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Global Smart Water: Market Trends, Competitive Shifts, & Project Activity H1 2017 

Smart water project announcements in the first half of 2017 were driven by utility responses to water scarcity, complying with local market regulations, and vendor M&A. These deals reflect shifting opportunities

Household Water, Sewer Bills Steadily Outpacing Inflation 

U.S. Combined Sewer Overflows: Correction Costs and Management Solutions 

Combined Sewer Systems serve approximately one quarter of the U.S. population. Stemming from increasing patterns of large weather events, combined sewer overflows (CSO) result in nearly 850 billion gallons of untreated waste and storm water annually.

Climate models predict a significant rise in heavy precipitation events across the U.S., particularly in the Northeast and Midwest, where a push towards implementation of long term CSO control plans are on the rise.

Municipalities are deploying solutions such as sewer system separation and off-site storage tanks. At the same time, Real Time Control (RTC) technology (e.g. smart water) and green infrastructure is on the rise to control CSO volumes without implementing large construction projects.

In this Data Insight, Bluefield water experts analyze:

• The impact of Climate Change on CSOs
• EPA Policies and Enforcement
• Infrastructure Investments Needed
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Common CSO Practices
• Profiles of CSO Control Projects and Companies

For more water infrastructure analysis see our U.S. Municipal Water Insight Service

Smart Water Questions Answered 

Towns sell their public water systems — and come to regret it 

Water and Sewer Bills (Sacramento) 

Sizing Up the Smart Water Market 

Investing in Water with Bill Brennan 

Water investor Bill Brennan joins the podcast and discusses a wide range of water investments, including some historical analysis of the water investment cycle, how he views water investing changing o...

Household Water, Sewer Bills Outpace Inflation 3X 

Boston, Massachusetts: Residential water and wastewater bills have steadily increased by 5.7% annually over the past five years, outpacing average annual income growth (5%) and inflation (1.9%) and ma...

Is Plastic The New Iron for Water Utilities? 

Pipe and hardware companies are poised to benefit from heightening concerns about U.S. municipal water infrastructure and $300 billion of forecasted capital expenditures over the next decade. Blu...