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| 2018 -- S 2876 Enacted 05/08/2018 |
| 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 |
| 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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