[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 92 (Friday, June 10, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E879]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING MR. MARK DELLINGER

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 10, 2016

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mark 
Dellinger who will retire after 31 years of public service with Lake 
County in California.
  After growing up in New York and the Midwest, Mr. Dellinger moved 
west to pursue higher education. He earned his Bachelor of Science from 
Northern Arizona University and then earned his Master's Degree in 
Geography from the University of Idaho.
  Mr. Dellinger joined the Lake County Planning Department's Resource 
Management Division as a Geothermal Coordinator in 1984 and joined the 
Special Districts office in 1992 as a Resource Manager. Mr. Dellinger 
joined Calpine in the private sector to manage compliance for 
geothermal power plants in 2001, but returned to Lake County as the 
Administrator of Special Districts in 2002. In this position, he was 
responsible for fiscal, personnel, and project management.
  For his work on the Southeast Geysers Effluent Pipeline Project, or 
``Flush to Flash,'' Mr. Dellinger received the Geothermal Resources 
Council Special Achievement Award in 1997. This project, co-led by Mr. 
Dellinger and Eliot Allen, used treated wastewater to recharge the 
geothermal steam field in Lake County. The Special District Leadership 
Foundation also awarded Mr. Dellinger the Special District 
Administrator Certification in 2011 after he completed a rigorous 
examination demonstrating his expertise in management and governance.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Dellinger dedicated his career to ensuring that the 
residents of Lake County, California had access to high quality public 
services. Therefore, it is fitting and proper that we honor him here 
today and extend our best wishes for an enjoyable retirement and many 
happy memories to come with Carol, his wife, and their sons Jared and 
Quinn.

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