Number: RS22285 Title: Hurricane-Damaged Drinking Water and Wastewater Facilities: Impacts, Needs, and Response Authors: Claudia Copeland, Resources, Science, and Industry Division Abstract: This report describes impacts of the storms on drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities and efforts to assess damages and needs to repair and reconstruct damaged systems. Full facility restorations in some locations may take many months, and costs of needed repairs are largely unknown. Pages: 6 Date: December 15, 2006