[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 21]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 28990]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        TRIBUTE TO RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 31, 2007

  Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Randolph 
Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas for its innovation in water 
conservation. Roger Kiker, a civil engineer at the base, and his staff 
have saved taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars with their water 
conservation efforts. Their ingenuity in implementing an automatic 
meter reading (AMR) system and other infrastructure improvements have 
relieved some drought concerns in the San Antonio area, which relies 
solely on the Edwards Aquifer for water.
  Mr. Kiker and the Randolph Air Force Base have proven to be leaders 
in water conservation and environmental protection. Randolph Air Force 
Base has reduced its water consumption by 6.1 percent and saved over 
117,000,000 gallons of water this year by reusing water, planting 
drought tolerant landscaping, and fixing leaky meter infrastructure.
  This week, Mr. Kiker and Randolph Air Force Base will receive a 2007 
Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management for 
water conservation. I commend them for their success in this project 
and hope others will follow suit in preserving our precious natural 
resources.

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