(Washington, D.C.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released its much-anticipated 2022 Clean Watershed Needs Survey (CWNS) Report to Congress, identifying $630.1 billion in needed but unfunded investment in the nation’s clean water infrastructure. This represents a 73 percent increase in total reported needs since the previous 2012 report a decade ago. The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) has long advocated the need for increased federal funding for clean water infrastructure and believes today’s report supports that need.

(Washington, D.C.) Infrastructure Week 2024 serves as a strong reminder that the need for continued investment in clean water infrastructure persists, despite strides that have been made in federal funding for the water sector. The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) echoes the call for increased federal investment as the water sector continues to confront a complex set of regulatory and ratepayer affordability issues.