Description
A comprehensive review of the 2018 US water industry features profiles and perspectives from industry leaders and innovators and a full quantification and forecast in all segments of the $172-billion water industry: Water Treatment Equipment; Delivery & Infrastructure Equipment; Chemicals (Bulk & Specialty); Contract Operations; Consulting & Design Engineering; Maintenance Services; Instruments; Analytical Services; Wastewater Treatment Works and Water Utilities.
The 2018 US Water Industry includes results from EBJ Water & Wastewater Market Survey 2018 and secondary data reveal key short-term trends and long-term challenges in the water industry.
Table of Contents:
- The $172-billion 2018 US Water Industry maintains a steady growth curve and presents challenging but promising short- and long-term business prospects. Funding and financing badly needed infrastructure maintenance and upgrades is the priority, but fundamental questions on industry structure remain unanswered if private capital is to be mobilized to match the continued call for more local and federal support. Meanwhile contractors and suppliers juggle politics, pricing, scarcity, reuse, technology, automation, security, HR, demographics and climate change…..1-14
- Black & Veatch sees clients embrace resilience and using data analytics…..15-17
- Mason, Bruce & Girard focuses on forestry and geospatial services…..18-19
- Burns & McDonnell optimizes projects with design-build, CMAR and EPC…..20-21
- SUEZ stays at the leading edge of the water industry in alternative project delivery, digital conservation, reuse, smart water and energy neutrality…..22-25
- Global Water Intelligence identifies key global trends and local dynamics…..26-29
- Summit says climate change is driving investment interest in the water sector…..30-32
- EA ES&T sees contaminants of concern impacting the U.S. water system…..32-35
- Water & wastewater projects perceived as reliable revenue streams for PFM…..36
- Bluewater expands RO footprint; Develops drinking water challenge…..37-38
- Kinetico grows with point-of-use systems and expanding suite of services…..39
- California law firm sees instability and concern in clean water regulation…..40-41
- Evoqua’s industrial segments experience increase in water recycling and reuse…..42-43
- EMA sees future in big data, sensors, mobile solutions, analytics and IOT…..44-46
- Valor builds business off of flagship ‘revenue locator’ product; sells to Xylem…..46-47
- CDM Smith experts weigh in on trends in technology and market drivers…..48-51
Exhibits:
- The U.S. Water Industry 1993-2020 ($mil)
- USGS: Trends in U.S. Water Withdrawls, 1950-2015
- USGS: Public Supply Withdrawls, 1950-2015
- The U.S. Water Industry, 2015-2017 ($mil): Detail
- Top U.S. Water Equipment & Chemicals Companies (listed by global WE&C revenues in 2017)
- Universe of U.S. Water Equipment & Chemicals Companies in 2017
- U.S. Value of Construction Put in Place, 1993-2020e ($bil)
- Water/Wastewater in the $30-Billion U.S. Environmental Consulting & Engineering Industry, 2000-2018
- U.S. Census Data on State and Local Government Finances ($bil)
- Annual Change in U.S. Wastewater Rates, 2000-2020e
- Annual Change in Wastewater Rates for Average Residential Customer
- U.S. GAO: Public Spending on Transportation and Water Infrastructure, by Category of Spending, 1956 to 2014
- Regional Average Annual Sewer Service Charges (2016)
- EBJ 2018 Water Industry Survey Comments:
- Most Critical Issues Facing the Water and Wastewater Industry
- Importance of Water and Wastewater Market Drivers
- Relevance of Water/Wastewater Technologies
- Technology With Potential To Revolutionize the Water Industry
- Suggested Policy Instruments or Structural Industry Reform
- EPA Study: Total 20-Year Need by System Size/Type and Project Category ($bil Jan 2015 dollars)
- Black & Veatch: Drivers Contributing to Additional Water Supply Storage and Transmission Infrastructure
- Infrastructure – Greatest Need of Repair & Replacement
- U.S. Water Industrial Stocks Ouperform
- PFAS Occurrence in US Drinking Water Hydrologic Basins
- PFAS Snowball Effect – Where Do We Go From Here?
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