Amid all the ongoing talk of the $16 trillion national deficit, the soft economy and high unemployment rates, there comes another number that should stand out to the people of this industry: $384 billion.
The U.S. EPA’s fifth Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment, the results of which were released this spring, show that $384 billion in improvements are needed for the nation’s drinking water infrastructure through 2030 for systems to continue providing safe drinking water to 297 million Americans.
The survey identified investments needed in 73,400 water systems across the country over the next 20 years for thousands of miles
