UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM 10-K


(Mark One) 
[X] ANNUAL REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]

    For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934

                         Commission file number 0-16225
                                      EMCON
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

          California                                            94-1738964
(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation of organization)                               Identification No.

 400 South El Camino Real
      Suite 1200
 San Mateo, California                                             94402
(Address, of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (415) 375-1522

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
                                                          Name of each exchange
    Title of each class                                     on which registered
    -------------------                                   ---------------------
          None                                                    None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                  Common Stock
                                (Title of Class)

     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
Registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ____

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     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive  proxy or information  statement
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [X]

     The aggregate  market value of the voting stock of the  Registrant  held by
non-affiliates of the Registrant, based on the closing price of the Registrant's
Common  Stock as quoted  by the  National  Association  of  Securities  Dealers'
Automated  Quotation  System on February 29, 1996,  was  $31,449,818.  Shares of
Common Stock held by each officer and director and by each person who owns 5% or
more of the outstanding Common Stock have been excluded in that such persons may
be  deemed to be  affiliates.  This  determination  of  affiliate  status is not
necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

     The number of shares of the  Registrant's  Common Stock  outstanding  as of
February 29, 1996, was 8,480,158.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

     Parts of the  Registrant's  definitive proxy statement to be filed with the
Commission within 120 days of the end of Registrant's fiscal year ended December
31, 1995 are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K.

     The Index to  Exhibits  appears on pages 39 of this  Report.  This  Report,
including all exhibits and attachments, contains 58 pages.


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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I                                                                     PAGE
                                                                          -----
    Item  1:    Business..................................................    4

    Item  2:    Properties.................................................  10

    Item  3:    Legal Proceedings..........................................  11

    Item  4:    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders........  11

PART II
    Item  5:    Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related 
                 Stockholder Matters.......................................  12

    Item  6:    Selected FinancialData.....................................  13

    Item  7:    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
                 Condition and Results of Operations.......................  13

    Item  8:    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data................  18

    Item  9:    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on 
                 Accounting and Financial Disclosure.......................  35

PART III
    Item 10:    Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.........  35
  
    Item 11:    Executive Compensation.....................................  35

    Item 12:    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
                 Management................................................  35

    Item 13:    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.............  35
           
PART IV
    Item 14:    Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports
                 on Form 8-K...............................................  36

                Signatures.................................................  37


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                                     PART I

ITEM 1.   BUSINESS

       EMCON  (referred  to  herein  as  "EMCON"  and  the  "Company")  provides
comprehensive environmental engineering,  construction,  and consulting services
to a variety of public and private clients.  EMCON is a leader in the design and
remediation  of  solid  and  hazardous  waste  transfer,  storage  and  disposal
facilities, having participated in the design and remediation of several hundred
such facilities in the United States, as well as Argentina,  Canada,  Hong Kong,
Mexico,  Peru and  Venezuela.  EMCON's  waste  facility  services  include  site
selection and evaluation,  facility  design,  development of  preprocessing  and
operating  plans,  assistance in regulatory  compliance  and  permitting,  final
closure,  and end-use planning and design.  The Company's  services also include
the  development  of  programs  dealing  with   environmental   assessments  and
remediation  of  contaminated  sites,  as well as  services  related  to applied
sciences such as fuel spill damage assessment,  marine  fate-and-effect  studies
and  natural   resource   damage   assessment.   The  Company  also  operates  a
full-service,  integrated network of analytical laboratories in Alaska, Arizona,
California,  Florida and Washington.  The Company's  professional staff includes
chemical,  civil,   geotechnical,   mechanical,   electrical  and  environmental
engineers; marine and terrestrial biologists;  oceanographers; plant ecologists;
chemists;   geologists;   hydrogeologists;   hydrologists   and   toxicologists.
References  to the  Company  and  EMCON in this  report  include  the  Company's
wholly-owned subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

       On February 29, 1996, EMCON acquired all the outstanding capital stock of
Organic  Waste  Technologies,  Inc.  ("OWT"),  a  Cleveland-based  construction,
equipment and operations and maintenance  company with significant  expertise in
solid waste  management.  The Company purchased OWT for $13,754,351 in cash plus
the issuance of  convertible  notes held by certain senior OWT management in the
principal  amount of  $1,824,649.  The notes bear interest at the rate of 8% per
annum with all principal due and payable in full on March 1, 2001. The notes may
be  converted  into  shares of OWT  common  stock  upon an  underwritten  public
offering of OWT's  common  stock in an amount in excess of  $10,000,000.  In the
event the notes  have not been  converted  into OWT shares  they may  instead be
converted  into shares of EMCON  common  stock for a period of ninety days after
November 30, 2000, at a conversion price of $6.50 per share.

       In conjunction  with the  acquisition of OWT, the Company  entered into a
$20,000,000   secured  credit  agreement  with  its  existing  commercial  bank,
replacing  its  previous  $10,000,000  unsecured  line of credit.  Under the new
agreement,  the  Company  borrowed  $10,000,000  on a term  loan  basis  with an
interest  rate not to exceed the prime rate.  Principal is to be amortized  over
seven  years,  but with any unpaid  amount  finally  due and payable on June 30,
2001.  The remaining  $10,000,000  under the credit  agreement is available on a
line of credit basis for working  capital  purposes (with up to $5,000,000  also
being available for non-working capital purposes).


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                                    SERVICES

                             WASTE FACILITY SERVICES

       The Company  offers a full range of services  to  operators  of solid and
hazardous waste transfer,  storage, recycling, and disposal facilities, from the
design of the facility to post-closure,  operations and maintenance, and end-use
planning.  Customers  may utilize  the full range or a portion of the  Company's
services.

       Through its extensive experience in disposal site design, the Company has
developed expertise in three critical areas of waste disposal technology - liner
systems,  leachate  treatment,  and gas  control/recovery  systems.  To  protect
surrounding soil and water, natural and synthetic liners are used to collect and
contain   potentially   hazardous   liquids   percolating   through   the  waste
("leachate").  Leachate is then collected on the surface of the liner, withdrawn
from the landfill  and treated  using  physical,  chemical,  evaporative  and/or
biological methods. Gas control and recovery systems,  which may be installed on
active or closed  landfills,  are used to control the  methane  gas  produced by
decomposing organic refuse.  Where economical,  recovery systems are designed to
extract  methane  to  generate  heat  and/or  electricity,  or in some  cases to
evaporate leachate,  using the Company's patented processes.  Federal regulation
now requires that all new land disposal  facilities  utilize  liners and methane
control  systems,  and that  these  systems  be  required  to meet  increasingly
stringent design standards.

       EMCON's  services  to its  clients  often  begin with the  evaluation  of
potential   disposal   facility  sites.   The  Company's   hydrogeological   and
geotechnical staff evaluate soils,  groundwater occurrence and quality,  seismic
stability  and  potential  flooding  at  possible  locations,  while other EMCON
professionals analyze operational considerations, such as proximity of a site to
water sources,  visibility to the public and estimated operating expenses.  Once
desirable  sites are  identified,  the Company  assists in obtaining  regulatory
approvals  by drafting  environmental  impact  reports and permit  applications,
appearing at hearings and negotiating with government agencies.

       EMCON performs  detailed  cost/benefit  analyses of design  alternatives,
using, if possible, natural features of the site to reduce cost. EMCON engineers
design the solid or hazardous waste disposal facility,  considering such factors
as the volume and types of material  to be  disposed  at the site,  land use and
public policy, physical characteristics of the site and regulatory requirements.
EMCON  identifies the type of natural or synthetic  liners which are appropriate
or required  for the site and  designs  the  monitoring  systems,  landfill  gas
control  systems and leachate  recovery  and  treatment  systems.  EMCON is also
actively  involved  in the  design  of waste  transfer  stations  and  materials
recovery facilities.

       Throughout the  construction  process,  EMCON  performs  services such as
preparing detailed  construction  documents,  assisting in contractor selection,
scheduling  and monitoring  work in progress,  performing  construction  quality
assurance review,  review of contractor  requests for payment and assisting with
regulatory  compliance  and  permitting.  EMCON also  trains  disposal  facility
personnel,   performs  environmental   monitoring  services,  and  designs  site
maintenance programs and operating plans.


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       EMCON continues to provide on-going services while a disposal facility is
being operated. Modification to access roads, soil cover, fill sequences, liners
and monitoring  devices may be required because contours of a disposal  facility
change as  additional  waste is  deposited.  EMCON also  monitors  statutory and
regulatory  developments,  and assists operators in implementing required design
or  operating  changes  and  preparing   additional   permit   applications  and
environmental reports.

       Disposal sites,  once considered  marginal lands following  closure,  are
increasingly  being put to  recreational,  commercial and industrial uses. EMCON
designs closure and post-closure  plans to minimize the risk of contamination to
the surrounding environment and to optimize end-use of the site.

                       ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION SERVICES

       EMCON's    environmental    expertise    incorporates    analytical   and
risk-assessment   capabilities   enabling  remediation   specialists  to  design
site-specific solutions to environmental  compliance and contamination problems.
The Company is often  called upon to design and monitor  remediation  plans when
corrective  action is required at solid or hazardous  waste  storage or disposal
facilities,  industrial  plant sites and  facilities  with  underground  storage
tanks.  Problems  which may require  remediation  include  leaching of hazardous
chemicals or wastes into groundwater,  ground  instability or erosion,  flooding
and  migration of landfill  gas.  Work  generally  entails site  reconnaissance,
drilling  exploratory  borings,  soil and groundwater  sampling,  and laboratory
testing  as  part  of  the  assessment  program.  Using  data  collected  in the
assessment  phase of a project,  EMCON then defines the nature and extent of the
problem, develops a remediation program and monitors its implementation.

       The Company  generally  approaches  such projects by consulting  with the
client on the nature and scope of the problem.  Historical information about the
site,  if  available,  is reviewed  to  determine  the most  likely  sources and
locations of contamination. Information about the local geology and hydrogeology
is also reviewed to determine potential migration pathways. A detailed work plan
is then prepared that describes the field investigation program to be conducted,
including  the number and location of samples to be  collected  and the specific
chemical  analyses to be performed.  Trained Company  personnel then conduct the
field investigation program, which may include drilling soil borings, installing
groundwater  monitoring  wells,  and  collecting  samples of soil,  groundwater,
surface water and/or industrial discharges.

