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Water Infrastructure + Harvey: Houston, We Have a Longer-term Problem.
Overtopped street signs, escape routes closed-off, inundated highways, and trails of emergency relief workers lining the streets present an ominous picture of Houston underwater. Unfortunately, this i...Mexichem Secures Top Spot in Smart Irrigation
On 7 August 2017, Mexichem, S.A.B. de C.V. announced the acquisition of Israel-based Netafim for US$1.86 billion, or an estimated EBITDA multiple of 14.1x. The global market for advanced irrigation solutions are consolidated largely amongPaleohydrology and What It Can Teach Us
Water legend Ken Wright joins The Water Values Podcast for a discussion about paleohydrology. Ken’s studies of how ancient cultures used water over the last quarter century have shed tremendous ligh...Industrial Marijuana and $22B to Drive Water Solutions
On 7 July 2017, the California State Water Resources Control Board released its draft Cannabis Cultivation Policy. The proposed policy aims to ensure that the diversion of water and discharge of waste associated with cannabis cultivation does not negatively impact water quality and quantity in the state.
Making up an estimated 13% of the total market, legal marijuana sales in the U.S. totaled approximately US$7.1 billion in 2016 and are forecasted to reach US$22 billion by 2020. At this growth rate, legal marijuana sales will become the 4th largest agricultural crop in the U.S., behind corn, soybeans, and fruit & nuts.
As the sector evolves, and transitions towards more industrialized scale and processes, the anticipated opportunity for water solutions and management will be too large to ignore.
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XPV Funds Smart Water Data Roll-up
XPV Water Partners has backed the merger of water resource data management player Aquatic Informatics, with sister companies WaterTrax and Linko Technology Inc. The merger creates a combined data management software portfolio positioned to inform data-driven decision making across the water cycle.
In this Research Note, Bluefield water experts analyze the implications for the companies’ strategies, evaluate the evolving role of water data management, and identify similar private-equity backed deals.
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