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Crumbling Public Water Infrastructure Signals Larger Role for Private Participation
BOSTON – Private participation in U.S. municipal water markets is poised for expansion, according to a new report from Bluefield Research. Municipalities and local authorities are showing an i...American States, IOUs Target Military Water Contracts
On 12 July 2016, American States Utility Services was awarded a US$510 million military services contract with the U.S. Air Force. Bluefield analyzes impact...Private Capital in US Water Markets – Four Key Takeaways
Opportunities for private capital in the U.S. water sector are expected to proliferate as municipalities struggle to address a forecasted ten-year $532 billion CAPEX charge. Already serving 16% of ...U.S. Investor-Owned Utilities Quarterly M&A Update
More than US$384 million of IOU acquisitions across 20 deals have been completed so far in 2016. This year is already on track to surpass 2015 value of deals by more than US$200 million.Regulated Riparianism and the Convergence of Eastern and Western Water Law
Robert “Bo” Abrams is a professor of law at Florida A&M University’s College of Law, and he explains in clear detail how water law in the Eastern U.S. has developed over time from the English co...Utility Infrastructure Needs
Knowledge is power, and this week, Reese Tisdale brings some serious knowledge about water infrastructure needs culled from the work of his firm, Bluefield Research. Reese takes us on a journey from B...Brexit: UK Water Sector Players Brace for Impact
Brexit has injected another level of uncertainty into the municipal water sector, requiring all foreign investors to reassess their UK portfolios. What are the implications?Surging 28%, US Municipal Water Infrastructure Forecast Reaches $532 billion
BOSTON – Capital expenditures (CAPEX) for U.S. municipal water & wastewater utilities – including spending on pipes, plants, and pumps – are expected to exceed $532 billion between 2016 ...Where We Have Been in a Year: Water Market Perspectives
Global and national water market perspectives available free to online registrants
A presentation by Bluefield President Reese Tisdale at the Invest H20 Conference in Austin, Texas. This presentation analyzes key trends across global and national water markets, including:
- Population growth will place additional pressure on utility infrastructure, demanding greenfield capacity additions to keep pace.
- Aging water infrastructure in the Northeast and Midwest underpin the regions’ higher rehabilitation costs
- Increasing demand for alternative water supplies, including wastewater reuse and desalination, add to scaling needs for system upgrades
- The smart water value chain is undergoing significant change through M&A and increasing competition for positions in managing data and analytics for utilities
- Planned reuse capacity totals 8.4 million m3/d with anticipated CAPEX surpassing US$14.7 billion
- Investment in water treatment in the hydraulic fracturing sector is expected to total US$1.0 billion between 2016 and 2020
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