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AWWA Report on Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs – $1 Trillion

Published on February 27, 2012 By Jason Mumm

The latest report on infrastructure funding needs in America is on the streets from the American Water Works Association.   Download the report here or from the AWWA website to read it all.  Here is a summary of the findings as republished from the AWWA press release.

How Much Infrastructure Does Your State Need?

Published on February 13, 2012 By Jason Mumm

According to the EPA’s survey conducted in 2007, the national needs are over $300 billion.  The amounts vary by state, generally correlated with population.  The PDF file below is an excerpt from the full report provided to Congress.

Johnson Foundation to Water Utilities: Start Charging Full Cost!

Published on February 1, 2012 By Jason Mumm

A new report issued by the Johnson Foundation called Financing Sustainable Water Infrastructure concludes that  the financial health of our water systems is directly linked to their long-term sustainability.

WIFIA What? The Newest Water Financing Proposal to Congress

Published on January 18, 2012 By Jason Mumm

Frequent readers of our blog will know that we often discuss the gap that exists between the need for capital investment in the water/wastewater sector, and the availability of both the necessary capital as well as the ability to repay debt.  Indeed, our most recent blog post, Water Rate Affordability (Dec. 26, 2011), presents a [...]

Is the Infrastructure Bank a Real Solution for the Infrastructure Gap?

Published on September 13, 2011 By Jason Mumm

So much has been said about our nation’s failing water infrastructure that another blog post would hardly do the topic justice.  We’ve done plenty of them here already (here, for example).  There have been many who have done well to help us identify the problem, and the problem is an imminently solvable one.  We know [...]

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