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2-019315E279002 10/06/77 ICS IPMMTZZ CSP NWKB 1 2016463884 MGM TDMT SADDLE BROOK NJ 10-06 1042A EST * TENNECO CHEMICALS INC W F ANDERSON JEAN dzurillay PARK 80 PLAZA WEST-l SADDLE BROOK NJ 07662 received OCT 7 W/7 B.LGOTTESMAN THIS HAILGRAM is a CONFIRMATION COPY OF THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE J 2016463884 MGM TDMT SADDLE EROOK NJ 196 10-06 1042A EST ZIP CONGRESSMAN ROBERT ROE HOUSE OFFICE BLDG WASHINGTON DC 20515 DEAR CONGRESSMAN ROE IN THE FORTHCOMING CONFERENCE COMMITTEE DELIBERATION ON H R 3199. AMENDMENTS TO THE WATER POLUTION CONTROL ACT. WE URGE YOU TO SUPPORT Two CONSIDERATIONS WE CONSIDER CRITICAL TENNECO CHEMICALS AND THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE, TO 1. RETAINED THE 1983 GCALS. BUT POSTPONE ACROSS THE BOARD REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICAT ION OF BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY UNTIL RESULTS FROM IMPLEMENT ATI ON OF 1977 REQUIREMENT HAVE BEEN FULLY ASSESSED, THE NATIONAL COM MISSION ON WATER QUALITY STATED THAT THERE IS CONSIDERABLE EVIDENCE THA T MEETING THE i<>77 REQUIREMENT WILL PRODUCE THE DESIRED water qualit Y AND ADVERSE IMPACT OF DELAY WILL BE MINIMAL. WE ALSO POINT TO 7 A NNUAL CEO REPORT WHICH POINTS TO MINIMAL ANTICIPATED INCREMENT OF benefit from across the board application of bat for a COST ESTIMAT ED AT 4,2 BILLION DOLLARS. 2. SUPPORT ELIMINATION OF TOXIC POLLUTANTS INTOXIC AMOUNTS REPEAT INTOXIC AMOUNTS. WE BELIE VE ADDITIONAL MONIES TO BE SPENT BY INDUSTRIES CAN BEST BE UTILIZED FOR THIS PURPOSE. AND THIS CAN BEST BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE MECHANISM OF THE EXISTING NPOES PROGRAM USING A CASE BY CASE APPROACH P ATHER BY APPLICATION OF ACROSS THE BOARD TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS. BEST REGARDS from ray marks. TENNECO CHEMICALS INC N P ANDERSON ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ENVIRONMENT AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS DEPT 10t42 EST MGMCOMP MGM COLORITE 008899