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Research Note
18 Jun 2025

EPA PFAS Changes Clarify Rulemaking Intent  
Despite proposed delays and exemptions, the PFAS treatment market remains structurally intact over the long term. Longer deadlines will reduce the market’s growth below Bluefield’s originally projected 13.7% compound annual growth rate, but they will not significantly reduce its size from Bluefield’s previously projected USD$1.1 billion/year.

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Water Mergers & Acquisitions: Trends and Deal Flow, Q2 2025  

The water sector entered a more cautious M&A environment in 2025, with only 71 deals recorded in the first half of the year—down from 202...
17 Jun. 2025
Quarterly Review + DataAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.
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U.S. Water Utility Ownership & Strategies: Key Trends, M&A Activity, and Market Outlook, Q2 2025 

Economic uncertainty compounds affordability pressures for utilities. Abrupt policy shifts—fluctuating tariffs, impounded federal funding, and waning consumer confidence—have introduced significant uncertainty to long-term U.S. macroeconomic...
30 May. 2025
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY U.S. Water Utility Ownership & Strategies

Unitil Carves Out Water Presence via Aquarion Platform 

On 6 May 2025, Unitil Corporation announced an agreement to purchase the New Hampshire and the Massachusetts Aquarion Water Company operations from the Aquarion Water...
23 May. 2025
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
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