Maine

Top Three Infrastructure Concerns:

1. Roads
2. Wastewater
3. Schools

Key Infrastructure Facts

• 36% of Maine’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.
• There are 25 high hazard dams in Maine. A high hazard dam is defined as a dam whose failure would cause a loss of life and significant property damage.
• 13 of Maine’s 831 dams are in need of rehabilitation to meet applicable state dam safety standards.
• 8% of high hazard dams in Maine 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.
• Maine’s drinking water infrastructure needs an investment of $832 million over the next 20 years.
• Maine ranked 44th in the quantity of hazardous waste produced and 40th in the total number of hazardous waste producers.
• Maine’s ports handled 27 million tons of waterborne traffic in 2005, ranking it 29th in the nation.
• Maine reported an unmet need of $12.5 million for its state public outdoor recreation facilities and parkland acquisition.
• 29% of Maine’s major roads have pavements in poor or mediocre condition.
• Vehicle travel on Maine’s highways increased by 27 percent from 1990 to 2007.
• Maine has $851 million in wastewater infrastructure needs.

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