Reports on aging infrastructure come out every so often, a few of them each year it seems, from different entities.
The latest Report Card on Infrastructure from the American Society of Civil Engineers bore a measure of good news — it assigned the nation’s water and wastewater systems a grade of D, after several years of D-minus. D still means “poor,” but at least it’s a step in the right direction.
Another report issued last year, from the Black & Veatch consulting firm, is perhaps less encouraging. It is notable for its perspective — instead of reporting the condition of the broader
