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The cost of infrastructure needs
Author(s) -
Hertzler Patricia Carroll,
Davies Clive
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1997.tb08193.x
Subject(s) - water infrastructure , agency (philosophy) , water supply , investment (military) , business , environmental economics , critical infrastructure , distribution (mathematics) , environmental planning , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental resource management , environmental science , computer science , environmental engineering , computer security , economics , mathematical analysis , philosophy , mathematics , epistemology , politics , political science , law
A USEPA survey of drinking water infrastructure needs yields data used to construct cost models for more than 50 types of water supply projects. A survey conducted by the US Environmental Protection Agency provided a wealth of information on the cost of drinking water infrastructure needs. This information was used to develop cost models for more than 50 types of source, treatment, storage, and transmission and distribution projects. The cost models provide the tools to accurately estimate the total infrastructure investment needed by community water systems in the United States. They also give insight into real‐world costs for common types of drinking water infrastructure projects.