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U.K. Lifts Smart Sewer Investments
Anglian Water and Thames Water remain emblematic of diverging digital sewer strategies, but other companies are now joining them in enhancing visibility. Severn Trent and United Utilities have rapidly expanded their network telemetry and event monitoring systems, both reporting reductions in pollution incidents and improved response times.
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California Drought Mitigation Strategies Run in Different Directions
California’s response to the current drought cycle—the second in a decade—has so far been mixed. Local and state-wide responses range from requests for voluntary conservation...
13 May. 2022
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Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.EPA Issues PFAS Guidance for Drinking Water
On 15 June 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released new drinking water lifetime health advisory levels (HALs) for four PFAS compounds. This represents a...
1 Jul. 2022
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Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.A.O. Smith Continues to Strengthen Water Treatment Market Position
A.O. Smith Corporation’s June 2022 acquisition of Atlantic Filter marked its fifth water treatment-focused deal over the past six years. With this latest strategic move,...
26 Jul. 2022
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Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.Can California Finally Deliver on Proposed Water Infrastructure Projects?
On 11 August 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new Water Supply Strategy, Adapting to a Hotter, Drier Future. The plan includes ramping up...
17 Aug. 2022
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Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.Policy Shifts, Inflation Reduction Act Strengthen Opportunity for Renewable Natural Gas
In the wake of the Inflation Recovery Act’s passage, wastewater solutions providers are poised to benefit from the Section 48 Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC)...
13 Sep. 2022
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Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.Private Equity Firms Build Out Trenchless Water Positions
On 3 February 2023, U.S. private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Company announced the formation of PURIS, a vertically integrated provider of trenchless pipeline rehabilitation...
1 Mar. 2023
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Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.IIJA Aims to Reduce Backlog of U.S. Tribal Water, Sewer Infrastructure Needs
Recent federal funding outlays—including the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the US$1.7 trillion OMNIBUS bill passed in December 2022—have given the Indian...
10 Mar. 2023
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Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.3M Windfall for PFAS Impacted Water Systems
On 22 June 2023, Minnesota-based 3M agreed to pay up to US$12.5 billion to settle hundreds of lawsuits brought by 531 U.S. cities. The tentative...
21 Jul. 2023
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Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.Water on Trial: SCOTUS and the Clean Water Act
On 16 October 2024, the Supreme Court of the U.S. heard oral arguments for City and County of San Francisco, California vs. Environmental Protection Agency,...
24 Oct. 2024
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Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.Build American Policy Compliance Altering U.S. Water Supply Chains
The water sector faces a pivotal shift in regulatory compliance as the BABA program is more widely enforced. With the recent Office of Management and...
8 Nov. 2024
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