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State Profile: Texas Water Market
Texas has 4,667 community water systems serving a combined 30.6 million people. Of these systems, 67% obtain water from groundwater, while 33% rely on surface water or purchased surface water as their primary source.
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U.S. & Canada Municipal Water: Key Trends, Deals, and Policy in Water Management, Q3 2025
Roughly half of all water-related deals recorded in the U.S. and Canada this year have targeted companies offering treatment and filtration or distribution services. Most...
23 Sep. 2025
Quarterly Review + Data
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.
Water Mergers & Acquisitions: Trends and Deal Flow, Q3 2025
With fewer than 166 deals recorded year-to-date, the M&A water-sector is constrained in 2025. This broad-based pullback is most pronounced in digital water, which saw...
18 Sep. 2025
Quarterly Review + Data
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.
Corporate Water Innovation Spotlight: Veralto Commits to Emerald Technology Fund
Veralto’s €20 million investment in Emerald’s second water fund reflects a capital-light strategy to broaden its innovation pipeline without establishing an internal venture arm. This...
6 Aug. 2025
Research Note
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Europe Municipal Water Market: Key Trends, Policy Activity, and Market Outlook, Q2 2025
Investment plans in the U.K. and Ireland are prompting a round of acquisitions in the islands. Several acquisitions in the British Isles highlight the dynamic...
26 Jun. 2025
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Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.
Digital Water: Key Trends, Project Activity, and Market Outlook, Q4 2024
Publicly traded digital water companies tracked by Bluefield have reported an average increase in quarterly revenues of 6.3% between Q3 2023 and Q3 2024. In...
17 Dec. 2024
Quarterly Review + Data
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.
Artificial Intelligence Set to Define the Future of Digital Water
The evolution of artificial intelligence continues to influence the water industry, and 30 November 2024 marks the second anniversary of ChatGPT's launch. Developed by OpenAI...
3 Dec. 2024
Research Note
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Storm Boris Tests Central Europe Flood Control
On 18 September 2024, Storm Boris dropped 500 mm of rain in less than 48 hours across Central and Eastern Europe. The extreme weather event...
22 Oct. 2024
Research Note
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
U.S. & Canada Municipal Water: Key Trends, Deals, and Policy in Water Management, Q3 2024
In the first Clean Watersheds Needs Survey report to Congress in 10 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimated that the project requirements to meet...
30 Sep. 2024
Quarterly Review + Data
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.
U.S. Water Pipe Vendor Strategies: Manufacturing Facilities, Market Share & Company Rankings
Across the U.S., a vast network of underground infrastructure—comprising 2.2 million miles of drinking water distribution pipes and 1.8 million miles of wastewater collection pipes...
5 Sep. 2024
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Deep dive analysis on comprehensive topics to identify market opportunities. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders and report buyers.
Water Mergers & Acquisitions: Trends and Deal Flow, Q3 2023
To date, Bluefield has recorded 210 deals in 2023, representing a 29% decline compared to the 294 deals recorded during the same period in 2022....
25 Sep. 2023
Quarterly Review + Data
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.