Why is drinking water an infrastructure of development?justify
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Explanation:
Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs
The latest report from the American Society of Civil Engineers gave America’s drinking water infrastructure an overall grade of D- and shows
that investment is not keeping up with needs. The report estimated that $195 billion needs to be
spent over the next 30 years (2010 to 2040) on drinking water systems and that funding at current
levels is expected to be $51 billion. These figures suggest that a shortfall of $144 billion is expected
unless steps are taken to reverse current spending.
Even though Kentucky’s B grade is fairing better than the national average, there is still much work to
be done to replace aging infrastructure. Across the State, water systems identified a total of $3.6
billion in water main replacement and rehabilitation projects that need completed in the next 20 years.
Projects to address aging water mains in Kentucky accounts for nearly 75% of the total drinking water
funding needs identified in the survey.
Explanation:
Drinking water systems provide a critical health function and are essential to life, economic development, and growth. Water system failures can result in service disruptions, impediments to emergency response, and damage to other types of essential infrastructure. that investment is not keeping up with needs.