[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 140 (Friday, September 30, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                  CONGRATULATIONS ON CH2M HILL's AWARD

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                          HON. ELIZABETH FURSE

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 30, 1994

  Ms. FURSE. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure today to congratulate the 
international consulting engineering firm of CH2M HILL, whose many 
offices include long-time presences in Corvallis and Portland, for 
winning a significant award this year from the American Consulting 
Engineers Council [ACEC]. CH2M HILL won an ACEC Honor Award for 
designing a novel solution to a problem at a landfill in McMinnville, 
OR, a city in my district.
  Like many landfills, the Riverbend Landfill had a problem with 
leachate and dissolved water. The traditional solution involves 
expensive weekly truck hauling to a wastewater treatment plan, a 
solution that also contributes further pollution to our air. CH2M 
HILL's idea was to plant some 40,000 fast-growing poplar trees to 
convert the leachate into wood fiber. The wood will be harvested at a 
profit on a renewable 10-year cycle. In addition, the trees will 
actually reduce air pollution by consuming as much carbon dioxide as is 
produced by 800 automobiles each year.
  CH2M HILL, an employee-owned family of companies involved in the 
domestic and international consulting engineering business, has nearly 
6,000 employees working in more than 70 offices nation- and world-wide. 
CH2M HILL is a world leader in engineering service that helps clients 
apply technology, safeguard the environment, and develop 
infrastructure. Their work involves planning, design, and program 
management for clients engaged in hazardous waste remediation, water, 
wastewater and waste managemnet, transportation, and related 
environmental fields.
  I congratulate CH2M HILL for this important award.

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