WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Michael Bennet issued the following press release:
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, with Senator John Hickenlooper and U.S. Representatives Jeff Hurd and Brittany Pettersen, introduced the Western Tribal Water Act to prioritize funding for drinking water projects in Tribal communities in the Upper Colorado River Basin.
"Too many Tribal communities in Colorado and across the West cannot access clean, safe water," said Bennet. "The Western Tribal Water Act will combat this problem, worsened by this year's drought and snow pack conditions, by ensuring that Upper Colorado River Basin Tribal communities with challenges accessing clean water get the help they need and the drinking water they deserve."
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