[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 146 (Saturday, October 8, 1994)]
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         SAN FRANCISCO--OCEANSIDE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT

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                            HON. TOM LANTOS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 7, 1994

  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure today to congratulate the 
international consulting engineering firm of CH2M HILL, whose many 
offices include a long-time presence in the San Francisco area, for 
winning a significant award this year from the American Consulting 
Engineers Council [ACEC]. CH2M HILL won an ACEC honor award for the 
design of San Francisco's new Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant.
  This $220 million plant was part of a major clean water effort in the 
city's west side, but it faced difficult siting obstacles. Optimum 
sites were in prime use areas of Golden Gate Park and along the Great 
Highway. Because the site chosen had been planned for zoo expansion, 
which raised residents' concerns over esthetics, noise, vibration, and 
odor, the city and county of San Francisco asked CH2M HILL to design 
the pollution control plant under the zoo's future mammal center. The 
plant's roof--and the mammal center--will cover 70 percent of the total 
plant area, and will carry a load of 300 pounds per square foot. This 
makes the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant the Nation's first 
such plant with a zoo on its roof.
  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 both 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, 
waste water and waste management, transportation, and related 
environmental fields. I congratulate CH2M HILL for this important 
award!

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