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Cybersecurity Basics with Consolidated Utility District’s Mike Sumner  

Mike Sumner, the Director of Information Technology for the Consolidated Utility District of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, provides cybersecurity basics and tips. Mike entertains with his description of th...

Residential Reuse Vendors Securing Channels to Market 

In the wake of the worst multi-decade drought in more than 1,000 years, a small group of residential solutions providers are positioning to benefit with onsite, greywater capture.

Top Companies in Water: Financial Signals and Market Trends, Year-End 2021 

The top 50 publicly traded water companies generated approximately US$80.3 billion, or 29.0% of total company revenues, from water-related activities and businesses in FY 2021. Analysis of the top publicly traded companies in water for FY 2021 points toward increased demand and opportunities for key water players despite the lingering effects of the pandemic, including supply chain disruptions and inflationary pressures.

Digital Water Trends and Market Review 

2021 was a positive year for the water market, overall, with record levels of deals, but the digital water market saw mixed results in M&A and in the VC space. Podcast host, Reese Tisdale, hosts B...

Is It Time to Eliminate Water Rates? with Kendall Dix 

Kendall Dix, National Policy Director for the Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy, comes on to discuss his recent article for the People’s Policy Center advocating for elimination of water rates....

Water for Energy: Trends, Conditions, Forward Looking, Q1 2022 

Water is uniquely positioned in the transition toward a lower carbon future. Not only is it a critical input for traditional thermal power generation, oil & gas exploration, and hydropower, it is fundamental in the deployment of emerging renewables solutions like green hydrogen. At the same time, water & wastewater utility services contribute to carbon emissions, thereby necessitating greater focus on their own unique footprints.

Water Mergers and Acquisitions Soar in 2021 as Sustainability, Infrastructure Concerns Drive Investment 

34% Jump in M&A Emphasizes Banner Year for Water Industry 

28 March 2022, Boston, Massachusetts: Water-related M&A surged in 2021, far outpacing the prior year, as measured by the number of water transactions and disclosed deal values, according to water...

Digital Water: Key Trends, Project Activity, and Market Outlook, Q1 2022 

2021 was a positive year for the global digital water market, with robust growth opportunities expected for the year ahead. Continued economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and large-scale infrastructure stimulus funding packages across key global water markets should provide strong tailwinds for digital water providers, though supply chain disruptions, inflationary pressures, and growing geopolitical tensions represent downside risks. 

U.S. & Canada Municipal Water Key: Trends, Deals, Policy in Water Management Q1 2022 

The rippling effects of pandemic-related supply chain disruptions continue to drive up material prices, with the overall U.S. inflation growth rate up to 7.5% as of January 2022, up from 1.4% last January. For the water sector, iron and steel and plastic pipes have undergone +82.0% increases from December of 2020, with these material price increases driving utilities to decrease planned spending.