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ANNUAL REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE Introduction The Environmental Technical Subcommittee became the fourth and newest of the PSIAC technical subcommittees. at the 72-3 meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 6-7, 1972. L. Russell Freeman, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), became the interim chairman and served until the 73-1 meeting, March 7-8, 1973, Albuquerque, New Mexico, when Irving M. Terzich, EPA, became the first permanent chairman. Committee Objectives After the routine organizational chores were accomplished at the 72-3 meeting, the members in attendance drafted an objec- tives statement as a guide to committee activities: "The objectives of this Subcommittee are to call critical environmental matters to the attention of PSIAC; to inform members of actions being taken on environmental activities of members agencies; and where necessary, to encourage initiation of appropriate environmental actions. All areas of environmental concern are ultimately related to water or land resources. Usually the relationships are quite direct, therefore, the scope of the Committee should be quite broad." Meetings Salt Lake City, Utah, September 6-7, 1972, (72-3) In addition to the organizational and objectives work outlined above, the subcommittee agreed that a future meeting formai should be used which would allow for a discussion of a critical environmental issue. Key speakers, with a special interest or knowledge of the issue, would be invited to partic- ipate. The Subcommittee accepted the invitation of the Parent Committee to arrange the program for the 73-1 meeting, March 7-8, 1973, at Albuquerque, New Mexico. San Diego, California, December 6-7, 1972, (72-4) The interim chairman reported on efforts to broaden the participation on the Subcommittee by aSking 24