Companies across the water industry value chain are constantly seeking an edge to better position their products and solutions against their peers. They also want to understand the following:
- Where are potential customers located?
- What projects match vendor products?
- What is the available budget?
To help, Bluefield’s team of water experts has dedicated significant time and resources to supporting companies with bottom-up data collection and analysis of the capital improvement plans (CIPs) of 777 large and mid-sized drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities across the U.S. and Canada.
These CIPs translate utility capital needs into market opportunities for technology and equipment vendors as well as engineering and construction firms. Bluefield has systematically organized and categorized tens of thousands of projects across 48 areas, categories, and subcategories.
Overview:
Leveraging a demonstrated research methodology and data management expertise, Bluefield’s team has packaged a robust set of bottom-up CIP data for companies that includes:
- Capital budget data and analysis for 777 drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities, each serving approximately 50,000 people or more.
- Geographic coverage of 50 U.S. states, 8 Canadian provinces, and Washington, DC, serving 243.3 million people in total.
- Line-item data for ~42,000 capital projects classified across 4 distinct areas, 9 categories, and 35 subcategories.
- Option to access data via Bluefield’s online and interactive Bluefield Data Navigator platform.
- Budget outlook spanning 2025–2034.
Sample Insights:
- The 777 utilities captured in Bluefield’s CIP analysis account for a combined US$411 billion in planned and projected spend between 2025 and 2034, with 50% earmarked for drinking water, 42% for wastewater, and 7% for stormwater.
- Published CIP data indicates an overall decline in anticipated expenditure after 2026. This is consistent with utility budget curves, as utilities’ capital investment priorities and available funding are less certain further into the future.
- Distribution and collection pipe networks make up a combined US$139 billion in budgeted spend from 2025 to 2034, followed by plants with US$104 billion.
