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