       Following  laboratory  analysis of the  various  samples  collected,  the
results are  evaluated by Company  engineers  and  scientists  to determine  the
nature and extent of contamination  at the site.  Depending on the complexity of
the site, this may require more than one round of sampling.  Site cleanup levels
are then determined based on the media that have been impacted, the contaminants
of concern, the intended use of the property, and state and federal regulations.
In  consultation  with the client,  various  remediation  alternatives  are then
identified  and evaluated for  implementability,  effectiveness,  permanence and
cost. Remedial  alternatives at a site may include the excavation and removal of
the sources of contamination and contaminated soil, the removal and treatment of
groundwater using physical and chemical treatment  systems,  or the installation
of surface  caps and vertical  hydraulic  barriers.  EMCON also applies  in-situ
technologies,  such as vapor  extraction or  bioremediation  as appropriate,  to
remediate  contaminated  soils and  ground-water  as a means to reduce  cost and
minimize   disturbance.   To  assure  continued   compliance  during  and  after
remediation,  EMCON  designs  and  provides  operations  and  maintenance  (O&M)
programs for affected facilities.

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       EMCON also offers responsive assistance to the regulated community in the
areas of air quality  regulatory  compliance  through  provision  of air quality
assessment and engineering services. Company personnel have direct experience in
air  quality  permitting  under  the New  Source  Review  (NSR),  Prevention  of
Significant  Deterioration  (PSD) and added requirements under the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990,  preparing emission  inventories (for criteria and toxic air
pollutants),   performing  risk  assessment  to  evaluate  potential  human  and
ecological risk, evaluating emission control technologies (BACT/RACT/LAER/MACT),
dispersion  modeling,  ambient  air  quality  and  meteorological  measurements,
pollution prevention and waste minimization,  indoor air, litigation support and
expert  testimony,  and compliance  audits.  EMCON's air quality staff are fully
integrated  with  staff in  other  environmental  disciplines  to  provide  cost
effective  evaluations  and  compliance  solutions to  situations  which involve
multiple media contamination.

                       CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION SERVICES

       During 1995, the Company formed a new operating division, EOC Corporation
("EOC"), to pursue construction, field services, operations and maintenance, and
technology  development.  EOC  combined,  under common  management,  many of the
nontraditional services that had been performed in various places throughout the
Company.  Targeted markets include  construction,  operations and maintenance of
solid  and  hazardous  waste,   disposal  and  transfer  facilities,   including
construction of landfill cells,  landfill remediation and collection systems and
the capping,  closure, and long term operation and maintenance of old landfills.
EOC is complimented by ET Environmental Corporation ("ET), a 50/50 joint venture
between EMCON and The Turner Construction Company ("Turner"). ET's charter is to
provide  environmental,  remedial and construction services on a national basis,
utilizing the regional resources of EMCON and Turner. Target markets include the
design and construction of environmental facilities such as solid waste transfer
stations,  recycling facilities, and materials recovery facilities; the planning
and  implementation of facility/plant  decommissioning;  remediation of soil and
groundwater contamination; and lead-based paint and asbestos abatement.

                            APPLIED SCIENCE SERVICES

       EMCON employs  specially  trained staff in the following  disciplines  to
provide   applied  science   expertise  to  projects:   marine  and  terrestrial
biologists,  plant  ecologists,  geologists  and  hydrogeologists,  as  well  as
regulatory  specialists.  Typical  projects  performed by these  highly  skilled
individuals   include  oil  spill   damage   assessments   incorporating   field
investigations of surface and submarine oil distribution; marine fate-and-effect
studies;  monitoring cleanup  effectiveness and impacts;  and fishery studies to
determine the level of contamination of commercially  caught fish and shellfish.
In  addition,  EMCON  provides  OSHA  required  environmental  health and safety
training to its clients and other EMCON subsidiaries.  The Company also provides
services related to clean-up  decisions and legal  settlements under Superfund's
Natural Resource Damage Assessment ("NRDA") provisions.

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                         ANALYTICAL LABORATORY SERVICES

       Columbia  Analytical   Services,   Inc.  (CAS)  is  EMCON's  wholly-owned
laboratory subsidiary, providing a broad spectrum of analytical services for its
clients in industry  and  government.  Industrial  accounts  include  aerospace,
defense,  electronics,  petroleum,  pulp and paper,  and waste disposal.  CAS is
comprised  of a  network  of  analytical  laboratories  headquartered  in Kelso,
Washington,  with branches in Anchorage,  Alaska; Phoenix,  Arizona; Canoga Park
and San Jose, California;  Jacksonville,  Florida; and Bothell,  Washington. CAS
also operates a number of mobile laboratories.  With a highly qualified staff, a
rigorous quality assurance  program,  and  state-of-the-art  analytical  testing
equipment,  CAS implements a rigorous quality assurance program,  which with its
state-of-the-art  equipment,  permits  the  provision  of timely  cost-effective
services  tailored to the individual needs of its clients.  Approximately 25% of
CAS revenues are internally generated from within EMCON's consulting operations.

       In  addition to  participation  in the US EPA Water  Pollution  and Water
Supply programs,  CAS performs work for the Department of Defense under programs
sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S.  Navy.  CAS currently
holds  or  has  pending  certifications/accreditations  in a  number  of  states
including Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Massachusetts,  New York,
Oregon,  Utah  and  Washington.   Other  accreditations   include  the  American
Association  of  Laboratory  Accreditations  (A2LA) and the American  Industrial
Hygiene Associations (AIHA).

                              CLIENTS AND MARKETING

       EMCON's principal clients are industrial  concerns,  predominantly in the
waste  disposal,   petroleum,   wood  products,   chemicals  and   manufacturing
industries.  The Company also  provides  services to  utilities,  non-regulatory
government entities, and financial  institutions.  No single client accounts for
10% or more of the Company's  net revenue.  The Company often enters into master
contracts with major  clients,  which set forth the general terms and conditions
under which EMCON will perform services and which facilitate repeated use of the
Company's services.

       The  Company  receives  most of its  revenue  from  repeat  and  referral
business.  Accordingly,  EMCON  focuses  significant  efforts on providing  high
quality services in a timely manner and developing long-term  relationships with
its clients.  EMCON assigns an  experienced  project  manager to each project to
coordinate  work  undertaken  by  the  numerous   professionals  from  different
disciplines within the Company. This approach reduces the time and cost required
to  complete  a  project  and  relieves  the  client  of the  responsibility  of
coordinating  the  efforts  of  independent  consultants.  Because  the  Company
provides a broad range of services, work performed for a client in one technical
area often leads to work in other technical areas.

       In the last several years, an increasing  amount of work has been done on
a competitive bid basis in response to client  requests for proposals.  This has
required the dedication of significantly  greater  resources to proposal writing
and  general  business  development,  and the  implementation  of a more  formal
marketing program to share leads and coordinate resources nationwide.







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       To further  promote its  services,  the  Company  takes an active role in
industry  trade  associations  to enhance its national  reputation for technical
expertise.  Similarly, EMCON provides services to a wide variety of local, state
and federal government agencies and contractors. Participation in such contracts
allows EMCON to remain on the leading edge of new technological developments and
to publicize its expertise.

                                   REGULATION

       Public concern over health,  safety and  preservation  of the environment
has  resulted  in the  enactment  of an  increasing  number  and wider  range of
environmental  laws and  regulations by local,  State and Federal  lawmakers and
agencies.  These  laws and the  implementing  regulations  affect  nearly  every
industry,  as well as the  agencies  of  federal,  state and  local  governments
charged with their  enforcement.  Recently,  the level of enforcement  has waned
given governmental  budgeting constraints and a number of environmental laws set
for renewal have been allowed to lapse. Nonetheless,  those laws and regulations
still in force will  continue  to  stimulate  demand  for the kinds of  services
offered by EMCON.  They also subject the Company to stringent  regulation in the
conduct of its operations.

                        POTENTIAL LIABILITY AND INSURANCE

       The Company's work involves advising clients on the handling, storage and
disposal of  hazardous  materials,  toxic  wastes and other  pollutants  and the
remediation  of existing  contamination.  The Company  therefore is exposed to a
significant risk of professional liability for environmental damage and personal
injury.

       EMCON maintains health and safety and quality  assurance/quality  control
programs  to reduce the risk of  potential  damage to persons and  property  and
associated   potential  liability.   In  addition,   EMCON  currently  maintains
professional  liability  insurance  (covering  damages  resulting from negligent
acts,  errors,  mistakes  or  omissions  in  rendering  or failing to render its
professional  services)  as  well  as  commercial  general  liability  insurance
(covering bodily injury and property damage).

       EMCON  endeavors  contractually  to limit its potential  liability to the
amount and terms of its insurance policies, and to be indemnified by its clients
from potential  liability to third parties.  However,  the Company is not always
able to obtain  such  limitations  on  liability  or  indemnification,  and such
provisions,   when  obtained,  may  not  adequately  shelter  the  Company  from
liability.   Consequently,   a  partially  or  completely  uninsured  claim,  if
successful and of sufficient magnitude,  could have a material adverse effect on
the Company and its financial condition and results of operations.

       Although  the  liabilities  arising  out of  environmental  laws are more
directly  applicable to the Company's  clients,  such laws could,  under certain
factual circumstances, apply to some of the activities pursued by the Company in
the course of business,  including failure to properly design a cleanup, removal
or remedial  action plan or failure to achieve  required  cleanup  standards  in
compliance  with  such laws and  standards.  Such  liabilities  can be joint and
several where other parties are involved. Because much of the Company's business
is  generated  either  directly or  indirectly  as a result of federal and state
governmental   programs  and  regulations,   changes  in  governmental  policies
affecting such programs, or regulations or administrative  actions affecting the
funding or sponsorship of such programs, could have a material adverse effect on
the Company's business. See Item 3 - Legal Proceedings.


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                                   COMPETITION

       EMCON  competes  directly  with a wide  variety  of  national  and  local
consulting,  laboratory and construction  companies which offer services similar
to those provided by the Company.  However,  many of these  competitors are only
engaged in certain  segments of the  industry and do not provide the broad range
of environmental  engineering  consulting,  laboratory and construction services
provided by the  Company.  In addition,  the Company  competes  indirectly  with
remediation  companies  which offer  environmental  consulting  and  engineering
services, as well as transportation,  storage or disposal capabilities generally
not  provided by EMCON.  The Company  believes  that the  principal  competitive
factors  in its  industry  are  reputation,  technical  proficiency,  management
experience and breadth of services  offered.  In addition,  the recent trend has
been towards  greater  competition on the basis of price,  with a  corresponding
pressure on margins.  The industry has also experienced a significant  amount of
consolidation  activity.  Management anticipates that these trends will continue
for the foreseeable future.

                                    EMPLOYEES

       As of December  31,  1995,  the  Company had a total of 1,136  employees,
including:  735 professionals;  191 technical personnel;  and 210 administrative
and support  personnel.  The Company's  professional  staff  includes  chemical,
civil, geotechnical,  mechanical, electrical and environmental engineers; marine
and  terrestrial  biologists;   oceanographers;   plant  ecologists;   chemists;
geologists;  hydrogeologists;  hydrologists  and  toxicologists.  The  Company's
ability  to  attract  and  retain  qualified  engineers,  scientists  and  other
professionals is an important factor in determining its future success.  EMCON's
employees have never been  represented by a union,  and the Company believes its
relations with its employees are excellent.

