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27 Jun 2025

U.S. & Canada Municipal Water: Key Trends, Deals, and Policy in Water Management, Q2 2025 
As many legacy pipe networks approach or surpass their design life, investment is shifting from reactive maintenance to proactive renewal strategies. Pipe rehabilitation is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 15.1% over the next decade, reflecting utilities’ increasing reliance on asset management and nondisruptive repair solutions.

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U.S. Smart Water: Defining the Opportunity, Competitive Landscape, and Market Outlook 

Smart water solutions – hardware, software, and analytics – are taking hold in the U.S. municipal water sector, driving close to US$20 billion of capital...
30 Apr. 2017
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State Revolving Fund Budget Allocations, 2016-2017 (West) 

Colorado has the highest drinking water project need, while California has the highest clean water project need. Bluefield analyzes funding for each state in the...
24 Apr. 2017
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U.S. Municipal Wastewater Reuse: Project Pipeline and Segmentation Analysis, 2017-2030 

For the first time, Hawaii, Georgia, Wyoming, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee have water reuse projects included in Bluefield’s database of 763 projects.
10 Apr. 2017
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Global Smart Water Update: Market Trends, Competitive Shifts, & Project Activity 

Smart water project announcements in the second half of 2016 were driven by utility responses to water scarcity and non-revenue water, regulatory compliance, and vendor...
1 Feb. 2017
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Water Sector to Gain from Surge in Green Bonds 

Green bonds, a viable option for socially and environmentally responsible investments, are beginning to benefit water utilities. In 2016, global green bond issuances reached
30 Jan. 2017
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Europe Smart Water: Market Forecasts and Utility Strategies, 2017-2025 

Europe’s water industry is on pace to lead the world toward smarter municipal supply networks. With a focus on metering, leakage management, and energy efficiency
28 Jan. 2017
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U.S. EPA Industrial Consent Decrees: Judicial Consent Decree Trends and Planned Investment 

The EPA has issued 95 consent decrees to industrial violators of the Clean Water Act, totaling more than US$6.4 billion in civil penalties. This Data...
19 Oct. 2016
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CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY Industrial Water Market

Europe Municipal Water Infrastructure: Utility Strategies & CAPEX Forecasts, 2016-2025 

Bluefield forecasts Europe's municipal utility capital expenditures for water and wastewater infrastructure across Europe to reach US$525 billion between 2016 and 2025. More than US$256...
25 Sep. 2016
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U.S. Municipal Wastewater Reuse: Project Pipeline and Market Forecast, 2016-2026 

Bluefield forecasts 10 million m3/d of reuse capacity additions between 2016 and 2026, accounting for over US$11 billion in capital investment. California will surpass Florida
22 Sep. 2016
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U.S. Municipal Water Infrastructure: Utility Strategies & CAPEX Forecasts, 2016-2025 

More than 50% of U.S. municipal water & wastewater infrastructure is nearing the end of its useful life with over 240,000 water main breaks per...
10 Sep. 2016
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CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY U.S. & Canada Municipal Water Market