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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 ...

Is Household Water Management Overlooked as an Opportunity? 

Podcast host, Reese Tisdale, and Bluefield’s Senior Analyst Amber Walsh explore potential missed opportunities in household water management. Although domestic water or household water...

Mississippi v. Tennessee and Its Implications for State Water Policy with Robin Craig 

Robin Craig, the Robert C. Packard Trustee Chair in Law at USC Gould School of Law and long-time water law professor, joins us to discuss the background, arguments and holding in Mississippi v. Tennes...

Infrastructure Funding Drives PFAS Investment 

While the US$1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ushers in US$55 billion of newly dedicated water sector investment, it also includes a sizeable US$10 billion for fiscal years 2022-2026 devoted to addressing contaminants of emerging concern. Central to the focus of this funding is the chemical class known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.