[미국] 물 인프라 향상 위해 10억 달러 투자 예상

McIlvaine사의 최근 분석에 따르면 미국 하원 책정위원회가 강력한 논거를 가진 증언을 들었다고 밝혀졌다. 증언은 “국가의 노후 상·하수도 인프라를 현대화하고 대체하는 것은 미국이 직면하고 있는 필요한 사업이자 가장 큰 공공사업이 될 것이며 이는 엄청난 투자를 필요로 한다”는 내용이다.
환경보호협회(EPA)의 가장 최근 서베이에서 수질오염방지법(CWA)를 준수하기 위해서는 깨끗한 물 협회에 1천8백79억 달러가 필요하다고 측정된 바 있다.

According to recent analysis from the McIlvaine Company, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee has heard testimony making a strong case that "modernizing and replacing the country's aging water and wastewater infrastructure may be the single largest public works need that our nation faces, and it requires a serious investment."

The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) most recent needs survey estimates that $187.9 billion is needed today by clean water agencies to comply with the Clean Water Act (CWA).

Some of the wastewater plants in the U.S. were built more than 100 years ago. Some of these plants are keeping up with their aging infrastructure, but most are not able to do so due to inadequate funding. The status of upgrades is continually reported in North American Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities & People Database.

The needs combine upgrades and replacements. The upgrade need can be likened to that of an old automobile. Current technology can allow much more efficient and economical operation. Equally important is the need to meet more stringent EPA and state requirements.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2014년 10월 10일]