Mississippi enjoys plentiful natural drinking water resources from underground aquifers. These
aquifers are relatively safe from surface water pollution. However, drinking water treatment systems
are severely under-funded by public means, with less than 50% funding available from public sources.
A rural, small-population state cannot keep up the pace of deterioration of water tanks, pipes, and
treatment facilities. The health of the people of Mississippi is directly affected when drinking water
infrastructure is allowed to be compromised due to the lack of funds to meet current environmental
standards.
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Dams
Drinking Water
Roads
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
73 public-use airports
Bridges
2,274 of the 17,044 bridges are structurally deficient
Bridges
$51 million in bridge funds came from the Federal Highway Bridge Fund in 2011
Dams
269 high hazard dams
Dams
85% of the state regulated dams have an Emergency Action Plan
Drinking Water
$3.7 billion in drinking water infrastructure needs over the next 20 years
Energy
1.504 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy every year, ranking it 41st
Hazardous Waste
8 sites on the National Priorities List
Inland Waterways
870 miles of inland waterways, ranking it 12th nationally
Levees
1,130 miles of levees
Ports
48.6 million short tons of cargo in 2012, ranking it 16th nationally
Public Parks
$85.0 million of unmet needs for its parks system
Rail
27 freight railroads covering 2,454 miles across the state, ranking 29th nationally by mileage
Roads
$908.0 million a year in costs to motorists from driving on roads in need of repair, which is $464 /yr per motorist
Roads
8,327 of the state’s 75,181 public roads are major roads, and 8% are in poor condition
Schools
$3.4 billion in estimated school infrastructure funding needs
Transit
1.5 million annual unlinked passenger trips via transit systems including bus, transit, and commuter trains
Wastewater
$1.4 billion in wastewater infrastructure needs over the next 20 years
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