Georgia

Top Three Infrastructure Concerns:

1. Roads
2. Drinking Water
3. Wastewater

Key Infrastructure Facts

• 21% of Georgia’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.
• There are 457 high hazard dams in Georgia. A high hazard dam is defined as a dam whose failure would cause a loss of life and significant property damage.
• 147 of Georgia’s 3,881 dams are in need of rehabilitation to meet applicable state dam safety standards.
• 97% of high hazard dams in Georgia have no emergency action plan (EAP). An EAP is a predetermined plan of action to be taken including roles, responsibilities and procedures for surveillance, notification and evacuation to reduce the potential for loss of life and property damage in an area affected by a failure or mis-operation of a dam.
• Georgia’s drinking water infrastructure needs an investment of $9.02 billion over the next 20 years.
• Georgia ranked 26^th in the quantity of hazardous waste produced and 16^th in the total number of hazardous waste producers.
• Georgia’s ports handled 33 million tons of waterborne traffic in 2005, ranking it 25^th in the nation.
• Georgia reported an unmet need of $6.2 million for its state public outdoor recreation facilities and parkland acquisition.
• 41% of Georgia’s major urban highways are congested.
• Vehicle travel on Georgia’s highways increased 56% from 1990 to 2007.
• Georgia has $2.35 billion in wastewater infrastructure needs.

Sources

*Survey of the state’s ASCE members conducted in September 2008

Other resources:
Georgia Report Card