Agenda Summary
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Proclaiming that the City of Somerville recognizes the week of May 5-11, 2024 as Drinking Water Week.
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Proclamation
Whereas: water is our most valuable natural resource; and
Whereas: drinking water serves a vital role in daily life, serving an essential purpose to health, hydration and hygiene needs for the quality of life our citizens enjoy; and
Whereas: tap water delivers public health protection, fire protection, support for our economy and the quality of life we enjoy; and
Whereas: the hard work performed by the entire water sector, designing capital projects, operators ensuring the safety and quality of drinking water or a member of a pipe crew maintaining the infrastructure communities rely on to transport high quality drinking water from its source to consumers’ taps; and
Whereas: we are all stewards of the water infrastructure upon which current and future generations depend; and
Whereas: the citizens of our city are called upon to help protect our source waters from pollution, practice water conservation and get involved with their water by familiarizing themselves with it;
Now therefore be it known to all those present that the Mayor of the City of Somerville respectfully proclaims the week of May 5-11, 2024 as Drinking Water Week in Somerville.
Proclaimed on this 9th day of May, 2024 by
Katjana Ballantyne
Mayor