A day of visits to congressional offices highlights the final day of the 2023 NGWA Smart Water Polices Fly-In in Washington, D.C.
Approximately 80 water professionals from NGWA, the Water Quality Association, and other water-related associations have been in the nation’s capital for two days. The group is visiting with congressional representatives from their respective states today to stress the value water plays in sustaining the economy and securing drinking water for millions of Americans.
The attendees are focusing on five themes in their presentations:
- Groundwater conservation priorities in the U.S. Farm Bill
- Not expanding the jurisdiction of the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS)
- Pursuing actions that lead to a national standard for PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in drinking water
- Adding PFAS to the list of chemicals monitored throughout the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network (NGWMN) and supporting funding for the NGWMN
- Supporting the Healthy H2O Act, which would provide grants to private well owners for point-of-use and point-of-entry water treatment technology
- Supporting the legislation like the TRUCKS Act that would provide an exemption to CDL and Entry Level Driver Training programs for companies with the less than nine individuals.
Among the contingent are NGWA CEO Terry S. Morse, CAE, CIC; NGWA Public Relations and Government Affairs Manager Ben Frech; NGWA President Jason House, LG, PG, of Portland, Maine; and NGWA President-Elect David Traut, MGWC, of St. Joseph, Minnesota.
Click here to learn more about the 2023 NGWA Smart Water Policies Fly-In.