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U.S. & Canada Municipal Water: Key Trends, Deals, and Policy in Water Management, Q1 2024 

The 2021 signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act appropriated a historic US$63.3 billion for U.S. water infrastructure and Western Water Infrastructure from 2022–2026. At the midway point of the five-year funding period, it’s clear that the disbursement of federal funding has been slow; only US$1.8 billion of the total US$43.5 billion appropriated to SRFs has been paid out or ‘outlaid’ to state agencies for distribution to utility-level projects.

Industrial Water: Key Trends, Deals, and Policy in Water Management, Q1 2024 

Policymakers in Florida, Maryland, and North Carolina are taking legislative steps to target sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination (primarily industrial facilities) and their impacts on surface bodies and wastewater treatment plants. These policies, if enacted, signal opportunities for water and wastewater treatment technology companies with specialties in emerging contaminants like PFAS.

Collaborative Project Delivery: State Policies and Market Trends for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure 

Public sector project owners, engineering & design firms, and contractors are grappling with project cost overruns, delays, and contractual disputes that are slowing execution and delivery of critical water and wastewater infrastructure. These factors have created a swell of new policies and project experiences that are accelerating the use of collaborative project delivery approaches.

Water and Electricity Are a Safe Mix in Infrastructure PE Portfolios 

Water Service and Inequity in Mobile Home Parks with UCLA’s Greg Pierce 

Today’s podcast episode features Greg Pierce, Professor of Urban Planning at UCLA, Research and Co-Executive Director at UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation, Director of UCLA’s Water...

Powershifts, Organizational Value, and Water Management: Digital Transformation of Ghana’s Public Water Utility 

Akshay Deshmukh 

Akshay Deshmukh is a data & insights manager devoted to the analysis of water sector data. Prior to joining Bluefield Research, Akshay has worked as a proficient analyst at organizations both in I...

Mexico City Faces Potential Days Without Water 

What is Private Equity’s Role in Digital Water? 

The global private equity (PE) sector has grown thirteenfold since 2000, wielding increasing influence over critical infrastructure sectors. The proliferation of digital technologies across the water ...

Eversource Stepping Out of Water, Offering Up Utility Platform Opportunity 

On 13 February 2024, Boston, Massachusetts-based Eversource announced its intention to divest its Aquarion Water Company. Aquarion is an investor-owned water and wastewater utility acquired in 2017 for US$1.65 billion from a partnership led by Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings.