From: Jerry Smith

Sent: Thu Feb 24 20:26:19 2011

To: ToxicsRuleMaking

Subject: Water standards

Importance: Normal

I am Jerry Smith a 74 year old retiree in Eugene, Oregon.

Fish is a recommended healthy nutriment, and I enjoy fresh, local

caught fish. I don't fish anymore as I do not have the equipment to

test whether or not the fish I catch are safe.

We need stronger standards against polluting our bodies of water,

because current recommendations by public health is that I should not

make local fish a daily or even a regular part of my diet without

being poisoned.

Please strengthen rules against pesticides, and other dangerous

pollutants so Oregonians are once again safe.