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Total Addressable Market for Water & Wastewater Utilities: U.S. Benchmarks for Owner Market Share and Consolidation Opportunities
The U.S. water and wastewater landscape is heavily fragmented across 48,587 community water systems serving 313 million people and 23,481 wastewater treatment facilities serving an estimated 267 million people. From municipalities to investor-owned utilities, organizations are evaluating consolidation strategies. Bluefield’s Total Addressable Market analysis sizes this market opportunity and estimates utility ownership of the country’s 183 million customer connections at US$977 billion.
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Industrial Water: Forecasting Market Opportunities for Growth
In this client presentation, Bluefield water experts present analysis across select industrial verticals and three key trends shaping the industrial water space—rising data demand, energy...
24 May. 2023
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Live presentations and recordings of our analysts presenting on key topicsIWS Positions to Compete with Decentralized Water Players
On 7 March 2023, Colorado-based Integrated Water Services (IWS) announced the acquisition of Hyperion International Technologies (Hyperion), an engineering water treatment and industrial process control...
7 Apr. 2023
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Brief research summaries on single topic or recent eventCorporate Sustainability: Water Management Trends and Strategies for Leading Food & Beverage Companies
Bluefield Research has identified ten of the largest food & beverage companies, globally, and evaluated their water management positions and strategies. These companies’ strategies, which...
27 Jan. 2022
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Deep dive research reports on comprehensive topicsIndustrial Facility Count Affirms Surge in Water Opportunities
In September 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest data on industrial facility counts and employment across the United States. The data...
9 Nov. 2021
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Brief research summaries on single topic or recent eventPlant-Based Food Reinforced by Water Efficiency
In 2020, plant-based food product sales grew by 27% compared to 2019, which propelled the market segment past US$7 billion in annual sales, according to...
24 Aug. 2021
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Brief research summaries on single topic or recent eventIndustrial Water Reuse: Municipal Partnerships & U.S. Trends
Industrial facilities are some of the highest volume of water users representing approximately 87% of the U.S. freshwater withdrawals. This demand, put in context with...
9 Oct. 2017
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Deep dive research reports on comprehensive topicsEconomics of Beer, Wine Drive New Water Service Model
Utilities are marking breweries & wineries as significant industrial users and increasing discharge rates. Water and wastewater already represent 30% of craft brewers’ costs.
14 Feb. 2017
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Brief research summaries on single topic or recent event