Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS) – 2012 Report and Data
The 2012 CWNS is the sixteenth survey since the enactment of the CWA in 1972 which requires this Report under section 516(b)(1)(B) (33 U.S. Code §1375).
Report to Congress and Summary of Results
The total capital wastewater and stormwater treatment and collection needs for the nation were $271 billion as of January 1, 2012. This included capital needs for publicly owned wastewater pipes and treatment facilities ($197.8 billion), combined sewer overflow (CSO) correction ($48.0 billion), stormwater management ($19.2 billion), and recycled water treatment and distribution ($6.1 billion).
2012 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey documents:
- Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2012 Report to Congress (pdf)
- Report to Congress Fact Sheet (pdf)
- CWNS 2012: Detailed Scope and Methods (pdf)
Access to Detailed Data
EPA provides a concise printed version of the CWNS 2012 Report to Congress and additional online data visualization tools. These online tools allow users to view, analyze, download specific data, and print individual state and facility level data:
- Data Dashboards - Display select multi-level CWNS data for chosen geographic areas in bar graphs and pie charts.
- CWNS Mapping Tool - GIS-based interactive mapping tool to drill down to get state, congressional district, county and facility level CWNS data.
- Facility/Project Fact Sheet – Shows CWNS data available for an individual wastewater treatment plant, collection system, stormwater management facility, decentralized wastewater management project, or nonpoint source pollution prevention project.
- Summary Reports - Display selected CWNS data for geographic areas in bar graphs and pie charts.
- Detailed Reports - Display selected CWNS data for chosen geographic areas. The output is displayed in tables which can be exported as csv files.
- Technical Data Reports - Display data that was previously included in the appendices of the Report to Congress. These data tables are comparable to those found in Appendix I of the CWNS 2008 Report to Congress.
- Data Download - Downloadable Microsoft Access database of all CWNS data elements for the nation or a selected state.