Water (Drinking, Storm, Waste)
Current Status
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Drinking Water
C- | Comprehensive Report Card
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Stormwater
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Wastewater
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Source: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) report card
The ASCE report card provides the most cited infrastructure ratings.
Data
Reports & Analyses
Industry​​​
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2023 State of the Water Industry Report (American Water Works Association)
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2022 Water Infrastructure Funding Parity Report (National Association of Clean Water Agencies)​
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The Economic Benefits of Investing in Water Infrastructure (US Water Alliance)
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Water Infrastructure and Resiliency: Industry Report and Investment Case (Nasdaq)
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How Federal Investments in Safe Drinking Water Infrastructure Are Improving Public Health​ (Center for American Progress)
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U.S. Market for Water Recycling​ (WateReuse Association)​
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2019 How Development of America's Water Infrastructure Has Lurched Through History (Pew Trusts)
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Leading water and sewer utilities by revenue in the U.S. 2022​ (Statista)
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U.S. stormwater infrastructure market: Key drivers, competitive shifts & investment outlook, 2024-2030 (Bluefield Research)
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U.S. water & sewer pipe network infrastructure (Bluefield Research)
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Seizing the water infrastructure moment nationally and locally​ (Brookings)
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Draining: The Economic Impact of America's Hidden Water Crises (DigDeep)
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Government
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2021 Annual Report: Western Water Applications Office (NASA.gov)
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Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs: Background and Issues for Congress (crsreports.com)​
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Preparing United States Critical Infrastructure for Today's Evolving Water Crises (CISA.gov)
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Bipartisan infrastructure law resources for clean water (EPA.gov)
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Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment (EPA.gov)​​
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Surveillance Reports for Drinking Water-associated Disease & Outbreaks (CDC.gov)
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Federally Supported Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Programs (everycrsreport.com)​
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National Critical Functions - Supply Water and Manage Wastewater (CISA.gov)
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CISA, EPA, and FBI release top cyber actions for securing water systems (CISA.gov)
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Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List and Regulatory Determination (EPA.gov)
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Safe Drinking Water Information System Federal Reports Search (EPA.gov)
Federal Governance​
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Laws, Rules, Regulation, & Policy​
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America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Congress.gov)​
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure (Congress.gov)
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Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (EPA.gov)​
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Legislative bodies
Financing & Investment
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Capital Markets
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Wastewater - Private Equity's new black gold in U.S. shale (Reuters)
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KKR makes splash with US water PPP exits (Infrastructure Investor)
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Private investment trends in water and wastewater facilities (Smart Water Magazine)
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Eyeing federal infrastructure windfall, private equity courts public utilities (Prospect)
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Water: Defining the addressable market for private investment (Bluefield Research)
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Rising to the water challenge (Barclays)
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Investing in sustainable water solutions across industries (Goldman Sachs)
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Water M&A: Trends and Deal Flow, Q1 2024 (Bluefield Research)
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Setting the record straight on investor-owned water utilities (Water Online)
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3 ways to invest in America's crumbling water infrastructure (Barron's)
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Investing in water: Comparing utility finances and economics concerns across U.S. cities (Brookings)
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A flood of capital? Why the time is now for US water (Infrastructure Investor)
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Money from socially responsible investors flows into US water stocks (CNBC)
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Government funding
Innovation
Startups​​
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16 startups helping to solve the water crisis (Startup Savant)
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Funding is still flowing strong to water-focused startups (Crunchbase)
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Venture Capital
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Investing in water - Four venture funds share critical insights (World Water Tech North America)
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Why venture capitalists are betting on water technologies (Maddyness)
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7 investors every water technology startup should know (Aquatechtrade)
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Capital flowing to water technology startups from big corporations (Forbes)
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Insights
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SCOWT - Searchable Clearinghouse of Wastewater Technology (EPA.gov)
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Western State Water Resource Agency Use of Cloud Computing Technology & Platforms (NASA)
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Academia
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