[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 3672-3673]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

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                         HON. PATRICK J. TIBERI

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 9, 2011

  Mr. TIBERI. Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure for me to recognize the 
efforts of the National Ground Water Association (NGWA), which is 
headquartered in my district in Westerville, Ohio. NGWA is sponsoring 
National Ground Water Awareness Week which began on March 6. Each year, 
this event puts the national spotlight on a critically important issue, 
the preservation and protection of groundwater for human and 
environmental purposes.
  National Ground Water Awareness Week is the pinnacle of NGWA's year-
round effort to educate the public about proper groundwater and water 
well stewardship. For private household well owners, stewardship 
includes regularly testing their well water quality and treating it if 
necessary. An estimated 95 percent of America's available fresh water 
is in the form of groundwater.
  NGWA is a nonprofit organization composed of more than 12,000 U.S. 
and international

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groundwater professionals--contractors, equipment manufacturers, 
suppliers, scientists, and engineers--is dedicated to advancing 
groundwater knowledge. NGWA's vision is to be the leading groundwater 
association that advocates the responsible development, management, and 
use of water.
  Association members will be using Ground Water Awareness Week to 
participate in a variety of activities and events. I want to thank them 
for their efforts to preserve, protect and safely utilize this most 
valuable resource.

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