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Industrial Water: Key Trends, Activity, and Policy in Water Management, Q2 2026 

Bluefield forecasts an US$8.9 billion annual treatment opportunity through 2036, growing at a 6.2% CAGR, driven by rising water-to-oil ratios, disposal constraints, and water stress.
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Who Owns Your Water and Who Wants To? 

The U.S. investor-owned utility (IOU) market just posted its strongest opening quarter in three years. Bluefield Analyst Megan Bondar joins host Reese Tisdale on The Future of Water to dig into what&#...

Digital Water: Key Trends, Project Activity, and Market Outlook, Q2 2026 

This quarter, several U.S. federal agencies issued an advisory to critical infrastructure providers, warning of increased cyber threats from Iranian state-based actors. No cyberattacks on water or wastewater utilities have been made public, but the advisory noted that active threats persist.

AMETEK Bets on Digital Water 

Indicor’s Water Infrastructure Group will join a portfolio of companies in AMETEK’s Electronic Instruments Group, which is largely focused on the power, industrial, and aerospace sectors.

Investor-Owned Utilities in Water: Market Share, M&A Trends, and Company Rankings 

The 20 leading IOUs serve a small but gradually increasing share of a large and highly fragmented market. Active in 36 states, these companies collectively serve approximately 5% of the 188 million water and wastewater connections across the country.

AySA on the Block: Argentina Opens US$500 Million Water Concession to Private Bidders 

Led by Brazilian operators, Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos S.A. is drawing an international bidder field; including domestic and international operators from Brazil, Chile, and France. Headlining the list are Sabesp and Aegea, two large private water operators in Brazil.
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The World of Premium Waters with Michael Mascha 

Food anthropologist turned water sommelier Michael Mascha provides an engaging discussion of premium waters—origins, taste profiles, market challenges, and where the premium water sector is headed. ...
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Are We Approaching a Federal Water Funding Cliff? 

Utilities, contractors, equipment suppliers, and investors have a lot of questions about federal water infrastructure funding right now. How is money moving, where is it landing, and what does project...