The Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Gap Analysis 2002
- Published:
- September 1, 2002
- Originator:
- U.S. EPA
The scope of this report is limited to a discussion of methods for calculating the capital and operations and maintenance (O&M) gaps for clean water and drinking water. Although the findings will inform policy discussion, this report confines itsel to estimating the gap, and it does not attempt to discuss the array of policy considerations stemmping from the results. The analysis also compared projected operations and maintenance (O&M) needs to current spending. O&M needs for both clean water and drinking water were assumed to be a function of capital stock. To estimate current O&M spending data from the Congressional Budget Office and the Census Bureau and held this level constant over the 20 year period.