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IN THE MATTER OF RECOGNIZING RESOLUTION NO. 2005/580
THE 5VH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
DELTA DIABLO SANITATION'
DISTRICT, SEPTEMBER 14, 2005
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Sanitation District No, 7-A was established in 1955 to protect the
health of residents of Shore Acres,Nichols, Camino, Home Acres, Rivercrest,Bella Vista and
wastewater treatment for the Naval Weapons Station and the water quality of the Delta;and
WHEREAS,from 1955 through 1976 the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors:'served as District 7-A's
Board of Directors and in 1955 those members were: Ivan T. Goyak,H. L. Cummings, Ray S. Taylor,
W. G.Buchanan and J. Frederickson. In 1976,at the proposal of the Local Agency Formation
Commission(LAFCO), the Cities of Pittsb g and:.Aridoch-were annexed into Sanitation District 7-A,
thus consolidating the three ep tate systenisand since ili0 time the unincorporated areas have been
represented on the Boar-"b "the Supex?isor;�fros the 5`4 Dstrtcti end
WHEREAS, in 1977 voters authorized issuance of`$9,200,060 sewer"revenue•bonds<by an overwhelming
84.6% of the,,*ote,and in 1979 construction began on the Industrial Shore:Acres Water Pollution
Control Facility at a site on.the Boundary between the cities of Pittsburg and Antioch;and
WHEREAS,' since the opening of the new subregional treatment4facilittes in 1952, and,beginning with the
San Fi' ncisco Bay Section of the California Water Pollution Cx n,rol Association's;Plant of the Year
award in 1984,and 1-nost recently with the 2004 Gold Peak`Perfori' gp-,Atvard fr6. the National
Association of Clean Water Agencies,the District consisteglkh Peff 1% a,.rnanA r which garnered
it awards and honors from water quality associations and.""ted 8t �xfvlrontental Protection
Agency;and
WHEREAS,;,, in 11149 County Satxttation District No. 7-A Chang 4*3 natrle to DEL,
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SAN-IT TION DISTRICT and°has proactively developed succ68-sf61`06mrnu ity p tnerships,
industries,.agencies anl.organizations in many,are;mineluc ing recye`l0,Vatef I h; , usel old hazardous
waste.collection,worker safety training and student:, deeatiny ancl,``,"
WHEREAS, in X004 the'.District vias naxed a BayArea Crteezl Buslnes 1 .recogriitiol7 of its pollution
prevention practices;"and"
WHEREAS, now in:its.50s'year, the District continues at thik6 iefrtstit of public service and environmental
protection and serves as a leader in regional water quality;efforts;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RES!CLVED;that the Board;�f Superts`ors of Contra Costa County,
California does hereby extends:deep appreciation to`°Det .Diablo Sanitation District for 50 years of
protecting the public health and'for its'contrtitioris to the environment and water quality of East
Contra Costa County and the San Francisco Bay Delta.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this 13`'' day of September, 2005.
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GA 1. B-ITIL MA
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Chair ,r
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District II'Supervisor
JOHN GIOIA _._..�AkRy-NPIEPHO
District I Supervisor District III Supe
V MARKDeSAULNIER FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V'Supervisor
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken
and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors'on the date
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ATTESTED: September 13,2005
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J01-IN SWEETEN', Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County
C} AdministratorBy Deputy
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Introduced by Supen)i ror Glover,Di rtrza V