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EPA PFAS Changes Clarify Rulemaking Intent
Despite proposed delays and exemptions, the PFAS treatment market remains structurally intact over the long term. Longer deadlines will reduce the market’s growth below Bluefield’s originally projected 13.7% compound annual growth rate, but they will not significantly reduce its size from Bluefield’s previously projected USD$1.1 billion/year. U.S. & Canada Municipal Water Market CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTIONWater Mergers & Acquisitions: Trends and Deal Flow, Q2 2025
The water sector entered a more cautious M&A environment in 2025, with only 71 deals recorded in the first half of the year—down from 202 in H1 2024. This contraction reflects a broader hesitancy among strategic buyers, driven by equity market turbulence, sluggish economic growth, and increased regulatory uncertainty. Global Water Competitive Landscape CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTIONOrganizational Change Management: Harnessing a Systematic Approach to Workforce Challenges at Water Utilities
Organizational change frameworks are an approach to managing personnel through large changes. While most common in the private sector, innovative water utilities are increasingly looking for more effective ways to deal with complex changes that intersect with workforce management challenges such as retirement of experienced employees or implementation of new digital systems. U.S. & Canada Municipal Water Market CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTIONNexus’s Utility Sell-Off Goes to American Water
On 19 May 2025, Nexus Water Group announced its divestment of select operations and assets in eight states to American Water Works Company for US$315 million. The assets under transfer include 60 drinking water and wastewater systems that collectively serve approximately 46,600 connections. The transaction is anticipated to close by August 2026, pending receipt of state regulatory approvals. U.S. Water Utility Ownership & Strategies CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTION
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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. Pump Supply Chain: Tariffs, Market Turbulence
On 2 April 2025—“Liberation Day”—the Trump administration imposed sweeping tariffs aimed at tilting global trade flows in favor of U.S. manufactured products. This sudden turn toward protectionism has injected new uncertainty into the global pump market, disrupting strategies for firms with significant exposure to the capital-intensive U.S. vertical. This Insight Report delivers a comprehensive analysis of how market trends, policy disruptions, and strategic pivots are reshaping the competitive landscape for leading pump OEMs in the U.S.
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How is Europe’s Water Sector Responding to Climate and Regulatory Pressure?
Bluefield Senior Analyst Antonio del Olmo joins host Reese Tisdale to share insights from Bluefield’s recent research across European countries, including Italy, the Netherlands, France, and Spain. This episode explores the evolving landscape of Europe’s water sector—from climate shocks to regulatory shakeups—and what it all means for utilities, investors, and technology vendors.
U.S. Water for Data Centers: Market Trends, Opportunities, and Forecasts, 2025–2030
The explosive growth of data centers—driven by surging demand for artificial intelligence, machine learning, Internet of Things, and cloud services—is amplifying the sector’s environmental impacts. Water is emerging as a crucial strategic priority for data center owners, operators, and communities. As companies transition from legacy, on-premises systems to larger hyperscale facilities, the demand for water for cooling and operations is rising, elevating its role in siting, design, and risk management decisions.
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