2016 Orange County Infrastructure Report Card

ORANGE COUNTY GETS A C+ OVERALL IN ITS LATEST INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT

Read the University of California, Irvine's Press Release here.

Report Card Released: July 21, 2016

WHAT: Release of the 2016 Report Card for Orange County’s Infrastructure

WHO: Orange County Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers

• Yazdan Ermani, M.S., P.E., Orange County Report Card Chair, American Society of Civil Engineers
• Steven Choi, Mayor of Irvine
• Gregory Washington, Dean of UCI Samueli School of Engineering
• Brett Sanders, Chair of UCI Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
• Mike Kraman – Chief Executive Officer, Transportation Corridor Agencies
• Shane Silsby – Director of Public Works, County of Orange
• Ken Rosenfield – ASCE Region 9 Governor and City Engineer/Director of Public Services, City of Laguna Hills

WHERE: City of Irvine’s Council Chambers (1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, CA 92606-5207)

The Orange County Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released the 2016 Report Card for Orange County’s Infrastructure on July 21st, 2016. The report included an evaluation of Orange County’s aviation, electrical power, flood control, ground transportation, natural gas infrastructure, oil infrastructure, parks, recreation & environment, school facilities, surface water quality, solid waste, wastewater, and water quality.

Infrastructure has a direct impact on our lives every day—from the water we drink, to the schools our children attend and to the roads and rails we travel. Infrastructure is vital to our economy, security, recreation, and safety.

Will Orange County’s infrastructure systems make the grade?