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water is a fundamental part of everything we do
it's the foundation for tourism industry it's critical to the success of
agriculture and manufacturing and of course
it's essential to our health get a century of pollution has impaired
nearly every river lake in pond in our state
we can't eat our fish or swim in our bays toxic pollutants contaminate our rivers
it's embarrassing and it's unacceptable fortunately this problem is solvable
we know the science how to upgrade waste water and drinking water plant
improve storm water infrastructure so we limit flooding and
prevent pollutants from running into our streams we're making progress
but at this rate it will take many decades to make substantial progress
so I'm proposing the clean water for delaware's future initiative
to clean up our waterways within a generation some much faster than that
that calls on all is to take responsibility for the quality of our
water
it'll cost the average household less than a dollar a week with owners have
commercial sites and other large properties
pay more based on how much they are that will double
are clean water funds but the deal is better than that every dollar this
investment brings into more dollars through federal grants and private
funding
and the projects we pay for removing toxic substances from our streams
improving industrial sites are protecting our drinking water will
support thousands of jobs
that work will revitalize communities across the state
and make delaware healthier and safer place to live for years to come
I hope you'll join me in supporting this final effort
to keep delaware moving forward