HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 05/06/2014 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING MAY 4-10, 2014 AS DRINKINGPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, water is our most valuable natural resource; and
WHEREAS, Fort Collins tap water is critical to maintaining public health protection,
economic vitality, fire protection, and quality of life; and
WHEREAS, For more than 35 years, the American Water Works Association (AWWA)
and its members have celebrated Drinking Water Week – a unique opportunity for both water
professionals and the communities they serve to join together to recognize the vital role water
plays in our daily lives, and
WHEREAS, the City works diligently to be guarantee that the drinking water leaving the
treatment facility meets all federal and state standards, this is a measure of a successful
community – low mortality rates, economic growth and diversity, productivity and public safety
– that are all related to access to safe water; and
WHEREAS, we are all stewards of the water infrastructure upon which future
generations depend; and
WHEREAS, each citizen of Fort Collins is called upon to help protect our source
waters from pollution, to practice water conservation, and to get involved in local water
issues;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim May 4-10, 2014, as
DRINKING WATER WEEK
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 6th day of May, A.D. 2014.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk