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13 Nov 2025

U.S. Municipal Biosolids Management: Drivers, Trends, and Forecasts, 2025–2035 
Bluefield forecasts that annual spend by municipalities on biosolids management and disposal will grow from US$2.5 billion in 2025 to US$4.8 billion by 2035, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 6.2%. This growth is largely attributed to high inflation rates, particularly concerning incineration and landfill disposal costs.

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Water Network for Energy Efficiency: Europe’s Utilities Address Key Supply, Treatment Segments 

Energy efficiency has become a key priority of European utilities. A combination of policy, market factors, and local network characteristics are driving water utilities
28 Jan. 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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The Cost of Water: Comparing Alternative and Legacy Water Supplies in the U.S. 

The cost of traditional water supplies — water rights, new transmission, and reservoirs — are on the rise. In response to water shortages, municipalities and...
6 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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State Revolving Fund Budget Allocations, 2016-2017 (Midwest) 

More than US$12.2 billion has been requested from the State Revolving Funds in the Midwest -- a key source of funding to improve drinking water and...
19 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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State Revolving Fund Budget Allocations (Northeast) 

State Revolving Fund project needs in the Northeast region total more than US$34.6 billion with New York and New Jersey at the top of the...
28 Apr. 2017
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State Revolving Fund Budget Allocations (South) 

With declining federal funding for water projects, State Revolving Funds (SRF) provide low interest loans to public and private entities to improve drinking water and...
28 Apr. 2017
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Water Mergers & Acquisitions: Key Trends in a Changing Global Landscape 

Water related M&A activity has been robust over the last three years, surpassing US$57 billion, globally, since the start of 2014. Intensifying concerns over water...
29 Apr. 2017
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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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