Municipal WaterINSIGHT SERVICE
Guiding Strategies in U.S. & Canada Municipal Water Infrastructure
Over the next decade, municipal utilities in the U.S. and Canada—water, wastewater & stormwater— have set the stage for over US$629 billion in capital improvements to address deteriorating pipe networks, sewer overflows, and changing demand on treatment plants and distribution networks. This growing list of challenges, coupled with contaminants of emerging concern and climate change, is now forcing utility leaders into uncharted territory. » See the full benefits.
Featured Bluefield Research
What Do We Think about… When We Think about Water?
The water sector is undergoing significant change, much of which is propelled by external drivers outside of the traditional utility business model.... »Water Network Infrastructure Outlook in a post-COVID Landscape
Significant questions remain about the full impacts of a COVID-related recession. Typical impacts appear 18-24 months later. As municipal water utilities grapple with recovery timing and length and as water garners more attention... »U.S. & Canada Municipal Water: Key Trends, Policy Activity, and Market Outlook, Q2 2021
Through the first quarter of 2021, the water sector has been bolstered by strong macroeconomics. The COVID-19 recovery is palpable, as reflected in increased vaccination rates, an improving unemployment rate, and robust corporate revenues.... »Senate Bill (S.914) Emphasizes Drinking Water, Digital Water Sector
On 29 April 2021, the U.S. Senate approved the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 (S.914), appropriating US$35 billion over the next five years to invest in the nation’s water systems.... »U.S. Municipal Utility Forecast: Refining the Impacts of the Pandemic on Water Utility CAPEX
The COVID-19 pandemic is unlike anything the municipal water sector has undergone in over a century. For this reason, Bluefield’s team of water experts has monitored the critical and dynamic inputs that influence capital investments as they change.... »Bluefield’s Data Navigator
Clients of this service receive access to interactive data dashboards on municipal water.
CAPEX Forecasts
State, Segment, Category
OPEX Forecasts
State, Segment, Category
Network Equipment Forecasts
Pipes, Fittings, Valves, Manholes, Hydrants
Utility Water and Wastewater Rates (by City)
Top 100 Utility Capital Improvement Plans for Water and Wastewater Population Served, Treatment Plants, Segment
Macro-economic Indicators
Utility and Infrastructure Construction Employment, Housing Starts, Construction Put in Place, Historical
