[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 83 (Monday, May 21, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E696]
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                     CONGRATULATING DR. JEFF SZABO

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                        HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

                                of idaho

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 21, 2018

  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Jeff Szabo 
for winning the 2017 Arthur Flemming Award.
  The Arthur Flemming Award is a great honor and Dr. Szabo has 
demonstrated the innovation and vision to be worthy of such an award.
  He has been instrumental in advancing the Nation's understanding of 
the fate, persistence and transport of contaminants in drinking water 
distribution systems, and in wastewater treatment utilities. Under Dr. 
Szabo's direction the Water Security Test Bed (WSTB) was designed and 
built at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), a first-of-its-kind, 
multimillion dollar field scale water distribution system. It is a 
platform for performing drinking water security experiments in a 
setting that resembles real water pipes in the ground without public 
health risk. Research conducted at the WSTB has proven to be invaluable 
by greatly enhancing the Nation's knowledge of how to decontaminate 
these critical infrastructures, and the water sector's ability to 
respond to a chemical, biological and radiological incident.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Szabo has made an important impact at the Idaho 
National Laboratory, and we celebrate his accomplishments.

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