119-hres274

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 274 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 274

 Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 6 through 
 April 12, 2025, as ``National Water Week''.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 31, 2025

 Mr. Evans of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Tonko) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
 and Government Reform

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 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, sanitation, and other critical water 
 infrastructure;
Whereas more than 2,000,000 people in the United States lack access to running 
 water, indoor plumbing, or wastewater services;
Whereas small, rural, and disadvantaged community water systems struggle to make 
 needed investments while keeping rates affordable;
Whereas Federal investment in core drinking water, wastewater, stormwater 
 capture, sustainable desalination, and water recycling programs allow 
 local utilities and the customers 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 essential 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-effective 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 communities nationwide; and

    (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 continue to fulfill their core mission 
 of protecting public health and the environment while supporting local 
 economic growth by addressing challenges related to--

    (1) managing aging water infrastructure, and escalating operation and 
maintenance costs, supply chain disruptions, and workforce shortages;

    (2) addressing growing water quality impairments and regulations from 
emerging contaminants and nutrients; and

    (3) ensuring proper climate adaptation, system resiliency, and security 
measures are in place: Now, therefore, be it

 Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports the 
designation of ``National Water Week''.
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