Hundreds of Billions Could Be Spent for Upgrading U.S. Wastewater Plants | 2014-10-01 | Pollution Engineering

The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee recently heard testimony which makes a strong case that “modernizing and replacing the country’s aging water and wastewater infrastructure may be the single largest public works need that the U.S. faces” and it requires a serious investment. The EPA's most recent needs survey estimates $187.9 billion is needed by clean water agencies to comply with the Clean Water Act (CWA).

Some of the wastewater plants in the U.S. were built more than 100 years ago. Some plants are keeping up with their aging infrastructure, but most are not able to do so due to inadequate funding. The status of upgrades is continually reported in North American Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities & People Database.

Hundreds of Billions Could Be Spent for Upgrading U.S. Wastewater Plants | 2014-10-01 | Pollution Engineering