maintaining in our ports the national infrastructure standard of “State of Good Repair” (SGR). 2012 Report Card Wastewater (2012 Grade: C+) ASCE Assessment Significant wastewater infrastructure investments are needed to address renewal and replacement, maintenance, security and reliability funding. These investments would increase the reliability and sustainability of infrastructure and protect our coastal and inland water resources into the future. The annual investment needed to raise our Wastewater infrastructure grade for a “C+” to a “B” is $4.5 billion annually for the next 10 years. California’s 100,000 miles of sewers and over 900 wastewater treatment plants generally perform adequately to protect the water resources of the state by managing the approximately 4 billion gallons of wastewater generated every day by California’s citizens and businesses. Nevertheless, the condition and performance of
California wastewater infrastructure (sewers, treatment plants and effluent disposal) vary significantly across the state and from agency to agency. The wastewater collection systems continue to require significant investments to be in compliance with the statewide Waste Discharge Requirements adopted in 2006. 2012 Report Card - Urban Runoff (2012 Grade: D+) ASCE Assessment Funding for urban stormwater infrastructure has failed to keep pace with the requirement of state and federal regulation for surface water, and surface water pollution persists over 20 years after regulation has been in force. Improvement to urban runoff programs and infrastructure have been substantial over the past decade, but these improvements have been overshadowd and outpaced by additional regulatory requirements in NPDES permits and by obligations placed on permit holders under the total maximum daily loads (TMDL) program. Simply put, urban
runoff stormwater programs are underfunded. Improving the urban runoff infrastructure grade from “D-” will take a substantial new investment, estimated at $6.7 billion per year for the next 10 years. Investment in key program areas include infrastructure, regulation, and the control of sources of pollutants in our environment. For more information and the full California Infrastructure Report Card 2012, please go to the American Society of Engineers (ASCE) website at www.ascecareportcard.org or call 800-548-2723. The National Infrastructure Report will also be available in March of 2013. For more information on the American Society of Civil Engineers, please visit them online at www.asce.org Cc
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