Lyndon Johnson actually said...

It should be designed so as to set an example for the Nation, and to take its place among the most attractive in the world.

We must remove or control nutrients that cause excessive growth of plant life in streams, lakes and estuaries.

Existing Federal authority to abate water pollution is unnecessarily time-consuming, complex in procedure, and limited in jurisdiction.

But we cannot restore--once it is lost--the majesty of a forest whose trees soared upward 2,000 years ago.