From: Shepard Smith

Sent: Wed Mar 16 10:29:38 2011

To: ToxicsRuleMaking

Subject: water quality

Importance: Normal

I support Oregon State's DEQ recommendation to adjust standards to

better serve all Oregonian's, especially those with diets and traditions

dependent on fish and shellfish.

I urge the Department of Environmental Quality and the Environmental

Quality Commission to adopt Oregon's draft human health criteria for

toxics based on the accurate fish consumption of 175 grams per day. This

rate is a joint recommendation of the US EPA, the Confederated Tribes of

the Umatilla Indian Reservation and Oregon's DEQ.

I urge the DEQ and EQC not to undermine their own efforts by making it

easier to obtain "variances" to current standards. The new variance rule

should be limited to only those standards that have changed as a result

of the current process.

Sincerely,

Shepard Smith

Soilsmith Services, Inc.