A Splash of Reality: Breaking down the ASCE 2025 Infrastructure Report Card

In this episode of Talking Under Water, the hosts dive into the results from the American Society of Civil Engineers 2025 Infrastructure Report Card. Overall, the country received a “C,” which is its highest grade ever. The hosts zoom in on the drinking water, stormwater and wastewater grades, all of which received the same grades as 2021, and discuss the overlap in goals from ASCE on raising the grades in the future, including asset management, resiliency and funding.  

Show Notes:   

• Drinking water earns "C-" on ASCE 2025 Infrastructure Report Card
• Wastewater earns "D+" on ASCE 2025 Infrastructure Report Card
• Stormwater earns 'D' on ASCE 2025 Infrastructure Report Card
• Water industry reacts to ASCE's 2025 Infrastructure Report Card

Timestamps:   

• Introduction and summary | 0:50
• Wastewater earns a D+ | 1:26
• Stormwater earns a D | 4:12
• Drinking water earnes a C- | 7:09
• Raising the grade with better asset management | 9:49
• How to improve resilience for water infrastructure improvements | 12:07
• ASCE recommends right-sizing ratepayer funding | 14:23
• Housekeeping | 17:10

Resources: 

•  WaterWorld March/April issue 
• StormCon 2025

About the Podcast      

Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Wastewater Digest (WWD), WaterWorld and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and interviews with experts across the municipal water industry. New episodes of the podcast are released every other week. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.      

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