World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2019
Development of a Water Infrastructure Performance Index for the USA
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2019: Groundwater, Sustainability, Hydro-Climate/Climate Change, and Environmental Engineering
ABSTRACT
This paper presents a new water infrastructure performance index (WIPI) for the United States for the period 1990 to 2016. The ultimate goal is to provide a useful tool for the development of water infrastructure investment strategies and policies that support and encourage economic growth/competitiveness based on performance. The proposed WIPI utilizes publicly available data for the supply, quality of service, and utilization of the nation’s water infrastructure. A range of attributes were considered, including the availability of drinking water, sewer overflows, and boil orders for drinking water, and appropriate weights assigned based on stakeholder surveys. The outcomes are intended to capture and track the overall performance of U.S. water infrastructure systems over time, as well as demonstrate the relative contributions/connections within each criterion. The results for the study period revealed far from ideal conditions, albeit accompanied by a gradual improvement, but more attention is required if the U.S. water infrastructure is to deliver a solid performance that supports both economic competitiveness and public well-being.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The original work for this paper was funded by the US Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber Foundation. Janet Kavinoky, Michael Gallis, Susanne Trimbath, Michelle Oswald Beiler and Tom Skanke as well as many stakeholders contributed to the initial concept, data collection and calculation. Their support and assistance is greatly appreciated.
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World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2019: Groundwater, Sustainability, Hydro-Climate/Climate Change, and Environmental Engineering
Pages: 424 - 431
Editors: Gregory F. Scott and William Hamilton, Ph.D.
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8234-6
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© 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: May 16, 2019
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