Can private investments help fill the water funding gap?

March 31, 2025

ASCE found a funding gap of $3.7 trillion across all infrastructure sectors.

Jon Phillips, CEO, of Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA), drops by to discuss how private equity and investment can play into America's infrastructure. On March 25, the American Society of Civil Engineers released its 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. Overall, the country received a C and stormwater earned a D. Phillips sat on a panel for ASCE the day of the report card release, and here he touches on similar points, including how public-private partnerships can impact infrastructure investment.

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Katie Johns

Katie Johns, editor-in-chief of Stormwater Solutions, graduated from the University of Missouri in 2016 with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Johns joined the Stormwater Solutions team in September 2019. Johns also helps plan the annual StormCon conference and co-hosts the Talking Under Water podcast. Prior to entering the B2B industry, she worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in Sarasota, Florida, and a magazine assistant editor in the Chicago suburbs. She can be reached at [email protected].