Grace Napolitano: “Thank you for your commitment. And you heard it.”

To me, the answer is clear. We should recognize the familiarity and workability of the historic Clean Water Act.

Clean water was not always a partisan issue, and no issue has more support among American families than the protection of our nation's waters.

In my view, we get lost on questions of who is best suited to protect our water resources, rather than talking about the importance of rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands for current and future needs.

Since 1973, American Rivers has protected wild rivers, restored damaged rivers, and conserved clean water for people and nature.