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| The '''Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant,''' also called the '''Oceanside Treatment Plant''', is a ] operated by the ] in ], ], ]. The award-winning facility is noted for its mostly underground construction inside a hollowed-out hill.<ref name=epc>{{cite web |author= |title=Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant – City and County of San Francisco, Department of Public Works |url=https://www.epcconsultants.com/oceanside-water-pollution-control-plant |publisher=EPC Consultants, Inc. |date= 27 December 2007 |accessdate=2017-07-06}}</ref><ref name="sfgate"/> It is between ] and ] in the far-southwest corner of the city, near the ] and the ]. | |||
| The '''George W. Bush Sewage Plant''' is a proposed renaming of a ], ], ] in faux honor of the forty-third president of the United States, ]. By summer 2008, it had received a sustained burst of coverage from local and prominent national and international print and broadcast outlets. | |||
| ==Overview== | |||
| The initiative, spurred by a group of liberal activists, the Presidential Memorial Commission, has collected enough signatures to be placed as a ] in the city. If passed, The Oceanside Wastewater Treatment of San Francisco will be renamed The George W. Bush Sewage Plant. | |||
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| Oceanside is a secondary treatment plant handling about 20% of the city's wastewater from one-third of the city's residents. Its maximum capacity is {{convert|65|e6USgal|m3}} per day, with an average daily dry weather flow of {{convert|17|e6USgal|m3}}. It discharges treated water about {{convert|4.5|mi}} offshore into the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sfwater.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=5801 |title=San Francisco's Wastewater Treatment Facilities |work=San Francisco Public Utilities Commission}}</ref> Construction on the {{US$|200 million}}, {{convert|12|acre|m2|adj=on}} facility began in January 1990 and was completed in June 1994. 70% of the structure is underground, covered with {{convert|6|ft|abbr=on}} of earth and landscaping.<ref name=epc/> | |||
| ⚫ | Organizer Brian McConnell stated the reasons for the ballot proposal and renaming. |
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| ==Renaming proposal== | |||
| ⚫ | :''Fifty years from now in a ] class, students will learn about the ], that other presidents are on ]& |
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| In 2008, a voter group called the ] proposed the facility be renamed the '''George W. Bush Sewage Plant''' in faux honor of the forty-third U.S. president, ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://presidentialmemorial.wordpress.com/ | title=The Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco | year=2008 | publisher= | accessdate=2008-07-17}}</ref> By summer 2008, the effort had received a sustained burst of coverage from local and prominent national and international print and broadcast outlets.<ref>{{cite news | author=Staff writers| url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/san-franciscans-want-to-put-president-bushs-name-in-the-toilet | title=San Franciscans Want to Put President Bush's Name in the Toilet | date=9 May 2008 | work=Fox News | access-date=2008-07-17 }}</ref> The proposal received 11,999 signatures, while only 7,168 were required for the measure. It appeared as Proposition R on the ], to become effective on 20 January 2009.<ref>{{cite news| last=McKinley | first=Jesse | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/washington/25rename.html| title=An Honor That Bush Is Unlikely to Embrace | date=25 June 2008 | work=The New York Times | accessdate=2008-07-17 }}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | Organizer Brian McConnell stated the reasons for the ballot proposal and renaming. | ||
| The right-wing ] attempted to talk down the renaming initiative by quoting a fully lopsided string of operatives from George W. Bush's ], including several of its associated right-wing ]. | |||
| ⚫ | :'' Fifty years from now in a ] class, students will learn about the ], that other presidents are on ] – and George W. Bush got a sewage plant. It will prompt people to ask why, and they can discuss the ], and everything that led to it. People want to forget the bad moments of history, and this is our way of making sure that doesn't happen.''<ref name="sfgate">{{cite news | url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Satire-at-the-ballot-box-to-honor-Bush-3279384.php | title=Satire at the ballot box to 'honor' Bush | date=24 June 2008 | work=San Francisco Chronicle | accessdate=2017-07-06}}</ref> | ||
| The ] itself commented by attempting to ] the initiative and its proponents by questioning their ], and by saying it would not "dignify" the intended renaming with further response. | |||
| In response to a question on the White House reaction to the proposal, ] ] noted that it did not " a response."<ref>{{cite web | author=Office of the Press Secretary | title=Press Briefing by Dana Perino | url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2008/06/20080625-3.html | publisher=The Whitehouse | date=25 June 2008 | accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref> The official argument against Proposition R in the voter handbook had suggested that, given the total amount of the federal debt at the end of the Bush administration, "Maybe it would be more appropriate to name the local bankruptcy court or a consumer credit counseling center after Bush?"<ref>{{cite web | author=Department of Elections | title=Voter Information Pamphlet: Proposition R - Renaming the Oceanside Water Treatment Plant | page=199 | format=.PDF | publisher=City and County of San Francisco | url=https://sfpl4.sfpl.org/pdf/main/gic/elections/November4_2008.pdf | date=November 4, 2008 | accessdate=2017-07-06}}</ref> The proposal failed by a wide margin with 70 percent voting no at the polls.<ref>{{cite web | author=Department of Elections | title=Election Summary: Consolidated Presidential General Election | url=https://sfelections.sfgov.org/election-summary-november-4-2008 | publisher=City and County of San Francisco | date=2 December 2008 | accessdate=2017-07-06}}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| *http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/washington/25rename.html?_r=1&oref=login | |||
