Wastewater infrastructure is important to all modern societies to keep the water unpolluted and able to naturally replenish. EPA’s Clean Watersheds Needs Survey from 2008 and 2012 shows that the investment needs for wastewater facilities for the next 20 years in Arkansas have jumped from $470 million to $763 million. The 2012 Survey found that 214 wastewater treatment facilities in Arkansas needed facility upgrades and improvements over the next 20 years, and water treatment systems needed doubled the improvements compared to 2008. There was also a ten-fold increase for secondary treatment facilities from $15M to $126M. Although most of the facilities are currently reasonably maintained and normally operated below design capacities, the future needs of Arkansas’ wastewater systems will need a significant amount of capital investment.
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Transit
WastewaterA: Exceptional, B: Good, C: Mediocre, D: Poor, F: Failing, ?: Incomplete
Each category was evaluated on the basis of capacity, condition, funding, future need, operation and maintenance, public safety, resilience, and innovation
Aviation
77 public-use airports
Bridges
880 of the 12,748 bridges are structurally deficient
Bridges
$55.90 million in bridge funds came from the Federal Highway Bridge Fund in 2011
Dams
82% of the state regulated dams have an Emergency Action Plan
Dams
114 high hazard dams
Drinking Water
$6.1 billion in drinking water infrastructure needs over the next 20 years
Energy
5.283 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy every year, ranking it 18th
Hazardous Waste
9 sites on the National Priorities List
Inland Waterways
1,860 miles of inland waterways, ranking it 3rd nationally
Levees
1,710 miles of levees
Ports
16.4 million short tons of cargo in 2012, ranking it 30th nationally
Public Parks
$22.0 million of unmet needs for its parks system
Rail
25 freight railroads covering 2,797 miles across the state, ranking 25th nationally by mileage
Roads
$1.1 billion a year in costs to motorists from driving on roads in need of repair, which is $497 /yr per motorist
Roads
8,044 of the state’s 100,123 public roads are major roads, and 14% are in poor condition
Schools
$4.5 billion in estimated school infrastructure funding needs
Transit
4.6 million annual unlinked passenger trips via transit systems including bus, transit, and commuter trains
Wastewater
$470.0 million in wastewater infrastructure needs over the next 20 years
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