STATE a/MINNESOTA
WHEREAS:
The health, comfort, and quality of life that Minnesotans enjoy
is dependent upon safe, high quality drinking water; and
WHEREAS:
Protecting our sources of drinking water, whether surface
water or groundwater, from contamination or overuse is the
first step in ensuring a safe water supply; and
WHEREAS:
The jobs of the dedicated professionals who treat and monitor
the quality of our drinking water and maintain our extensive
water infrastructure is critical to our health and well~being;
and
WHEREAS:
All Minnesotans rely on safe drinking water from public water
systems in their homes, schools, and workplaces.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MARK DAYTON, Governor of Minnesota, do hereby
proclaim the week of l\fay 1-7, 2016, as:
SAFE DRINKING WATER WEEK
in the State of Minnesota.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
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SECRETARY OF STATE