San Diego Water Pollution Laboratory, 1961-1968
Scope and Contents
Corresp., agency reports, news clippings. Examples are: Copy of letter from Paul Tsompanas (Adm. Asst. to Wilson) to William T. Brown (Pres., Water Pollution Control, Inc.) (9/26/68) re/ “It appears that final selections in this competition will be made within a few weeks;” stapled packet of corresp.(May-Sept. 1968) from David G. Stephan (Federal Water Pollution Control Adm., Dept. of Interior), Congressman Wilson, William T. Brown (Water Pollution Control, Inc.), office “Memos For File,” and copy of Water Pollution Control, Inc.’s “Technical Proposal For The Development of a Recovery System for Oil Spills....;” stapled copy of corresp. from W.R. McLane & Congressman Wilson’s reply (7/68) re/ constituent complaint about lack of federal action addressing water pollution & Wilson’s comment that he believes “that some of the Federal programs can be improved by offering tax incentives to industrial firms;” stapled copy of corresp. from constituent, Wilson’s response & news clipping from the Los Angeles Times (12/3/67) re/ “Oil Pollution on Southland’s Coast Gets Worse---Steadily;” stapled packet of corresp. (Mar.-Aug. 1967) from Congressman Wilson, Assemblyman Carley V. Porter, Governor Ronald Reagan & Harry R. Wellman (Acting Pres., Univ. Calif.) & copies of “Assembly Joint Resolution No. 24” (1967 Regular Sess.) & New Horizons in California Development...A report from the Assembly Interim Committee on Water, December,1966; copy of corresp. from R.L. McElheny (Dir. of Client Services, Copley Int. Corp.), Paul Tsompanas’s reply (7/67) re/ Copley Int. Corp. receiving a $49,700 contract from the U.S. Dept. of Interior “to carry out its proposed study for developing coastal marine resources;” stapled copy of corresp. from Congressman Wilson & Paul W. Reed (Chief, Const. Grants Program, Dept. of Interior) (8/66) re/ a const. grant (WPC #285) of $738,690 to the Santee County Water Dist.; stapled packet of corresp. from Harry A. Faber (Chief, Research & Training Grant Program, Dept. of Interior) & Congressman Wilson (Mar.-May 1966) re/ S.D.’s application for a “Demonstration Grant, WPD 135-01, ‘Sewage Odor Control by Liquid Gas Extraction;’” stapled packet of corresp. from Assemblyman Carley V. Porter & Frank L. Kidner (Univ. Dean, UC) (5/66) re/ “Federal Water Pollution Research Facility in California;” copy of letter from Robert F. Hale (Operations Manager, S.D. Chamber of Commerce) to Charles L. Schultze (Dir., Bureau of the Budget) (4/15/66) re/ marketing S.D. as an ideal location for the Water Quality Research Laboratory; copy of corresp. from Robert C. Ayers (Ex. Sec., Fed. Water Pollution Control Adm.) (3/29/66) & brochure re/ a “Public Meeting of the President’s Water Pollution Control Advisory Board to be held in San Diego, California on Friday, April 22, 1966;” corresp. from Keith S. Krause (Chief, Tech. Ser. Program, F.W.P.C.A.), Joseph N. Barry & Congressman Wilson’s replies (Mar.-Feb. 1966) re/ Mr. Barry’s interest, as a microbiologist, in employment with the proposed Federal Water Pollution Study; stapled copy of corresp. from Keith S. Krause, Congressman Wilson & Eleanor G. Sheridan (Feb.-Mar. 1966) re/ employment with the Fed. Water Pollution Adm.’s Study of S.D.’s Bay; stapled packet of corresp. from Edgar M. Gillenwaters (Adm. Asst., Wilson), Robert F. Hale (S.D. Chamber of Commerce), James M. Quigley (Asst. Sec., HEW), Dennis A. O’Leary (Ex.Officer, S.D. Regional Water Quality Control Bd.) & Douglas D. McElfresh (Chairman, S.D. Bd. of Port Commissioners) (Aug. 1965-Mar. 1966) & copy of Irving M. Terzich, “San Diego Bay, California A Review of Beneficial Uses Waste Disposal Practices Water Quality,” June, 1965; stapled copy of corresp. from Congressman Wilson & Paul W. Reed (Const. Grants Program, F.W.P.C.A) (2/66) re/ const. grant of $70,500 to the Lakeside Sanitation Dist.; copies of corresp. from Congressman Robert E. Jones, office note from Ed & RAdm. P. Corradi (Bureau of Yards & Docks) (Oct.