Washington, DC - Today, drinking water sources for more than 117 million Americans are at risk. Now, each U.S. House member will have a chance to help fix this damaging lapse in federal water protections. Each vote for passage of this "America's Commitment to Clean Water Act" bill is a vote for cleaner and safer water for all Americans.

"Preventing pollution in the first place is cheaper, better and faster than having to get it out at treatment plants," said Clean Water Action President and CEO John DeCock, "so there's also a serious common-sense aspect to passing this bill."

For those U.S. residents whose water sources are no longer protected under the Clean Water Act, the status quo means increased contamination risks. Communities also face the prospect of higher water costs as expensive filtration and disinfection technologies are deployed.

"It's really that simple," said DeCock. "Is Congress finally getting serious about restoring this nation's historic commitment to clean and safe water?" DeCock asks. "If so, then passing this bill is a first step to get things moving in the right direction."

"We've found that people overwhelmingly favor the successful approach taken in the original Clean Water Act," says DeCock, "which is that you can't get the job done by protecting some of the nation's waters. You have to protect them all."

Since 2003 more than 500,000 Clean Water Action members have written to Members of Congress asking for clean water protections to be restored for all drinking water sources.

Clean Water Action is the nation's leading grassroots environmental organization, with more than 1 million members nationwide. For over thirty years, Clean Water Action has been a leader in protecting America's waters, the public health and empowering people to take charge of their environmental future. www.cleanwateraction.org