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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. RES. 274
Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 6 through April
12, 2025, as ‘‘National Water Week’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH31, 2025
Mr. E
VANSof Colorado (for himself and Mr. TONKO) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform
RESOLUTION
Expressing support for the designation of the week of April
6 through April 12, 2025, as ‘‘National Water Week’’.
Whereas each community in the United States, both large
and small, and urban, rural, and Tribal, deserves to have
access to affordable, safe, and clean drinking water, sani-
tation, and other critical water infrastructure;
Whereas more than 2,000,000 people in the United States
lack access to running water, indoor plumbing, or waste-
water services;
Whereas small, rural, and disadvantaged community water
systems struggle to make needed investments while keep-
ing rates affordable;
Whereas Federal investment in core drinking water, waste-
water, stormwater capture, sustainable desalination, and
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water recycling programs allow local utilities and the cus-
tomers of those local utilities to have the resources to
affordably improve in water reliability and meet Federal
regulatory obligations;
Whereas source control is a critical first step to reducing
emerging contaminants from entering water systems and
the environment, along with advancing the state of the
science on the risks of those contaminants, which is es-
sential to protect public health;
Whereas water infrastructure projects often rely on specific
products and technologies, and substitutions may not be
readily available, so it is critical to consider the realities
unique to the water sector, and the near-term challenges
that water infrastructure projects face;
Whereas countless disadvantaged communities in the United
States struggle to make needed investments in critical
water infrastructure while simultaneously keeping rates
affordable;
Whereas water research helps solve some of the most pressing
challenges for the water sector, such as—
(1) aging infrastructure;
(2) emerging contaminants;
(3) resiliency to extreme weather;
(4) drought and water scarcity; and
(5) significant shifts in population;
Whereas research and development aimed at finding cost-ef-
fective solutions to the most pressing challenges for the
water sector—
(1) create more resilient and effective water systems;
(2) create new jobs and support thriving commu-
nities nationwide; and
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(3) result in improved public health and safety and
promote equitable solutions throughout the United
States; and
Whereas Congress and the executive branch should assist
water utilities to ensure that those communities can con-
tinue to fulfill their core mission of protecting public
health and the environment while supporting local eco-
nomic growth by addressing challenges related to—
(1) managing aging water infrastructure, and esca-
lating operation and maintenance costs, supply chain dis-
ruptions, and workforce shortages;
(2) addressing growing water quality impairments
and regulations from emerging contaminants and nutri-
ents; and
(3) ensuring proper climate adaptation, system resil-
iency, and security measures are in place: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 1
the designation of ‘‘National Water Week’’. 2
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