New American Society of Civil Engineers National Infrastructure Report Reinforces Need to Act on Updating & Maintaining U.S. ...
March 09 2017 - 1:23PM
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American Water investing almost $6B in next
5 years to ensure reliable service
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) latest Report
Card for America’s Infrastructure, issued every four years since
2001, recently gave the nation’s water systems a D grade and
wastewater systems a D+ grade. This remains in line with the last
few reports, and heightens the sense of urgency to take actions
that will turn around the condition of this often overlooked
category of infrastructure.
To help address these infrastructure challenges, American Water
(NYSE: AWK) invested a record $1.5 billion in 2016, the majority of
which was for water and wastewater infrastructure which improves
our long-term service reliability and water quality for our
customers.
Earlier today, American Water Senior Vice President, Regulatory
Policy and Business Development Kathy Pape testified before the
House Transportation & Infrastructure Sub-Committee on Water
Resources and Environment in Washington, DC. and offered
perspectives and recommendations on solving our nation’s water and
wastewater infrastructure challenges.
American Water commends the House Transportation &
Infrastructure Sub-Committee on Water Resources and Environment for
providing a forum to discuss the challenges that face our water and
wastewater infrastructure and the potential solutions available
through the continued partnership of the private and public
sector.
According to Pape, the value of the ASCE Report Card is in
raising customer awareness of the critical nature of these issues
and the value of our water and wastewater infrastructure, which is
largely hidden underground. “That infrastructure is essential to
delivering clean, safe, reliable water to our customers, but is
often taken for granted until there is an issue,” Pape said. “While
much work needs to be done to raise the grade of the nation’s
deteriorating water infrastructure, recognizing that a healthy
water system truly promotes economic vitality, provides public
health, and protects our environment can only improve future scores
across the country.”
With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the
largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water
and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 6,800
dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based
drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an
estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More
information can be found by visiting amwater.com.
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