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The Netherlands Water & Wastewater: Municipal Market Trends, Drivers, and Forecasts
The Netherlands’ municipal water sector is financially healthy. Vulnerabilities such as flooding, workforce pressures, and a water-intensive economy have driven continued investments in and the adoption of advanced water and wastewater treatments, resource recovery, remote control systems, and enhanced monitoring solutions. Europe Municipal Water Market $2,500Spain’s Blackouts Strain Water Utilities
On 28 April 2025, a sudden, large-scale power disturbance originating in Spain’s transmission grid triggered a cascading blackout across mainland Spain and Portugal, with limited impact on southwestern France. Europe Municipal Water Market CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTIONFrance’s Water Reset: Performance-Based Contracts Take Center Stage
On 1 April 2025, the French Senate adopted a bill ending the mandatory transfer of drinking water and sanitation responsibilities from individual communes (municipalities) to intercommunal structures. This marks a complete reversal of a key provision of the 2015 Nouvelle Organisation Territoriale de la République law, which had mandated the transfer of water and sanitation responsibilities to larger intercommunal entities by January 2026. Europe Municipal Water Market CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTIONGlobal Water Metering Outlook: Evolving Technology Trends, Business Models, Competitive Landscape, and Leading Companies
Recent policy developments in key markets, particularly the U.S. and Europe, have had mixed effects on the metering market. Tariffs introduced by the Trump administration will likely increase manufacturing costs for vendors. In contrast, governments in Spain and the U.K. are implementing funding initiatives and regulatory pressures to boost the adoption of smart meters. Digital Water Landscape $4,500–$6,000
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What Tokyo’s Water System Teaches Us About Urban Resilience and The Future of Water
Nearly four centuries later, Tokyo’s water infrastructure can be considered a marvel of scale and resilience. Although it is not without flaws, it is an undeniable testament to human ingenuity, especially considering the absence of contemporary tools like ArcGIS, earth-moving machines, and digital technologies. The aqueduct remains partially operational and is commemorated today as a national historic landmark, highlighting the enduring influence of engineers and planners in shaping the fortunes of modern cities.
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U.S. Water & Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure CAPEX Forecasts, 2025–2035
Bluefield’s 2025–2035 forecast for capital expenditures focuses on the core infrastructure components of U.S. water and wastewater systems: treatment, pumping, lift stations, and storage assets. The analysis is based on a decade of market intelligence, utility capital budgets, policy tracking, and cost data from all 50 states.
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Big Spend, Bigger Stakes: The Next 10 Years in U.S. Water & Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure
In this episode of The Future of Water, Reese Tisdale is joined by Bluefield Senior Analyst Charlie Suse to break down U.S. municipal water and wastewater treatment CAPEX forecasts through 2035.
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