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U.S. Municipal Water: Key Trends, Policy Activity, and Market Outlook, Q4 2019 

The U.S. municipal water sector accounts for approximately US$110 billion in public spend annually, when considering both the capital and operating expenditures. As municipalities, regulators, and vendors seek opportunities in an extremely mature sector,

Risk Spotting in the Face of Recession: Municipal Water & Wastewater Pain Points 

By September of 2019, the U.S. economy had grown for 123 straight months—the longest period on record. Recent indicators, however, signal that a potential shift is underway and beginning to influence strategic planning across the water industry value chain

Utility Innovation and Business Sustainability: Trends Impacting Utility Business Models 

Bluefield President, Reese Tisdale, presented at the Utility Innovation Challenge Series hosted by Arcadis and The Great Lakes Water Authority in Detroit, Michigan on 16 October 2019. Mr. Tisdale's discussion, Utility Innovation and Business Sustainability:

U.S. Private Water: Key Trends, M&A Activity, and Market Outlook, Q4 2019 

The third quarter of 2019 signals increasing opportunities for growth across the U.S. private water market. This quarterly insight highlights key trends, transactions, and competitive shifts in the U.S. private water market. Bluefield’s team of water experts tracks company financials

Water Scarcity Drives Industrial Reclamation Efforts 

Central States Water Quietly Builds Utility Platform 

Bluefield’s Q3 2019, quarterly tracking and analysis of IOU M&A activity in the U.S. has uncovered new market entries for investor-owned utility Central States Water Resources (CSWR).

Evoqua Hangs its Hat on Industrial Water 

On 8 October 2019, Evoqua Water Technologies announced a majority investment in San Diego-based Frontier Water Systems, LLC. The privately held Frontier provides engineered equipment packages for treatment and removal of selenium, nitrate, and other metals from complex industrial streams.

Pentair Water Strategy Breakdown: Remaking Itself Into a Pure-Play Water Company 

Pentair has changed into a completely new business, focusing exclusively on the water sector. In doing so, it has also refocused efforts on becoming a market leader in commercial and residential water treatment. As a pure-play,

120WaterAudit Tests VC Funding Taps with Series A 

On 17 September 2019, U.S. digital water startup 120WaterAudit closed its Series A funding round, securing US$7 million from a trio of venture capital (VC) investors.

Indiana’s Water Infrastructure Task Force 

Marty Wessler sits on Indiana’s legislatively created Water Infrastructure Task Force, several of whose recommendations were enacted into law in 2019. Marty relates the work of the task force, ...