Investor Presentaiton
U.S. Water Infrastructure Requires Substantial Long-term Investment
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Repair & Replacement Market
Restoring existing water systems and expanding them to serve a growing
population through 2050 will require a $1.7 trillion investment (1)
ASCE grade for drinking water infrastructure is C- and grade for
wastewater infrastructure is D+ (2)
EPA analysis indicates the need to address aging transmission and
distribution pipes is accelerating (see chart below); valves and hydrants
are generally replaced along with pipe replacement and repair (3)
U.S. Water Infrastructure CAPEX and Investment Gap
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Spending on Water & Wastewater CAPEX in U.S. is >$50B (4)
ASCE estimates that the current annual investment gap
expected to increase from $81B to $136B in 2039 (5)
Percentage of Replacement
Need
2.5%
2.0%
Accelerating
Need
Funding
Gap
$136B
1.5%
Funding
Gap
1.0%
0.5%
$81B
0.0%
CAPEX
CAPEX
2000
2010 2020
2030
2040 2050 2060 2070
Year
2019
2039
(1) American Water Works Association, Buried No Longer: Confronting America's Water Infrastructure Challenge 2012
(2) ASCE: 2021 Report Card for America's Infrastructure
(3) The EPA Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Gap Analysis 2002
(4) Bluefield Research 2019, U.S. Municipal Water Infrastructure Forecast Report
(5) American Society of Engineers (ASCE): The Economic Benefits of Investing in Water Infrastructure
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