                                     BACKLOG

       The Company  estimates  that at December 31, 1995,  the backlog of future
net revenue from  contracts in existence  and orders  believed to be firm was in
excess of $55 million,  all of which is expected to be received  within the next
twelve months,  compared to $50 million at December 31, 1994. However, there can
be no assurance that this work will not be postponed or canceled. Furthermore, a
substantial portion of the Company's work is performed pursuant to agreements by
which the Company is compensated for time and expenses  devoted to projects with
indefinite  lives.  It is  difficult  to estimate the final dollar value of such
contracts to the Company.

ITEM 2.   PROPERTIES

       The  Company's  corporate  office,  located  in  San  Mateo,  California,
occupies  approximately  5,820 square feet and is leased  through July 31, 1996.
The Company's  accounting center,  located in Sacramento,  California,  occupies
approximately  4,000 square feet and is leased  through  December 31, 1997.  The
Company also leases approximately 45,000 square feet of office space, analytical
laboratories  and  warehouse  space in San Jose,  California.  The  premises are
leased through  December 31, 2002,  from an unrelated  third party that acquired
the property  during  1995,  from the Archer  Business  Complex  Partnership,  a
California general partnership (the "ABC Partnership").  The ABC partnership was
comprised of eighteen current and former employees and directors of the Company.
In 1995, prior to the sale of the property, the Company paid the ABC Partnership
$410,000  in rent and paid  $54,000  in  taxes  and  other  expenses  for  these
premises.

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       The Company also leases 9,500 square feet of office and  warehouse  space
in Kelso,  Washington.  The premises are leased through November,  1996 from the
Royal  Partnership,  a  Washington  general  partnership  comprised  of thirteen
employees  and former  employees  of the Company (the "Royal  Partnership").  In
1995, the Company paid the Royal Partnership $63,000 in rent and paid $12,000 in
taxes and other expenses for these premises.

       The Company,  through its subsidiary Columbia Analytical Services,  Inc.,
owns a 25,000 square-foot building in Kelso,  Washington.  The facility includes
office and warehouse space and currently houses the CAS corporate operations.

       As a result of the acquisition of Wehran,  the Company  acquired a 70,000
square-foot  building in Tuxedo, New York. The facility includes  laboratory and
warehouse space. The Company sold this facility in 1995 at a price approximating
book value.

       The Company leases office,  warehouse and laboratory  space in a total of
50 facilities  located in Alaska,  Arizona,  California,  Connecticut,  Florida,
Georgia,  Illinois,  Iowa,  Massachusetts,  Michigan,  Nevada,  New York,  Ohio,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Washington under
leases expiring at various times through  December 2002. These facilities have a
combined area of approximately 430,000 square feet.

ITEM 3.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

       As a professional services firm engaged in environmental-related matters,
the Company  encounters  potential  liability,  including claims for significant
environmental damage, in the normal course of business.  The Company is party to
lawsuits and is aware of potential  exposure  related to certain claims,  but in
the  opinion of  management  the  resolution  of these  matters  will not have a
material  adverse  affect on the  Company's  financial  position  and results of
operations or cash flows.

ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

       There were no matters  submitted to a vote of the security holders during
the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995.

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                                     PART II

ITEM 5.   MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED 
          STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

         The  Company's  common  stock is traded on the NASDAQ  National  Market
System under the symbol MCON. The following table sets forth the quarterly range
of high and low bid quotations per quarter for 1995 and 1994:
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       High              Low
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
January 1 - March 31, 1994                            $9.50            $6.50
April 1 - June 30, 1994                                7.75             6.25
July 1 - September 30, 1994                            7.75             4.63
October 1 - December 31, 1994                          5.88             3.50

January 1 - March 31, 1995                             4.50             3.00
April 1 - June 30, 1995                                5.13             3.75
July 1 - September 30, 1995                            6.50             4.00
October 1 - December 31, 1995                          5.00             3.38
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

On February 29, 1996,  there were 665  shareholders  of record of the  Company's
common stock.

The Company did not pay cash  dividends in 1995 or 1994 and does not plan to pay
cash dividends to its shareholders in the near future. Furthermore,  the payment
of  cash   dividends  is  restricted  by  the  Company's  bank  line  of  credit
arrangement.  The  Company  presently  intends to retain  earnings  for  further
development of its business.




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ITEM 6.   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS



- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              Year Ended December 31,
                                                        -----------------------------------------------------------------
(In thousands, except per share amounts)                    1995         1994          1993         1992         1991
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                      
OPERATIONS STATEMENT DATA (a)
Gross revenue ......................................    $ 122,542     $ 115,638     $  98,612    $  93,438    $  80,101
Net revenue ........................................      103,409        95,926        83,062       79,636       68,704
Direct expenses ....................................       39,473        37,307        32,201       29,411       24,759
Indirect expenses ..................................       61,498        59,302        47,528       46,676       35,660
Restructuring/other charges ........................          (17)        1,958          --           --           --
Income (loss) from operations ......................        2,455        (2,641)        3,333        3,549        8,285
Interest income ....................................          369           348           313          588          565
Interest expense ...................................          181            66            57           40           55
Equity in loss of affiliates .......................          (74)          (58)         --           --           --
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for
   income taxes ....................................        2,569        (2,417)        3,589        4,097        8,795
Provision (benefit) for income taxes ...............          783          (500)        1,165        1,098        2,646
Net income (loss) ..................................        1,786        (1,917)        2,424        2,999        6,149
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PER SHARE DATA (a)
Income (loss) per share ............................    $    0.22     $   (0.24)    $    0.33    $    0.40    $    0.84
Shares used in computing income (loss) per 
 share..............................................        8,961         7,919         7,720        7,506        7,356
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BALANCE SHEET DATA (a)
Total assets .......................................    $  78,636     $  80,989     $  68,852    $  66,247    $  57,917
Working capital ....................................       36,313        32,582        36,200       35,491       34,777
Noncurrent obligations and deferred income
   taxes ...........................................        1,700         1,348           882        1,773        1,424
Shareholders' equity ...............................       65,306        63,059        58,997       56,591       51,383
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(a)    The Company was involved in several  acquisitions  and mergers during the
       five-year  period  presented.  See Note 3 to the  Company's  consolidated
       financial statements.


ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
          AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

       The  following  table  sets  forth  (i)  certain  items in the  Company's
Consolidated  Statements  of  Operations as a percentage of net revenue and (ii)
the percentage  increase  (decrease) in the dollar amount of those items for the
period indicated.  Net revenue is determined by subtracting the costs of outside
subcontractor services,  largely drilling contractors and specialized consultant
services,  from gross revenue. Since EMCON's use of subcontractors can vary from
period to period  and the costs of these  services  are passed  directly  to the
Company's  clients,  the Company  believes  that net revenue is a more  accurate
measure of the value of its services.

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- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         Percentage of                 Percentage
                                                          Net Revenue              Increase (Decrease)
                                              ---------------------------------  ---------------------------
                                                          Years Ended                 Years Ended
                                                          December 31                 December 31
                                              ---------------------------------  ---------------------------
                                                                                   1995       1994
                                                                                    vs.        vs.
                                               1995        1994         1993       1994       1993
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------
                                                                                  
 Net Revenue ..............................   100.0%      100.0%      100.0%       7.8%       15.5%
 Direct Expenses ..........................    38.2%       38.9%       38.8%       5.8%       15.9%
 Indirect Expenses ........................    59.4%       61.8%       57.2%       3.7%       24.8%
 Restructuring/Other Charges ..............      --         2.0%         --         --          --
 Income (Loss) from Operations ............     2.4%       (2.7%)       4.0%        --      (179.2%)
 Interest Income, Net .....................    (0.2%)      (0.3%)      (0.3%)    (33.3%)      11.2%
 Equity in Loss of Affiliates .............     0.1%        0.1%         --      (27.6%)        --
 Income (Loss) before Provision     
   (Benefit) for Income Taxes .............     2.5%       (2.5%)       4.3%        --      (167.3%
 Provision (Benefit) for Income           
   Taxes ..................................     0.8%       (0.5%)       1.4%        --      (142.9%)
Net Income (Loss) .........................     1.7%       (2.0%)       2.9%        --      (179.1%)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NET REVENUE:

Net revenue increased by 7.8% in 1995 to $103,409,000, from $95,926,000 in 1994.
The  increase  was  partly  attributable  to  significant  improvements  in  the
Company's  consulting  division in its West and Southeast areas. The increase in
net revenue was also due in part to the  inclusion  of Wehran  Envirotech,  Inc.
("Wehran")  for all of 1995 as  compared  to all but the first  quarter of 1994,
following its  acquisition in April of 1994.  Although  Wehran  contributed  net
revenue  of  $5,472,000  in  the  quarter  ended  March  31,  1995,  due  to the
underperformance  of  their  Northeast  and  Midwest  operations,   Wehran  only
contributed  an  additional  $3,730,000  in net  revenue in 1995 over 1994.  Net
revenue  was  also  positively  impacted  by the  expansion  of  the  laboratory
division's operations in Florida and Southern California.

Net revenue for 1994 increased by 15.5% over net revenue of $83,062,000 in 1993.
The growth in 1994 was primarily attributable to the acquisition of Wehran which
contributed  net  revenues of  approximately  $17,188,000.  Net revenue from the
remainder of the Company  declined  approximately  5% due to price discounts and
reduced  demand for the  Company's  services  in the West and  Southeast  areas,
offset in part by strong growth in demand for the Company's  consulting services
in the smaller Alaska and Texas markets,  as well as a modest increase in demand
for the Company's laboratory services.

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DIRECT EXPENSES:

Direct expenses in 1995 were  $39,473,000,  a 5.8% increase over  $37,307,000 in
direct  expenses  reported  for  1994.  The  increase  was due in part to higher
overall salary costs, increased utilization of technical and professional staff,
and the inclusion of Wehran for all of 1995 versus only the last three  quarters
of 1994 (Wehran  incurred  direct  expenses of $7,739,000 and $6,524,000 in 1995
and 1994,  respectively).  The ratio of direct  expenses  to net revenue in 1995
decreased to 38.2% from 38.9% in 1994. Direct expenses include  compensation for
billable hours for technical and  professional  staff and other project  related
expenses and direct labor and materials for laboratory testing.

Direct expenses in 1994 were up 15.9% over $32,201,000 in 1993. The increase was
due primarily to the addition of Wehran and, to a lesser extent,  higher overall
salary costs for professional  staff. The ratio of direct expense to net revenue
of 38.9% in 1994 remained relatively unchanged from 1993.

