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Looking Beyond Drought, 17 States Invest in Water Reuse as a Long-Term Supply Strategy
Boston, Massachusetts — Traditional water supplies are no longer a certainty for many municipal water utilities across the U.S., sparking a wave of investment in water reuse and desalination projec...Prize Winning Water Innovators & The Problems They Are Solving
Episode TWV #100!!! Three prize winning water innovators from around the globe come on The Water Values Podcast to describe their innovations, the problem they sought to solve and how their innovation...U.S. Municipal Wastewater Reuse: Project Pipeline and Segmentation Analysis, 2017-2030
For the first time, Hawaii, Georgia, Wyoming, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee have water reuse projects included in Bluefield’s database of 763 projects.The Cost of Water: Comparing Alternative and Legacy Water Supplies in the U.S.
The cost of traditional water supplies — water rights, new transmission, and reservoirs — are on the rise. In response to water shortages, municipalities and utilities are tapping alternative water supplies, some of which are more cost-effective than traditional sources.
In the current water supply landscape in which water rates are expected to rise, wastewater reuse is proving to be cost-competitive against other alternative solutions. Desalination costs have also come down significantly with the introduction of reverse osmosis technology.
In this Data Insight, Bluefield water experts:
- analyze the impact of water demand on alternative sources
- compare costs of traditional and alternative water supplies
- provide an outlook for changes to water supply costs
- examine costs of transmission, reuse, stormwater, reclaimed water, and desalination
Learn more about our US & Canada Municipal Water Insight Service.
Fertilizer and Water Quality
It’s Spring time and that means it’s time to fertilize your lawn. Mark Slavens of Scotts Miracle-Gro joins The Water Values Podcast to discuss how fertilizer affects water quality. Mark shares a t...EQT, Innovyze Set Benchmark for Smart Water
Canadian design firm Stantec announced an agreement to sell water infrastructure modelling firm Innovyze to private equity firm EQT Partners. Innovyze marks the second smart water company acquisitionOutsiders Angling for Stakes in U.S. Water Market
The increased focus on U.S. water infrastructure is attracting industry outsiders to the water industry — exploring paths for market entry. Successful entrants have carved-out positions across the value chain, from water utility investment and ownership to O&M service offerings.
In February 2017, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Peoples Natural Gas indicated a potential expansion of its role in critical infrastructure to include water networks and distribution. Peoples is the latest natural gas company, albeit private equity backed, to consider investments in the U.S. water sector. Other players at the forefront of this investment trend are Liberty Utilities, Citizens Energy Group, Allete, and Pacolet Milliken.
In this Research Note, Bluefield water experts analyze successful strategies of new companies entering water, evaluating the role of private participation, and assessing opportunities and barriers to entry.
Bluefield analyzes strategies of over 250 companies across water markets – search by company.
