Past Needs Surveys

Second Report to Congress
First Report to Congress

Second Report to Congress - February 2001 (ALL ABOUT PDF FILES)

In 1999, the EPA conducted the second Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey. The final report indicated that the needs for the period between 1999 and 2019 were $150.9 billion (in 1999 $).

• Fact Sheet on Full Survey (391 K PDF FILE, 4 pgs)
  EPA 816-F-01-001, February, 2001
• Fact Sheet on American Indian and Alaska Native Village Water System Survey (298 K PDF FILE, 4 pgs)
  EPA 816-F-01-002, February, 2001

Final Report to Congress
EPA 816-R-01-004, February, 2001

• Full Report (8 M PDF FILE, 85 pgs)
  • Cover & Table of Contents (1 M PDF FILE, 10 pgs)
  • Executive Summary (876 K PDF FILE, 10 pgs)
  • Overview of Methods (632 K PDF FILE, 8 pgs)
  • Findings: States (1 M PDF FILE, 18 pgs)
  • Findings: American Indian, Alaska Native Villages (1 M PDF FILE, 6 pgs)
  • Findings: Households not served by Public Water Systems (1 M PDF FILE, 4 pgs)
  • Appendices (1 M PDF FILE, 29 pgs)
• Final Report to Congress on Drinking Water Needs for American Indian and Alaska Native Village Water Systems (2.5 M PDF FILE, 47 pgs)
  EPA 816-R-01-006, February, 2001
• Modeling the Cost of Infrastructure (774 K PDF FILE, 95 pgs)
  EPA 816-R-01-005, February, 2001
  This report discusses models developed by EPA to assign costs to projects for which systems lacked adequate cost documentation for the 1999 survey.
• 2001 Needs Survey Allotment Results

First Report to Congress - February 1997 (ALL ABOUT PDF FILES)

In 1997, EPA released the findings of the first national survey of drinking water infrastructure needs. The survey was conducted over a two year period, with data collection beginning in November 1994. The final report indicated that the needs for the period between 1995 and 2015 were $138.4 billion (in 1995$).

Final Report to Congress
EPA 812-R-97-001, February, 1997

• Full Report (3 M PDF FILE, 85 pgs)
  • Cover & Table of Contents (446 K PDF FILE, 10 pgs)
  • Executive Summary (560 K PDF FILE, 10 pgs)
  • Overview of Methods (506 K PDF FILE, 8 pgs)
  • Findings: States (1 M PDF FILE, 18 pgs)
  • Findings: American Indian, Alaska Native Villages (495 K PDF FILE, 6 pgs)
  • Findings: Households not served by Public Water Systems (821 K PDF FILE, 4 pgs)
  • Appendices (1 M PDF FILE, 31 pgs)
•  1997 Needs Survey Allotment Results

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