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New EPA Survey Highlights Wastewater Infrastructure Needs to Protect
Waterbodies in Communities Across the Country
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, May 13, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
transmitted a report to Congress outlining clean water infrastructure
investments—including wastewater and stormwater system upgrades—that are
needed over the next 20 years. Through the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey,
states and U.S. territories report on future capital costs or investment needs
to maintain and modernize publicly owned wastewater treatment works,
stormwater infrastructure, nonpoint source control, and decentralized
wastewater treatment systems like septic tanks. These investments are
essential to supporting the Clean Water Act’s goal that our nation’s
waters are fishable and swimmable.
The 2022 survey represents the most recent comprehensive and robust report on
wastewater, stormwater, and other clean water infrastructure needs in the
U.S., and shows that at least $630 billion will be needed over the next 20
years to protect our nation’s waterbodies.
“Protecting our nations waterways is vital for healthy communities. They
provide sources of drinking water, support farming, power economic opportunity
and transport and allow for recreation and fishing,” said Acting Assistant
Administrator for Water Bruno Pigott. “This survey is an important estimate
of needs that is based on information collected from the communities
themselves. President Biden has secured the largest investments in history for
water infrastructure, putting America in a strong position to help local
systems protect our nation’s water quality.”
EPA has many federal funding resources available for communities and utilities
to improve vital drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. President
Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides a historic $50 billion
investment in upgrading critical water infrastructure – with almost $13
billion going to wastewater and stormwater management. EPA’s Clean Water
State Revolving fund has supported over $160 billion in infrastructure since
its inception in 1987, and EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation
Act (WIFIA) program has issued over $43 billion in financing for water
infrastructure projects since 2018.
Learn more about the survey and access the interactive dashboard.
Background
This is the 17th survey conducted since the passage of the Clean Water Act
over 50 years ago. The last survey was conducted in 2012. Along with the needs
data, the survey also collected technical data from all existing treatment
facilities (e.g., flow, population served, effluent level, etc.). As of
January 2022, there are 17,544 POTWs serving 270.4 million Americans, or 82%
of the population. This information can be viewed and downloaded on the CWNS
website.
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