Governor Matt Blunt has proclaimed May 6 through May 12 as Drinking Water Week in Missouri.

Jefferson City, MO - infoZine - The Missouri Department of Natural Resources expresses its appreciation for the men and women who work to provide safe drinking water to residents and visitors of Missouri.

Drinking Water Week recognizes Missouri's public drinking water systems for the work they do in providing Missourians with safe drinking water. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Public Drinking Water Branch oversees the public water supplies.

The most recent drinking water compliance report shows that the percent of the population served by community water systems that meet all health-based standards is nearly 95 percent, the target set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

"Public water systems in Missouri face increasingly complex challenges to meet standards the public has come to expect of them," said Department of Natural Resources Director Doyle Childers. "We want to recognize the extraordinary compliance record of Missouri's public water supplies."