Skip to main content

Report: Water Utilities in Need of Modernization

A report from the Johnson Foundation says the nation's publicly owned water systems are in serious need of modernizing and reinvestment.

Republish
A sludge thickener on the site of the Twin Oaks Valley Water Treatment Plant outside of San Antonio, where the San Antonio Water System maintains an underground storage reservoir.
Credit: Gabriel Cristóver Pérez

A report from the Johnson Foundation says the nation's publicly owned water systems are in serious need of modernizing and reinvestment. If changes are not made, the public will face water shortages, unreliable services, and contaminated waterways and water sources, according to the report, which resulted from six years of study and input by water managers, researchers and analysts. Find a summary of the report, titled Navigating to New Shores, here. (Circle of Blue)

Texans need truth. Help us report it.

Independent Texas reporting needs your support. The Texas Tribune delivers fact-based journalism for Texans, by Texans — and our community of members, the readers who donate, make our work possible. Help us bring you and millions of others in-depth news and information. Will you support our nonprofit newsroom with a donation of any amount?

Support independent Texas news

Become a member. Join today.

Choose an amount or learn more about membership.

$18 $20 $25 Other
Donate now

Information about the authors

Learn about The Texas Tribune’s policies, including our partnership with The Trust Project to increase transparency in news.

Explore related story topics