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<br />0)3360 <br /> <br />tering free-flowing streams is not one that <br />can or should be undertaken solely by the <br />Federal Government, Therefore, the Wild <br />and Scenic Rivers Act encourages States <br />and local governments to participate in <br />this Rrogram, <br />To strengthen the objectives of State <br />and local participation, the Act provides <br />a means for including select State-ad- <br />ministered river areas in the national sys- <br />tem. The Allagash Wilderness Waterway <br />in Maine and a portion of the Wolf River <br />in Wisconsin were identified as two such <br />State river areas. On July 19, 1970, the <br />Secretary of the Interior added the Alla- <br />gash Wilderness Waterway to the national <br />system where it receives full Federal pro- <br />tection. <br /> <br />Criteria for Inclusion in the <br />National Wild and Scenic <br />Rivers System <br /> <br />All rivers in the national system must <br />be substantially free-flowing and have <br />water of high quality or water that could <br />he restored to that condition. Therefore, <br />the Environmental Protection Agency in <br />cooperation with State water pollution <br />control agencies are heavily involved <br />in the study an{} selection of rivers for <br />the system. The river and adjacent lands <br />also must be in a natural or esthetically <br />pleasing condition and possess outstand- <br />ing scenic, recreation, geologic, fish and <br />wildlife, historic, cultural or other similar <br />values, <br />