| *http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_2346950,00.html | |||
| *http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/24/presidential_memorial_commission_of_san_francisco/ | |||
| *http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/06/san-fran-ballot.html | |||
| *http://cbs5.com/watercooler/sewage.plant.bush.2.753368.html | |||
| *http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354706,00.html | |||
| *MSNBC, ], 25 June 2008. | |||
| *CNN, ], 28 June 2008. | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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| *http://presidentialmemorial.wordpress.com/ - Home Page of the San Francisco Presidential Memorial Commission | |||
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| *http://twitter.com/pmcsf - Twitter page of group driving the renaming | |||
| *http://sfwater.org/detail.cfm/MSC_ID/14/MTO_ID/67/MC_ID/5/C_ID/3231 - Info page about the The Oceanside Wastewater Treatment of San Francisco | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:43, 30 September 2024
The Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant, also called the Oceanside Treatment Plant, is a wastewater treatment plant operated by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission in San Francisco, California, United States. The award-winning facility is noted for its mostly underground construction inside a hollowed-out hill. It is between Ocean Beach and Lake Merced in the far-southwest corner of the city, near the San Francisco Zoo and the California National Guard.
Overview
Oceanside is a secondary treatment plant handling about 20% of the city's wastewater from one-third of the city's residents. Its maximum capacity is 65 million US gallons (250,000 m) per day, with an average daily dry weather flow of 17 million US gallons (64,000 m). It discharges treated water about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) offshore into the Pacific Ocean. Construction on the US$200 million, 12-acre (49,000 m) facility began in January 1990 and was completed in June 1994. 70% of the structure is underground, covered with 6 ft (1.8 m) of earth and landscaping.
Renaming proposal
In 2008, a voter group called the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco proposed the facility be renamed the George W. Bush Sewage Plant in faux honor of the forty-third U.S. president, George W. Bush. By summer 2008, the effort had received a sustained burst of coverage from local and prominent national and international print and broadcast outlets. The proposal received 11,999 signatures, while only 7,168 were required for the measure. It appeared as Proposition R on the November 4, 2008 ballot, to become effective on 20 January 2009.
Organizer Brian McConnell stated the reasons for the ballot proposal and renaming.
- Fifty years from now in a civics class, students will learn about the Lincoln Memorial, that other presidents are on Mount Rushmore – and George W. Bush got a sewage plant. It will prompt people to ask why, and they can discuss the Iraq war, and everything that led to it. People want to forget the bad moments of history, and this is our way of making sure that doesn't happen.
In response to a question on the White House reaction to the proposal, Press Secretary Dana Perino noted that it did not " a response." The official argument against Proposition R in the voter handbook had suggested that, given the total amount of the federal debt at the end of the Bush administration, "Maybe it would be more appropriate to name the local bankruptcy court or a consumer credit counseling center after Bush?" The proposal failed by a wide margin with 70 percent voting no at the polls.
References
- ^ "Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant – City and County of San Francisco, Department of Public Works". EPC Consultants, Inc. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ^ "Satire at the ballot box to 'honor' Bush". San Francisco Chronicle. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- "San Francisco's Wastewater Treatment Facilities". San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
- "The Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco". 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- Staff writers (9 May 2008). "San Franciscans Want to Put President Bush's Name in the Toilet". Fox News. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- McKinley, Jesse (25 June 2008). "An Honor That Bush Is Unlikely to Embrace". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- Office of the Press Secretary (25 June 2008). "Press Briefing by Dana Perino". The Whitehouse. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- Department of Elections (November 4, 2008). "Voter Information Pamphlet: Proposition R - Renaming the Oceanside Water Treatment Plant" (.PDF). City and County of San Francisco. p. 199. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- Department of Elections (2 December 2008). "Election Summary: Consolidated Presidential General Election". City and County of San Francisco. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
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