Robust and Transparent Method to Measure Water Infrastructure Performance in the United States

AbstractThis technical note introduces a robust and transparent way of measuring the United States’ water infrastructure performance. The unique characteristics of the proposed Water Infrastructure Performance Index (WIPI) is that it is constructed based on public data, which consider the three comp...

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Published in:Journal of water resources planning and management 2021-03, Vol.147 (3)
Main Authors: Lee, Juneseok, McNeil, Sue, Li, Qiang “Joshua”
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Competitiveness
Economics
Infrastructure
Investment strategy
Overflow
Performance indices
Performance measurement
Robustness
Storm sewers
Storms
Technical Note
Technical Notes
Water
Water resources management
Water supply systems
Waterborne diseases
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Summary:AbstractThis technical note introduces a robust and transparent way of measuring the United States’ water infrastructure performance. The unique characteristics of the proposed Water Infrastructure Performance Index (WIPI) is that it is constructed based on public data, which consider the three components: (1) supply, (2) quality of service, and (3) utilization of the water infrastructure. A series of stakeholder workshops identified a diverse set of important attributes, such as the waterborne diseases and storm sewer overflow events. The WIPI scores track the annual performance of the US water infrastructure systems. It is anticipated that the proposed WIPI could serve as a transparent and replicable performance measurement tool that supports developing reliable investment strategies and regulations that can support economic competitiveness.
ISSN:0733-9496
1943-5452
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0001338