INDIRECT EXPENSES:

Indirect  expenses  totaled  $61,498,000  in 1995, an increase of 3.7% over 1994
indirect expenses of $59,302,000.  Indirect expenses include salary compensation
for nonbillable  hours for  professional  and technical  staff,  and general and
administrative  expenses, such as facility rent, bonuses,  benefits,  insurance,
depreciation,  and legal expenses. The ratio of indirect expenses to net revenue
decreased  from 61.8% in 1994 to 59.4% in 1995,  due to improved  utilization of
technical and  professional  staff as well as selective  reductions in force and
other cost containment and restructuring measures put in place during the fourth
quarter of 1994 and throughout 1995.

Indirect  expenses in 1994  increased  by 24.8% over 1993  indirect  expenses of
$47,528,000.  The increase in indirect expenses in 1994 was due primarily to the
addition  of Wehran  and,  to a lesser  extent,  to the  settlement  of  certain
outstanding  legal  claims.  In  addition,  revenue  shortfalls  in a number  of
geographic regions created temporary staff imbalances in the fourth quarter. The
Company elected to maintain regional  staffing at underutilized  levels in these
regions in  anticipation of revenue growth during the first quarter of 1995. The
ratio of indirect  expenses to net revenue in 1994 increased to 61.8% from 57.2%
in 1993.

RESTRUCTURING/OTHER CHARGES:

In October 1994, the Board of Directors  appointed  Eugene M. Herson to serve as
the  Company's new President and Chief  Executive  Officer.  Under Mr.  Herson's
direction,  senior  management  undertook  an extensive  internal  review of the
Company's operational and administrative  functions for the purpose of improving
the  Company's  competitiveness  and  overall  profitability.  Based  on  senior
management's  recommendations,  the  Company's  Board of  Directors  approved  a
restructuring  plan in December  1994.  Under the plan,  the Company  eliminated
substantially  all  of  its  regional  consulting  subsidiaries  in  favor  of a
divisional structure.  In addition, the Company consolidated and streamlined all
unnecessary  and/or  redundant  administrative  functions.  As a  result  of the
actions  taken,  the Company  recognized a pre-tax  restructuring  charge in the
fourth quarter of 1994 of $1,181,000.  Of this amount,  $611,000  related to the
write off of  employment  contracts  for  former  employees  no longer  actively
participating in the Company's affairs,  $287,000 related to employee severance,
and $263,000 related to costs  associated with excess  facilities and equipment.
The charge did not  include  salaries  and wages paid to  employees  up to their


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termination  date, nor did it include any incentive bonuses payable to employees
to remain with the Company through their termination dates.  Anticipated savings
from the  restructuring  plan were  estimated to exceed  $1,000,000 per year. At
December  31,  1995,  $152,000 of accrued  restructuring  costs for write off of
employment  contracts were included in accrued  liabilities in the  accompanying
consolidated  balance sheet. All remaining  actions are expected to be completed
by the  first  quarter  of 1997  and  will  require  the use of  cash.  To date,
$1,012,000  of  restructuring  costs have been  incurred  and an  adjustment  of
$17,000 was made to reduce the reserve to the required remaining balance.

During the fourth  quarter  of 1994,  the  Company  also  incurred  nonrecurring
charges of $777,000 related to the writedown of the carrying value of certain of
the Company's landfill gas production rights and of certain related fixed assets
due to the  reevaluation  of future cash flows  expected to be  generated by its
landfill gas production projects. No such charges were needed for 1995.

INTEREST INCOME, NET:

The Company recorded interest income,  net of interest  expense,  of $188,000 in
1995  compared to $282,000 in 1994 and $256,000 in 1993.  In 1995,  average cash
available  increased  slightly  above  1994  as did  interest  income;  however,
interest  expense was higher,  in part, due to an imposition of a one-time state
tax  assessment  with  respect  to  prior  years.  Average  cash  available  for
investment  in 1994  decreased  over 1993 due to  expenditure  of  approximately
$6,100,000 to extinguish debt incurred upon the acquisition of Wehran and higher
than normal capital expenditures.

INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT):

The  provision  (benefit)  for income  taxes in 1995 was  $783,000  compared  to
($500,000) for 1994 and $1,165,000 for 1993. The effective tax rate for 1995 was
30.5%  versus  (20.7%) in 1994 and 32.5% for 1993.  The Company did not earn any
new fuel tax credits in 1994 due to being in a loss  position for tax  purposes.
Consequently,  the 1994 tax benefit was at a lower  effective rate than the 1993
effective tax rate. The decrease in the effective tax rate in 1995 from 1993 was
primarily due to an increase in fuel tax credits.

SUBSEQUENT MATTERS

On February  29,  1996,  EMCON  acquired all the  outstanding  capital  stock of
Organic  Waste  Technologies,  Inc.  ("OWT"),  a  Cleveland-based  construction,
equipment and operations and maintenance  company with significant  expertise in
solid waste  management.  The Company purchased OWT for $13,754,351 in cash plus
the issuance of  convertible  notes held by certain senior OWT management in the
principal  amount of  $1,824,649.  The notes bear interest at the rate of 8% per
annum with all principal due and payable in full on March 1, 2001. The notes may
be  converted  into  shares of OWT  common  stock  upon an  underwritten  public
offering of OWT's  common  stock in an amount in excess of  $10,000,000.  In the
event the notes  have not been  converted  into OWT shares  they may  instead be
converted  into shares of EMCON  common  stock for a period of ninety days after
November 30, 2002, at a conversion price of $6.50 per share.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

WORKING CAPITAL:

Cash  provided  by  operating  activities  for  fiscal  1995,  1994 and 1993 was
$5,232,000,  $4,875,000  and  $6,850,000,  respectively.  The  changes  in  cash
provided  by  operating  activities  in  1995,  1994  and  1993  were  primarily
attributed to changes in the Company's net income  (loss),  accounts  receivable
and accounts payable and in 1995 and 1994, depreciation and amortization.  Cash,
cash equivalents, and marketable securities decreased to $9,952,000 in 1995 from
$7,588,000 in 1994.

In  conjunction  with  the  acquisition  of  OWT,  the  Company  entered  into a
$20,000,000   secured  credit  agreement  with  its  existing  commercial  bank,
replacing  its  previous  $10,000,000  unsecured  line of credit.  Under the new
agreement,  the  Company  borrowed  $10,000,000  on a term  loan  basis  with an
interest  rate not to exceed the prime rate.  Principal is to be amortized  over
seven  years,  but with any unpaid  amount  finally  due and payable on June 30,
2001.  The  remaining  $10,000,000  under the credit  agreement is available for
working  capital  purposes  (with up to  $5,000,000  also  being  available  for
non-working  capital  purposes).  The line of  credit  component  of the  Credit
Agreement expires on May 31, 1997.

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES:

The Company invested  $4,082,000 in 1995 in additions to property and equipment;
mainly  computers and laboratory  equipment.  Apart from the acquisition of OWT,
the Company has no material future commitments  relating to capital expenditures
in the foreseeable  future.  The Company believes that its cash on hand and cash
generated  from  operations,  together with its available bank financing will be
sufficient  to meet the  Company's  capital  needs for at least the next  twelve
months.

In  1993,  the  Company  announced  a  program  to  repurchase,   under  certain
circumstances,  up to one  million  shares  of its  common  stock.  There was no
activity  under this program in 1995. In 1994, the Company  repurchased  133,000
shares under the program for a total  purchase  price of $812,000.  In 1993, the
Company repurchased a total of 108,000 shares for $846,000.


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ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

                   INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                               


                                                                          
                                                                           Page
                                                                           ---- 
Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of
     the three years ended December 31, 1995, 1994, and 1993 ..............   19

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31,
     1995 and 1994 ........................................................   20

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
     for each of the three years in the period ended
     December 31, 1995, 1994,  and 1993 ...................................   21

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of
     the three years ended December 31, 1995, 1994, and 1993 ..............   22

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ................................   23

Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors .........................   34



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EMCON
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS



 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  Years Ended December 31,
                                                ---------------------------
 (In thousands, except per share amounts)       1995        1994        1993
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   
Gross revenue ...........................   $ 122,542    $ 115,638    $  98,612
Outside services, at cost ...............      19,133       19,712       15,550
                                            ---------    ---------    ---------

     Net revenue ......................       103,409       95,926       83,062

Costs and expenses:
  Direct expenses .......................      39,473       37,307       32,201
  Indirect expenses .....................      61,498       59,302       47,528
  Restructuring/other charges ...........         (17)       1,958         --
                                            ----------    ---------    --------

     Income (loss) from operations ......       2,455       (2,641)       3,333

Interest income .........................         369          348          313
Interest expense ........................        (181)         (66)         (57)
Equity in loss of affiliate .............         (74)         (58)        --
                                            ----------     ---------   --------

Income (loss) before provision 
   (benefit) for income taxes............       2,569       (2,417)       3,589
Provision (benefit) for income taxes ....         783         (500)       1,165
                                            ----------     ---------   --------
                                                                              
Net income (loss)........................   $   1,786    $  (1,917)   $   2,424
                                            ==========    =========    ========
                                                                              
Income (loss) per share..................   $    0.22    $   (0.24)   $    0.33
                                            ==========    =========    ========
                                                                              
Shares used in computing income            
   (loss) per share.....................        8,961        7,919        7,720
                                            ==========    =========    ========
                                           


See accompanying notes.




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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              December 31,
                                                      -------------------------
 (In thousands, except share amounts)                       1995         1994
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ..........................     $  9,451      $  5,152
Marketable securities ..............................          501         2,436
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
  doubtful accounts of $1,052 and $975 at
  December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively .........       34,925        38,323
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ..........        3,066         3,253
                                                         --------      --------

Total Current Assets ...............................       47,943        49,164

Net property and equipment, at cost ................       16,690        18,651

Other assets .......................................        3,579         1,913
Deferred tax assets ................................        1,677         2,059
Intangible assets, net of amortization .............        8,747         9,202
                                                         --------      --------

    Total Assets ...................................     $ 78,636      $ 80,989
                                                         ========      ========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable ...................................     $  4,174      $  8,846
Accrued payroll and related benefits ...............        4,975         5,580
Other accrued liabilities ..........................        2,109         1,908
Noncurrent obligations due within one year .........          372           248
                                                         --------      --------

         Total Current Liabilities .................       11,630        16,582

Noncurrent obligations .............................        1,700         1,348
Commitments and contingencies ......................         --            --

Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, 5,000,000
  shares authorized; no shares issued or
  outstanding ......................................         --            --
Common stock, no par value, 15,000,000 shares
  authorized; 8,329,343 and 8,186,279 shares
  issued and outstanding at December 31, 1995
  and 1994, respectively ...........................       41,401        40,958
Retained earnings ..................................       23,918        22,132
Unrealized losses on marketable securities .........          (13)          (31)
                                                         --------      --------

     Total Shareholders' Equity ....................       65,306        63,059
                                                         --------      --------

     Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity ....     $ 78,636      $ 80,989
                                                          ========      ========
 

See accompanying notes.



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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                               Unrealized
                                                                                               Gain (Loss)
                                                                                                  on            Total
                                                                Common Stock        Retained   Marketable     Shareholders'
 (In thousands)                                              Amount     Shares      Earnings   Securities       Equity
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1992 ...........................    7,252     $ 34,966     $ 21,625                   $ 56,591
Issuance of common stock upon exercise
   of options ..........................................       65          305         --                          305
Income tax benefits of employee stock
  option exercises .....................................     --             95         --                           95
Issuance of common  stock under
   purchase of Chattahoochee Geotechnical 
   Consultants, Inc.....................................       25          281         --                          281
Issuance of common  stock under the
   Employee Stock Purchase Plan ........................       87          596         --                          596
Issuance of restricted stock,
   net of cancellation .................................        1            8         --                            8
Repurchase of common stock .............................     (151)      (1,303)        --                       (1,303)
Net income .............................................     --           --          2,424                      2,424
                                                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1993 ...........................    7,279       34,948       24,049                     58,997
Issuance of common  stock upon exercise 
   of options, net of redemptions ......................       55          243         --                          243
Income tax benefits of employee stock
  option exercises .....................................     --            103         --                          103
Issuance of common  stock under purchase of
  Wehran Envirotech, Inc. ..............................      915        6,029         --                        6,029
Issuance of common  stock under the
   Employee Stock Purchase Plan ........................       69          439         --                          439
Issuance of restricted stock,    
   net of cancellation .................................        1            8         --                            8
Repurchase of common stock .............................     (133)        (812)        --                         (812)
Unrealized losses on marketable securities .............     --           --           --           (31)           (31)
Net loss ...............................................                             (1,917)                    (1,917)
                                                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1994 ...........................    8,186       40,958       22,132         (31)        63,059
Issuance of common  stock upon exercise
   of options, net of redemptions ......................       30           35         --                           35
Income tax benefits of employee stock
  option exercises .....................................     --             50         --                           50
Issuance of common  stock under the
   Employee Stock Purchase Plan ........................      114          369         --                          369
Issuance of restricted stock,
   net of cancellation .................................       (1)         (11)        --                          (11)
Net change in unrealized losses on
   marketable securies..................................     --           --           --            18             18
Net income .............................................     --           --          1,786                      1,786
                                                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1995 ...........................    8,329     $ 41,401     $ 23,918    $    (13)      $ 65,306
                                                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------


 See accompanying notes.




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EMCON
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                          Years Ended December 31,
 Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (in thousands)                     1995           1994           1993
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                              
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net income (loss) ...........................................................     $  1,786       $ (1,917)      $  2,424
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided
  by operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization .............................................        5,100          4,364          3,212
  Loss on sale/disposal of property and equipment ...........................          129            416             71
  Write down of gas production rights .......................................         --              655           --
  Increase in salary continuation plan ......................................          62             93            116
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
     Accounts receivable ....................................................        3,398         (1,290)         1,990
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets ..............................          187          1,056            640
     Other assets ...........................................................         (786)           642         (1,168)
     Deferred tax assets ....................................................          382         (1,469)           590
     Accounts payable .......................................................       (4,672)         2,300         (1,102)
     Accrued payroll and related benefits ...................................         (605)         1,173             83
     Other accrued liabilities ..............................................          251         (1,148)            (6)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Net cash provided by operating activities ..........................        5,232          4,875          6,850
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash flow from investing activities:
   Additions to property and equipment ......................................       (4,082)        (7,050)        (2,682)
   Purchase of available for sale securities ................................         --           (5,967)        (6,911)
   Maturities of available for sale securities ..............................        1,953          8,800          7,611
   Acquisitions, net of cash acquired .......................................         --              258            (10)
   Proceeds from sale of property and equipment .............................          327            442            244
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         Net cash used for investing activities .............................       (1,802)        (3,517)        (1,748)
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Cash flow from financing activities:
  Proceeds (payment) of current and noncurrent obligations ..................          476         (6,662)          (573)
  Issuance of common stock for cash .........................................          393            690            909
  Repurchase of common stock ................................................         --             (812)          (846)
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         Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities ...............          869         (6,784)          (510)
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Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ............................        4,299         (5,426)         4,592
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year ................................        5,152         10,578          5,986
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of year ......................................     $  9,451       $  5,152       $ 10,578
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See accompanying notes.




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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

       The accompanying  consolidated  financial statements include the accounts
of the  Company  and its wholly  owned  subsidiaries  after  elimination  of all
significant intercompany accounts and transactions.

       In 1994,  the Company  converted to a  fifty-two/fifty-three  week fiscal
year, resulting in fifty-two week years in 1994 and 1995. The Company's year end
falls on the Friday closest to the last day of the calendar quarter. The Company
also follows a five-four-four  week quarterly cycle. While the actual period end
for the fiscal  years 1994 and 1995 was January 1, 1995 and  December  29, 1995,
respectively.   For  convenience,  the  date  shown  on  accompanying  financial
statements is December 31, the last day of the calendar periods.

USE OF ESTIMATES IN THE PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

The preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect  the  reported  amounts  of assets  and  liabilities  and  disclosure  of
contingent  assets and  liabilities at the date of the financial  statements and
the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual
results  inevitably will differ from those estimates and such differences may be
material to the financial statements.

REVENUE RECOGNITION AND EXPENSES:

Revenue  from  engineering  service  contracts  is  recognized  as services  are
provided.  The Company  routinely  subcontracts  for outside  services,  such as
drilling and specialized  laboratory services.  These costs are generally passed
through to the Company's  customers.  The Company believes net revenue is a more
accurate  measure of the value of its services than gross revenue.  Direct costs
include compensation for billable hours for professional and technical staff and
other  project   expenses   reimbursed  by  clients.   Indirect   costs  include
compensation  for  non-billable  professional  and  technical  staff hours,  all
employee fringe benefits,  marketing,  and general and administrative  expenses,
such as rent, insurance and depreciation.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES:

The Company considers all investment  instruments and marketable securities with
an original  maturity date of 90 days or less at the date of purchase to be cash
equivalents.  Management  determines  the  appropriate  classifications  of debt
securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates  such  designation as of each
balance  sheet  date.  Investments  consisting  primarily  of  high  grade  U.S.
government  and  corporate   marketable   debt   securities  are  classified  as
available-for-sale,  and are  carried  at fair  value,  based on  quoted  market
prices, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported in a separate
component of shareholders'  equity.  The cost of debt securities is adjusted for
amortization  of premiums and  accretion  of  discounts  to  maturity,  which is
included in interest  income.  Realized  gains and losses and  declines in value
judged to be other-than-temporary,  as well as any interest on these securities,
are included in interest  income.  The cost of  securities  sold is based on the


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specific  identification method. The Company has not experienced any significant
losses related to these investments.

The following is a summary of  available-for-sale  securities as of December 31,
1995:
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                                     Gross          Gross          Estimated
                                   Unrealized     Unrealized         Fair
(In thousands)       Cost            Gains          Losses           Value
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U.S. Treasury 
Bills/Notes         $514,000          $ -          $13,000         $501,000
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All  marketable  securities  held by the Company as of December  31,  1995,  are
available for the Company's current working capital requirements and will mature
in less than one year.  Accordingly,  all such amounts are classified as current
assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

Cash paid for income taxes was approximately $58,000,  $469,000 and $937,000 for
the years ended December 31, 1995,  1994 and 1993,  respectively.  Cash paid for
interest  was  approximately  $181,000,  $66,000 and $57,000 for the years ended
December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.

In 1995,  the Company sold certain land and buildings in exchange for $1,100,000
in marketable trade credits which will be used to reduce cash payments of future
recurring  corporate  expenses.  No significant gain or loss was incurred on the
transaction.  Trade credits  expire in eight years,  and the Company  expects to
utilize such credits prior to expiration.  Trade credits  totaled  $1,100,000 at
December 31, 1995 and the amount is included in other assets in the accompanying
balance sheet.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

Property and equipment consists of:
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                                                           December 31,
                                                    --------------------------
(In thousands)                                          1995          1994
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Land and buildings                                   $  2,723      $  3,792
Machinery and equipment                                23,723        21,950
Furniture and fixtures                                  5,915         5,629
Vehicles                                                3,638         3,480
Leasehold improvements                                  2,324         2,180
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  Total                                                38,323        37,031
Less accumulated depreciation
  and amortization                                     21,633        18,380
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Net property and equipment                            $16,690       $18,651
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Depreciation and amortization are provided on the  straight-line  basis over the
lesser  of the  estimated  useful  lives of the  assets or the term of the lease
(lives range from 3-31 years).  Amortization of property and equipment  acquired
under  capital  leases is  included  with  depreciation  expense.  Approximately
$2,790,000 of fixed assets net of accumulated  depreciation  of $1,302,000  were
sold or disposed of in 1995.

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In 1995,  the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  released the Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  121  (SFAS  121),   "Accounting  for  the
Impairment of Long-Lived  Assets and for  Long-Lived  Assets to be Disposed of."
SFAS 121 requires  recognition  of impairment of long-lived  assets in the event
the net book value of such  assets  exceeds the future  undiscounted  cash flows
attributable  to such assets.  SFAS 121 is effective for fiscal years  beginning
after December 15, 1995. Adoption of SFAS 121 is not expected to have a material
impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS:

The  purchase  price of an acquired  business is  allocated  to the tangible and
specifically  identifiable intangible assets acquired, based on their fair value
at the date of  acquisition,  with any  excess  being  designated  as  goodwill.
Intangible  assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives. The carrying
value of goodwill is reviewed if the facts and circumstances suggest that it may
be impaired.  If this review  indicates  that the  intangible  asset will not be
recoverable,  as determined  based on the discounted  cash flows of the acquired
business over the remaining amortization period, the Company's carrying value is
reduced to net  realizable  value.  There were no changes to goodwill in 1994 or
1993.

In  1995,  the  Company  paid  $188,000  as  additional   consideration  to  the
shareholders  of Performance  Analytical,  Inc.  ("PAI") upon the achievement of
certain earnout  provisions  specified in the original  purchase  agreement (See
note 3). The Company has recorded  this payment as an adjustment to the original
purchase price in accordance  with Emerging Issues Task Force release 95-8 (EITF
95-8),  "Accounting for Contingent  Consideration Paid to the Shareholders of an
Acquired  Enterprise in a Purchase Business  Combination".  In 1995, the Company
recorded a  decrease  of $40,000 in  goodwill  for the Wehran  Envirotech,  Inc.
("Wehran") for an asset not previously valued.

