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U.S. Private Water: Key Trends, M&A Activity, and Market Outlook, Q1 2022 

2021 will go down as the most active year for utility acquisitions in Bluefield’s U.S. private water market records to date. The number of approved transactions surpassed 205, far outpacing the 2020 record of 151 transactions.

Spotlight on Infrastructure Drives US$104 Billion Water and Sewer Pipe Forecast over Next Decade 

28 February 2022, Boston, Massachusetts: Heightened awareness and newly available sources of funding for municipal water and sewer infrastructure have set the stage for over US$104 billion of hardware...

U.S. Water & Sewer Pipe Network Infrastructure: Market Trends and Forecasts, 2022–2030 

Municipal utilities in the U.S. have set the stage for over US$236.3 billion of capital expenditures for underground network asset expansions and improvements. Influenced by inflation, supply chain constraints, and underlying demographic shifts, critical hardware and equipment segments (i.e., pipes, valves, manholes, fittings) are forecasted to total a combined US$104 billion this decade.

CDM Smith, EPCs Carve Out Digital Water Positions 

On 12 January 2022, CDM Smith launched a new, wholly owned digital solutions subsidiary called Trinnex. CDM Smith is a global engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm with over 5,000 employees and annual revenues of approximately US$1.4 billion. The Trinnex launch is the latest in a series of recent moves by leading engineering firms looking to capitalize on growth opportunities in the digital water market.

Decoding the Dump: Wastewater Data Offers Insights into Our Public Health 

Wastewater epidemiology, not exactly a household term, has moved into the mainstream media throughout the pandemic. Just last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention touted wastewate...

Burnt Island Ventures Raises $30 Million For Early-Stage Water Startups 

The Manila Water Concessions and Philippine Water Privatization with Iris Gonzales 

Iris Gonzales, Philippine Star reporter and columnist, provides an eye-opening discussion on water in the Philippines and the Manila water concessions. Iris also explains the impact of the r...

Industrial Water: Key Trends, Deals, and Policy in Water Management, Q1 2022 

Chip shortages fuel expansion of fab facilities, driving water demand. The U.S. Department of Commerce, on 25 January 2022, reported semiconductor buyers currently have less than a five-day supply of chips on hand, down 88% from 2019 inventory. The continued supply-demand imbalance is driving chip producers—Intel, TSMC, and Samsung—to expand fabrication facilities in water-scarce regions like Arizona and Texas, and to invest up to US$20 billion.

Utility Staffing, Hiring Challenges Drive Demand for Third-Party Digital Water Services 

As utilities move to digitalize their networks, they increasingly seek employees with the technical skills to implement, operate, and maintain digital hardware and software. However, utilities often struggle to recruit, retain, and afford top-tier tech talent, given the high demand for digital skillsets across the economy.

Beijing’s Winter Olympics Raise Water-related Questions 

Beijing 2022 will be the first Winter Olympics to rely exclusively on “fake”, or machine-made snow, thus raising a number of questions, including how sustainable are snow sports such as ...