NORTH CAROLINA

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
STATE STREAM SANITATION COMMITTEE

GEORGE E, PICKETT, DirgEcTror : COMMITTEE MEMBERS

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
J. V. WHITFIELD, CHAIRMAN, . WALLACE

E. C. HUBBARD, DIRECTOR a < MRS. KARL BISHOPRIC, « ¢.« © o SPRAY
DIV. OF STREAM SANITATION & HYDROLOGY ? ; ‘ H. GRADY FARTHING, V, Chm, Boone
GECRETARY TO THE COMMITTEE WALTER M. FRANKLIN, . . CHARLOTTE

J. NELSON GIBSON, JR., . . . GIBSON

WILLIAM R. CLARY, Asst. DIRECTOR Creed P, GREER JOHNSON ASHEVILLE
Div. OF STREAM SANITATION & HYDROLOGY 3 W. GRADY STEVENS SHILOH

P. O. BOX 9392

RALEIGH 27603

TELEPHONE No. 829-3006

Wallace, N. C.,
February 8, 1967,

His Excellency

Dan K. Moore,

Governor of North Carolina,
Raleigh, N.C.

Dear Governor:

Enclosed is a copy of a letter I wrote Judge Rudolph Mintz on January 24",
Also, enclosed is a copy of H. B. 999 of the 1947 Session of the General
Assembly and a copy of a letter from Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr., of January
17, 1967. These letters and H. B. 999 are self-explanatory. In fact, a
copy of H. B. 999 of 1947 is in your possession.

It is my opinion that most of us will agree that the time has arrived when
the State should begin to seriously undertake to ascertain the nature and
quantity of our possessions within and beneath the waters of our one league,
“territorial sea", Naturally, we know something, but, if I may borrow a
word from our present undeclared war vocabulary, we should take steps to
escalate surveys and research from the Virginia to the South Carolina line.
The State could find use for the added income from any.new resources therein,

On December 8, 1966, you mailed me a beautiful Certificate with the following
reminder, in letters of gold, that, "TOTAL DEVELOPMENT DEPENDS ON YOU". I
agree with you thoroughly and have subscribed to that concept since 1945.
Your Certificate further states, and I quote, "The goal of my administration
is total development of our abundant human, natural and capital resources -
total development for every community, every county, and every area of our

State",

Am sure, Governor, that you will say with me that North Carolina's TOTAL
DEVELOPMENT line does not end at the low water line of the Atlantic Ocean,
BUT extends three nautical miles eastward to include our "territorial sea".

Your last General Assembly, as Governor, convenes today. When it adjourns

I hope that important plans will have been formulated for the TOTAL DEVELOP-
MENT of that area of North Carolina, I have several ideas in mind that I
want to discuss with you when the "get acquainted" phase of the Legislature
is over with and the Legislators buckle down to work.

 
As you know, my "theme song" for the past twenty-one years has been, “Usable
water has become our most precious commodity". The Department of Water Re-
sources faces a Herculean task in all of its Divisions in providing for and
protecting an ample supply of "usable water" for our people. It takes money
and more money to do that. Let's begin the finding out of how much our
"territorial sea" can add to the State's income.

My best, as always,
‘

VA"

J. V. Whitfield, Chairman
State Stream Sanitation Committee

Enclosures: As stated

Cc: Director, Department of Administration
Director, Department of Water Resources
State Stream Sanitation Committee

Board of Water Resources
Chairman, Board of Conservation and Development

Director, Department of Conservation and Development