As a member of Congress from the nation’s driest state, Rep. Susie Lee has a major stake in the health of the Colorado River Basin, which is currently enduring historic drought. “Nevadans’ access to clean water from Lake Mead is in danger,” she tweeted in July 2021. In office, Lee has pushed for federal funding for an array of “common-sense solutions” to the crisis—including water recycling, a process that allows waste water to be filtered and either returned to the environment or reused for other purposes.