Drinking
Wastewater
155,000
DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS ACROSS THE U.S.
800,000
MILES OF PUBLIC SEWAGE PIPES IN THE U.S.
500,000
MILES OF PRIVATE LATERAL SEWERS
MANY WATER MAINS AND PIPES WERE LAID IN THE EARLY TO MID-20th CENTURY
WITH A LIFESPAN OF
75-100 YEARS
DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS ACROSS THE U.S.
56 MILLION
NEW USERS WILL BE CONNECTED TO CENTRALIZED TREATMENT SYSTEMS OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS
240,000
WATER MAIN BREAKS OCCUR EACH YEAR IN THE U.S.
Water and Wastewater Investment Needs, 2016-2025
ESTIMATED FUNDING:
$45 Billion
TOTAL NEEDED:
$150 Billion
Reinvigorate the 
Fully fund the 
Preserve tax exempt municipal bond financing to provide communities with affordable access to capital for water infrastructure