EPA's 6th DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
NEEDS SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT
$473 BILLION
Needed to maintain and improve
drinking water infrastructure over
the next 20 years

Miles of pipe that need
to be improved or replaced



Number of treatment plants,
storage tanks, and other key
infrastructure that need
to be improved or replaced
WHERE LARGEST INVESTMENTS ARE NEEDEB
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ft* Pipes
$313 billion
to repair or replace
pipes

Treatment
$83 billion
for infrastructure used to \
treat drinking water i
Storage
$48 billion
for water storage
reservoir construction or
repair

Source
$29 billion
to build or repair wells
and water intakes
HOW IT WORKS
The Safe Drinking Water
Act requires EPA to
conduct the Needs
Survey every 4 years
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Estimates the National
20-year need for drinking
water infrastructure investment
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Calculates how DWSRF
funds are allocated to
states from 2018-2021
epa.gov/drinkingwatersrf
August 2018

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