Michigan needs at least $39.6 billion in one-time capital investment over the next 20 years—plus about $860 million a year in ongoing costs—to bring its water infrastructure to a state of good repair.

That’s according to a new report released by the University of Michigan Water Center and Public Sector Consultants, or PSC.

“Michigan’s Water Infrastructure Funding Gap: A Statewide Needs Assessment” compiles more than 60 reports, surveys and analyses into the first statewide inventory of water funding needs organized around the One Water framework. The framework treats water as one connected system from source to tap. It covers six categories: source water protection, private wells and septic systems, gray infrastructure, stormwater, water assistance and dams.

“For years, Michigan has studied its water infrastructure one piece at a time: a federal survey for drinking water, a separate study for dams, a loose estimate for septic systems,” said Mike Shriberg, director of the U-M Water Center and and a faculty member in the School for Environment and Sustainability, or SEAS.

Study: Michigan’s Water Infrastructure Funding Gap: A Statewide Needs Assessment

Read the full release on the Michigan News website.