Bill > K00240

This resolution memorializes Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 22, 2025, as Water Day in New York State, aligning with World Water Day, an annual global observance that highlights the critical importance of water resources. The resolution emphasizes several key points about water, including its essential role in daily life, global challenges related to water access, and the significance of groundwater. It notes that 2 billion people worldwide lack safely managed drinking water services, and highlights how water is crucial for drinking, agriculture, industry, recreation, hygiene, and health care. The resolution underscores the environmental challenges facing water resources, such as warming temperatures and human-made stressors, and calls attention to the need for sustainable water management. By requesting the governor's proclamation, the resolution aims to raise awareness about water conservation, the global water crisis, and the importance of protecting this vital natural resource, particularly groundwater, which represents approximately 99 percent of all liquid freshwater on Earth and provides essential services for human populations and ecosystems.

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/K240