,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eic  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,cartwright 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1
 and ,mr4 ,grijalva7 submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,natural          
,resources1 and in addition to the      
,committees on ,energy and ,commerce1   
,agriculture1 and ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives that in  
order to better understand water        
availability1 sustainability1 and       
security at a national scale1 the       
,united ,states should prioritize the   
assessment of the quality and quantity  
of surface water and groundwater        
resources1 and produce a national water 
census with the same sense of urgency   

that was incorporated in the ,man on the
 ,moon project to address the inevitable
 challenges of ,peak ,water4  ,whereas  
water is an essential1 irreplaceable    
component to all sectors of society from
 agriculture1 manufacturing1 and energy 
development to domestic consumption1    
recreation1 human health1 and ecological
 maintenance2 ,whereas the consumption  
and allocation of water is therefore    
multi-objective1 and thus demands the   
management of different and often       
conflicting uses2 ,whereas the practice 
of managing multiple water consumption  
interests is made more challenging by   
the compounding effects of climate      
change1 water pollution1 and population2
 ,whereas the procurement1 production1  
and delivery of energy requires the     
substantial mobilization and use of     
large quantities of water1 and further  
intensifies competing demands for       
limited water resources as more people  
access and can afford more              
water-intensive lifestyles2 ,whereas the

 increasing demand on water resources   
and our diminishing water supply1       
coupled with competing interests in     
water consumption and wastewater        
disposal1 is surpassing our ability to  
provide safe1 secure1 reliable water in 
many parts of the ,united ,states2      
,whereas groundwater resources1 vital to
 community water systems and irrigation 
throughout the ,united ,states1 are     
rapidly being depleted due to increased 
demands coupled with changes in         
hydrologic and climate patterns2        
,whereas chronic water shortages are    
increasingly felt throughout the ,united
 ,states with millions of people living 
in drought conditions and millions more 
indirectly affected by drought1 such as 
through increased food prices2 ,whereas 
the demand on water resources coupled   
with drought have substantially lowered 
water levels in the ,united ,states     
navigable waterways and negatively      
affected navigation1 commerce1          
hydroelectric energy production1        

recreation1 and fishing2 ,whereas       
cumulative impacts of human water       
diversions have led to reduced or       
seasonally altered rivers in the ,united
 ,states1 changing the magnitude and    
frequency of floods1 and adversely      
impacting ecosystems of vital importance
 to human livelihoods2 ,whereas water is
 a significant component to ecological  
flows and disruptions and flow          
alterations can impose detrimental      
consequences to the chemical1           
biological1 and physical integrity of   
surface water and groundwater and their 
ability to support ecological services  
including human consumption1 wildlife   
habitat1 fisheries1 and recreation2 and 
,whereas the ,national ,water           
,availability and ,use ,assessment      
,program provisioned in the ,,secure    
,water ,act is a foundational element   
necessary to understand water use1      
availability1 sustainability1 and       
security in the ,united ,states3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 

of the ,house of ,representatives that--
  7#a7 to keep water costs affordable1  
curb environmental impact1 maintain     
ecological flows1 safeguard economic    
prosperity1 and reduce risk1 the ,united
 ,states should rapidly transition to a 
sustainable1 secure water economy that  
prioritizes ecological flows2  7#b7 to  
foster a national and regional          
understanding of water use1             
availability1 and sustainability1 all   
,federal agencies whose missions include
 water should coordinate their efforts  
and collaborate with ,state and local   
water authorities2 and  7#c7 to better  
understand water availability1          
sustainability1 and security on a       
national scale1 the ,united ,states     
should prioritize the assessment of the 
quality and quantity of surface water   
and groundwater resources1 and produce a
 national water census with the same    
sense of urgency that was incorporated  
in the ,man on the ,moon project to     
address the inevitable challenges of    

,peak ,water4