AWWA Advocacy Toolkit
AWWA member advocacy resources are provided to empower members to personally help shape the future of water. These tools allow AWWA Members to take advocacy into their own hands.
Find Your Member of Congress
Connect with the elected officials who represent your community.
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Log a Meeting
Have you met with your federal representative or senator recently? Let us know!
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AWWA Tracked Bills
Access a comprehensive list of the bills that AWWA is currently tracking.
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Advocacy Letter Templates
Want to send a letter from your utility? The following letter templates can be placed on your utility’s letterhead and mailed or emailed to your congressional representatives.
2026 Water Matters Fly-In One-Pagers
Every year, AWWA members from all 50 states gather in Washington, D.C. to meet with their members of Congress as part of the Water Matters Fly-In.
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Urge Congress to Fully Fund Water Infrastructure Programs
Urge your member of Congress to support full funding for important water infrastructure programs, including the State Revolving Funds and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. AWWA’s Beyond the Replacement Era report shows that drinking water systems alone need to invest more than $2 trillion by 2050 to repair and replace infrastructure, comply with new regulations, and build resilience to natural hazards. Federal programs help reduce the financial burden on communities.
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Urge Congress to Pass the Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act
Urge your member of Congress to join dozens of bipartisan cosponsors and support the Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act. This bill would provide liability protections under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for water and wastewater systems that manage and dispose of PFAS in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.
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Urge Congress to Pass the LIHWAP Establishment Act
Urge your member of Congress to join dozens of bipartisan cosponsors and support the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program Establishment Act. This bill would reauthorize the successful LIHWAP program, which expired in 2023. Over two years, LIHWAP provided $1.1 billion in assistance to more than 1.5 million households across 49 states, the District of Columbia, five U.S. territories, and 97 Native American tribes and Tribal organizations.
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Urge Congress to Pass the WRRO Establishment Act
Urge your member of Congress to cosponsor the Water Risk and Resilience Organization Establishment Act. This bill would authorize an independent, nongovernmental organization to develop minimum cybersecurity requirements for the water sector, with oversight by the Environmental Protection Agency. The WRRO provides a collaborative framework that leverages water sector expertise and enables a tiered approach to cybersecurity based on system size, capacity, and risk profile.
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AWWA’s Government Affairs team can help connect you with your members of Congress.
