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Article: Cost of safe drinking water.(Safe Drinking Water Act demands infrastructure investment)(Brief Article)
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- R & D
- Article date:
- July 1, 2005
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To continue to ensure safe drinking water in the U.S., water utilities will need to make an estimated $277 billion in investments over the next 20 years, according to the EPA's third Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment.
The Safe Drinking Water Act requires the EPA to conduct the assessment every four years. This report to Congress ...