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4 Jun | Insight Report + Data

Investor-Owned Utilities in Water: Market Share, M&A Trends, and Company Rankings ->

The 20 leading IOUs serve a small but gradually increasing share of a large and highly fragmented market. Active in 36 states, these companies collectively serve approximately 5% of the 188 million water and wastewater connections across the country.

U.S. Water Utility Ownership & Strategies

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4 May | Insight Report + Data

Europe Stormwater Infrastructure Market: Key Drivers, Competitive Shifts & Investment Outlook, 2026–2036 ->

The European Commission’s Water Resilience Strategy estimates an annual investment shortfall of €23 billion, meaning even the European Investment Bank’s unprecedented €15 billion Water Resilience Programme for 2025–2027 covers only a fraction of what's required.

Europe Municipal Water Market

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6 May | Insight Report + Data

U.S. & Canada Digital Water Landscape: Trends and Growth Forecasts, 2026–2036 ->

The U.S. and Canada digital water landscape is poised to double from US$14 billion in 2026 to US$29 billion by 2036, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 7% over the next decade. Utilities are no longer debating the need to invest in digital; they are racing to catch up as operational, financial, and workforce pressures converge.

Digital Water Landscape

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29 Apr | Insight Report

State Profile: California Water Market ->

Unlike most U.S. states, where infrastructure investment is primarily driven by compliance or age, California's capital program is fundamentally shaped by supply insecurity. Two-thirds of the state's population depends on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta—a single, climate-vulnerable chokepoint.

U.S. & Canada Municipal Water Market

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11 Mar | Insight Report

U.S. Mobile Water Treatment: Market Trends, Business Models, and Competitive Landscape, 2026 ->

Mobile water treatment is evolving from a tactical stopgap to a strategic operating model. Previously deployed mainly for emergencies and short-term capacity gaps, mobile water is now becoming an integral part of core water management strategies across industrial and municipal sectors.

Global Water Competitive Landscape

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U.S. Investor-Owned Utilities M&A Update, Year-End 2016

More than US$622 million of acquisitions for 56 deals were completed in 2016, pushing the total executed deal value since the start of 2013 to...

19 Jan. 2017

Insight Report

Private Investment US & Canada

U.S. & Canada Municipal Water Market U.S. Water Utility Ownership & Strategies

California Incubates New Water Business Models

California has now moved into its sixth year of drought. As of December 2016, more than 42% of the state remains in extreme drought

28 Dec. 2016

Research Note

Advanced Water Treatment US & Canada Water Reuse Water Risk

$250

U.S. Biogas Markets & Trends: A Convergence of Municipal Wastewater and Power

Large-scale municipal wastewater treatment plants provide the greatest opportunity for biogas. However, declines in natural gas prices and expectations of continued supply

10 Dec. 2016

Insight Report

Advanced Water Treatment Energy Transition US & Canada

Industrial Water Market U.S. & Canada Municipal Water Market

U.S. Dairy Sector Water Management: Market Trends and Forecasts, 2016-2020

The biggest water-related obstacle dairy processing facilities face is the removal of excess nutrients from wastewater streams, the complexity of which often require customized

5 Dec. 2016

Insight Report

US & Canada

Industrial Water Market

Leakage Management in Europe: Water Utilities Develop Multi-Vendor Strategies

Leakage management has emerged as a major priority for Europe’s water utilities to reduce non-revenue water. New market insight available for purchase.

1 Dec. 2016

Insight Report

Drinking Water Europe Infrastructure Investment Residential and Commercial Buildings

Digital Water Landscape Europe Municipal Water Market

Odebrecht Sells, Brazil Water Sector Restructures

On 27 October 2016, Brookfield Business Partners announced the acquisition of a 70% stake in Odebrecht Ambiental, Brazil’s leading private water and sanitation services concession...

28 Nov. 2016

Research Note

Latin America Private Investment Water M&A

$250

Market-Based Opportunities for Private Water Players: U.S. Military Service Contracts

Once dominated by a few select players, military service contracts now offer market-based opportunities for private water companies. While investor-owned utilities in the U.S. rely heavily...

14 Nov. 2016

Insight Report

Private Investment US & Canada