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Adequate and safe water supplies are fundamental to the nation's health, economy and security, but climate change, widespread drought and aging infrastructure are straining existing water and hydropower resources.

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US Department of the Interior

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Through

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's WaterSMART program, we work cooperatively with states, Tribal communities and local entities as they implement plans to manage water supplies by modernizing current infrastructure and addressing local water challenges. Learn more: usbr.gov/watersmart/

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3:33 PM · Oct 26, 2022Twitter Web App

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Time to address villages in Alaska that don’t have clean water supplies and must boil their water. In some places this situation has been ongoing for decades! What say you?

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Thank you for the update!