Intangible  assets  also  include  $2,476,000  at  December  31,  1995 and 1994,
representing  gross costs  incurred to obtain  landfill gas  production  rights.
Amortization  of these gas  production  rights is  recognized  as the greater of
either the straight-line or units-of-production method over a term not exceeding
the period of the gas production leases. The expected amortization periods range
between 3 and 14 years. The related  accumulated  amortization was approximately
$1,338,000 and $1,154,000 at December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE:

Income  per share in 1995 and 1993 is based on the  weighted  average  number of
common and dilutive  common  equivalent  shares  outstanding  using the modified
treasury stock method. Common equivalent shares are comprised of shares issuable
under the Company's stock option plans.  Primary and fully diluted  earnings per
share  are  substantially  the  same.  Loss  per  share  in 1994 is based on the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding.


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BUSINESS SEGMENT AND CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK:

The Company operates within one business segment,  which provides  comprehensive
environmental  engineering,  consulting  and  laboratory  services to industrial
concerns,  predominantly  in  the  waste  disposal,  petroleum,  wood  products,
chemical and manufacturing industries;  as well as to utilities,  non-regulatory
government entities,  financial  institutions and real estate developers.  There
are no  significant  operations  or revenues  generated  from non United  States
locations.  Ongoing credit evaluations of its customers' financial condition are
performed by the Company, generally requiring no collateral.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION:

The  Company  accounts  for  stock-based  compensation  in  accordance  with the
intrinsic value method  prescribed by APB Opinion No. 25,  "Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees"  ("APB No. 25").  Under the  intrinsic  value based method,
compensation  cost is the  excess,  if any, of the quoted  market  price or fair
value of the stock at the grant date or other  measurement  date over the amount
an employee must pay to acquire the stock.

In October 1995, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board issued  Statement of
Financial   Accounting   Standards   No.  123,   "Accounting   for   Stock-Based
Compensation" ("SFAS No. 123"), which is effective for the Company in 1996. SFAS
No. 123 allows  companies the option of measuring and  recognizing  compensation
cost under the  provisions  of APB No. 25, or  alternatively,  by measuring  and
recognizing stock-based compensation using a fair value based methodology. Under
the fair value  based  method,  compensation  cost is measured at the grant date
based on the value of the award and is recognized over the service period, which
is usually the vesting period. The Company anticipates that it will continue the
use of the intrinsic value method for accounting for  stock-based  compensation,
and  accordingly,  the  adoption  of  SFAS  No.  123 is not  expected  to have a
significant  effect  on  the  Company's   financial   condition  or  results  of
operations.

RECLASSIFICATION:

Certain  amounts in the Company's 1994  consolidated  financial  statements have
been  reclassified  to  conform  with the  presentation  of the  Company's  1995
consolidated financial statements.

2. RESTRUCTURING/OTHER CHARGES

       In  December  1994,  as a result of  changes  in senior  management,  the
Company's  Board of  Directors  approved a  corporate  restructuring  plan which
included the write off of employment  contracts with no current or future value,
termination  of personnel,  and the  elimination  or  abandonment  of excess and
underperforming  assets and  facilities.  Execution  of the  restructuring  plan
resulted in a charge in the fourth quarter of approximately  $1,181,000. Of this
amount,  $611,000  related to the write off of  employment  contracts for former
employees  no  longer  actively  participating  in  the  Company's  affairs.  In
addition,  $263,000  related to costs  associated  with  excess  facilities  and
equipment which were being closed or abandoned.  Operating  expenses relating to
such facilities and equipment up to the time of closure or abandonment  were not
included in the restructuring  charge.  The  restructuring  charge also included
$287,000 for severance costs for employees who had been or were to be terminated
within  one year.  The charge did not  include  salaries  and wages paid to such
employees up to their termination date, nor did it include any incentive bonuses


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for  employees  to remain with the  Company  until their  termination  date.  At
December  31,  1995,  $152,000 of accrued  restructuring  costs for write off of
employment  contracts were included in accrued  liabilities in the  accompanying
consolidated  balance sheet. All remaining  actions are expected to be completed
by the  first  quarter  of 1997  and  will  require  the use of  cash.  To date,
$1,012,000  of  restructuring  costs have been  incurred  and an  adjustment  of
$17,000 was made to reduce the reserve to the required remaining balance.

3. ACQUISITIONS

       On February 29, 1996, EMCON acquired all the outstanding capital stock of
Organic  Waste  Technologies,  Inc.  ("OWT"),  a Cleveland  based  construction,
equipment and operations and maintenance  company with significant  expertise in
solid waste  management.  The Company purchased OWT for $13,754,351 in cash plus
the issuance of  convertible  notes held by certain senior OWT management in the
principal  amount of  $1,824,649.  The notes draw interest at the rate of 8% per
annum with all principal due and payable in full on March 1, 2001. The notes may
be  converted  into  shares of OWT  common  stock  upon an  underwritten  public
offering of OWT's  common  stock in an amount in excess of  $10,000,000.  In the
event the notes have not been  converted  into OWT  shares,  they may instead be
converted  into shares of EMCON  common  stock for a period of ninety days after
November 30, 2001 at a conversion price of $6.50 per share.

       Effective April 1, 1994, the Company acquired all of the capital stock of
Wehran  Envirotech,   Inc.  ("Wehran"),   an  environmental  consulting  company
headquartered  in  Middletown,  New York, in exchange for 410,000  shares of the
Company's  common stock valued at $2,818,000 and $439,000 in direct  acquisition
costs.  The  transaction was accounted for as a purchase.  An additional  80,000
shares, valued at $290,000, were issued to Wehran shareholders in December, 1994
as a result  of their  attaining  certain  predetermined  operating  performance
goals. Specifically identifiable intangible assets and goodwill of approximately
$1,896,000,  resulting from this acquisition,  are included in intangible assets
and are being  amortized  over twenty  years  using the  straight  line  method.
Accumulated  amortization as of December 31, 1995, was  approximately  $158,000.
Subsequent to the purchase of Wehran,  the Company issued an additional  425,000
shares  of its  common  stock to retire  approximately  $5,000,000  of  Wehran's
convertible subordinated notes. In addition, the Company also paid approximately
$6,100,000 in cash to satisfy amounts borrowed against Wehran's revolving credit
line  ($5,000,000)  and  obligations  due to  settlement  of certain  litigation
($1,100,000).

       The following  summarizes the unaudited pro forma net revenue, net income
(loss),  and income  (loss)  per share of the  combined  company  for the twelve
months ended  December 31, 1994 compared to audited twelve months ended December
31, 1995.
                                                  Twelve months ended
                                                     December 31,
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                                                               Pro Forma
                                               1995              1994
(In thousands)                               (audited)        (unaudited)
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Net revenue                                  $103,409          $100,694
Net income (loss)                               1,786            (3,072)
Income (loss) per share                      $   0.22          $  (0.37)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The above pro forma  results of  operations do not purport to reflect the actual
results  of  operations  had the  Company  actually  acquired  Wehran  as of the
beginning of 1994.

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       Effective  July 1, 1994,  the Company  acquired  all the common  stock of
Performance  Analytical,  Inc. ("PAI"),  an air toxics and analytical  chemistry
laboratory located in Canoga Park, California,  for $1,057,000 and $188,000 paid
in cash in 1994 and 1995,  respectively.  The transaction was accounted for as a
purchase.   Specifically   identifiable   intangible   assets  and  goodwill  of
approximately   $596,000   resulting  from  this  acquisition  are  included  in
intangible  assets and are being  amortized over twenty years using the straight
line method. Accumulated amortization as of December 31, 1995, was approximately
$31,000. Additional consideration may be paid for the purchase of PAI subject to
the  achievement of certain  earnout  provisions  over the next two years.  This
acquisition  would not have had a  material  effect on net  revenue,  net income
(loss) or income (loss) per share, had it been effected at January 1, 1994.

       Acquisitions  made by the Company from 1990 through 1993 have resulted in
goodwill of approximately  $6,603,000  which is included with intangible  assets
and is being  amortized over a period of twenty to  twenty-five  years using the
straight-line  method.   Related  accumulated   amortization  was  approximately
$1,296,000 and $984,000 at December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

4. CREDIT AGREEMENT

       In conjunction  with the  acquisition of OWT, the Company  entered into a
$20,000,000   secured  credit  agreement  with  its  existing  commercial  bank,
replacing  its  previous  $10,000,000  unsecured  line of credit.  Under the new
agreement,  the Company borrowed  $10,000,000 on a term loan basis with interest
at a managed  rate not to exceed the prime rate.  Principal  is to be  amortized
over seven years, but with any unpaid amount finally due and payable on June 30,
2001.  The remaining  $10,000,000  under the credit  agreement is available on a
line of credit basis for working  capital  purposes (with up to $5,000,000  also
being available for non-working capital purposes).  The line of credit component
of the credit agreement expires on May 31, 1997.

5. NON CURRENT OBLIGATIONS

       Certain  employees  participate in a salary  continuation plan which will
provide the employees with a 10-year benefit from the Company.  Monthly benefits
range from $600 to $3,000,  and the employees  vest in varying  amounts from the
fifth to the tenth  anniversary  date of their  contracts.  Such amounts will be
paid in addition to those payments due  specifically  as  consideration  for the
employees meeting the non-competition  provisions of their contracts.  (See note
7.)
       Included in non current  obligations are the Company's  liabilities under
salary  continuation  agreements and capital  leases.  Liabilities  under salary
continuation  agreements  were  $802,000  and  $671,000 at December 31, 1995 and
1994,  respectively.  Capital lease obligations are  collateralized by equipment
included in property and equipment with a cost and  accumulated  depreciation of
$1,020,000  and $863,000,  and  $1,168,000 and $822,000 at December 31, 1995 and
1994, respectively.


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6. RETIREMENT PLAN

       The  Company  sponsors a  qualified  retirement  plan,  available  to all
employees,  which is based on Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue.  Employees
may elect to contribute up to 15% of their annual compensation to the plan up to
the Internal  Revenue Service annual  contribution  limit ($9,240 for 1995). The
Company will then match the employee's contribution to a maximum of 3% of annual
compensation.   The  Company's   contributions   to  the  retirement  plan  were
$1,177,000,  $674,000 and $760,000 for the years ended  December 31, 1995,  1994
and 1993, respectively.

7. COMMITMENTS

       The Company leases its office facilities,  as well as office and computer
equipment,   under  operating  leases  in  various  locations.   Certain  office
facilities  were  leased  from   partnerships  in  which  certain  officers  and
shareholders of the Company had controlling  interests.  Lease arrangements with
the  partnerships  were  terminated in 1995.  The annual rents under leases from
partnerships were approximately  $473,000,  $516,000 and $540,000 for 1995, 1994
and 1993, respectively. The Company's minimum annual lease commitments under all
operating leases are approximately (in thousands):

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Years Ending December 31,
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1996                                                                   $3,499 
1997                                                                    2,546 
1998                                                                    1,075 
1999                                                                      352 
2000  and   thereafter                                                    145
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Rent expense was  approximately  $4,429,000,  $3,964,000  and $3,603,000 for the
years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.

