In Your State
The Coalition works with conservation leaders in states around the Great Lakes region to advance our goal to secure federal funding to restore and protect the lakes. Our partners in the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York are the backbone of our restoration advocacy. Our state leaders visit members of Congress both in Washington, D.C., and in district offices to talk about the importance of the Great Lakes to our drinking water, jobs, health, and way of life.
Below you will find the water infrastructure needs in each state, as well as the Coalition’s state leads (if applicable) and a link to read need-based stories and restoration success stories for each state.
Data from the EPA’s “Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2012 Report to Congress” and the agency’s 2018 “Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment.”
Illinois
Wastewater Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $6.537 billion
Drinking Water Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $22.211 billion
Total Water Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $28.784 billion
Coalition State Lead in Illinois:
Alliance for the Great Lakes - Don Jodrey
Indiana
Wastewater Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $7.162 billion
Drinking Water Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $11.784 billion
Total Water Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $18.946 billion
Coalition State Lead in Indiana:
Save the Dunes - Harshini Ratnayaka
Michigan
Wastewater Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $2.077 billion
Drinking Water Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $16.258 billion
Total Water Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $18.335 billion
Coalition State Leads in Michigan:
Sierra Club – Erma Leaphart
Michigan League of Conservation Voters – Bentley Johnson
Minnesota
Wastewater Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $2.389 billion
Drinking Water Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $10.178 billion
Total Water Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $12.567 billion
Coalition State Lead in Minnesota:
Minnesota Environmental Partnership – Cristin Curwick
New York
Wastewater Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $31.439 billion
Drinking Water Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $35.148 billion
Total Water Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $66.587 billion
Coalition State Leads in Michigan:
Citizens Campaign for the Environment – Brian Smith
National Audubon Society – Erin McGrath
Ohio
Wastewater Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $14.587 billion
Drinking Water Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $16.072 billion
Total Water Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $30.659 billion
Coalition State Leads in Ohio:
Ohio Environmental Council – Melanie Houston
Junction Coalition – Alicia Smith
Pennsylvania
Wastewater Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $6.950 billion
Drinking Water Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $24.301 billion
Total Water Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $31.251 billion
Coalition State Leads in Pennsylvania:
PennFuture - Jenny Tompkins
Wisconsin
Wastewater Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $6.329 billion
Drinking Water Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $11.756 billion
Total Water Infrastructure Need over 20 Years: $18.085 billion
Coalition State Leads in Wisconsin:
Milwaukee Water Commons – Joe Fitzgerald
Clean Wisconsin – Erik Kanter