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THE RELATIONSHIP OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON
AIR AND WATER POLLUTION

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS

UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

53-513 O

SEPTEMBER 8 AND 9, 1970

MACHIASPORT, MAINE

Printed for the use of the Committee on Public Works

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1971

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS

JENNINGS RANDOLPH, West Virginia, Chairman

STEPHEN M. YOUNG, Ohio
EDMUND S. MUSKIE, Maine

B. EVERETT JORDAN, North Carolina
BIRCH BAYH, Indiana

JOSEPH M. MONTOYA, New Mexico
WILLIAM B. SPONG, JR., Virginia

THOMAS F. EAGLETON, Missouri

MIKE GRAVEL, Alaska

JOHN SHERMAN COOPER, Kentucky
J. CALEB BOGGS, Delaware
HOWARD H. BAKER, JR., Tennessee
ROBERT J. DOLE, Kansas
EDWARD J. GURNEY, Florida

ROBERT W. PACKWOOD, Oregon

RICHARD B. ROYCE, Chief Clerk and Staff Director

J. B. HUYETT, Jr., Assistant Chief Clerk and Assistant Staff Director

BARRY MEYER, Counsel

BAILEY GUARD, Assistant Chief Clerk (Minority)

TOM C. JORLING, Minority Counsel

Professional Staff Members: JOSEPH F. VAN VLADRICKEN, LEON G. BILLINGS, RICHard D. GRUNDY, STEWART E. MCCLURE, ADRIEN WALLER, HAROLD H. BRAYMAN, JOHN YAGO, RICHARD W. WILSON, and PHILIP T. CUMMINGS

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CONTENTS

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF WITNESSES
SEPTEMBER 8, 1970

Beal, Mrs. Eileen..

Beal, Ossie, president, Maine Lobstermen's Association.
Borrelli, Peter, eastern representative, Sierra Club..
Burk, Marshall, executive director, Natural Resources Council of Maine,
Augusta, Maine..

Page

229

143

150

169

33

Blumer, Max, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, Mass.-
Cherry, Dr. Marianna, Mount Desert Island League of Women Voters,
Bar Harbor, Maine...

135

Crandlemire, Donald C., chairman, planning board, city of Machias,
Maine..

Dean, David, acting chairman, Department of Oceanography, University
of Maine..

Eden, Mr. Lee..

Graham, Frank Jr., National Audubon Society, Milbridge, Maine..
Hanson, John R., Maine Federated Labor Council..
Harrison, David E., chairman, Maine Sierra Club_

Henry, Mr. Dana.......

Humphries, Benjamin, chairman, Board of County Commissioners,
Machias, Maine.

4

101

240

216

109

153

248

7

Look, Mrs. Theone F.

236

Means, Gardiner, Bucks Harbor, Maine...

17

Mazzochi, Anthony, legislative director, Oil, Chemical, and Atomic
Workers International Union.

126

Pedersen, Capt. Karsten.......

231

Rose, Herbert, first selectman, Machiasport, Maine..

11

Wodka, Steven, research assistant, Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers
International Union__

126

SEPTEMBER 9, 1970

Bedard, Richard__

722

Charter, Comdr. Daniel Jr., Pollution Control Branch, Office of Operations,
U.S. Coast Guard_..

480

Cronin, Clement F., president, Northern Maine Building and Construction
Trades Council..

696

Curtis, Hon. Kenneth, Governor, State of Maine.

250

Curtis, Thomas__.

713

Dewling, Richard, Chief, Research Activities, Federal Water Quality
Administration__

704

Dorchester, Rev. Charles, Downeast Improvement Association_
Green, Ronald W., Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries.
Hall, Elliott E..

698

250

Halliday, William, corporate director of conservation, Atlantic Richfield
Co.

Hammer, Armand, chairman of the board, Occidental Petroleum Corp..
Hammond, Rear Adm. Robert E., Chief, Office of Operations, U.S. Coast
Guard..

720

534

624

480

Harlow, Eugene H., executive vice president, Frederic R. Harris, Inc. Keefe, James, commissioner, Maine Department of Economic Development..

534

250

Kellogg, L. C..

715

Koons, Donaldson, chairman, Maine Environmental Improvement Commission....

250

Lee, Capt. Robert__.

480

Monks, Robert A. G., president, Atlantic World Port, Boston, Mass.-
Newman, Capt. Carroll, Traveling Inspection Staff, Office of Merchant
Marine Safety, U.S. Coast Guard__

Norton, B. B..

Pedersen, Mrs. Jean.

Putnam, Bruce, Arthur D. Little, Inc.

