might well have been considered to be a biologicar desert." Where tKe number of species 

 before construction probably was 25 to 30, since construction, 298 have been recorded, 

 representing all major marine forms of plant and animal Ufe. 



(c) Aesthetics. Owner went to considerable expense to achieve a natural 

 appearance for the structure and met with good success. Oil facilities are a common sight in 

 the area, but Rincon Island has had none of the unfavorable comment as some of the other 

 nearby installations. 



(9) Engineering. 



(a) Design. John A. Blume and Associates, Engineers, 130 Jessie Street, San 

 Francisco, California 94105. 



(b) Wave Prediction. Paul Horrer, San Diego, Cahfornia 92101. 



(c) Revetment Stability. Robert Y. Hudson, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways 

 Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180. 



(10) Construction Contractor (island only). Guy F. Atkinson Company, San 

 Francisco, California 94101. 



(11) Construction Date. Contract awarded August 1956; site work February 1957 to 

 August 1958. 



(12) Construction Cost. Approximately $3,250,000 (for island only). 



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