Why Is President's Proposed Budget So Water Logged?

To all those touting the tap, here's a simple question. If our water quality is so good, why does this president and administration feel the need to devote such a significant portion of the 2011 budget to its improvement?

clipped from www.awwa.org Obama seeks $3.3 billion for SRFs President Obama’s 2011 budget request seeks $3.3 billion for USEPA’s Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) and $1.3 billion – a 14 percent increase from 2010 and the highest level ever – to  help states and tribes protect their air, water, and land. As submitted to Congress, the budget request would also provide $274 million – a $45 million increase – for state water pollution control grants. Overall, the Obama Administration seeks a record $10 billion for USEPA even as it imposes a three-year freeze on non-security discretionary funding.