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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MAY, 2018, TO BE "WATER'S WORTH IT MONTH" IN

THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senators Nesselbush, P Fogarty, Lombardi, Crowley, and Quezada

     Date Introduced: May 03, 2018

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, "Water's Worth It" is a clean water campaign created by the Water

Environment Federation, a not-for-profit association that has vigorously protected the public

health, served local communities, provided technical education and professional training for

thousands of water quality professionals, and supported clean water initiatives and programs

since 1928; and

     WHEREAS, The purpose of the "Water's Worth It" campaign is to inform and educate

the general public, media, educators, decision-makers and public officials about the importance of

clean water and to show the direct connection between what water professionals do every day and

the high value the public places on protecting the environment, having daily access to clean

water, and the jobs that are created through clean water projects; and

     WHEREAS, Other goals of this campaign include explaining to the general public and

their elected officials that water is a precious resource that needs to be recycled and reused,

supporting cutting-edge practices and technologies to deliver, recover and reuse water resources,

and elevating the profile of water sector professionals and recognizing and appreciating the vital

services they provide on an everyday basis to many millions of people in the United States and

across the globe; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby proclaims the Month of May, 2018, to be "Water's Worth It Month" in the State of Rhode

Island; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Jennifer LeBeau, Executive Assistant,

Rhode Island Water Works Association.

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