IV 
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’’. 
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 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 
the designation of ‘‘National Water Week’’. 
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