Water industry survey reveals challenges in U.S. infrastructure

WeiserMazars, an accounting, tax and advisory services firm, recently released the results of its first annual U.S. Water Industry Outlook survey. The 2012 survey is devoted exclusively to the water industry. Survey participants include public and private system operators and builders. “Participants largely agree that the industry is facing major challenges with respect to aging infrastructure and regulatory pressures,” says Jerome Devillers, head of water infrastructure/project financing for WeiserMazars. The survey confirms other reports that the U.S. water infrastructure is critically aging. Forty-five percent of respondents categorized their facilities as old to very old, and none indicated that their infrastructure was new.