U.S. & Canada Municipal Water: Key Trends, Deals, and Policy in Water Management, Q3 2025

23 Sep 2025
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This quarterly review highlights key trends in policy, mergers & acquisitions, project development, and strategic shifts impacting municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure investment in the U.S. and Canada. Bluefield’s team of water experts tracks changes in business strategy, technology adoption, infrastructure investment, and policy to measure the implications for market outlooks and forecasts.

Sample Takeaways:

  • Distribution and collection networks dominate utility capital budgets, accounting for nearly 45% of total planned spend
  • M&A activity in the treatment segment remains on track with prior years
  • States move forward with PFAS product bans and biosolids restrictions in absence of federal guidance
  • Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act awards plunge during first half of 2025

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