Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 6 through April 12, 2025, as "National Water Week".
H. Res. 274 is a non-binding House resolution expressing support for recognizing a dedicated National Water Week from April 6 to April 12, 2025. The measure underscores the importance of reliable, affordable, safe drinking water and wastewater services for all communities and highlights ongoing challenges in the water sector, including aging infrastructure, emerging contaminants, and the need for resilient systems. While it calls for federal investment, research, and thoughtful consideration of water-sector realities, the resolution does not authorize spending, create new programs, or impose new requirements. It serves as a symbolic statement of support intended to raise awareness and potentially shape future policy discussions. The bill was introduced by Mr. Evans of Colorado (with Mr. Tonko) and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Key Points
- 1The House expresses support for designated “National Water Week” during April 6–12, 2025.
- 2It stresses that all communities—large, small, urban, rural, and Tribal—deserve access to affordable, safe, and clean drinking water, sanitation, and related water infrastructure.
- 3It notes that more than 2,000,000 Americans lack access to running water, indoor plumbing, or wastewater services, and acknowledges the difficulty that small, rural, and disadvantaged systems face in maintaining affordable rates while making needed investments.
- 4It highlights the role of federal investment in drinking water, wastewater, stormwater capture, desalination, and water recycling programs to help utilities meet regulatory obligations and improve reliability.
- 5It emphasizes the importance of source control and continued research to address emerging contaminants, aging infrastructure, resilience to extreme weather, drought, population shifts, and other water-sector challenges, and it calls attention to the need for practical solutions that account for sector realities such as supply chain and workforce issues.