How does the US use water?
Share this postConstruction PhysicsHow Does the US Use Water?Copy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreHow Does the US Use Water?Brian PotterAug 21, 202567Share this postConstruction PhysicsHow Does the US Use Water?Copy linkFacebookEmailNotesMore75ShareWater infrastructure often gets less attention and focus than other types of infrastructure. Both the Federal Highway Administration and the Department of Energy have annual budgets around $46 billion dollars. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has an annual budget of $60 billion. The closest thing the federal government has to a department of water infrastructure, the Bureau of Reclamation, has an annual budget of just $1.1 billion. Water in the US is generally both widely available and inexpensive: my monthly water bill is roughly 5%…