Ream, L. M. Jr., executive vice president, Atlantic Richfield Co..
Teller, Dr. Aaron, Teller Environmental Systems__

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553

480

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594

534

622

THE RECORD

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL SUPPLIED FOR

Appendix:

Blackwell, Mr. Robert J., Deputy Maritime Administrator, statement of

778

Dillingham_study, summary, conclusions, and recommendations of, volumes I and II.

731

Machiasport: Oil and the Maine Coast, Sierra Club publication_
Maine Coastal Development Plan, phase 1, report..

739

785

Moody, Dr. Stanley E.:

A Prima Facie Case for the Machiasport Oil Refinery...
Living in the real world..

838

837

"United We Stand"-A new bumper sticker..

840

What we must do to control oil along the Maine Coast-Even if
the refinery doesn't come.

839

Sierra Club booklet entitled "Machiasport: Oil and the Maine Coast". Some Problems of Oil Pollution and Renewable Marine Resources, by Messrs Dow, Harriman, and Wallace...

739

782

Arthur D. Little, Inc., prepared statement...

605

Cherry, Dr. Marianna, Mount Desert Island League of Women Voters, material supplied by:

Ellsworth, Maine American, reprint of article in

142

Hyde, Thomas B., president, Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce,
letter to David B. Benson, Maine House of Representatives -
Draft provisions for regulation of oil terminals and refineries, State of
Maine.

142

392

Dorchester, Rev. Charles, Downeast Improvement Association, material supplied by:

Cates, Jasper, statement of

703

"Japanese Superships" from U.S. News & World Report_ Statement on the effects of coastal oil pollution by Max Blumer..

702

702

Du Pont, E. I. & Co., Inc., letter to Mr. John E. Young, chairman, Occupational Health and Safety Committee, Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union...

132

Eliminating vessel pollution in connection with shore operations, a proposed system for, by Cyrus Hamlin

244

Environmental Improvement Commission Revised Statutes of 1964 (water and air), title 38 (as amended)

289

Hamlin, Cyrus, "A Proposed System for Eliminating Vessel Pollution in
Connection With Shore Operations".

244

Hammer, Armand, chairman of the board, Occidental Pertoleum Corp., material supplied by:

"Can Refinery Pollution Control Have a Payout." by John D.
Frame, Cities Service research and development..
"Environmental Control" booklet of the Bahamas Oil Refining Co..
"Goodyear Developing Huge Bags To Prevent Oil Spills at Sea,"
reprint of article from the Oil Daily, September 10, 1970..
Letter to Senator Muskie.......

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Kellogg, Langdon C., additional material supplied for the record:
Correspondence with Senator Muskie

716

Prepared statement..

715

Milford Haven Harbour, United Kingdom, information received from__
Monks, Robert A. G., president, Atlantic World Port:

44

Chronology of Machiasport events..

590

Moody, Dr. E., statement of..

Major obstacles to harbor deepening (table).

Merchant vessel size in the U.S. offshore trades by the year 2000-
Newsletter from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute..

Prepared statement..

Summary report of Arthur D. Little, Inc.

Muskie, Senator Edmund:

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Correspondence with Langdon C. Kellogg

716

Letters from:

Hamlin, Cyrus, Kennebunk, Maine..

243

Hammer, Armand, chairman of the Board, Occidental Petroleum
Co...

696

Hyde, Thomas B., president, Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce_
Preston, Elliott, West Boothbay Harbor..

242

242

Natural Resources Council of Maine, reprint of booklet entitled, "Oil and the Maine Coast".

171

"Oil and the Maine Coast" booklet of the Natural Resources Council of Maine, reprint of..

171

Oil spill report, reprinted from the Maine Environmental Improvement
Commission publication..

476

Pollution investigation log (table).

477

Reprints from Publications:

Audubon magazine, "The Dilemma of Machiasport".

222

Calais Observer, The:

Tanker Arrow Struck Cerebus Rock February 4, 1970, and Spilled
1,600,000 Gallons of Oil..

531

A Visit to the Arrow's Grave.

532

Machias Valley News Observer, "County's Economic Problems Have
Been Exaggerated-A Closer Look at the Facts".

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The Industry Prepares for "Catastrophe" While Trying to
Delude the Public About the Safety of the Industry..

134

Oil Daily, The, "Goodyear Developing Huge Bags To Prevent Oil
Spills at Sea"

696

New York Times:

Horses Die of Lead Poisoning.

133

The Economics of Pollution_.

U.S. News & World Report, "Japanese Superships".

Site location in the State of Maine:

General instructions_.

Letter of review.

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St. Croix refinery, information relative to...

Subcommittee of the Committee on Conservation and Planning, State of
Maine, report of.

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Record of light ship or light station fog signal reports for fiscal
years 1968, 1969, and 1970...

500

Survey of facilities for the reception of oily wastes from vessels,
July 1970.___

507

Title 33-Navigation and Navigable Waters (proposed regulations)___

492

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