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O....'3~ 6 tJ ..' ._ 4 public record were compiled. The issues were summarized by paraphrasing or recording verbatim, sentences, paragraphs, and even pages from the public record. The organization of the issues in Section II of this report parallels the structure of the Principles and Standards. The comment most frequently made on an issue is presented first. Every effort was made to insure that the discussion of each issue was impartial and objective and reflected accurately the views expressed in the public record. In some instances, similar arguments were addressed to more than one issue. Hence, there may be a certain amount of redundancy in the narrative. Most of the respondents dealt with more than one is sue. For example, an individual would suggest a specific discount rate and discuss the 5-year review clause. As a result, 1 1,832 com- ments on 23 issues were received from 4,782 respondents. Figure 1 reflects the geographical distribution by State of the total number of comments on the various issues. Of the responses received by the Water Resources Council, 187 were from elected officials (Senators, Congressmen, Governors, State legislators, Mayors); 3,121 were from indivi- duals or organizations which expressed one or more points listed in the "Citizen's Alert"; 1.425 were from individuals or organiza- tions which expressed one or more points contained in the "Hot Line, " the Blue Cards, the Texas letter, or the Great Lakes form letter; and 49 were general comments. Copies of the "Citizen's Alert," the "Hot Line," the Blue Cards, the Texas letter, and the Great Lakes form letter follow at pages 49 to 57. L The chronological development of the written record pro- vides some additional information. For instance, on February 25, 1972, a total of 391 written comments had been received; over 90 percent reflected one or more points in the "Citizen's Alert" and 4 percent of the remaining portion reflected one or more points later contained in the "Hot Line," and others. By March 3, 1972, of the 516 total, 90 percent still reflected "Citizen's Alert" points and 5 percent the "Hot Line" points; March 10, 1972, saw 699 written comments, 89 percent containing "Citizen's Alert" points, 8 percent containing "Hot Line" points. The total number of written comments jumped to 4,321 on April 14, 1972; roughly one-third mentioned one or more of the "Hot Line" points. During the entire time, the response from elected public officials was between 2 and 3 percent, while general comments accounted for about 1 percent of the total.