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Water Policies, Issues, and Advocacy

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Smart Water Policies

Welcome to NGWA's one-stop resource for lawmakers, researchers, groundwater advocates, and NGWA members to learn more about the smart water policies created and promoted by NGWA. The site also provides easy to use tools to contact your elected officials in Congress and urge them to support our industry by pursuing smart water policies across the country. 

2026 NGWA Policy Priorities

 

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NGWA worked throughout the year to advance key federal priorities, including:

  • Advocating for the renewal of the residential geothermal tax credit and the permanent extension of the commercial geothermal tax credit.
  • Supporting passage of a comprehensive Farm Bill, including provisions aligned with the Healthy H2O Act to help private well owners access funding for water treatment systems.
  • Securing $2 million in funding for the National Groundwater Monitoring Network.
  • Advancing $20 million in funding for programs that support private water well owners.
  • Promoting increased State Revolving Fund (SRF) investments to strengthen small and rural water systems.

Click here to view the 2026 NGWA Fly-In Packet

NGWA Position Papers

As the leading groundwater association that advocates for the responsible development, management, and use of water, NGWA has issued position papers which represent the organization’s official stand on issues. NGWA position papers are developed by teams of groundwater scientists, engineers, practitioners, and other national experts in the field of groundwater.

Read NGWA’s Position Papers

 

Government Affairs Contact

Please contact Ben Frech at government@ngwa.org or 614.898.7791 ext. 1540 if you have questions.