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Nestlé, Corporate Requirements Amplify Water Risk in Parched Arizona 

On 21 March 2023, Arizona’s Senate passed Senate Bill 1660 to allow industrial facilities to treat wastewater onsite and receive long-term storage credit for recharging the treated effluent into underground aquifers. Behind Senate Bill 1660 is Nestlé’s recently announced US$675 million investment to develop a coffee-creamer facility in Glendale, Arizona. The company intends to recycle wastewater and receive credits for underground water storage.

Water Management and Utility Impact across the Colorado River Basin 

Considered the ‘Lifeline of the West,’ the Colorado River Basin provides drinking water and hydropower to more than 40 million people across seven U.S. states, 29 federally-recognized Tribal reservations, and two Mexican states. Due to a combination of historic drought and chronic overuse, average flow in the Basin has declined by roughly 20% since 2000, putting millions of people at risk.

Australia Water & Wastewater: Municipal Market Trends, Drivers, and Forecasts 

Over 25 million people receive water services in Australia—84% of which are served by 16 major utilities serving over 100,000 connections each. The combination of extreme climate risks, growing population demand, and a water-intensive industrial footprint makes Australia a highly advanced water market and a key benchmark country for water and sewer solutions providers, globally.

U.S. Private Water: Key Trends, M&A Activity, and Market Outlook, Q2 2023 

Investor-owned utility M&A trends continue into 2023 as stakeholders prep for looming policy changes. With the EPA's recent proposed regulations for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which—in the absence of additional federal, state, and private funding—will ultimately force utilities to bear the capital and operating costs for treatment. Bluefield projects that drinking water utilities will spend a total of nearly US$6 billion over the 2023–2030 period alone to address PFAS contaminants, which could further accelerate consolidation efforts. 

Pipe manufacturers blast report that claimed PVC pipes are risky for drinking water 

Will Semiconductor Boom Drive Water Market Opportunities? 

The semiconductor market is a buzz with activity as high demand—primarily driven by consumer electronics and automotive sectors—and policy, namely the U.S. and the EU Chips Acts, come together to ...

Utility Leadership, Pittsburgh Style with Will Pickering 

Will Pickering, the CEO of the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority, provides a master class in utility leadership covering a wide range of issues from capital programs to the art of building trust ...

How Utilities Organize for Digital Innovation 

While data-driven technologies remain a critical part of the smart water movement across drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities, the successful uptake of innovative tools remains largely dependent on people and organizations.

GIS & Digital Water: Transforming the Global Water Industry 

Water utility investments in GIS software are projected to see nearly 8 percent growth annually over the next decade, as utilities around the world harness GIS as the bedrock of their digital transformation initiatives.

Water M&A: Trends and Deal Flow, Q1 2023 

The year 2022 demonstrated volatility for the global water market, with significant variance in M&A by sector. As digital water activity slowed, private water investment, particularly in the U.S., has remained robust and continues to exceed the five-year average.