The United Nations has designated the month of August to be Water Quality Month. Water is a vital resource that is crucial to life, transportation, and the economy. Here in Wisconsin, we have more than 15,000 lakes and more than 13,500 miles of navigable rivers and streams. If placed end to end, these rivers would stretch from Wisconsin to Australia. We also have about 1.2 Thousand Trillion gallons of water underground. If all of this water were above ground, it would submerge the entire state in nearly 100 feet of water! It’s because of facts like this that chairing the Water Quality Task Force is important to me. I am looking forward to wrapping up the task force in the fall and bringing solutions that can keep Wisconsin’s most important natural resource clean and crystal clear. Click here to learn more about the task force, and click here to learn more about water in Wisconsin.