-Nov. 1965) re/ “correcting the waste treatment and disposal facilities at 31 Naval installations;” stapled packet of corresp. from Congressman Wilson, James M. Quigley (Asst. Sec., HEW) & James M. Gillean (Pres., S.D. Chamber of Commerce) (Dec.1965-Jan.1966) re/ promoting S.D. as the ideal location for “a Water Pollution Control Field Laboratory and Research Facility;” stapled copies of corresp. from Congressmen Wilson & Charles A. Buckley (Committee on Public Works) & Mr. R.S. Thomas (July-Sept. 1963) re/ Mr. Thomas’ concern with “our ‘wilderness’ ...being invaded by bulldozers, tractors, and men;” stapled copy of corresp. from Congressman Wilson & Robert C. Ayers (Ex.Sec. HEW) (Aug. & Sept. 1963) re/ “a public meeting of the President’s Water Pollution Control Advisory Board” in Los Angeles & Wilson’s request to have Mr. Jean Vincenz of El Cajon attend the meeting for him; copy of Professor Joel F. Gustafson, “Second Thoughts on Prosposed Federal Water Pollution Control Legislation,” May 29, 1963; copy of S.D. County Resolution No. 53 (6/4/63) re/ the Bd. of Supervisors “reaffirms it s policy to support the establishment of a water pollution control and water quality managment ressearch center in the San Diego area;” copy of corresp. from S.D. Mayor Charles C. Dail (3/15/63) re/ promoting S.D. as an ideal location for the water pollution control laboratory; stapled copies of letters from G.E. McCullum (Asst. Surgeon General, HEW) & Congressman Wilson (Feb. & Mar. 1963) re/ promoting S.D. as an ideal location for research facilities & manufacturing firms & copy of news clipping (The San Diego Union, 2/6/63), “S.D. May Get Federal Water Pollution Lab;” photocopy of Clark Kerr (Pres., UC) to Gov. Edmund Brown (2/28/63) re/ the interest of the Univ. of Calif. in locating “one of the Regional Federal Water Pollution Research Facilities near a campus of the University and to seek the assistance of your office in accomplishing this objective;” copies of office notes & letter from Leon W. Parma (Adm. Asst., Wilson) (July & Sept. 1961) re/ Blatnik Bill & other discussions of water pollution control efforts by the Federal government & S.D. interest in a research facility; copy of S.D. County Bd. of Supervisors Resolution No. 49 (10/24/61) urging the establishment of the “proposed water pollution control field laboratory and research facility in the San Diego area;” small, stapled packet of corresp. from Congressman Wilson & Reuben H. Fleet (Chairman, City of S.D. Water Reclamation Commission) (10/61) re/ communi-cation to Sec. Ribicoff (HEW) promoting S.D. as the ideal location for the federal laboratory and research facility; copy of letter from Julius von Nostitz (Pres., Assoc. Sportsmen of Calif.) (10/17/61) re/ urging establishment of the “Pollution Research Facility in California...at the University of California in Berkeley, where facilities and trained personnel are already available for such a project;” corresp. from Dennis A. O’Leary (Ex. Officer, S.D. Regional Water Pollution Control Bd.) & Congressman Wilson’s response 910/61) re/ “establishing a Water Pollution Field Laboratory...in San Diego.”
Dates
- created: 1961-1968
Creator
- From the Collection: Wilson, Robert (Wilson, Robert Carlton) (1916-) (Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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