Drinking Water earned a C-. Even though Missouri has an abundance of water for serving its communities, its aging water treatment and distribution systems are struggling to keep up with current demand for operations and maintenance.
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Aviation
Bridges
Dams
Drinking Water
Energy
Inland Waterways
Levees
Rail
Roads
School Facilities
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
76 public-use airports
Bridges
3,357 of the 24,350 bridges are structurally deficient
Bridges
$110.40 million in bridge funds came from the Federal Highway Bridge Fund in 2011
Dams
453 high hazard dams
Dams
60% of the state regulated dams have an Emergency Action Plan
Drinking Water
$8.5 billion in drinking water infrastructure needs over the next 20 years
Energy
2.527 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy every year, ranking it 36th
Hazardous Waste
76 sites on the National Priorities List
Inland Waterways
1,030 miles of inland waterways, ranking it 10th nationally
Levees
2,458 miles of levees
Ports
34.1 million short tons of cargo in 2012, ranking it 23rd nationally
Public Parks
$1.8 billion of unmet needs for its parks system
Rail
17 freight railroads covering 4,019 miles across the state, ranking 10th nationally by mileage
Roads
11,877 of the state’s 131,978 public roads are major roads, and 10% are in poor condition
Roads
$1.6 billion a year in costs to motorists from driving on roads in need of repair, which is $380 /yr per motorist
Schools
$8.8 billion in estimated school infrastructure funding needs
Transit
60 million annual unlinked passenger trips via transit systems including bus, transit, and commuter trains
Wastewater
$5.8 billion in wastewater infrastructure needs over the next 20 years
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