These considerations dictate that we arrive at a practical and bal-
anced development program that copes with the many problems of the
Potomac, recognizes financial realities, looks to the total well-being and
economic health of the region and at the same time can be realistically
accepted by the people as a whole. Certainly it goes without saying
that the concerted and comprehensive approach to the problems of
the Potomac now under way does not imply for a minute that any
of us would, or should, lessen our continuing state and local efforts
in our various activities related to these problems. In fact, in actual
practice the direct opposite is indicated.

As an example, Maryland at the present time is intensifying the
task of developing and applying adequate and effective soil erosion
and sediment pollution control procedures. In this effort, I anticipate
not only our concerned State agencies will step up current activities,
but hope also to have the understanding and cooperation of the various
county and local groups as well. Other similar problems in the areas
of water supply, water quality control, recreation, flood control and
the like will continue to get our full attention and understanding, and
the professionals and technicians working in these areas are prepared
to give full cooperation to the Potomac study, working through the
Potomac River Basin Advisory Committee.

When the executives of the states in the basin and the Chairman
of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia met to
form the Potomac River Basin Advisory Committee, we set these as our
basic objectives: —to coordinate the views of the several basin jurisdic-
tions on significant matters pertaining to the Potomac; to demonstrate
to the responsible federal agencies the great concern and interest of
the states and the District of Columbia in these matters; and to advise

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