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PFAS: Drinking Water Treatment Regulations, Technologies, and Remediation Forecasts 2022–2030
Highly affected U.S. states, such as Michigan, New York, and New Jersey have sought to implement their own regulatory limits on PFAS concentrations in drinking water ahead of a slower moving federal government. Now, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the position to crack down on these chemicals in various water sources, including implementing drinking water maximum contaminant levels for PFOA & PFOS by Fall 2023, all states find themselves in the position of growing PFAS remediation need.
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NextEra Signals Approaching Water-Energy Convergence
On 20 October 2021, during its third-quarter earnings call, NextEra Energy Inc.’s management team announced the acquisition of 17 regulated water and two wastewater utility...
4 Nov. 2021
Research Note
Brief research summaries on single topic or recent event
The role of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Digital Water
GIS facilitates integration, coordination, and analysis of disparate hardware and software, workers and processes, and departments and datasets across space and time. Bluefield was pleased to collaborate with...
28 Sep. 2021
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U.S. Private Water: Key Trends, M&A Activity, and Market Outlook Q3 2021
Given its record-breaking number of acquisition approvals, the second quarter of 2021 demonstrates continued growth in M&A for water & wastewater utilities. At this rate,...
16 Sep. 2021
Quarterly Review
Reviews of the research of the past quarter, trends and insights
State of the Digital Water Market: Key Takeaways from 2021 and A Look Ahead to 2022
In Bluefield's latest client webcast, our digital water team presents their findings on the state of the digital water market, providing their perspective on market...
15 Sep. 2021
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Private Equity-backed Central States Drives Water Utility Deal Count
Since 2016, Central States Water Resources, a Missouri-based firm has rolled up more than 50,000 customer connections and an estimated 120,000 people served through its...
27 Aug. 2021
Research Note
Brief research summaries on single topic or recent event
U.S. Municipal Water & Wastewater Utility Rate Index, 2021
For the sixth consecutive year, Bluefield Research has embarked upon an analysis of the water and wastewater rates in the U.S. and the impacts on...
20 Aug. 2021
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Cal Water Jumps on the Texas Bandwagon
On 4 May 2021, California Water Service Group (Cal Water) announced the formation of a Texas subsidiary, Texas Water Service (TWSC). The San Jose-based investor-owned...
14 Jun. 2021
Research Note
Brief research summaries on single topic or recent event
U.S. Private Water: Key Trends, M&A Activity, and Market Outlook Q2 2021
The first quarter of 2021 built on the momentum of an acquisitive 2020 despite fewer approvals for the publicly traded market leaders. A review of...
14 Jun. 2021
Quarterly Review
Reviews of the research of the past quarter, trends and insights
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.
14 Jun. 2021
Analyst Presentation
Live presentations and recordings of our analysts presenting on key topics
7 Key Factors Influencing Total Municipal Water Utility Expenditures (TOTEX)
In this client webcast, Bluefield's water experts showcase revised CAPEX and OPEX outlooks and how they have changed over the course of the last year....
20 Apr. 2021
Analyst Presentation
Live presentations and recordings of our analysts presenting on key topics