Water Infrastructure: Information on Federal and State Financial Assistance

Abstract

U.S. drinking water and wastewater systems encompass thousands of treatment facilities, collection facilities, and related works, and well over a million miles of pipes and conduits. While the investment, made over decades, in these facilities is enormous, even more funds will be needed in the future to support efforts to maintain clean and safe water. The estimated cost of the investments needed to repair, replace, or upgrade aging facilities, accommodate the nation's growing population, and meet new water quality standards ranges from $300 billion to $1 trillion over the next 20 years, according to various estimates.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA398162

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Drinking Water
  • Economic Development
  • Electronic Mail
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Governments
  • Groundwater
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Local Governments
  • Money
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supplies

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting