sandspit
highroute
say
s a y a highroute
the
f r o m the
t l r e a s from
speed
off
the
areas
recreation
off
t h e recreation
i g h w a y ccutting
uttin6;
s p e e t l hhighway
;lnd
values
v i t l . u e s arid
r.ecreatiOnaI
a n d recreational
scenic
ocean
would
destroy
scenic
and
ould d
estroy
o
cean w
pose a
t o children.
chiLdren.
pose
a hazard
h a z a r d to
They
recomrnentl a
T
h e y recommend
low-s1reed.
low-speed
:
track
located
highway
located
hack
ighway
f r o m a main
main h
a r e a from
access
the
t h e area
rroad
o a d into
into
a
ccess
area
from
f r o m the
t h e beach
b e a c t r area.
state
t t r e State
b y the
b e made
m a r < l eby
The
decision
will
r v i l t be
decision
T h e final
final
:
Highway
llighway
',. : .,
rnnsportation.
oof
f TTransportation.
epartment
Commission
. S . I )Department
e I JU.S.
a n d b ybyt hthe
C
o m m i s s i o n ar-id
Cunels
l ' e c l e r a l runds
out
o ! - lederal
r r t of
p a i d l0O
lOO$ o
bee paid
will
b
Construction
costs
c o s t s will
C
onstruction
.t
:
throug.h
Transportation,
and
of
through
o f Transportation,
t h e Department
a n d the
Department
its
its
Bureau
Bureau
for
f o r allocating
allocating
responsible
resPonsible
t h e agency
agelcy
of
Roads,
Public
i s the
o f Public
t l o a c l s , is
funds.
ssuch
u c h funds.
be
w i L l be
Maintenance
costs
construction
wIll
construction
after
c o s t s after
M
aintenance
Department
l t i . S h w a V Department
S t a t e Highway
O r e g o n from
f r o m State
borne
of
o f Oregon
t h e State
b
o r n e by
b y the
State
ffund.
unctp.
a l s o has
has
thepefore'
Commission,
The
therefore,
also
T h e State
S t a t e Highway
H i g h w a y Commission,
t h e route
seleetion.
a vvoice
in
i n the
n o u t e selection.
a
oice
.
U
222
222
' l ' h e State
ln
p t r b l i te
t r : a r i r r g in
r : l h.aring
h e lti
t l i r pub!
r L m c n t he!
The
l l i g t r r v a1)epar
y D e [ ) atment
S t l t e Highway
t
February,
F
ebruary,
' , "r t l a m o o k County
l'or
for
testitnony
t o take
t a k o testimony
c o u r r t y to
19b5,
i n Tillamook
l 9 r t t , in
'l'he
l ' h e choice
t'rt'
r : t r r r i c n of
I'crllte .
s t l n t l s l ) i tt route.
and
against
a n d sandspi
t h e beach
b e ; l c h and
g ; r i . n s t the
and a
lLocal
.ocerl
t i r n e'
l t i t t time.
a t tthat
o f ' f r : r ' e d at
alternate
routes
was
n o t ofuired
w a s not
routcs
alt,ern:rte
orl
o l r l r r l (in
a f r c l opirii
t , e s t i f j r l r l and
o w n e r s testified
residents
and
home
vacation
h o m e owners
a n r l vacation
reslrlents
rlivirled.
wa
w a s divided
Llommi.ssi(tn
H l g h r r ' t r y Lomm15i'n
Stite HIgh%ay
t.he St;rte
1 . 9 ( 1 6the
1966
1In
n eetrly
arly
t'ollLc t
s a n d s l rpit
i . t route,
a n c l sands
announced
preference
p r e f ' e r . e n c e for
f o r the
t t r e beach
b e a c h and
lts
a n n o u n c e r l its
rlcr:isiotr'
t this
h i s decision.
R o a d s ssupported
uplroltecl
Roads
l'ublic
o f Public
and
t h e Bureau
l l u r e a u of
a n d the
nd
and
U
orrnty a
T
illamook
outside
o r m outside
Opposition
began
t o fform
Tillamook
County
e g a n to
then b
O
p p o s i l E i o n then
both
and
t h e Commission
O o r n m i s s i o n and
b
o t t t the
'Ir':rnsPortasi
on
, 1f Transportation
l ) e 1 ; ; r r t m e r t t of
the
t h e U.S.
U . S . De;ii'tment
g n d a r r reconsideration.
reconsideration.
took
t h e matter
under
t o o k the
matter
the:
L C ) 6 ?the
in
1967
early
J n early
l{tl ile
standr
earlier
its
Highway
its
earlier
stand,
while
reaffirmed
C o m m i s s l o n reaffirmed
l l r g h r v a y Commission
the
the
study
t o study
continlred
o f Transportation
Transpo3tation
the
Department
of
continued
to
epartment
the D
question.
question.
tho
entered
t h e r r entered
The
of
then
the
Interior''
o f interior
l)epartmc'nt
T
h e U.S.
U . S j . Department
It. retained
rr:tained
picture.
picture.
ft
jupi-siJiction
fr-rrmer
o v e r former
specified
jurisdiction
over
s[)ecified
it.
a n d it
o n the
sanclspit,
t h e sandspit,
Bureau
and
l a n d s on
M a r n a g e m e n t lands
o f Land
L a n d Management
B u r e a u of
the
perm:ission
t o build
build
denied
permission
to
the
commission
t h e Highway
l l i S h w a y Commission
d e n i e d the
,l'.,
'
-
lands
that the
t h e lands
grounds
that
o n the
t h e grounds
l a n d s on
highway
through
these
t h e s e lands
through
h
ighway
t t - ' rort]y.
e only.
are
to
t o recreation
r o c r e : r t i o n use
dedicated
a
r e dedicated
t t t o s.ud&ipit
s;lrrdsplt
realigned the
.i
C o r n l n i . s s i o n then
ttren rea,ligncrl
The
T
h , r highway
l t i g l r w a y Coimni.ssion
lands.
t h r - r s e ilands.
p r o p o s e r l route
t c l bypass
b y p t r s s these
portion
r o t t t e to
p e r r . t i o n of
o f its
i t s proposed
routesto
possible
alternate
also
three
possible
alternate
routes.
threl
a l s o , " : surveyed
rr"""d
it
f t
Subsequently,
Subsequently,
decision
decision
its
a n n o u n c e d its
o f Transportation
Transportr-rtion
the
U.S.
of
announced
Department
the U
. S . Department
of
Act
A c t of
ransportation
'ederal T
to
the
of
Federal
Transportation
o f the
the F
intent
t t r e intent
t o ffollow
ollow
,l
1968.
l a w in
i n 1968.
1965,
which
w i l t become
b e c o m e law
t r L c t r will
L
g65, w
prohlbit
r , u i l l prohibit
This
A c t will
T ' t r i s Act
223
223
th.e
the
trnds
ffor
or.
the
the
. c , , e l r : rra1
, a r l l .funds
l l use
se
Oof
l . lfede
r t ' . ia!
I r.n
i l : \ LIr . .iu
U r r :tt , i i
r r non ( :of
j on
o n are.
p ; r r ' l t or
through
a; r state
park
o r recreati
;rre.1
rccreat
through.
state
l r l if i h rhw*y
r'irJf
; l s i b lblu
,c
if
i t I1 ( aeasi
rl' a
alternate
route
i s available.
avai. labIe.
al-ternate
r u u t e is
rmnj-ssl(rn w
will
i I I
On
2 9 , , 1967,
L 9 6 ' 7 , ttheState
h e 5 t : i t r : 11ighwiy
l h . . g l r w : r y t j tomrniss1on
O n November
N o v < : r n b e r 29,
( r r r the
public
hold
hearing
on
t h e four
f ' o u r surveyed
s u r v e y e d routes.
rour.es.
t r e a r i n g in
i n Tillamook
Tillamook
h o l d a public
Two
would
inland.
o u l d cross
t h e beach
r s ( ) u l d stay
s t ; r y inland.
Two w
b e a c h area
a r e a and
t w o would
c r o s s the
a n < l two
One
O n e of
of
snndspit.
the
would
t h e bbeach
w
o u l d also
t r . a v e r s e the
t h e sandspit.
e a c h rroutes
outes
a l s o traverse
ill
on w.ill
u, t r r r r nsi ss1
i on
I
hearing
I r oollowing
l , l o r v i n g ' tthis
his
h
e a r i n g the
S t a t e IIi
I t i 6 ' Ii; l r :ely
r i r 1 Lommi
t h e Statc
t
decide iits
t s preference
a n d th
t h c department
r l c l r a r t m c t r t t . of
of
t r r r e f e r e n c e and
decide
on.
TFdI1S[)Oftatl
i ' r i t n s l ) r r r t i t t . infl
r v i l I approve
< . l i s a p p r o v e the
o r disapprove
t " u n r i s for
f o r the
will
e r p J r r o v e or
t l s e of
o f fed
f e d . , rrai
. a l . funds
thrr
t t r e use
selec
route.
s e l e c t eted
d
routo.
224
224
lol :
yOTDR
VOTER ATTITUDE
TOWARD RELOCA'L
Il (W
UN OF U.S. HIGHWAY 101:
RDl,oCA't
A1'TI1UDI1'fOt'lAlLD
Ilighway
U.S.
u ' . s . Highway
felt
t h e y felt
hether
sked w
were
asked
whether
they
w
ere a
vVoters
oters
1O1
101
b e relocated
relocated
be
cCity
i t y ' s h should
ould
Pacific
n e a r Pacific
c o u n t y near
in
County
.illamook
i n fTillamook
'fhey
They
foothill.s.
t h e foothills.
a l . o n g the
o r along
or
sandspit
a n d sandspit
b e a c h and
on
t h e beach
o n the
the'
o v o r the;
r a g i ' n g over
has
b e e n raging
h a s been
a ccontroversy
ontroversy
that a
t o l d that
were
w e r c told
months'
p a s t several
s e v e r ; l L months,
t h e past
f o r the
h i g h w a y for
relocation
of
highway
o f this
this
relocation
hasrecently
has recently
udall
rnterLor
o f InteriOr
of
Udall
ecretary
tthat
h e r t sSecretary
Nestucca
t h e Nestucca
o n the
on
built
b e built
m a y be
i g h w a y may
no
highway
n
o h
that
r u L e d that
ruled
tthat
hat'
sandaPlt'
sandepit,
on
i g h w a y on
of
highway
the h
part
o f the
ppossible
ossible
ttore-route
o re-route
it
part
till
lis
s sstill
it
be
w o u l d be
foothillsroute
r o u t e would
foothills
alternate
t h e alternate
that
the
beach,
the
e a c h , that
the b
expensr-ve.
m
o r e expensive.
more
highwaY
highway
coastal
prefer
t h e coastal
voters
O r e g o n voters
Clearly,
Oregon
prefer
the
Clearly,
foothills:
t h e foothills:
in
i n the
located
t o be
b e located
noar
City
Pacific
C i t Y to
n e a r Pacific
TABLD I
I
TABLE
LOT
}IIGI-IWAY
OF U.S.
U.S. HIGHWAY
RELOCATION
101.
RDI,OCATION OF
luded
vot
(undecided
included)
u n d e c i d e d vote
t?
VOTDRS
ALL
ALL VOTERS
each
the b
on
beach
o
n the
%.rT,
8.9
8.9
t h e foothills
foothills
along
a l o n g the
,-t9.6
59.6
sure
not
n o t sure
31.5
would
o u r outcome
o u t c o m e would
vvote,
otet
ndecided
t h e uundecided
If
we
the
our
exclude
e exclude
If w
be:
be:
II
TABLE II
TABLE
1O1
HTGHWAY 101
F UUS.
. S . HIGHWAY
RELOCATION
OF
RELOCATION O
e
d
e
x
(undecided
vote
excluded)
eeided vote
ALL
ALL VOTERS
VOTDRS
ft,
%
the beach
beactr
on
on the
ll.l
1.l
foothill
t h e foothills
along
a l o n s the
85.
86.9
225
225
. . .':
pref'ercrncg
us
t o analy,e
: r n a l y z e the voter prelerence
u s to
enables
IIl
lable 111
enables
' i
t'
: i r titegoriiition
t:go'rl'r'it t 1()n:
grorrp
group
key
t r y key
issuo
rIocation
issue
ly
re loc ation
tris
o n tthi',
on
the,voter
'l'able
III
T A B I ,F
I} III
ThBJ
rnup
keY- {{|!"r,|:',.
by key
101 -- .t+
rFclllAI_IJ)l
qg__!L"l
U -, " IIJ(HvY
IIIJt,OCATTON Ok
1UIOCATION
not
t
t
(
)
t ,sure
sure
l
s
alon'
foothil I
- t . o . r 1 3loothil
bEach
fon
f i beach
,rl,
jri
P
artY:
oIiticaI
By
Prty
B y PPolitical
Democrits
f ) e m o cr a t s
Iteptrbl i cans
Republicans
Other
Other
t5 1
5
.r
11.1
]'J.l
8.2
8.2
by Congressional District:
Cong Distiict #1
Cong District #3
Cong District
Sex:
by Sex:
M
ale
Male
F
Female
emaI e
Age:
b
y Age:
by
21-34
2L-3\
35-49
3't-\9
5o-64
o-64
plus
6 5 plus
65
g ,5'
9.5
71
7.L
5.8
5.8
8
.1
8.1
9.9
99
8.J
8.3
Bducation:
by
b y Education:
8. 8
sctrool
h i g h school
t h a n high
less
L e s s than
g
r
a
d
u
a
t
e
9.5
9.5
s
c
h
o
o
l
high
school
graduate
high
7. 9
7
s
c
h
o
o
l
high
h
i g h school plus
Plus
8
.6
8.6
m
o
r
e
g
r
a
d
o
r
college
grad or more
college
Income:
by Income:
by
under
u
n d e r $3,000
$f.OOO
$J, OOO-$b,999
$5,000-$7,499
$
5,OOO-$7,499
$7,500-$9,999
s7,500-$9,999
$10.000-$14,999
$ r o , o o o - $ 1 4, 9 9 9
$15,000-$24.999
$
15,OOO-$24.999
plus
$25,000
$
2 5 ' O O O plus
Religion:
by
b y Religion:
Protestant
Protestant
Catholic
Catholic
Jewi str
Jewish
Ottrer
Other
lt8.1r
48.4
6t.lt
61.4
2zi.t.')
38.5
38.5
30.4
30.4
:.:
by Congressj onal District: 'Z'
lJ '
f
17
C<rngDistric t llt
6
,
7
6.7
t
Distric
ltT
#2
C o n g District
Cong
5.4
5.It
cont Dl-strict' #3
8'6
8.6
#4
{t'4
Cong District
by
70
7 O .b( )
I + 6.6
6
46
6z.z
62.2
6 7 .2
2
67
58.9
58.9
5b, o
5'.o
64.8
64.8
34.5
)4 ,5
28. I
28.1
76.9
76.9
60.0
6o. o
534
53.1+
5?.J.
525S'l.
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t7.]
31.9
)L.9
367
J6.7
34.5
34.5
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6 {.9
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j36
6 , 14
k
.55.4
.65.4
35.1
3't .I
63.8
63.8
27.6
27.5
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62
6 z .0o
5'l,l
7.5
7.5
8.r
8.1
9.1
9.r
8.5
8.5
8
.8
8.8
8.6
8.6
8.1
8.1
-31
5+-l
9.1
9.L
8.O
8.0
57.5
57.5
5L.g
61.9
63.O
63.0
59.9
59.9
1
1.1
11.1
7.2
7
.2
36
3 6 . 3j
31.1
JL.L
27 41+
32.5
32.,
57.8
57.8
57.6
57.6
59.6
59.6
6o.lr
60.4
6L.7
61.7
62.6
62.6
30
3 0 .1r
38.6
38.li
34.1
f4. I
33.3
33.3
31.9
3L.9
30.8
lo.8
29.7
29.7
29.:)
29.3
33.4
3j.4
30.1
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25.9
25.9
32.9
)2.9
226
226
beach
o t l beach
on
_______________
&
o
c
c
u
p
a
t
i
o
n
,
b y Occupation:
by
l O ' l1'
o P f o f e s s i o r r l l 10
Businss
B u s i t r e s s &? ProfessiontI
9.6
9,6
1e-'r
Sa
Sales
ll .r
L.l
&
M
i
n
i
s
t
e
r
Teacher
Minister
Teacher
7
.9
7.9
lerical
C
Clerical
llus ine ss
Smal I Business
Small
Labor
Labor
Farmer
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G
overnment
Government
8 . 88
8.3
8.3
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9.8
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27,8
CONCLUSION:
CONCLUSION:
ar:e
voters
of
are
O r e g o n r s voters
o f Oregon's
third
o n e third
t h a n one
Although
more
m o r e than
Although
1O1,
U.S.
l l i g h w a y 101,
U ' S . Highway
relocatlng
o f relocating
matter
t h e matter
undecided
in
of
i n the
undec{hed
oregonians
o f Oregonians
all
categories
o'
categor'les
a
ll
that
e v l - r l e n t that
t h a n evident
more
o r e than
Iis
s m
iit
t
strongly
strongly
disapprove
reference
preference
disapprove
a p
express a
t o express
who
a b l e to
w
h o are
a r e able
hight h e higho f the
this
portion
of'
portion
this
relocate
t o relocate
proposition
of
to
t t r e proposition
o f the
to assume
w a y o on
n t h ethe
b e a cbeach.
h . r t w o u l d n It
o t b ewould
u n r e a s onot
n a b l be
e t o aunreasonable
ssume
way
oregonthat
t h a t Oregono u r respondents,
respondentsr
b y our
e p o k e n by
from
m e s s a g e spoken
t h e message
f r o m the
ians
to
i a n s w owould
u l d p r e f prefer
ertokeepa
l l t hkeep
e i r b e aall
c h e s ftheir
r e e f r o mbeaches free from
in the
high
h l s h s p speed
e e d h l g hhighways
w a y s a n d . t h and
a t t h e that
i r p r e f etheir
r e n c e i n tpreference
he
in
in
routes
o c e a n routes
relocate
o r relocate
l0cate
future
would
or
ocean
t o locate
b e to
w o u l d be
future
possible
'
w t r e n e v e r possible.
areas
a r e a s whenever
ffoothill
oothltl
IHHt
2
27
227
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Novorber
Novonrber 26,
861 1967
ITlto ,ioloctttlon
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115.4 to
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i r r Coos
C o o s ; Bay.
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rcgort
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.
I
l
. A r . c : tManager
am
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r .f c r \V(yCl1laCl)S(l
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f o ( located
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l a nant
t o pO(
\ { e adopt
f r r l 1 yy support
We
a r l o p t and
s u p p o r L the
a n c . lfull
t . h c s tt.atenient
. ; r t c r i t r : r l t n rmade
; r r l r : oon
l r l tbehalf
c,hal f'
<if A
s s o r : i i r t e c l Oregon
O r c g o r r industries.
of
Associated
f ndtrsl.r,ics.
T h e exteiis:i
of
f the
e x t . e r r s : i v (ye
) uuse
se o
t h e wa
O oos
o r ; Bay
l l a y as
sl.()r'irflc
l r ' iLi
t L ( . ' r ; of
of C
as a
i r st.iage
, The
r r cll(1ustJv
lr r s t . r . r , j t s itself
j rin
r Lthe
cll'
area
: r r c a for
f o r " ii
l o g sogsi sis
: l s as <old
- t l c las
a s the
t l ) e I Jogg:iiig
o g c : i n c , ji
l r r : aarea.
r.ea
I t l o s t all
a l J users
l l s e r s rofo lIi ogs
g r - c : aLer
t , r : r or
Mast
1 < - l gon
4 .o.tti
;r t ler c Bay
l l a yarc
a r 'dc peiiden
1 1 , ' p c r r <I.
l c : r i to
or.
t . o ae r grea
llesser
e s s e r " extent
on
extent
o n these
w a t c r s as
f l r t : $ c waters
i t , s an
a l l :1
: i n t lmiorlant
r o r . ( . ; r n t ,1)l1't
f thei
t , l - r c jir . husi
l r r r s j rness
rcrss;
1 t : r t ; t oof
T l h i s is
i s no
n o less
l e s s true
W c y r r r h a c l r s e r . Company
This
t . r . u c of
o f Weyerhaeuser
C o r r r l l a r i ywho
:rcLivc
r v l r o began
b c g ; r r r active
j rt 1
(on
) n aa
operati-olls
operations
on
o - nthe
t . h e Bay
l l a y iii
I 9 5950
0 aand
n < l bbased
a s c r c l these
o p e r a t , i oOils
ns
t h c s e operati
n t a x i m u m use
u s e of
o f ' t l rthese
esc
maximum
waters
i \ r a t , c r s for
f o r log
l o g movement
n l o v c n l e n t from
f r ' . o r n the
p o i r r t of
of
t h c point
origin
t o the
t t r e converting
origin
to
c o n v c r t - i - n g facilities
f a c i l j , t i e s and
f o r . storage.
a n r l for
stor.age.
s o m e detail
detaj.l
o f tthese
some
of
storages
and
importance
hese
storages
a n c l their
their.
i.nrportance
pioducton
1
r l ' o c l r r < : L i t rof
toI f
Foil
I l o l l o rowing
v i r r l l ii ss
to
t o tthe
h c continued
conti,iruecl
l a r g ( ) van
an large
v a l - jety
c t y of
o f wood
r v o o r lproducts
\trcycr.lra<rrrser
l l y Weyerhaeuser
1 r r : o < l u c t s by
Conrpany.
Company.
I n totl
t o t i r l tile
t l r c maximum
m a x j m r u n log
In
1 o g volume
s t o r c : d in
i . n the
w a t e r . s of
v o l r r m e stored
t h o waters
crf
a y and
tthe
he R
Bay
a n c l lower
l o r v e r Coos
l{ivcr
amounts
C o o s River
anrounts
to
l'eet.
t o 40MM
b{ 6 a r d feet.
4 0 1 " I I rboard
The
T
he
j . s located
m j n j m u r l isj . sUSual
u s u : r l -Il y y nnot
minmum
board
o t Jless
e s s tthan
h a n f11MM
l},ll{ b
}or:ated
o a r . d feet
a n < l is
f e r : t and
as
f o1].orr,s:
a
s follows
.
(Cont. )
(Cont.)
APPENDIXG
APPENIIIX
G
-2---
229
229
Minimum
Miniururn
Volume
Volurne
Name
N a m e of
of
JocatijlLL_
on
_-_I:_o<:aL
Stof ag'g_!r*r1:r
Storage
At'ct
0rr'nr: tOwner
N o r t h Bend
St,orir11<:
North
B o n < l Storage
l'ort
Port
of
o f Coos
C o < - r sBay
llay
P o r t Booni
North
N o r t h Port
Iloclnr
Waterford
Water'.Jlorcl Boom
Lloc,rnt
Willanch
W i l l a n c h l3cioiii
l.lor>rn
L i . l . l . c r r t , l - r z r . llfiooiii
krour
Lillcnthai
Chris(ensori
C h r " i - sL
; c n s o n flooni
Iloorn
I}oor.r
McCarthy
It{cCar:'t.hyIhiopi
GunneliI
G u n n c l . l - Bocnn
lJoort
Graveyard
Iiocrl;i
G r a v c y a l ' r l Boom
G r a v e y a r c i Booni
l]ooni
Graveyard
Mon
Itiori n
Iloolr
n Boom
1'or1<s
I r o r l < s IBooni
loorir
II
it
lr
Mona
I l c n a ssha
hit
Weyco
Weyco
ltteyco
Weyco
lVc;.g6
Weyco
McCarthy
I\lcCarth1'
Gunrref,lGunnell
Weyco
l{cyco
lVoyco
Weyco
Itrcy co
Wcyco
weycct
Weyco
84011
8
4 o M Rafts
Itaf t"s
L o r r ' c r Bay
Lower
Bay
ll
tl
6,
70011 Dunrpc-.d
1)umpod
6, 7001'1
Itl
H
H
6,40011
6 r 40ot\I Dumped
l)um1>ccl
3,400M
Dumped
umped
3,400M D
t1,50011
r 5 0 0 M Rafts
Rafts
3,30011
Rafts
3 , 3 o0l'1 Rafts
1,, 5
50011
1
Dumpcrl
0 0 I { Dumped
1,
1 r 4400M
Dumllecl
0 0 M Dumped
4,800M
Dumped
4
, 8 O 0 M Dumpecl
Itallt.s
I1,400M
, 4 0 0 M Rafts
Raf t;s
1,40011
Rafts
1
4
0
0
M
r
Dumped,
2,50011
2 , 5 0 O l { Dumpecl
illl
Upper
U p p r : r ' Bay
lla;,
nll
H
H
iltl
||
tl
ltivc:r
Coos
C
o o s River
iltl
I?
,trn
U
ll
1
tt
T
l t c s ; e volumes
v o l u u r c s indicate
These
how
the
are
used
indicate
h o l v extensive
storages
sed
cxtensive
are u
t l . r e storages
r t / c y c r l r i L < : u s e r . zand
b
y tWeyerhaeuser
by
r n d rwhen
v h c r r cconsidering
other
wood
r o s L oof
f tthe
hc o
ther
w
ood
on-sidering
tthat
h a t nmost
con\rerti.nr,
e aarea
convertingr e bbacked
v i t h ssimilar
storages,
r c a aare
a c k c < l uup
p rwith
j m i l ; r r " storages,
1 pJants
t 1a n t - , s i nin t hthe
it
it
becomes
apparent
were
b
econes e
hat
rremove
emovc
l p p a r c r l t tthat
iif
f
iit
t
w
c r c nnecessary
ccessary
tto
o ccompletely
ornpletely
tthis
his
v o l u r n e froni
volume
many
f r o n i t hthe
e wwater
a t e r aand
lacc
o g s oon
and,
acres
n d pplace
tthe
h c llogs
n ddry
m
a n y acres
r - y lland,
r v o u l c l be
would
b e necessary.
necessar.v
The
of
T h e possibility
poss;ibil ity
o n dry
lancl
o f handling
h a n d l i n g logs
l o g s on
d r y land
has
been
has b
e e n a concern
concern
years.
to
for
t o the
t h e industry
m a n y years.
inclrrstry
f o r many
simply
There
T h e r e are
a r e simply
not
rrot e
enough
of
i n the
for
purpose o
f
n o u g h acres
a c r e s in
t h e area
suitably
a r e a suitably
llocated
ocated
f o r the
t h e purpose
a n d handling
dry
of
d r y land
l a n d storage
s t o r a g e and
handling
o f logs.
logs.
pressure
from
In
with
from
f n fact,
fact,
w i t h pressure
o
ther
i n d u s t . r . y ffor
o r " tthe
ractical
other
industry
acres
within
h e ffew
ew a
w
ithin
aa ppractical
hat
eexist
xist
c r e s tthat
m a n a g e m c n t area,
management
a ! ' e a , it
i , t is
unlikely
that
area
will
ever
is u
ill
be
nljkely
t t r a t sufficient
sufficient
area w
e v e r be
available
f o r the
p u r p o s e of
available
for
and
t h e purpose
storing
logs.
o f storing
a n d managing
m a n a g i n g logs.
I n summary,
In
of
to
s u n r m a r y , the
t h e waters
B a y are
t o the
lumber
waters
o f Coos
C o o s Bay
t h e lumber
a r e vital
vital
industry
a r - r < lat
resent
industry
and
present
is
no
practical
alternative
to
a t the
the p
ractical
alternative
to
tthere
here
o p
is n
u s i n g these
using
and
t h e s e waters
w a t e r s for
f o r log
l o g storage
: . r n c lhandling.
handling.
storage
230
230
Name
Name
A d dr e s s
Address
Speakers
Speakers
R o b e r t Straub
Straub
Robert
S t a t e Treasurer,
T r e a s u r e r , State
S t a t e Capitol,
State
C a p i t o l , Salem,
Salem,
O r e g o n . 97310.
Oregon.
97310.
IW.
{.
S t a t e Representative,
Representative,
L i n c o l n County,
State
Lincoln
C o u n L y , Newport,
Newport,
O
r e g o n . 97365.
97365.
Oregon.
S t a n Ouderkirk
Ouderkirk
Stan
D r . Jason
D . Boe
J a s o n B.
Dr.
lJoe
S
t a t e Representative,
Representative,
O r e g o n House
H o u s e of
o f Rep.,
State
Oregon
Rep.,
P
. O . Box
l l o x 65,
6 5 , Reedsport,
R e e d s p o r t , Oregon.
P.O.
Oregon.
97467.
97467.
K e n n e t h C.
C . Batchelder
Batchelder
Kenneth
O r e g o n Audubon
A u d u b o n Society,
S o c i e t y , 5151
5 1 5 l N.W.
N . W . Cornell
Oregon
C o r n e l l Rd.,
Rd.,
P o r t l a n d , Oregon.
Orcgon.
Portland,
97210.
97210.
C . Dale
D a l e Snow
Snow
C.
A m e r i c a n Fisheries
F i s h e r i e s Society,
S o c i e t y , Oregon
O r e g o n Chap.,
American
Chap.,
253 N
. E . Chambers
C h a m b e r s Ct.,
C t . , Newport,
N e w p o r t , Oregon.
253
N.E.
Oregon.
97365.
97365.
W
i l t i a m S.
S . Dirker,
D i r k e r , Jr.
William
Jr.
P
o r t of
porLland,
o f Portland,
P o r t I a n d , P.O.
P . O . Box
B o x 3525,
Port
3 5 2 5 , Portland,
O
regon
972O8.
Oregon,
97208.
"
D r . Ruth
R u t h Hopson
H o p s o n Keen
Dr.
Keen
D i v i s i o n of
o f Continuing
C o n t i n u i n g Education,
E d u c a t i o n , Ore.
Division
O r c . System
S y s t c r n of
of
portland,
H i g h e r Education,
I i d u c a t i o n , Portland
P o r t l a n d Center,
Higher
C e n t e r , Portland,
Oregon .
Oregon.
972OI.
97201.
R
o b e r t M.
M . Baker
Baker
Robert
P o r t of
o f Newport,
N e w p o r t , P.O.
P " O . Box
Port
B o x 1221,
1 2 2 1 , Newport,
Newport,
Oregon .
Oregon.
9
7 365.
97365.
D o r o t h y Anderson
Anderson
Dorothy
L e a g u e of
o f Women
l r l o m e nVoters
V o t e r s of
o f Oregon,
League
O r e g o n , 939
E . 21st
9 3 9 E.
2 l s t Ave.,
Ave.,
Eugene
Oreg on .
Eugene,, Oregon.
97 l+O5.
97405.
W i l l i a m R.
R . Volpentest
Volpentest
William
P
o r t of
o f Coos
( G e n . Manager),
C o o s Bay
B a y (Gen.
l , l a n a g e r ) , P.O.
Port
i r . O . Box
B o x 787,
7g7,
C o o s Bay,
Coos
B a y , Oregon.
Oregon.
97420.
97420.
O
s c a r F.
F. W
eed
Oscar
Weed
W
e y e r h a u s e r Co.,
C o . , North
N o r t h Bend,
Weyerhauser
B e n c l , Oregon.
Oregon.
R
o b e r t Baum
Robert
Baum
O r e g o n State
S t a t e Soil
S o i l and
* n d Water
Oregon
W a t e r Conservation
C o n s e r v a t i o n Cumin.,
Comm.,
2 U Ag.
A g . Building.,
Building.,
217
Salem,
S a l e m , Oregon.
Orcgon.
97310.
97310.
l
97459.
97459.
S t a n l e y R.
R . Christensen
Christensen
Stanley
O r e g o n Association
A s s o c i a t i o n of
o f Conservation
Oregon
C o n s e r v a t i o n Districts,
Districts,
R t . 1,
1 , Box
B o x 264,
2 6 4 , McMinnville,
Rt.
M c M i n n v i I l e , Oregon.
Oregon.
97I2S.
97128.
E r n e s t Josi
Ernest
Josi
N o r t h C o a s t Resouree
R e s o u r e e Planning
P l a n n i n g , Gp.,
NorthCoast
G p . , Box
B o x 804,
804,
Tillamook,
Tillamook,
Oregon.
Oregon.
97L41.
97141.
S a m Hayes
Sam
Hayes
O
yster G
r o w e r s AAssoc.,
s s o c . , PP.
. O
. B
Oyster
Growers
0.
Box
o x 334,
B a y City,
City,
2 4 , Bay
9
7IO7.
97107.
Oregon.
Oregon.
Thomas C
Thomas
C. Donaca
Donaca
A s s o e . Orebon
p a r k P1
p1.,
Assoc
O r e g o n Industries,
Industries,
2l88 S .W
t [ . Park
2188
Portland,
Oregon.
Portland,
Oregon.
972A5.
97205.
A . N.
N . Haroun
A.
Haroun
portlanel,
Izaak W
a l t o n League,
L e a g u e , 2420
2 4 2 0 S.t.
S . W . Boundary,
izàak
Walton
B o u n d a r y , Portland,
O
regon.
Oregon
97zOL.
97201
APPENDIX H
APPENDIX
H
23I
231
Name
Name
A
ddress
Address
Speakers
Speakers
E
L . Cornett
E.. L.
Cornett
Port of
of TillamookBay,
Tillamook Bay,5103
5103Kenway,
Port
Kenway,Tillatnook,
Tillamook,
Oregon.
Oregon. 97141.
9714I
P a u l P.
P . Rudy,
R u d y , Jr.
Paul
Jr.
U n i v e r s i t y of
o f Oregon,
O r e g o n ,Oregon
O r e g o nInst.
I n s t . ofo f Marine
University
M a r i n eBiol.,,
Biol.,
C h a r l e s t o n , Oregon.
O r e g o n . 97420.
Charleston,
97420
James
Wharton
James L.
L. Wharton
Tiltramook PUn,
PUD, 906
906 Main, Tillamook,
Tillamook
Tillamook, Oregon.
Oregon.
lJinninette Noyes
Noyes
Winninette
S i e r r a Club
( P a c NW
C l u b (Pac
N WChapter)
Sierra
C h a p r e r ) 2014
2 0 1 4 Elk
E l k Ave.,
Ave.,
Eugene, Oregon.
Oregon. 97403.
Eugene,
9j403.
A
r c h i b a l d Pye
Pye
Archibald
N o r t h Coast
C o a s t Resources,
R e s o u r c e s itt.
, R t . I,
North
1 , Box
B o x 830,
8 3 0 , Tillamook,
Tillamook,
O r e g o n . 97141.
Oregon.
97L4L.
A l f r e d J.
J . Jones
Alfred
Jones
P o r t of
o f Toledo,
T o l e d o , ' Toledo,
T o l e d o , Oregon.
Port
Oregon.
M a r a d e l Gale
Gale
Maradel
B e a c h e s Forever,
F o r e v e r , Inc.,
I n c . , 5252
5 2 5 2S.
S . W.
W . Northwood
Beaches
N o r t h w o o dAve.,
Ave.,
P o r t l a n d , Oregon.
O r e g o n . 97201.
Portland,
912OI.
Dr. Joel
Dr.
W. Hedgpeth
Joel trI.
Hedgpeth
M a r i n e Science
S c i e n c e Center,
C e n t e r , Newport,
N e w p o r t , Oregon.
Marine
Oregon.
R
on P
hillips
Ron
Phillips
Chamberof
of Commerce,
Commerce,Newport,
Newport
Newport, Oregon,
Oregon,
fgwqgrt Chamber
97 365
97
365
g7L4I.
97141.
9739I.
97391.
g1365.
97365.
APPENDIXH
APPENDIX
H
:, i
232
232
Name
Name
Address
Attendees.
Attendees
B
etsy A
bbott
Betsy
Abbott
A
lexander
A.. A
A.. A
Alexander
P.O. Box
Box 405, Depoe
Depoe Bay,
P.O.
Bay, Oregon.
Oregon.
9734L.
97341.
p o r t l a n d , Oregon.
7 0 0 5 S.
S. W
B u r l i n g a m e Ave.,
7005
W.. Burlingame
A v e . , Portland,
Oregon.
972LO.
97210.
Richard
(Mrs.)
Richard Anderson
Anderson (Mrs.)
League of
of Women
Voters of
of Eugene,
League
Women Voters
Eugene, 3630
G l e n Oak
O a k Dr.,
3630 Glen
Dr.,
Eugene,
Eugene, Oregon.
Oregon. 97405.
97405.
Ray Ayers
Ray
G e o r g i a - P a c i f i c Corp.,
C o r p . , Toledo,
T o l e d o , Oregon.
Georgia-Pacific
Oregon.
B r u c e B.
B . Bailey
Bruce
Bailey
Oregon State
State Board
Board of
of Health,
Health, 1400
Oregon
1400 S.W.
S.l{. 5th
5 E hSt.,
st.,
Portland,
Portland, Oregon.
Oregon. 97201.
9720L.
Fred I{.
W. Bartel
Bartel
pittock
Corps of
of Engineers-Portland
Engineers-Portland District,
District,
Corps
628
628 Pittock
Block, Portland,
Portland, Oregon.
Oregon. 97205.
Block,
972O5.
Fred W
(Mrs.)
B a r t e l _ (Mrs.)
Fred
W.. Bartel
League of
portland,
of Women
l{omen Voters,
Voters, 5511
League
5511 S.W.
S.W. Vermont,
Vermont, Portland,
Oregon. 97219.
Oregon.
97219.
L o w e l l C.
G . Bell
Lowell
Bel1
SoilService, Box
Soil Conservation
Conservation Service,
Box 5,
5, Newport,
Newport, Oregon,
Oregon,
97365.
97365.
D a v i d A.
A . Bella
David
Bella
O S U-- Civil
C i v t l Engineer,
E n g i n e e r , 360
OSU
N . E . Cambridge
3 6 0 N.E.
C a m b r i d g eCir.,
Cir.,
C
o r v a l l l s , Oregon.
Corvallis,
O r e g o n . 97330.
97330.
Gerald 0.
(l,lrs. )
O. Bierwag
Gerald
Bierwag (Mrs.)
Leaue of
of Women
WomenVoters,
Voters, 155
Lesue
155 E.
E. 37th
Ave., Eugene,
37th Ave.,
Eugene,
Oregon. 97405.
Oregon.
97405.
G.
c . 0.
O . Black
Black
p.O. Box
Bur. of
of Commercial
GonunerciaLFisheries,
Fisheries, P.O.
Bur.
Box 4332,
4332,
Portland, Oregon.
Portland,
Oregon. 97208.
97209.
T
h o s . P.
Thos.
P . Blair
Blair
O r e g o n State
S t a t e Board
B o a r d of
of H
e a L t h , 1400
Oregon
health,
1 4 0 0 S.W.
S . W . 5th
Ave.,
5 t h Ave.,
Portland, Oregon.
Portland,
Oregon. 97201.
97201
Robert B.
E. Bolles
Bol"l-es
Lane
Florence Branch Courthouse,
Lane County,
County, Florence
Courthouse, Florence,
Florence,
Oregon.
Oregon.
97439.
97439.
Russell
Russell Bristow
Bristort
C . R . F . P . Union,
U n i o n , 322
L O t t .St.,
A s t o r i a , Oregon.
C.R.F.P.
3 2 2 10th
S t . , Astoria,
Oregon.
97103.
97103.
Russell
Russell R.
R. Brown
Bronm
F . I { . P . C . A . , 4321
N . E . Douglas
4 3 2 1 N.E.
F.W.P.C.A.,
D o u g l a s Way,
l { a y , Vancouver,
Vancouver,
I{ash. 98662.
Wash.
98662.
R
o y L.
L . Burns,
Roy
B u r n s , R.S.
R.S.
Lane
County Health
Health Dept.,
Dept., Lane
Lane County
Lane Co.
Co. Courthouse,
Courthouse,
Eugene, Oregon.
Oregon. 97401.
974OL.
Daniel F.
Daniel
F. Burroughs
Burroughs
portland,
National Park
Park Service,
Service; 920
National
N.E. 7th
920 N.E.
Ave., Portland,
7th Ave.,
Oregon.
Oregon. 97236.
97236.
Dr. M
. S . Cassell
Dr.
M.S.
Cassell
1
50 N
. W . 6th
150
N.W.
5 t h St.,
S t . , Newport,
N e w p o r t , Oregon,97365.
Oregonr97365.
APPENDIXII
APPENDIX
97 39L.
97391.
233
233
Name
Name
A
ddress
Address
Attendees
(Mrs.)
George Casterline
George
Casterline (Mrs.)
L
e a g u e of
1 5 0 5 S.E.
League
Women
of W
o m e nVoters,
S . E . 122,
I22,
V o t e r s , 1505
Suite
Suite E, Portland,
Portland, Oregon.
Oregon. 97233.
97233.
Larry Chatwin
S.
S. Larry
Chatwin
Nalco
NaLco Chemical
Rt,ifl, Box
Chemieal Company,
Box 4140,
Company,Rt.#l,
4L40,
Florence,
Oregon.
Florence, Oregon. 97439.
97439.
William
D . Clothier
W
i l l i a m D.
Clothier
F.W.P.C.A./P.N.W.
F . W . P . C . A . / P . N . W .Water
l " l a r i n eSci.
S c i . Ctr.,
t r I a t e r Lab.,
L a b . , Marine
Ctr.,
Marine Sd.
Drive,
Newport,
Oregon.
Sci. Drive, Nerport, Oregon. 97365.
97365.
Jacqueline
Jacqueline M. Cook
Cook
2986
2986 S.W.
S.W. Bennington
Dr., Portland,
Portland, Oregon,
Oregon,
Bennington Dr.,
97201.
9720L. .
R.A.
R
. A . Corthell
Corthell
St,.,
U.S.
S o i l Cons.
1 2 1 8 S.W.
S . t J . Washington
U . S . Soil
S e r v i c e , 1218
W a s h i n g t o nSt.,
C o n s . Service,
Portland, Oregon..
Portland,
97205
Qregon. 97205.
.
Paul
P
a u l ' LL.
. Coyne
Coyne
P o r t of
Port
o f Siuslaw,
S i u s l a w , P.O.
P . O . Box
2 9 7 , Florence,
Oregon.
B o x 297,
F l o r e n e e , Oregon.
97439.
97439.
R. I'1.
M. Crichton
R.
Crichton
U.S. Bur.
Management, 710
N.E. Holladay
Holladay
U.S.
Bur. of
of Land
Land Management,
710 N.E.
St.,
S i . , Portland,
P o r t l a n d , Oregon.
O r e g o n . 97232.
97232
Arnold W.
Arnold
W. Cullen
Cullen
City
Waldport, Box
of I'Ialdport,
175.
City of
Box 175.
97394.
9
73 9 4 .
(Mrs. )
Damskov(Mrs.)
A.T.
A. T. Damskov
S . E " Morrison
League
Women
L e a g u e of
of W
1 6 8 3 8 S.E,
M o r r i s o n Ct.,
Ct.,
o m e nVoters,
V o t e r s , 16838
Portland,
Portland, Oregon.
Oregon. 97233.
97233.
R.
DenEel
R . Dentel
Tillamook
Oregon.
Tiltamook PUD,
PUD, Tillamook,
T11lamook, Oregon.
Don
Dils
D o n11.
H. D
ils
Weyerhaeuser
Oregon.
W e y e r h a e u s e rCo.,
N o r t h , Bend,
B e n d , Oregon.
C o . , North
George
Ditsworth
George R. Ditsworth
F.W.P,C.A.,
F . W . P . C . A . , Marine
M a r i n e Science
S c i e n c e Center,
N e w p o r t , Oregon.
Oregon.
C e n t e r , Newport,
97365.
97
365.
Joe Dwyer
Dwyer
Administrative,
P.O.
,Box3621,
Administrati-ve, Dept.
of Interior,
P.O. Box
Dept. of
Interior,
362L,
Portland,
Portland, Oregon.
Oregon. 97208.
97208.
Oke
Eekholm
Oke Eckholm
S.lJ. Washington
St.,
Soil
LZLB S.W.
Washington St.,
Conservation Service,
Service, 1218
Soil Conservation
Portland,
Portland, Oregon.
Oregon. 97205.
97205.
Thomas L.
L. Fenwick
Fenwick
Thomas
Georgia-Pacific, P.O.
Toledo, Oregon.
Orggon.,
P.O, Box
Box 580,
580, Toledo,
Georgia-Pacifie,
97
97391.
391
M.
M . K,
K . Fuicher
Fulcher
Oregon.
U.S. Bureau
of Reclamation,
Box 7395,
Salem, Oregon.
U.S.
Bureau of
Reclamation, Box
7395, Salem,
97303.
97303.
Paul Gerber
Paul
Oregon.
Soil
Water
and W
D i s t . , Yachats,
S o i l and
a t e r Conservation
Y a c h a t s , Oregon.
C o n s e r v a t i o n Dist.,
97498.
9 74 9 8 .
J.A.R.
Hamilton
J . A . R . Hamilton
Pacific
P o w e r and
Pacific
Power
Public
a n d Light,
P u b l i e Service
S e r v i c e Bldg.,
Light,
Bldg.,
P
ortland,
Portland,
Oregon.
Oregon.
97204.
972O4.
Waldport,
tlaldport, Oregon.
Oregon.
97141.
97L4L.
APPENDIXII
APPENDIX
97459.
97459.
234
Name
Name
Address
Attendges
Attendees
Gene V. Hansen
llansen
Gene
O.W.F., Rt.#l,
Rt.#L, Box
Box 113,
McMlnnvltle, Oregon.
1'13, McMinnville,
O.W.F.,
97128.
97128.
Geo. H.
H. Hansen
Hansen
Ceo.
Washlngton Water
Water Pollution
PoLlution Control
Control Comm.,
Conrn.,
Washington
Box 829,
829, Olympia,
Olympia, Wash.
Wash. 98501.
P.O. Box
98501:
Keith Hansen
Hansen
Keith
Conunission.of
Public Docks, 3070
Commission
of Public
N.Id. Front
3070 N.W.
Front
Avenue, Portland,
Portland, Oregon.
Oregon. 97210.
Avenue,
97210.
A 1 Hazeiquist
Hazelquist
Al
I n t e r n a t l o n a l Paper
P a p e r Co.,
C o . , P.O.
P . O . Box
International
854,
B o x 854,
Gardiner, Oregon.
Oregon. 97441.
Gardiner,
9744L.
Henry G. Helber
Hel-ber
O r e . Duck
D u c k Hunters
H u n t e r s Assoc.,
A s s o c . , 3218
Ave.,
S . E . 71st
Ore.
3 2 1 8 S.E.
7 1 s t Ave.,
Portland,
Oregon. 9720.
Portland, Oregon.
97206,
Connie Hoffman
News-Times, P.O.
1285, Newport,
Box1285,
Newport, Oregon.
P0. Box
Oregon.
97365.
97365.
Robert J.
Robert
J. Hopman
Hopman
Corps of
Engineers, 628
of Engineers,
628 Pittock
Pittock Block,
Portland,
Block, Portland,
Corps
Oregon. 97205.
Oregon.
97205.
(Mrs. )
Robert
J. Hopman
Hopman(Mrs.)
Robert J.
L
e a g u e of
of W
o m e nVoters,
V o t e r s , 5115
5 1 1 5 S.E.
S . E . 38th,
Portland,
League
Women
3 8 t h , Portland,
97202.
97202.
Oregon.
Oregon.
Charles Hoyt
Charles
Office of
of Congressman
CongressmanWendell
WendeLLWyatt,
Office
Wyatt, 1033
1033S.E.
S.E.
Mcloughlin Blvd.,
Blvd., Milwaukie,
LliLwaukie, Oregon.
McLoughlin
Oregon. 97222.
97222.
F. Jackson
D. F.
Jackson
C o m fl M
g r . , Central
C e n t r a l Lincoln
L i n c o l - n P.U.D.,
P . U . D . , 255
Com'l
Mgr.,
2 5 5 S.W.
Coast
S . W . Coast
H w y . , Newport,
N e w p o r t , Oregon.
Hwy.,
O r e g o n . 97365.
97365.
lJilliam Jayne
William
Jayne
I n t e r n a t i o n a l Paper
P a p e r Co.,
P , O . Box
C o . , P.O.
1 6 6 , Reedsport,
International
B o x 166,
Reedsport,
O r e g o n . 97467.
Oregon.
97467.
Eugene Jensen
Eugene
F . W . P . C .S . , ' 633
A v e . , N.W..Wash.,
6 3 3 Indiana
I n d i a n a Ave.,
F.W.P.C.S.,
N . W .. I ' l a s h . ,D.C.
D.C.
2L242.
21242.
Elinor
Elinor Johnson
Johnson
Clatsop
SIICD, Hamlet
llamlet Rt.,
Clatsop County SWCD,
Rt., Box
Box 22,
22, Seaside,
Seaslde,
Oregon. 97138.
Oregon.
97L38.
Howard C.
C,. Johnson
Howard
Johnson
Oregon
SEate Hwy.,
Philomath Hwy., Corvallis,
Oregon State
Hwy., 3700
3700 Philomath
CorvaLLis,
Oregon. 97330.
Oregon.
9733O.
Irving Johnson
Irving
City
of Reedsport,
Reeclsport, Reedsport,
Reedsport, Oregon.
City of
Oregon.
J.O.
J . O . Julson
Julson
Weyerhaeuser Co.,
Co., Tacoma
TacomaBldg.
Weyerhaeuser
Bldg. Tacoma,
Tacoma, Washington.
t{ashlngEon.
Stan
Stan Kapustka
U . S . Geological
G e o l o g i c a l Survey,
S u r v e y , P.
P . 0.
O . Box
U.S.
B o x 3202,
Portland,
3 2 O 2 , Portland,
Oregon. 97208.
Oregon.
972O8.
97467.
97467.
APPENDIXII
APPENDIX
235
235
Name
Name
Address
Address
Attendees
Malcolm H.
H. Karr
Karr
P.O. Box
Battelle-Northwest P.O.
Battelle-Northwest
Box 999,
Richland,
999, Richiand,
Wash.
W
a s h . 99352.
99352.
,,,:
Larry Kauffman
Larry
of Alsea,
PoEt of
Alsea, T.W.L.A.,
Por't
T.W.LrA., Box
Box 540,
ttraldport,
540, Waldport,
Oregon.
Oregon. 97394.
97394.
,
g72C.1r.
97201.
Albert Keen
Albert
Keen
S. W
4138
W.. 4th
4
1 3 8 S.
A v e . , Portland,
P o r t l a n d , Oregon.
4 t h Ave.,
Oregon.
(Mrs.)
Il. K. King
H.
King (Mrs.)
Box
Depoe Bay,
Oregon.
Box 405,
Bay, Oregon.
405, Depoe
Henry D.
Henry
D. Kness
Kness
I.W.L.A.,
P o r t l a n d Chapt.,
I . l l . L . A . , Portland
C h a p t . , 7115
N . E . Broadway,
Broadway,
7 1 1 5 N.E.
Portland,
Portland, Oregon.
Oregon. 97213.
97213.
Kerry
Kerry L.
L. Lay
Tillamook
TiliarnookCo.CourtTillamook Co.
Ptanning Corn.,
Co. Planning
Con., Tillarnook
Co. €ourtg7L4L.
house,
hoqse, Tillamook,
Tillarnook, Oregon
Oregon. 97141
John
John B.
B. Lockett
Lockett
Corps.
of Eng. Nor PAC
PACDiv.,
Div., 210.
210. Custom
Corps. of
CustomHouse,
House,
Portland,
Portland, Oregon.
Oregon. 97209.
97209.
Irvin
Irvin Luiten
Luiten
Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser Co.,
605 Yeon
Portland,
Co., 605
Yeon Bldg.,
B1dg., Portland,
Oregon.
Oregon. 97204.
972O4.
Dave Luman
Luman
Bureau
of Land
Land Management,
Management,629
629 N.E.
N.E. Oregon
Oregon St.,
St.,
Bureau of
Portland,
Portland, Ore.
Ore. 97208.
97208
Lee R. Lunsford
Lunsford
U.S.P.H.S.,
S t . , San
S a nFrancisco,
U . S . P . H . S . , 50
5 0 Fulton
F u l t o n St.,
F r a n c i s c o , Calif.
CaLif.
94102.
94102.
Jack l"ladison
Madison
Jack
Tillamook Peoples Utility
Utility District,
P.O. Box
Tillarnook
District,
Box 433,
433,
Tillamook,
97141.
Tillamook, Oregon.
Oregon- 97L4L
,'
Mallicoat
Dale Mallicoat
.Lands, Salem,
Division
Division of
of State
State Lands,
Salem, Oregon.
Oregon.
Oliver
Oliver Malm
Maim
Weyerhaeuser Co.,,
Tacoma Bldg.,
Tacoma,
I,Ieyerhaeuser
L}OL Tacoma
Bldg., Tacoma,
Co. , 1201
Washington. 98402.
98402
.
Allan R.
Allan
R. Mann,
Mann, Jr.
Jr.
Economic
Div., 1400
1400 S.W.
SW. 5th,
Economic Development Div.,
5th,
Portland, Oregon.
Portland,
Oregon. 97201.
9720I
Warren H. Marple
Marple
Warren
P . O . Box
Portlandr'
Bonneville
P o r s e rAdm.,
A d m . , P.O.
B o n n e v i l l e Power
B o x 3621,
3 6 2 1 , Portiand,
Oregon.
Oregon. 97208.
972O8.
Henry Marti
Marti
Tillamook
Tillamook, Oregon.
Oregon.
Tillarnook P.U.D.,
P.U.D., Tillarnook,
C.D.
C.D. Flays
Mays
State Dept.
Dept. of
Salem,
of Forestry,
2600 State
State St.
St. Salem,
State
F'orestry, 2600
Oregon.
O r e g o n . 97310.
97310.
9734L.
97341.
97310. -97310.
97141.
97141,.
APPENDIXII
APPENDIX
236
236
Name
Name
Address
Address
Attendees,
Attendees
Robert
L. tlcNell
Robert L.
McNeil
P a c l f l c N.W.
N . W . River
R l v e r Basins
B a s l n s Comm.,
t 1 0 E.
E . 13th,
Pacific
C o m m . ,110
13th,
Vancouver, Wash.
Wash. 98610.
Vancouver,
98610.
t{1111amJ.
McNell
J. McNeil
William
Oregon
State Univ.,
Unlv., Marine Science
Oregon State
Sclence Center,
Center,
Oregon. 97365.
Newport, Oregon.
97365.
H.
H. l{.
W. Merryman
Oregon
St,ate Sanitary
Sanitary Authority,
Oregon State
Authority, State
State Office
Office
B 1 d g . , P.O.
P . O . Box
B o x 231,
2 3 1 , Portland,
P o r t l a n d , Oregon.
Bldg.,
O r e g o n . 97209.
97209.
David
Mlnard
David R.
R Minard
F.W
W .P.0
P . CA. A,. , 6
20 C
entral A
v e . ,, A
l a m e d a , Calif
620
Central
Ave
Alameda,
Calif.
94501.
94501.
Dave Moffitt
Moffitt
Dave
Chairman, Lincoln
Lincoln County
County Board
Board of
of Commissioners
Chairman,
Cornmissioners.
Courthouse, Newport, Oregon.
Courthouse,
Oregon. 97365.
97365.
V
L c t o r tT
. Neal
Neal
Victor
Oregon State
State UU.,, Dept.
Oregon
of Oceanography,
Oceanography,
Dept of
Corvall-is, Oregon.
Oregon. 97331.
Corvallis,
9733I.
Richbrd Nored
Richard
Harlan-Gessford && Erichsen,
Erichsen, 5th
5th && Highland,
Highland,
Harlan-Gessford
Coos
Oregon. 97420.
Coos Bay, Oregon.
97420.
Robert
J. Norton
Robert S.
Norton
A l s e a Reclamation
R e c l a m a t l o n Conservation
Assoc.,
Alsea
C o n s e r v a t i o n Assoc.,
Box
Oregon. 97394.
Box 606, Waldport,
Waldport, Oregon.
97394.
(Mrs.)
P
a u l E.
E . Patoine
P a t o l n e (Mrs.)
Paul
Advisory Council
Lane Co. Advisory
Council on
on Environmental
Environmental
(EII{V) 2552
Sanitation,
2552 Alder,
ALder, Eugene,
Eugene,
Sanitation, (ELWV)
O r e g o n . 97405.
Oregon.
97405.
Dawn Peseau
Peseau
Dawn
Port
of Umpqua,
Port of
Umpqua, Reedsport,
Reedsport, Oregon.
Oregon.
R . F . Poston
Poston
R.F.
F . W . P . C . A . r 570
P i t t o c k Block,
5 7 0 Pittock
F.W.P.C.A.,
B l o c k , Portland,
PorEland,
Oregon. 97205.
Oregon.
97205
JS.
. Leon
L e o n Potter
Potter
V i t r a Corp,
C o r p , 7o
Vitra
Bay
Port,
% CCoos
oos B
ay P
o r t , 1211
1 2 1 1 Gillespie,
Glll-espie,
Richland,
Washington. 99352.
Richland, Washington.
99352.
George M.
11. Radish,
Radlsh, Sr.
George
Sr.
Bumble
Bee Seafoods,
Seafoods, Box
Box 60-Astoria,
Bumble Bee
60-Astorla, Oregon,
Oregon,
971_03.
97103.
Carl
Carl Rawe
Rawe
Tlllamook PUD,
PUD, Rt#3,
Rttl3, Box
Box 58,
Tillamook, Oregon.
Tillamook
58, Tillamook,
Oregon.
97L4t;
97141.
Dean C. Satterlee
Satterlee
Dean
Oregon State
State University,
University,
P.O. Box
157,
Oregon
P.O.
Box 157,
Newport, Oregon.
Oregon. 97365.
97365.
I{illiam N. Shearer
William
Shearer
Lewis and Clark
Clark College,
0625 S.W.
College, 0625
S.W. Palatine
Palatine
H i l l Rd.,
R d . , Portland,
P o r t l a n d , Oregon.
Hill
O r e g o n . 97219.
972L9.
(Mrs. )
!{andel Small
Smal1 (Mrs.)
Wandel
Oregon State
State Federation
Federation of
of Garden
Oregon
Garden Clubs,
C1ubs,
P.O.
Box 87,
P.O. Box
87, Depoe
Depoe Bay,
Bay, Oregon.
Oregon. 97341.
9734L.
97467.
97467.
APPENDLKII
APPENDIX
237
237
Name
Name
Address
Address
A
ttendees
Attendees
Felix
F e l i x E.
E . Smith
Smith
and Wildlife,
Bureau of
Bureau
of Sport
Fisheries and
Wildlife,
Sport Fisheries
P.O.
Box3737,
P o r t l a n d , Oregon.
P
.O: B
o x ' 3 7 3 7 , P0rtland,
O r e g o n . 97208.
972A8.
George
George K.
K. Smith
Soil
S
o i l Conservation
S e r v i c e , Box
B o x 187,
1 8 7 , Tillamook,
Tillamook,
C o n s e r v a t i o n Service,
Oregon.
Oregon. 97141.
97L4I
(Mrs.)
S.
N.. Stanley
S. N
S t a n l e y (Mrs.)
LWV of
OakmontLoop,
Loop,
LlilV
of Oregon, 15099
15099 N.W.
N.W. Oakmont
Beaverton,
Beaverton, Oregon.
Oregon. 97005.
97OO5.
Nelson
N e l s o n E.