       Certain  employees  have  signed  non-competition  agreements  which will
provide them with monthly payments from $400 to $2,000 for a period of up to ten
years, commencing on the tenth anniversary date of the agreements.
(See note 5.)

8. LITIGATION

       As a professional services firm engaged in environmental-related matters,
the Company  encounters  potential  liability,  including claims for significant
environmental damage, in the normal course of business.  The Company is party to
lawsuits and is aware of potential  exposure  related to certain claims,  but in
the  opinion of  management  the  resolution  of these  matters  will not have a
material  adverse  effect  on  the  Company's  financial  position,  results  of
operations or cash flows.


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9. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

       The Board of Directors of the Company has the  authority to determine the
rights,  preferences,  privileges and  restrictions of the authorized  preferred
stock.

       The  Company  has  issued  options  to  purchase  shares of common  stock
pursuant to its 1986 Incentive  Stock Option Plan and its 1988 Stock Option Plan
(the  "Plans").  These  options are granted at prices which are equal to 100% or
110% of fair market  value on the date of grant,  and expire over a maximum term
of ten years.  Options generally vest ratably over a four-year period. A summary
of activity of the Plans follows:


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                                                                                               Options Outstanding
                                                                                ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Available          Number          Price           Aggregate
                                                                   for Grant       of Shares       Per Share           Value
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Balance at
  December 31, 1992 ......................................         599,822         1,834,654    $ 1.15 - $10.00    $ 14,885,349
Options granted ..........................................        (377,275)          377,275    $ 6.50 - $11.25       2,964,938
Options canceled .........................................         160,935          (160,935)   $ 7.67 - $10.50      (1,511,301)
Options exercised ........................................           --              (65,249)   $ 1.15 - $10.00        (304,646)
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Balance at
  December 31, 1993 .......................................        383,482         1,985,745    $ 1.15 - $11.25      16,034,340
Options authorized ........................................        750,000              --           --                    --
Options granted ...........................................       (448,900)          448,900    $ 5.00 - $ 8.37       2,984,999
Options canceled ..........................................        153,702          (153,702)   $ 3.33 - $11.25      (1,322,592)
Options exercised .........................................           --             (54,606)   $ 1.15 - $ 7.67        (250,724)
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Balance at
  December 31, 1994 .......................................        838,284         2,226,337    $ 1.15 - $11.25      17,446,023
Options granted ...........................................       (386,650)          386,650    $ 3.50 - $ 4.88       1,545,537
Options canceled ..........................................         72,629           (72,629)   $ 3.33 - $10.00        (591,701)
Options exercised .........................................           --             (30,000)   $ 1.15 - $ 1.15         (34,666)
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Balance at
  December 31, 1995 .......................................        524,263         2,510,358    $ 1.15 - $11.25    $ 18,365,193
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Options for 1,562,833  shares are exercisable at December 31, 1995 at an average
exercise price of $8.10 per share.

       The Company's  Restricted  Stock Plan was approved by its shareholders in
May, 1991. A total of 225,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock were reserved
for issuance  under the  Restricted  Stock Plan.  At December 31, 1995,  188,875
shares were available for issuance.

       The  Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan  provides  that   substantially  all
employees may purchase the Company's common stock at a price equal to 85% of its
fair value on certain specified dates via a payroll deduction plan.
At December 31, 1995, 336,674 shares were available for issuance.



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10. INCOME TAXES

The  provision  (benefit)  for  income  taxes  consists  of  the  following  (in
thousands):
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                                                    Years Ended December 31,
                                                  ----------------------------
                                                     1995    1994     1993
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal:    
  Current                                           $ 438   $(112)   $1,053    
  Deferred                                             61    (378)     (170)
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     Total Federal                                    499    (490)      883  
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State: 
  Current                                              78     200       367 
  Deferred                                            206    (210)      (85)
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     Total State                                      284     (10)      282
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     Total Federal and State                        $ 783   $(500)   $1,165
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A reconciliation between the Company's effective tax rate and the U.S. statutory
rate (35% in 1995 and 1994; 34% in 1993) is as follows (in thousands):
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                                                    Years Ended December 31,
                                                  ----------------------------
                                                     1995    1994     1993
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tax at U.S. statutory rate                          $ 899   $(846)   $1,220
State taxes, net of federal benefit                   149      (7)      186
Tax exempt income                                     --      (38)      (65)
Fuel tax credits                                     (515)     --      (326)
Goodwill amortization                                 150     135       105
Meals and entertainment                               105     101       --
Other individually immaterial items                    (5)    155        45
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     Total Federal and State                        $ 783   $(500)   $1,165
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As of December 31, 1995, the Company has federal  alternative minimum tax credit
carryforwards of approximately $1,744,000, which have no expiration date.




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       Deferred   income  taxes   reflect  the  net  tax  effects  of  temporary
differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial
reporting  purposes  and the amounts used for income tax  purposes.  Significant
components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the
following at:
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                                                               December 31,
                                                           ------------------
(In thousands)                                               1995       1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred tax assets:
  Alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards             $1,744     $1,423
  Deferred compensation                                       306        282
  Allowance for doubtful accounts                             421        390
  Vacation accruals                                           595        544
  Restructuring accruals                                      --         510
  Unrecognized loss on property                               --         972
  Other individually immaterial items                         454        253
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total deferred tax assets                            $3,520     $4,374
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred tax liabilities:
  Tax over book depreciation                               $  352     $  862
  Tax accounting method changes                               102        258
  Payment liabilities deducted                                116        37
  Supplies                                                    110        110
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total deferred tax liabilities                        $  680     $1,267
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total net deferred tax assets                              $2,840     $3,107
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11. QUARTERLY DATA (UNAUDITED)


 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (In thousands                                           First          Second          Third           Fourth
 except per share amounts)                              Quarter         Quarter         Quarter         Quarter
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                
1994(1)
Gross revenue ...................................       $ 21,712       $ 30,028       $ 30,987       $ 32,911
Net revenue .....................................         18,742         25,418         26,477         25,289
Income (loss) from operations ...................            149            429            906         (4,125)(2)
Net income (loss) ...............................            188            370            695         (3,170)(2)
Income (loss) per share .........................       $   0.03       $   0.05       $   0.09       $  (0.39)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1995
Gross revenue ...................................       $ 30,369       $ 31,116       $ 32,106       $ 28,951
Net revenue .....................................         26,276         26,453         26,636         24,044
Income from operations ..........................            528            985            816            126
Net income ......................................            397            711            650             28
Income per share ................................       $   0.05       $   0.09       $   0.08       $   0.01
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1)  Includes  the  operating  results  of  Wehran  Envirotech,  Inc.,  acquired
effective April 1, 1994.

(2)  Includes $1,958,000 of restructuring/other charges.

The  Company's  net revenue is adversely  affected in the first  quarter of each
year, primarily as a result of restricted field work due to weather conditions.


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The Board Of Directors And Shareholders
EMCON

We have  audited the  accompanying  consolidated  balance  sheets of EMCON as of
December  31,  1995  and  1994,  and  the  related  consolidated  statements  of
operations,  shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in
the period  ended  December  31, 1995.  Our audits also  included the  financial
statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 14(a). These financial statements
and  schedule  are  the   responsibility  of  the  Company's   management.   Our
responsibility  is to  express  an opinion  on these  financial  statements  and
schedule based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects,  the consolidated financial position of EMCON at December
31, 1995 and 1994, and the  consolidated  results of its operations and its cash
flows for each of the three years in the period  ended  December  31,  1995,  in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.  Also, in our opinion,
the related  financial  statement  schedule,  when considered in relation to the
basic  financial  statements  taken as a whole,  present  fairly in all material
respects the information set forth therein.

                                                               Ernst & Young LLP

San Jose, California
February  14, 1996,  
except for Note 4 and the 
first  paragraph of Note 3, as to
which the date is February 29, 1996.




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ITEM 9.   CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
          FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

       Not applicable.

                                    PART III


ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

       The  information  required under this Item is  incorporated  by reference
from the  Registrant's  definitive  proxy  statement for the  Registrant's  1996
Annual Meeting of Shareholders  to be filed with the Commission  within 120 days
of the end of Registrant's fiscal year ended December 31, 1995.

ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

       The  information  required under this Item is  incorporated  by reference
from the  Registrant's  definitive  proxy  statement for the  Registrant's  1996
Annual Meeting of Shareholders  to be filed with the Commission  within 120 days
of the end of Registrant's fiscal year ended December 31, 1995.

ITEM 12.   SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

       The  information  required under this Item is  incorporated  by reference
from the  Registrant's  definitive  proxy  statement for the  Registrant's  1996
Annual Meeting of Shareholders  to be filed with the Commission  within 120 days
of the end of Registrant's fiscal year ended December 31, 1995.

ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

       The  information  required under this Item is  incorporated  by reference
from the  Registrant's  definitive  proxy  statement for the  Registrant's  1996
Annual Meeting of Shareholders  to be filed with the Commission  within 120 days
of the end of Registrant's fiscal year ended December 31, 1995.

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                                     PART IV

ITEM 14.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K  

                                                                           Page
                                                                          -----

(a)(1)         Financial Statements                                        18

(a)(2)         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts             38

(b)            Reports on Form 8-K

               No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the 
               quarter ended December 31, 1995.

(c)            Index to Exhibits                                           39

                  Exhibits  filed  herewith and attached  hereto under
                  separate cover or incorporated  by reference  herein
                  will  be  furnished  to  security   holders  of  the
                  Registrant upon written request and payment of a fee
                  of  $.30  per  page  which  fee   covers   only  the
                  Registrant's  reasonable expenses in furnishing such
                  exhibits.






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                                  SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of  Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. 

