[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 8, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NORTH SHORE SANITARY DISTRICT

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                       HON. BRADLEY S. SCHNEIDER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 8, 2014

  Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mark the 100th 
anniversary of the North Shore Sanitary District (NSSD), a critically-
important municipal utility that serves the suburban Chicago district I 
represent.
   Chartered in 1914, NSSD has grown into the second largest sanitary 
treatment district in the State of Illinois. The wastewater treatment 
process is critical to the health of our families and our environment. 
The average American produces 100 gallons of wastewater per day, and 
NSSD serves more than 300,000 people.
   NSSD operates three major facilities in the district I represent, 
with 125 miles of sewers and the capacity to deal with more than 60 
million gallons of wastewater each day.
   For 100 years, NSSD has diligently worked to protect our inland 
waterways and Lake Michigan from storm and wastewater runoff. The water 
reclamation process is integral to our modern ecosystems, and NSSD 
conducts this process with unmatched skill, precision and care.
   To more appropriately reflect NSSD's breadth of work and commitment 
to water quality, NSSD will officially change its name to the North 
Shore Water Reclamation District.
   Mr. Speaker, I congratulate NSSD on a century of outstanding service 
to the North Shore, and I look forward to another 100 years of success 
as the North Shore Water Reclamation District.

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