01/16/2024
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"There are few places where the challenges of climate change, extreme weather, and fluctuations in precipitation are felt more acutely than in California."
"In a drought stricken western United States, the last thing we can afford is to lose a significant amount of water supply due to leaky pipes."
"Chairman Whitehouse spoke to the need for a low income water assistance program earlier as well."
"Federal investment in water infrastructure as a whole has declined about 77 percent since its peak in the 1970s."