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USEPA's infrastructure needs survey
Author(s) -
Davies Clive,
Fraser Dan L.,
Hertzler Patricia Carroll,
Jones Ralph T.
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.tb08337.x
Subject(s) - water infrastructure , safe drinking water act , upgrade , business , agency (philosophy) , critical infrastructure , environmental planning , finance , water quality , water supply , engineering , environmental science , computer security , environmental engineering , computer science , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , biology , operating system
USEPA estimates that water systems need $138 billion to install, upgrade, or replace infrastructure. Only $12.1 billion of that total is attributable to requirements of the SDWA. The nation's 55,000 community water systems must make significant investments to install, upgrade, or replace infrastructure to ensure the provision of safe drinking water to their 243 million customers. The US Environmental Protection Agency's first‐ever national drinking water infrastructure needs survey, conducted in 1995, estimates that these systems must invest a minimum of $138.4 billion in the next 20 years. Of this total, $76.8 billion is for infrastructure improvements needed now to protect public health. A portion of the total, $12.1 billion, is for infrastructure improvements related to standards established under the Safe Drinking Water Act.