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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Water is our most valuable natural resource; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Tap water provides vital public health and fire | ||||||
| 4 | protection; tap water also provides support for our economy and | ||||||
| 5 | sustains the quality of life we enjoy; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Americans consume approximately 50-plus gallons | ||||||
| 7 | of water a day on average; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, All measures of a successful society, including | ||||||
| 9 | low mortality rates, economic growth and diversity, | ||||||
| 10 | productivity, and public safety, are all in some way related to | ||||||
| 11 | access to safe drinking water; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Every citizen is called upon to help protect our | ||||||
| 13 | source waters from pollution and to promote water conservation; | ||||||
| 14 | the United States Environmental Protection Agency suggests | ||||||
| 15 | that if each resident fixed all their household water leaks and | ||||||
| 16 | put in low-flow shower heads today, they could reduce their | ||||||
| 17 | water consumption by 25%; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, True cost pricing of water is an important element | ||||||
| 19 | in present and future water conservation, in contrast to water | ||||||
| 20 | rates that are artificially low due to various subsidies; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, It is critical to the future health and growth of | ||||||
| 2 | the State of Illinois that both private and public systems | ||||||
| 3 | continue to invest in our water infrastructure; the U.S. EPA | ||||||
| 4 | estimates that there is a $330 billion dollar gap in water | ||||||
| 5 | infrastructure investment throughout our nation; the State of | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois should continue to promote investment in its water | ||||||
| 7 | infrastructure both in public and private systems; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, It is imperative that adequate funding be made | ||||||
| 9 | available for the State of Illinois to ensure that essential | ||||||
| 10 | research and analysis of Illinois' current and future water | ||||||
| 11 | needs can be done by organizations such as the Illinois Water | ||||||
| 12 | Survey and the State Regional Water Supply Committees; | ||||||
| 13 | therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we join with the rest | ||||||
| 16 | of the nation in celebrating National Drinking Water Week and | ||||||
| 17 | applaud the workers who work hard every day to ensure that the | ||||||
| 18 | citizens of the State of Illinois have safe, fresh, reliable, | ||||||
| 19 | high-quality drinking water; and be it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That we commit ourselves over the next year to | ||||||
| 21 | vigorously raising the consciousness of the public on the | ||||||
| 22 | importance of safe water resources.
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