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ALERT: Protect America's Water
Water is a public trust. It’s time for a trust fund that protects our water and keeps it clean and safe.
Sign the petition to protect America’s water.
Where does your water come from? The vast majority of Americans get their household water from a public utility. But public utilities are struggling to come up with the money to meet federal clean water standards and maintain and modernize pipes and water systems.
As our pipes and treatment systems age, more and more untreated sewage is entering our streams, rivers, lakes and ocean, creating serious public health hazards. And population growth puts even more strain on our water systems.
There were more than 20,000 beach closings and swim advisories in 2005. A majority of beach closings are due to sewage overflows and malfunctioning sewage plants.
The National Research Council recently warned that we should expect more water-borne disease outbreaks if there are not “substantial investments” made to improve America’s water pipes and systems.
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