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Itron Seeks Smart Water Growth at the Silver Spring 

At the core of Itron’s interest in Silver Spring Networks lie its mesh-network technology, managed services & analytics solutions, and emerging portfolio of smart city
Blog

WATEC Israel 2017: Innovation, Efficiency, People 

Bluefield Research participated in the 2017 biennial WATEC Israel event held in Tel Aviv.  Israel lives up to its reputation as world-leading in water efficiency (reported 90% water reuse, 95% adva...
Podcast

A Libertarian Viewpoint on Water (Part II) 

Peter Nelson returns and joins Walter Block to provide a follow-up discussion on their book Water Capitalism. Walter and Peter discuss a wide range of libertarian issues ranging from specific water-r...

ALLETE Mixing it Up with Tonka Water Deal 

On 8 September 2017, ALLETE’s subsidiary, U.S. Water, acquired Tonka Water, a Minnesota-based supplier of municipal and industrial water treatment systems. The seller, New York-based private equity firm Meriwether Capital, had owned Tonka Water since 2009.

In this Research Note, Bluefield water experts analyze what this deal means for the company’s strategies and evaluates the impact on the U.S. industrial water sector.

So far in 2017, Bluefield has identified 74 announced technology, equipment & services deals in North America. Competition for these assets is heavy as larger players seek to build out more local positions.

More analysis on recent water deals:

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Investing in Resiliency: What’s the Impact of Water Reuse?  

An increasing focus on resiliency and water supply risk is driving investment in water reuse, or reclaimed wastewater solutions. We now see 775 reuse projects in planning across 19 states, up from 247...
News

Water reuse capacity to increase 37% over next 10 years as utilities look to mitigate water supply risk 

Boston, Massachusetts: An increasing focus on resiliency and water supply risk is driving investment in water reuse, or reclaimed wastewater solutions. New capacity additions in the U.S. municipa...