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22 Oct 2025

U.S. Municipal Water Reuse: Market Trends and Forecasts, 2025–2035 
Bluefield Research forecasts that capital expenditure for municipal water reuse capacity additions will exceed US$47.1 billion by 2035. This projection underscores the substantial investment required for utilities and municipalities to diversify their water supplies and enhance their resilience against climate-related challenges.

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The U.S. Water Conference Landscape: Focus, Themes, and Corporate Influencers, 2018 

Bluefield Research has embarked upon analysis of 2,649 conference proceedings at eleven regional and national conferences in 2018 to identify key influencers, both corporate and...
19 Nov. 2018
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Venture and Growth Capital: Transactions & Trends in Digital Water, 2009-2018 

Venture capital continues to emerge as a key financing mechanism to accelerate growth, particularly as academic spin-offs and new market entrants seek to scale in...
18 Oct. 2018
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Competitive Landscape in Water: Engineering Procurement & Construction Firm Rankings and Positioning, 2018 

Engineering procurement and construction (EPC) firms play a pivotal role in the decision-making processes for municipal water and wastewater utilities. While their expansive capabilities range,...
27 Sep. 2018
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Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure – Latin America 

This Market Insight covers the policies and economics of PPPs in Latin America.  Bluefield provides an in-depth view of the PPP landscape in each country,...
17 Sep. 2018
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U.S. Municipal Utility Operating Expenditure (OPEX) Forecast, 2018-2027 

This Data Insight provides a forecast of the municipal water utility landscape in the U.S. over the next ten years.  Operating expenditures are broken down...
10 Sep. 2018
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Global Smart Water: Market Trends, Competitive Shifts, & Project Activity, First Half 2018 

In the first half of 2018, Bluefield identified 177 smart water projects, globally, up 4% by over the same period last year. Projects were largely...
3 Aug. 2018
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Harmful Algal Blooms: Drinking Water System Impacts & Treatment Solutions, and Market Sizing 

The most recently published EPA assessment of U.S. lakes estimates that around 40% of the country’s lakes and reservoirs are at risk to Cyanobacterial Harmful...
23 Jul. 2018
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Water for Power: Market Trends, Opportunities & Forecasts, 2019-2028 

The electric power sector, which represents 41% of U.S. water withdrawals, is proceeding with its fuel-switching transformation, sparked by a mix of economic drivers, climate...
21 Jul. 2018
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U.S. EPA Municipal Consent Decrees: Judicial Consent Decree Trends and Planned Investment 

The EPA has issued 91 consent decrees for municipal violations of the Clean Water Act since 1998, driving investment in sewer and stormwater infrastructure. Of these...
28 Jun. 2018
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U.S. Nitrate Pollution: Identifying the Market for Biological Treatment Solutions 

There are over 1,700 community drinking water systems that have had measured violations of nitrate levels in the past three years. The biggest barrier to implementation...
28 Jun. 2018
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