Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0068-0360
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2003-11-04T05:00Z

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EPA
PUBLIC
HEARING
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BEND,
OREGON
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PROPOSED
FEDERAL
WATER
QUALITY
STANDARDS
6
FOR
OREGON
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8
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10
______________________________________________

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October
24,
2003
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BE
IT
REMEMBERED
THAT,
pursuant
to
the
Oregon
Rules
21
of
Civil
Procedure,
the
testimony
was
taken
before
Vikki
22
L.
Claflin,
a
Professional
Court
Reporter
and
a
Notary
23
Public
for
the
State
of
Oregon,
on
October
24,
2003,

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commencing
at
the
hour
of
10:
10
A.
M.,
the
proceedings
25
being
reported
at
1036
N.
E.
Fifth
Street,
Bend,
Oregon.
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APPEARANCES
2
JACKSON
FOX
3
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
4
1200
6th
Avenue
5
Seattle,
WA
98104
6
(
206)
553­
1073
7
.

8
JUDY
SMITH
9
MARY
LOU
SOSCIA
10
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
11
811
S.
W.
Sixth
Avenue
12
Portland,
OR
97204
13
(
503)
326­
3250
14
.

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CARA
LALLEY
16
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
17
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
N.
W.

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Washington,
D.
C.
20460
19
(
202)
566­
0057
20
.

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JEFF
LOCKWOOD
22
NOAA
Fisheries
23
525
N.
E.
Oregon
Street
24
Portland,
OR
97232
25
(
503)
231­
2249
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FRIDAY,
OCTOBER
24,
2003;

2
BEND,
OREGON
3
10:
10
A.
M.

4
MR.
FOX:
Good
morning.
I'm
Jack
5
Fox.
I'm
Regional
Counsel
for
EPA
in
Seattle,
and
I
6
have
some
written
remarks
I
have
to
read
into
the
7
record,
so
excuse
me
for
reading.
I'm
the
hearing
8
officer
for
this
evening's
public
­­
this
morning's
9
public
hearing.
It
is
my
responsibility
to
ensure
10
this
hearing
is
run
properly
and
that
anybody
who
11
chooses
to
provide
testimony
this
morning
has
the
12
opportunity
to
do
so.

13
I
would
like
to
introduce
Vikki
14
Claflin,
who
is
the
court
reporter.
It's
important
15
that
Vikki
accurately
record
the
testimony
being
16
given,
so
if
you
are
providing
testimony
this
morning,

17
please
speak
slowly
and
clearly
and
spell
your
last
18
name
for
the
record.

19
This
hearing
is
being
held
on
20
Friday,
October
24,
2003,
in
the
Community
Center
in
21
Bend,
Oregon.
The
purpose
of
this
public
hearing
is
22
to
receive
public
comments
on
EPA's
proposed
federal
23
water
quality
standards
for
Oregon.
Public
notice
of
24
this
hearing
was
published
in
the
Federal
Register
on
25
October
10,
2003.
The
public
comment
period
began
on
4
1
October
10th
and
runs
until
November
10,
2003.

2
Before
we
begin,
I
will
describe
3
the
process
and
procedures
to
be
followed
this
morning
4
and
let
you
know
how
your
comments
will
be
handled.

5
This
public
hearing
has
been
called
with
two
goals
in
6
mind.
We
would
like
to
give
all
interested
parties
7
an
opportunity
to
express
their
views
on
the
proposed
8
water
quality
rules.
Oregon
and
we
are
interested
in
9
obtaining
as
much
relevant
information
as
possible,
to
10
assist
in
affirming
or
modifying
the
rule
as
currently
11
proposed.

12
EPA
will
respond
to
all
comments
13
received
today
in
the
Written
Response
to
Comments
14
document
that
will
accompany
the
final
rule.
Copies
15
of
the
October
10,
2003,
proposal
and
a
fact
sheet
16
are
also
available
from
EPA.
This
information
is
17
also
available
on
the
Internet.
In
addition,
copies
18
of
the
Federal
Register
notice
and
fact
sheet
are
19
available
at
the
desk
­­
the
registration
desk.
If
20
you
­­
Well,
we
have
not
run
out
of
materials.
We
21
have
plenty.

22
As
Judy
stated
earlier,
if
you
wish
23
to
provide
testimony
this
morning,
sign
up
at
the
24
registration
table.
Speakers
will
be
called
in
the
25
order
that
the
cards
are
turned
in.
The
only
5
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exceptions
to
this
are
for
elected
public
officials,

2
who
will
be
allowed
to
speak
first,
and
government
3
representatives,
who
will
speak
second.
If
you
want
4
to
be
on
a
mailing
list
to
receive
information
about
5
the
final
action
taken
on
this
rule,
please
sign
up
6
at
the
appropriate
sign­
in
sheet
located
at
the
7
registration
table.
You
do
not
need
to
provide
8
testimony
this
morning
in
order
to
have
your
concerns
9
or
perspectives
considered.
Written
comments
are
10
given
equal
consideration
in
our
decision­
making.
So
11
you
have
the
option
of
providing
oral
testimony,

12
written
comments,
or
both.

13
If
you
choose
to
provide
written
14
comments,
you
need
to
mail
them
to
EPA
at
the
address
15
shown
in
the
Federal
Register,
and
that
will
be
shown
16
on
the
screen
soon.
They
must
be
postmarked
no
later
17
than
November
10,
2003,
to
be
considered.
If
you
18
would
like
to
provide
written
comments
this
morning,

19
we
do
have
comment
sheets
you
can
fill
out.
The
20
comment
sheets
are
available
at
the
registration
21
table.
When
you
have
completed
your
written
comments,

22
you
can
leave
them
with
one
of
the
EPA
23
representatives
at
the
registration
table
or
you
can
24
mail
them
to
the
address
as
shown
on
the
comment
25
sheet.
Remember,
written
comments
should
be
sent
no
6
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later
than
November
10th.

2
We
will
now
begin
taking
public
3
testimony.
I
think
we
can
start
now.
If
you're
4
ready,
would
you
come
up,
sir?

5
MR.
GARRIGUS:
My
name
is
John
6
Garrigus,
G­
A­
R­
R­
I­
G­
U­
S.
I'm
here
simply
because
I
7
feel
the
current
returns
of
wild
fish
are
8
unacceptable,
particularly
in
the
Columbia
and
the
9
Snake
Rivers.
I
feel
that
any
lessening
of
the
EPA
10
standards
for
water
quality
will
severely
damage
any
11
future
runs
and
the
future
of
my
children.
I
feel
12
the
Clean
Water
Act's
mission
is
to
restore
and
13
maintain
the
integrity
of
our
waters,
not
to
allow
14
the
current
administration
or
any
other
entity
to
15
lessen
the
qualities
or
make
them
worse.
And
that
is
16
all
I
believe
in.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
17
time.

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MR.
FOX:
Thank
you.

19
MS.
SMITH:
Is
there
anybody
else
20
who
would
like
to
speak
first,
or
shall
we
go
ahead
21
and
go
into
the
presentation?
With
that,
I
will
go
22
ahead
and
turn
the
meeting
over
to
you.

23
MS.
SOSCIA:
Thank
you.

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(
Whereupon,
the
public
hearing
was
25
concluded
at
1:
00
P.
M.)