View the signed Mayoral Proclamation for Drinking Water Week
WHEREAS, Water is our most valuable natural resource; and
WHEREAS, Drinking water serves a vital role in daily life, serving an essential purpose to health, hydration and hygiene needs for the quality of life our citizens enjoy; and
WHEREAS, Tap water delivers public health protection, fire protection, support for our economy and the quality of life we enjoy; and
WHEREAS, The hard work performed by the entire water sector, designing capital projects, operators ensuring the safety and quality of drinking water or a member of a pipe crew maintaining the infrastructure communities rely on to transport high quality drinking water from its source to consumers’ taps; and
WHEREAS, The coronavirus pandemic has shone a light on the importance of drinking water for health, hydration and hygiene needs; and
WHEREAS, We are all stewards of the water infrastructure upon which current and future generations depend; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That I, Dr. Timothy J. Mahoney, Mayor of the City of Fargo, North Dakota, do hereby proclaim May 5-11, 2024 to be
DRINKING WATER WEEK
in the City of Fargo and call upon the citizens to help protect our source waters from pollution, practice water conservation and get involved with their water by familiarizing themselves with it.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of The City of Fargo, North Dakota to be affixed this 5th day of May, 2024.
Dr. Timothy J. Mahoney
Mayor
Fargo, North Dakota