Dear Chairman Simpson, Chair Murkowski, Ranking Member Pingree and Vice Chair Merkley:

As your Committees begin prioritizing funding for fiscal year 2026, the undersigned national and state organizations urge full funding of the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) at congressionally authorized levels of $3.25 billion each.

Clean, safe water is essential to human health, which is inextricably linked to America’s prosperity and high standard of living.

Individual wellness and healthy communities are the foundation of robust, successful economies that attract investment and create high paying jobs. Communities without clean waterbodies or a safe, reliable supply of drinking water are communities without socioeconomic stability, economic opportunity, or upward mobility.

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