Tell Congress to protect America's water! Keep our water clean and safe by clicking here if you are an individual and here for an organization.

Most Americans –– 86 percent –– get their household water services from a public utility. But public utilities are struggling financially to meet federal clean water standards and to maintain and modernize water systems.

While American tap water is still among the safest in the world, our water infrastructure, including pipes, is aging and deteriorating in the face of less money for renewal and repair, and of more people needing household water service. The consequences include sewage spills that render our water unsafe for drinking, swimming, fishing, and wildlife.

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that hundreds of billions of dollars are needed to address these problems. But President Bush has cut most federal funding every year. He has proposed selling control of our water systems to corporations and private investors. Once in control of our water systems, the new private owners would make decisions based on short-term profits, not on community needs.

Instead of irresponsible private investment schemes, we need to plan ahead for future generations and create a dedicated source of public funding so that communities across America can keep their water clean, safe and affordable. Water is a vital resource, critical for all of us. It deserves no less than the trust funds that help finance our highways, National Botanic Gardens and the South Dakota Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration. Tell Congress it’s time for a trust fund for clean and safe water.

Learn More

• Discover how communities across America can keep their water clean, safe, and affordable in The Case for a Clean Water Trust Fund: New Realities, New Solutions.

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• Ask Congress to provide the funds needed to protect our water sources and keep our water clean and safe. Click here if you are an individual and here for an organization.