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How Data Center Water Secrecy Impacts Local Community and the Industry 

U.S. Utilities Face US$4.8 Billion Biosolids Challenge Amid Rising Costs 

The Five Questions that Defined Water in 2025 with Reese Tisdale 

Bluefield Research President & CEO Reese Tisdale deftly answers the questions that defined water in 2025. He provides insights on what happened in the water sector this year and uses that context ...

Market Forecasts 

Explore the latest market forecast and insights driving the water sector....

U.S. Water Utility Ownership & Strategies: Key Trends, M&A Activity, and Market Outlook, Q4 2025 

U.S. utility M&A regained momentum in Q3 2025, signaling renewed consolidation pressures across the sector. Bluefield tracked 32 deals, the highest quarterly count since Q3 2023.

Move Over, Chatbots: Why Agentic AI Is the High-Performing Hire Water Utilities Desperately Need 

Data Center Water Secrecy Hurts Communities (and the Industry Itself) 

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has triggered a data center gold rush. Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, hundreds of billions of dollars have already been spent on constructing new hypersc...

From Landfill Capacity to PFAS: The Pressures Reshaping Biosolids Management 

Biosolids are an unavoidable byproduct of wastewater treatment, and U.S. utilities are facing increasing challenges managing them amid tightening landfill capacity, rising hauling costs, and growing c...

France’s First Smart Water Network Cuts Water Loss and Strengthens Drought Resilience on the Côte d’Azur 

Select Water Tests Economics of Lithium Mining from Oilfield Brines 

On 22 October 2025, Texas-based Select Water Solutions announced the groundbreaking produced water lithium extraction facility in the city of Joaquin. The commercial-scale facility will be designed, built, and financed by Houston-based Mariana Minerals.