E . Stewart
Stewart
Laboratory,
Oregon State
Oregon
Science Laboratory,
State U.,
U., Marine Science
Newport, Oregon.
Oregon. 97365.
97365.
S t o n e r , R.S.
R.S.
JJohn
o h n C.
C . Stoner,
Eugene,
Lane
Dept., Courthouse,
Lane Co.
Health Dept.,
Courthouse, Eugene,
Co. Health
Oregon.
O
r e g o n . 97401.
9744I.
H.. P.
H
P . Sudduth
Sudduth
PUD, 255
Highway,
Central
255 S.W.
S.W. Coast
Coast Highway,
Lincoln PUD,
Central Lincoln
Newport,
O r e g o n . 97365.
97365,
N e w p o r E , Oregon.
Carol
C a r o l Sutton
Sutton
Oregon.
Salem Capitol
SaLem
Capitol Journal,
Journal, Newport, Oregon.
97365.
97 365.
(Mrs.)
Harry P.
P. Thorp
Thorp (Mrs.)
of University
Women,
American
American Assoc. of
University Women,
973OI.
654
NF,
N F , Salem,
S a l e m , Oregon.
O r e g o n . 97301.
6 5 4 Illinois
lllinois
Alwyn F.
Alwyn
Tischer
F. Tischer
E u i l o St.,
St.,
S . W.
W . Euilo
IWhite
{ h i t e Cap
l - l o t e l , 444
4 4 4 S.
C a p Motel,
Newport,
N
e w p o r t , Oregon.
O r e g o n . 97365.
97365.
A. Verhoeven
Leon A.
Pacific
State
Paeific Marine
Fisheries Commission,
Conunission, 741
741 State
l"larine Fisheries
Office
P o r t l a n d , Oregon.
O r e g o n . 97201.
97241.
O
f f i c e Bldg.,
B l d g . , Portland,
Richard
A. Wagner
Wagner
Richard A.
Portland,
F.W.P.C.A.,
P i t t o c k Block.,
B l o c k . , Portland,
5 7 0 Pittock
F
. l i l . P . C . A . , 570
Oregon.
Oregon.
97205.
972O5.
Louis Wachsmuth
Louis
Wachsmuth
Portl.and,
Oregon
Oyster
Co.,
S.W.Ankeny,
08 S
. l l . , A n k e n y , Portland,
Oregon O
o . , 2208
yster C
Oregon.
Oregon. 97204.
97204.
Terry
Terry L.
L. Waldele
l,laldele
I n c . , 1745
1 7 4 5 S.W.
S.W.
Robert
Meyer
E n g i n e e r s , Inc.,
R
o b e r t E.
E. M
e y e r Engineers,
97005.
Allen
Ave., Beaverton,
Oregon. 97005.
Allen Ave.,
Beaverton, Oregon.
Darald
Walker
Darald L.
L. Wal-ker
Beach
Oregon State
Parks, Star
No. Bev. Beach
Star Rt.
Rt. No.
Oregon
State Parks,
97320.
97320.
Park, Agate Beach,
Oregon.
Park,
Beach, Oregon.
Ed
Weathersbee
Ed tleathersbee
Office
Ore. State
Authority, State
State Office
Ore.
State Sanitary
Sanitary Authority,
O
r
e
.
97209.
P
o
r
t
l
a
n
d
,
97209,
Bldg.,
231,
Portland,
Ore.
2
3
1
,
B
l d g . , P.O.
P . O . Box
Box
Dr.
Warren C. Westgarth
Dr. Warren
I'Iestgarth
S.W.
Ore.
Authority, 8148
8148 S.W.
Ore. State
State Sanitary
Sanitary Authority,
Oregon.
Beaverton-Hillsdale
Hwy.,
Portland,
Oregon.
Portland,
Beaverton-Hi1-Lsda1e
97225.
97225.
F.
Whitney
. W
hitney
JJ.
. F
?.O. Box
Eugene
Water && Electric
Box 1112,
1112,
Eugene lJater
Electrie Board,
Board, P.O.
Eugene,
Eugene, Oregon.
Oregon. 97401.
9740I.
APPENDIXII
APPENDIX
238
238
Name
Name
Address
Address
Attendees
Attendees
Richard S.
Richard
S. Wydoski
Wydoski
Bureau Sport
Bureau
Sport Fisheries
Fisheries &
Wildlife, OSU,
& Idildlife,
OSU,
Marine Science Center,
llarine
Center, Newport, Oregon.
Oregon. 97365.
97365.
Catherine
Catherine Zorn
Zorn
Chairman-Ore. State
State Bar
Bar Committee,
Conmittee, Mineral,
Migreraln
Public
Public Lands
tands & Water Law; 208
208 Salem
Salem Federal
Federal
Bldg.,
Bldg., Salem,
Sa1em, Oregon.
Oregon. 97310.
973LO.
APPENDIX
APPEbIDIX I
I,
239
INDEX
241
241
INDEX
INDEX
Anderson, Mrs.
Mrs. Frank
Frank W.
I,I.
Baker, Robert
ll.
Baker,
Robert N.
55
55
47
47
Batchelder, Kenneth
Batchelder,
Kenneth C.
C.
Baum,
Baum, Robert
74
74
Bisbee,
Bisbee, Kay
Kay
147
L47
Boe,
D r . Jason
D.
B o e , Dr.
J a s o n D.
27
27
20
2A
Brindle,
B r i n d l e , Christy
Christy
148
L48
Cannon,
C
a n n o n , Kessler
Kessler
8,26,36
8126r36
Christensen,
C h r l s t e n s e n , Stanley
S t a n l e y R.
R . Jr.
Jr.
Assoc.
Colombia
Colombia River
River Towboat
Towboat Assoc.
Cornett,
E . L.
C o r n e t t , E.
L.
101
101
Coyne,
Coyne, Paul
Paul L.
L.
124
I24
Dirker,
D
i r k e r , William
S . , Jr.
W i l l i a m S.,
Jr.
Donaca, Thomas
Donaca,
ThomasC.
C.
Gale,
Gale, Maradel
78
78
155
155
37
37
93
93
126
L26
146
L46
Gwilliarn,
Grrill"lam, Frank
Ilansen,
Hansen, Keith
Keith
42
42
A . N.
Haroun,
H
a r o u n , A.
N.
98
98
Hayes,
H a y e s , Sam
S a m 86
86
J o e l W.
Hedgpeth,
H
e d g p e t h , Dr.
D r . Joel
W.
Jensen,
J e n s e n , Gene
Gene
1 0 7 , 112,
L 2 0 , 142.
L42.
15,
1 5 , 25,
2 5 , 30,
l o L , 107,
L l z , 120,
9 2 , 101,
3 0 , 52,
5 2 , 72,
1 2 , 80,
8 0 , 92,
Jones, Alfred
Alfred P.
P.
Jdsi,
J o s i , Ernest
Ernest
131,
1
3 1 , 143
t43
83
83
121
l21-
2
42
242
| <1)
INDEX
INDEX (Cont
(Cont'd)
Dr. Ruth Hopson
Keen, Dr.
Hopson
M a l l i c o a r , Dale
Dale
Mallicoat,
4
466
7 3 , 82,
8 2 , 91,
9 1 , 107,
1 0 7 , 119,
1 1 9 , 130,
1 3 0 , 136
136
73,
!'linninette
Noyes, Winninette
1-L4
114
Oregon tdildlife
Federation
Oregon
Wildlife Federation
Stan
Ouderkirk,
Ouderkirk, W. Stan
P h i l l i p s , Ronald
Ronald
Phillips,
P o s t o n , R.
R . F.
F.
Poston,
3
r 9 , 1 15,
5 , 36,
3 6 , 40,
4 A r 59,
5 g r 72,
7 2 r 93,
9 3 r 108,
1 0 8 , 112,
L L z r 131,
1 3 5 , 152
L52
3,9,
1 3 1 , 135,
117
117
L44
144
Rudy, Paul
P. Jr.
Paul P.
Rudy,
Jr.
Snow,
Snow, C. Dale
17
17
1
38
138
Pye, Archibald
Archibald
Reed
College
Reed College
L57
157
104
104
31
31
Soil
Soil and lrlater
Water Conservation
Conservation District,
District, Clatsop
Clatsop County
S
t r a u b , Robert
R o b e r t W.
W.
Straub,
Tischer, Alwyn,
Alwyn, F.
Tischer,
F.
Vlastelicia,
Viastelicia,
John
John
9
9
156
156
L23
123
Volpentest,
I{illiam R.
Volpentest, William
R.
W e e d , Oscar
O s c a r F.
Weed,
F.
Wharton, James
L.
Janes L.
6
666
l0g
108
59
59
L49
149