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Letter to the House of Representatives: Future Investment in Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure 1 (May 2002)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo8915 and id is 1 raw text is: Dan L. Crippen, Director CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 May 24, 2002 Honorable Paul E. Gillmor, Chairman Honorable Frank Pallone Jr., Ranking Member Honorable Sherrod Brown Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives Honorable Michael Bilirakis Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives Honorable John J. Duncan Jr., Chairman Honorable Peter A. DeFazio, Ranking Member Honorable Sherwood Boehlert Honorable Robert Borski Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives Dear Gentlemen: Experts from the Environmental Protection Agency and various nonfederal groups report that the nation's drinking water and wastewater systems face increasing challenges over the next several decades in maintaining and replacing their pipes, treatment plants, and other infrastructure. But there is neither consensus on the size and timing of future investment costs nor agreement on the impact of those costs on household and other water ratepayers. Pursuant to ajoint request at the end of the 106th Congress from the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment and what is now the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has analyzed those issues. According to the agreement with committee staff, CBO is now issuing a summary of its results, attached to this letter. The attachment presents estimates of future costs for water infrastructure under two scenarios-a low-cost case and a high-cost case-and briefly discusses major federal policy options. The full study, which will follow, will report in greater detail on the nation's water systems, the methods and assumptions used in CBO's analysis, and the arguments for and against various policy responses.

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