[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 29 (Tuesday, March 9, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E335]
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                   PAYING TRIBUTE TO FRANK DICAMILLO

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 9, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
congratulate Frank Dicamillo on his recent retirement as chief operator 
of the wastewater treatment plant for the City of Delta, Colorado. For 
over forty years, Frank helped Delta's sewage and water systems become 
more ecological and efficient. His service to the community is 
certainly commendable.
  Frank began his career with the City of Delta in 1960, when all the 
city's wastewater was discharged, untreated into the Uncompahgre River. 
After serving in the Army from 1963 to 1966, he returned home to find 
the city building wastewater treatment lagoons. He became responsible 
for overseeing these lagoons, and in 1968 when the water treatment 
plant was built, overseeing that as well. One of the most memorable 
moments in Frank's career came in 1977 when he and his co-workers came 
to national attention for their success in preventing a water shortage. 
They solved the problem brought about by a lack of snowfall the 
previous winter by diverting water from a canal to the water plant. 
When the new wastewater treatment plant opened in 1985, Frank eagerly 
accepted the challenge the more complex plant presented and was named 
Chief Plant Operator.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to bring the service of Frank Dicamillo to 
the attention of this body of Congress and this nation, and to 
congratulate him on an outstanding career. I would like to wish Mr. 
Dicamillo the best in his retirement. I sincerely thank him for his 
service.

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