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i i W. B, PAPAO0OROS - ST. UWIS During the Industrial Fluids - Therrainol Sales Meeting on October 14, the request for more infortaatlon on water pollution control was made sad you asked as to prepare a summary hlch would be helpful to our salesmen. With the continual barrage on pollution on television, radio, newspapers, trade and scientific Journals, It seems to me that any Information I could assemble would be redundant. I would summarise the total situation as follows: 1. All fifty states have pollution control standards. A dopy of the Chemical Week summary is attached. 2. These standards vary from State to State. 3. There are many indications that these standards will become tighter in the future. 4. Degree of enforcement varies within each state. Many agencies do not have the resources to effectively regulate polluters. In many areas political factors are influencing the degree 5* The newly formed Federal Swironmental Protection Administration will be exerting considerable pressure to clean vep the riVers and lakes in this country. In sy opinion, by 1975 uncontrolled discharge of waste by municipalities or Industry will sot be tolerated. ; ^ : All polluters should be making plans appropriate action to assure theaselvesj|bt their I operations are in compliance. DSW 345563 STLCOPCB4084182 -2- As X look over this list. It strikes me that It does not contain anything that our well-informed salesmen do not already know* Have I misunderstood ^ their needs in this area aret ' --..X ms Att. W* B* PAPASB0R9E '- . " - :r 1 / ; ' -- i ;< STLCOPCB4084183