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Happy birthday, Clean Water Act!

From the EPA website:

An interview with the manager of the Las Vegas Water District on the challenges of providing clean water

Pat Mulroy, general manager of the Las Vegas Water District, says that Las Vegas hotels are some of the most water-efficient buildings in southern Nevada. Yes she says this about, Las Vegas, the place where visitors gape at how much water is used by the Bellagio fountains and the Ventian canal.

Circle of Blue talked with Mulroy about the city's journey and the future of U.S. water policy in an interesting interview.

An EPA administrator writes that clean water is environmental justice

Nancy Stoner, acting Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Water, has blogged about the connection between environmental justice and clean water. In the blog post, Stoner acknowledges the importance of access to safe water for communities, the role of partnerships to revitalize communities while securing cleaner water, and the opportunity to expand the conversation on environmental justice.

Read the blog post