Water Main Break Rates in the USA and Canada: A Comprehensive Study

Utah Water Research Laboratory : Utah State University

The EPA’s Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment (DWUBSA) estimates that the national drinking water need over the next 20 years is $625 billion. To ensure that the public can access safe drinking water, it is necessary to allocate $420.8 billion to maintain the underground distribution and transmission pipelines. This includes installing new drinking water pipelines, rehabilitating and replacing the existing buried pipe infrastructure. Read more 

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