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Water & Wastewater Market Recap, January 2023

Written by FirmoGraphs Staff | Feb 14, 2023 3:32:49 PM

The January 2023 Water and Wastewater Market Recap covers interesting and useful water industry news for this month. It contains updates on industry drivers, notable projects, and recent mergers and acquisitions, as well as some interesting reads, and upcoming upcoming meetings and conferences.

Industry Drivers

Our data team tracks major developments in the water industry, which we call drivers. Here are some of the most important drivers from last month.

EPA Announces Plans for Wastewater Regulations and Studies, Including Limits for PFAS, New Study for Nutrients

Status: Effective

Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Summary: On January 20, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 (Plan 15), which focused on evaluating the extent and nature of PFAS and nutrient discharges. Plan 15 directs the agency to safeguard the waterways from industrial wastewater discharges by following the Clean Water Act and science to develop technology-based pollution limits. Plan 15 advances the commitment of the EPA in the PFAS Strategic Roadmap to restrict PFAS pollution.

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Notable Capital Improvement Programs

Here are some recent, notable Capital Improvement Programs (CIPs). FirmoGraphs has deconstructed the CIPs into data elements, along with available project descriptions. Please feel free to request a meeting and review the data live in our business intelligence application.

City of Portland, Oregon, Planned Capital Spending Increases by 20.4%

In the CIP covering the 2023-2027 fiscal years, City of Portland, Oregon detailed plans to spend nearly $3.7 billion on capital projects, an increase of 20.4% from $3 billion in its 2022-2026 CIP. The current CIP has 485 discrete projects, 5 less compared to the prior CIP. The table below breaks down the City of Portland’s planned capital spending by business area for its last two CIPs.

Planned Spending Increase for Water Projects, Portland Parks & Recreation Drops

Planned spending in the Portland Water Bureau category increased by 43.4% to nearly $511 million. The increase goes to 23 new significant projects valued at $98 million, including the Washington Park Reservoir 3 project, worth $34 million, and another $30 million for the Advanced Metering Infrastructure project. Portland Parks & Recreation cut its planned spending by 25.3% to nearly $48 million due to completed and near-completion projects.

$1.3 Billion Planned Investment for Water Projects

The City of Portland, Oregon’s recent CIP has four projects valued at more than $100 million:

  • Bull Run Filtration - valued at $873.4 million under the Portland Water Bureau business area; this will plan, design, and construct a new filtration plant for the City of Portland’s water supply. 
  • Bull Run Pipelines - valued $333.1 million under the Portland Water Bureau business area; this will design and construct large-diameter pipelines that connect the proposed Filtration Facility to the existing conduits.
  • Distribution Mains - valued at $123.5 million under the Portland Water Bureau business area; this is to improve maintenance of the water system infrastructure, including repairs, replacements, and upgrades.
  • CityFleet Kerby Garage Replacement - valued at $120 million under the Office of Management and Finance business area.

Click Here to See City of Portland, Oregon, CIP

Notable M&A

The following M&A transactions in the Water and Wastewater Industry stand out in the month of January:


What We Are Reading

Here are some recent articles our team has been reading:


Meeting Planner

There is no replacement for face-to-face meetings with your prospects and customers! We track meetings of interest to our customers serving the US water and wastewater industry industry so you won’t miss upcoming meetings and deadlines. Also, FirmoGraphs has recently implemented a free-of-charge service for tracking notable infrastructure events

Meetings in February and March 2023

Name Organization

Name Meeting Key

Date Start

Date End

American Water Works Association

AWWA Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition

2023-02-20

2023-02-23

Illinois Rural Water Association

ILRWA Annual Conference

2023-02-21

2023-02-23

Delaware Rural Water Association

DRWA Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition

2023-02-22

2023-02-23

Alliance for Water Efficiency

AWE California Irrigation Institute Annual Conference

2023-02-27

2023-02-28

American Water Works Association, Connecticut Section

CT-AWWA Annual Technical Conference and Vendor Exposition (ATCAVE)

2023-02-28

2023-02-28

Tennessee Utility Assistance, LLC

TAUD Utility Technology Conference

2023-03-01

2023-03-03

WateReuse Association

WateReuse Association Annual Symposium

2023-03-05

2023-03-08

Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies

AMWA Water Policy Conference

2023-03-06

2023-03-08

Missouri Rural Water Association

MRWA Missouri Rural Water Association Annual Conference

2023-03-07

2023-03-09

Nevada Rural Water Association

NvRWA Annual Training / Technical Conference & Expo Annual Conference

2023-03-13

2023-03-17

Alliance of Indiana Rural Water

AIRW Annual Spring Conference

2023-03-14

2023-03-16

American Water Works Association

AWWA Contaminants of Concern

2023-03-14

2023-03-15

Michigan Rural Water Association

MRWA Michigan Rural Water Association Annual Conference

2023-03-15

2023-03-17

Alabama Rural Water Association

ARWA  Alabama Rural Water Association Annual Technical Training Conference

2023-03-19

2023-03-22

Water Environment Federation

WEF Forum – Intensification of Resource Recovery

2023-03-20

2023-03-22

Montana Rural Water Systems, Inc.

MRWS Technical Conference & Exhibition

2023-03-22

2023-03-24

Kansas Rural Water Association

KRWA Annual Conference & Exhibition

2023-03-28

2023-03-30

Water Environment Federation

WEF/AWWA Utility Management Conference

2023-03-28

2023-03-31

Texas Rural Water Association

TRWA RuralWaterCon

2023-03-30

2023-03-31



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