                                      EMCON
 
Dated:   March 27, 1996               By  /s/ Eugene M. Herson
        --------------------              --------------------
                                          Eugene M. Herson
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer

       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report  has  been  signed  below  by the  following  persons  on  behalf  of the
Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

    Signature                           Title                         Date
    ---------                           -----                         ----

 /s/ Douglas P. Crane       Chairman of the Board and Director   March 27, 1996
- --------------------------
Douglas P. Crane
                            President, Chief Executive Officer 
                            and Director (Principal Executive
/s/ Eugene M. Herson        Officer)                             March 27, 1996
- -------------------------- 
Eugene M. Herson

                             Chief Financial Officer and 
                             Vice President - Legal
                             (Principal Financial and Accounting 
/s/ R. Michael Momboisse     Officer)                            March 27, 1996
- --------------------------
R. Michael Momboisse

                              Vice President - Consulting 
/s/ H. Lee Fortier            Operations and Director            March 27, 1996
- --------------------------
H. Lee Fortier

                              Vice President - Laboratory Operations, 
                              President of Columbia Analytical 
/s/ Stephen W. Vincent        Services, Inc. and Director        March 27, 1996
- --------------------------
Stephen W. Vincent

/s/ Donald A. Andres          Vice President and Director        March 27, 1996
- --------------------------
Donald A. Andres

                              Director                           March __, 1996
- --------------------------
Donald R. Kerstetter

/s/ Jack M. Marzluft          Director                           March 27, 1996
- --------------------------
Jack M. Marzluft

                              Director                           March __, 1996
- --------------------------
Peter Vardy




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                                   SCHEDULE II

                                      EMCON
                        VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

                                 (In Thousands)



                                        Additions
                         Balance        Charged to                  Balance
                       at Beginning     Costs and                   at End
                        of Period        Expenses      Writeoffs   of Period
                       ------------     ----------     ---------   ---------

Allowance for
Doubtful Accounts:

Year Ended
December 31, 1993       $    612        $   801        $   (933)      $   480

Year Ended
December 31, 1994       $    480        $ 2,889        $ (2,394)      $   975

Year Ended
December 31, 1995       $    975        $   765        $   (688)      $ 1,052






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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                                                                   Sequentially
   Exhibit                                                           Numbered
   Number                                                              Page
- --------------                                                     ------------

2.1       Agreement and Plan of  Reorganization  dated  effective          *
          April  1,  1994,   among   Wehran   Envirotech,   Inc.,
          Registrant   and   certain   other   related   parties,
          incorporated  by  reference  from  Exhibit  2.1  of the
          Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 26, 1994

2.2       Certificate  of  Ownership  reflecting  the  merger  of          *
          Registrant's   wholly-owned  subsidiary,   Wehran/Emcon
          Northeast,  Inc.,  into Registrant  effective  December
          20,1994,  incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.2 of
          the  Annual  Report  on Form 10-K for the  fiscal  year
          ended December 31, 1994 (the "1994 10-K")
       
2.3       Certificate  of  Ownership  reflecting  the  merger  of          *
          Registrant's     wholly-owned    subsidiary,     Wehran
          Engineering  Corporation,   into  Registrant  effective
          December  23,  1994,  incorporated  by  reference  from
          Exhibit 2.3 of the 1994 10-K
         
2.4       Certificate  of  Ownership  reflecting  the  merger  of          *
          Registrant's  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  EA Associates,
          into   Registrant    effective   December   31,   1994,
          incorporated  by reference from Exhibit 2.4 of the 1994
          10-K 
          
2.5       Certificate  of  Ownership  reflecting  the  merger  of          *
          Registrant's    wholly-owned    subsidiaries,     EMCON
          Northwest,   Inc.,   EMCON   Southeast,   Inc.,   EMCON
          Baker-Shiflett,    Inc.,   and   Eldredge   Engineering
          Associates,  Inc., into Registrant  effective  December
          31, 1994, incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.5 of
          the 1994 10-K

2.6       Stock Purchase  Agreement dated January 30, 1996, among          *
          Organic Waste * Technologies,  Inc. ("OWT"), Registrant
          and the selling  shareholders and optionholders of OWT,
          incorporated  by  reference  from  Exhibit  2.1  of the
          Current  Report on Form 8-K dated March 14, 1996,  (the
          "March 1996 8-K")
                                    
3.1       Articles of Incorporation,  as amended, incorporated by          *
          reference   from   Exhibit  3.1  of  the   Registrant's
          Registration  Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-16337)
          effective   September   16,   1987   (the   "Form   S-1
          Registration Statement")
                                         
3.2       Certificate  of  Amendment  of  Restated   Articles  of          *
          Incorporation as filed on May 24, 1988, incorporated by
          reference from Exhibit 3.2 of the Annual Report on Form
          10-K for the fiscal year ended  December  31, 1988 (the
          "1988 10-K")
                           
3.3       Certificate  of  Amendment  of  Restated   Articles  of          *
          Incorporation as filed on June 4, 1991, incorporated by
          reference  from Exhibit 4.1 of the  Quarterly  Reporton
          Form 10-Q for the fiscal  quarter  ended June 30,  1991
          (the "June 1991 10-Q")

3.4       Bylaws,  as amended,  incorporated  by  reference  from          *
          Exhibit 4.2 of the June 1991 10-Q
      
10.1      Standard Commercial Lease dated August 1, 1985, between          *
          Archer  Business   Complex  and  Registrant  (the  "ABC
          Lease"), incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 of
          the Form S-1 Registration Statement
                                                                           
10.2      Amendment  to the ABC  Lease  between  Archer  Business          *
          Complex  and  Registrant   dated  September  30,  1992,
          incorporated  by reference  from  Exhibit  10.10 of the
          Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the  fiscal  year ended
          December 31, 1992 (the "1992 10-K")
    
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                                                                   Sequentially
   Exhibit                                                           Numbered
   Number                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS (Continued)                Page
- --------------                                                     -------------

10.3      Second  and Third  Amendment  to the ABC Lease  between          *
          Archer Business Complex and Registrant dated October 4,
          1993 and January 1, 1994, respectively, incorporated by
          referenced  from Exhibit  10.2 of the Annual  Report on
          Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended  December  31, 1993
          (the "1993 10-K").

10.4      Standard Commercial Lease dated August 1, 1986, between          *
          the Royal  Partnership and  Sweet-Edwards & Associates,
          Inc. (since merged into the Registrant) incorporated by
          reference   from   Exhibit   10.9  of  the   Form   S-1
          Registration Statement.

10.5     EMCON 1986  Incentive  Stock Option Plan and Amendment,          *(1)
          incorporated  by reference  from  Exhibit  10.15 of the
          Form S-1 Registration Statement.

10.6      Form of Agreement pursuant to Salary Continuation Plan,          *(1)
          incorporated  by reference  from  Exhibit  10.17 of the
          Form S-1 Registration Statement.

10.7      Schedule  identifying  Agreements  pursuant  to  Salary         43(1)
          Continuation   Plan  between   Registrant  and  certain
          employees.

10.8      Form of Indemnity  Agreement between the Registrant and          *
          each  of  the  Registrant's   officers  and  directors,
          incorporated  by reference  from  Exhibit  10.20 of the
          Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1988 (the "1988 10-K").

10.9      EMCON 1988 Stock  Option Plan,  amended by  shareholder          *(1)
          approval on May 25,1994, including form of Nonqualified
          Stock    Option    Agreement    (Outside    Directors),
          incorporated   by   reference   from  Exhibit  10.9  of
          Registrant's  Quarterly  Report  on Form  10-Q  for the
          fiscal  quarter ended June 30, 1994 (the "June 30, 1994
          10-Q").   

10.10     EMCON  Employee  Stock  Purchase Plan  incorporated  by          *(1)
          reference  from  Exhibit  10.10  of  the   Registrant's
          Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the  fiscal  quarter
          ended June 30, 1995.

10.11     EMCON Restricted  Stock Plan  incorporated by reference          *(1)
          from  Exhibit  10.15 of the Annual  Report on Form 10-K
          for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990.

10.12     EMCON Deferred  Compensation  Plan effective January 1,          *(1)
          1994,  incorporated  by eference  from Exhibit 10.12 of
          the 1993 10-K.

10.13     Trust  Agreement  for the EMCON  Deferred  Compensation          *(1)
          Plan and Salary  Continuation Plan Trust dated February
          19, 1994, between Registrant and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
          incorporated  by reference  from  Exhibit  10.13 of the
          1993 10-K.

10.14     Credit Agreement  between The Bank of California,  N.A.          *
          and Registrant  dated September 20, 1991 with Amendment
          dated May 31,  1992,  incorporated  by  reference  from
          Exhibits 10.11 and 10.12 of the 1992 10-K. 

10.15     Second Amendment to Credit  Agreement  between The Bank          *
          of California,  N.A. and Registrant dated effective May
          31, 1993,  incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.13
          of Registrant's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the
          quarter ended June 30, 1993.

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                                                                   Sequentially
   Exhibit                                                           Numbered
   Number                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS (Continued)                Page
- --------------                                                     -------------

10.16     Third Amendment to Credit Agreement between The Bank of          *
          California, N.A. and Registrant dated effective June 2,
          1994,  incorporated  by reference from Exhibit 10.16 of
          Registrant's  Quarterly  Report  on Form  10-Q  for the
          quarter ended June 30, 1993.

10.17     Fourth Amendment to Credit  Agreement  between the Bank          *
          of California,  N.A. and Registrant dated effective May
          31, 1995,  incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.17
          of the June 30, 1995 10-Q.

10.18     Letter Agreement  between H. Lee Fortier and Registrant          *(1)
          dated March 14, 1994,  incorporated  by reference  from
          Exhibit 10.21 of the September 30, 1994 Form 10-Q.

10.19     Letter   Agreement   between   Thorley  D.  Briggs  and          *(1)
          Registrant   dated  July  19,  1994,   incorporated  by
          reference from Exhibit 10.20 of the 1994 10-K.

10.20     Letter Agreement between James M. Felker and Registrant          *(1)
          dated October 31, 1994,  incorporated by reference from
          Exhibit 10.21 of the 1994 10-K.

10.21     Agreement between Eugene M. Herson and Registrant dated         43(1)
          November 30, 1995.
   
10.22     Agreement  between R. Michael  Momboisse and Registrant         48(1)
          dated November 10, 1995.
    
10.23     Credit Agreement  between The Bank of California,  N.A.          *
          and Registrant dated February 29, 1996, incorporated by
          reference from Exhibit 10.2 of the March 1996 8-K.

10.24     Security Agreement between The Bank of California, N.A.          *
          and Registrant dated February 29, 1996, incorporated by
          reference from Exhibit 10.3 of the March 1996 8-K.

10.25     Pledge Agreement  between The Bank of California,  N.A.          *
          and Registrant dated February 29, 1996, incorporated by
          reference from Exhibit 10.4 of the March 1996 8-K.

10.26     Eurodollar  Rate Option  Agreement  between The Bank of          *
          California,  N.A.  and  Registrant  dated  February 29,
          1996,  incorporated  by reference  from Exhibit 10.5 of
          the March 1996 8-K.

10.27     Fixed Rate  Amortization  Option Agreement  between The          *
          Bank of California,  N.A. and Registrant dated February
          29, 1996,  incorporated  by reference from Exhibit 10.6
          of the March 1996 8-K.

10.28     Note  Agreement  among  the  Registrant,  OWT,  Mark H.          *
          Shipps,  and certain  employees * of OWT , incorporated
          by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the March 1996 8-K.

11.1      Computation of Income (Loss) Per Share.                         55

21.1      Significant Subsidiaries of  Registrant.                        56

23.1      Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP, Independent Auditors.            57 

27        Financial Data Schedule, included herein.                       58 

*   Incorporated by reference
(1) Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed
    as an exhibit to this form  pursuant  to Item 14(c) of the  instructions  to
    Form 10-K.


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