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EPA's 6th Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment

EPA's 6th Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment shows $472.6 billion is needed to maintain and improve the nation’s drinking water infrastructure over the next 20 years.

EPA’s assessment shows that improvements are primarily needed in:

  • Distribution and transmission: $312.6 billion to replace or refurbish aging or deteriorating pipelines
  • Treatment: $83 billion to construct, expand or rehabilitate infrastructure to reduce contamination
  • Storage: $47.6 billion to construct, rehabilitate or cover water storage reservoirs
  • Source: $21.8 billion to construct or rehabilitate intake structures, wells and spring collectors

  • EPA's 6th Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment (pdf) (March 2018, EPA 816-K-17-002)
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Last updated on July 28, 2021
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