Bill Text: DE SCR168 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: Designating May 21, 2024, As Wastewater Management And Drinking Water Management Professionals' Day In The State Of Delaware.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-8)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-21 - Passed In House by Voice Vote [SCR168 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2023-SCR168-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Sen. Pettyjohn & Rep. D. Short |
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Sens. Brown, Buckson, Gay, Hansen, Hocker, Hoffner, Huxtable, Lawson, Lockman, Mantzavinos, S. McBride, Paradee, Pinkney, Poore, Richardson, Sokola, Sturgeon, Townsend, Walsh, Wilson; Reps. Gray, Wilson-Anton |
DELAWARE STATE SENATE
152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 168
DESIGNATING MAY 21, 2024, AS “WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT AND DRINKING WATER MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS' DAY” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
WHEREAS, before the implementation of reliable drinking water and wastewater treatment, thousands of people in the United States died of waterborne diseases like cholera, dysentery, typhoid, polio, and hepatitis each year; and
WHEREAS, the Center for Disease Control estimates that 1.7 to 2.2 million people die from waterborne diseases each year, most of the deaths occur in children and vulnerable populations across the world; and
WHEREAS, technological advances by water and wastewater professionals have improved the treatment of both drinking water and wastewater in Delaware, the United States, and the world; and
WHEREAS, access to clean drinking water is crucial to the health and safety of more than 1 million Delawareans; and
WHEREAS, in Delaware, residents use approximately 1.9 million gallons of public water daily; and
WHEREAS, much of the drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States is located underground in millions of miles of pipes, unseen by the public; and
WHEREAS, thousands of water and wastewater industry professionals in Delaware dedicate their careers to keeping drinking water and treated wastewater clean and free of disease carrying organisms that can harm both humans and the environment; and
WHEREAS, the DNREC Division of Water manages and protects Delaware’s water resources and performs applied research and technical assistance, laboratory services, and regulatory guidance and implementation.
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the 152 nd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the House of Representatives concurring therein, that the members of the General Assembly hereby designate May 21, 2024, as “Wastewater Management and Drinking Water Management Professionals Day” in the State of Delaware.
SYNOPSIS
This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates May 21, 2024, as "Wastewater Management and Drinking Water Management Professionals Day" in the State of Delaware.
Author: Senator Pettyjohn
