PUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1970 FOR WATER AND POWER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION UNIVERSITY HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONSANFORD NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS DEPARTMENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS MICHAEL J. KIRWAN, Ohio, Chairman JOE L. EVINS, Tennessee EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachusetts JOHN J. RHODES, Arizona EUGENE B. WILHELM, Staff Assistant to the Subcommittee PART 3 ALASKA POWER ADMINISTRATION BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL SOUTHEASTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION 29-776 O Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1969 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas, Chairman MICHAEL J. KIRWAN, Ohio EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachusetts GEORGE E. SHIPLEY, Illinois ROBERT N. GIAIMO, Connecticut DAVID PRYOR, Arkansas FRANK E. EVANS, Colorado FRANK T. BOW, Ohio CHARLES R. JONAS, North Carolina PUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1970 APRIL 21, 1969. STATEMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR WITNESSES HON. WALTER J. HICKEL, SECRETARY JAMES R. SMITH, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, WATER AND POWER DAVID D. DOMINICK, COMMISSIONER, FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ADMINISTRATION FLOYD E. DOMINY, COMMISSIONER, BUREAU OF RECLAMATION FRANCIS M. WILES, ACTING DIRECTOR OF BUDGET, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Mr. KIRWAN. I am happy to welcome you here this morning, Mr. Secretary. Before you begin, I would like to say that in my opinion, the man who preceded you was a great man and a great Secretary of Interior. Although you have been Secretary for only a short time, you have already indicated that you'll do a fine job and I wish you every suc cess. Mr. KIRWAN. Mr. Secretary, I believe you have a statement that you would like to read for the record. Secretary HICKEL. Yes. It is a short statement and I would like to read it. Mr. KIRWAN. Please proceed. GENERAL STATEMENT Secretary HICKEL. Mr. Chairman, Mr. Rhodes, and members of the committee: It is indeed a pleasure to be here and to appear before this committee which has really done so much for the Nation in developing its water resources, providing the electric power and providing a good start on a water pollution control program. I believe one of our most pressing problems is to stop the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated waste and sewage into our streams and rivers. I think without a doubt we all know that water pollution is one of the great menaces of the nation and must be controlled. We need to continue extensive abatement efforts at all levels-Federal, State, and local. The most significant issue here is that of funding. Nevertheless, I intend not only to continue our efforts in the field of water pollution prevention and control, but to intensify them within the confines of a tight budget. As Secretary, I am also responsible for the marketing of almost 86 billion killowatt-hours annually. (1) |