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The July 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.

 

Notable Capital Improvement Programs

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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 Water, Light and Power, Illinois, Planned Capital Program Increased by 23%

In the CIP covering the 2024-2028 fiscal years, City Water, Light and Power (CWLP), Illinois, detailed plans to spend nearly $724 million on capital projects, an increase of 23% from $586 million in its 2023-2027 CIP. The current and prior CIP have 598 line items. The table below breaks down CWLP’s planned capital spending by business area for its last two CIPs.

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Increase Due to New and Ongoing Projects

Planned spending in the Electric business area increased largely by 28%. The increase goes towards new projects, including the Closure of Ash Ponds, worth $20 million; the Engineering/Operations Control Center, $17 million; and the Environmental Compliance Upgrade Project, $10 million. The water category also increased due to ongoing projects that increased in funding.

Over $100 Million for Water Reclamation Plant Project

City Water, Light, and Power has two notable projects valued at over $20 million. The largest project is the Hunter Lake Construction, worth $100 million, under the Water category. This project includes the contractor costs. The second one is under the Electric category, the Closure of Ash Ponds, including Dallman Units 31, 32 & 33, worth $20 million.

Click Here to See City Water, Light and Power, Illinois CIP

Helix Water District, California, Planned Capital Expenditure Increased By 27%

In the CIP covering the 2024-2028 fiscal years, City Water, Light and Power (CWLP), Illinois detailed plans to spend nearly $724 million on capital projects, an increase of 23% from $586 million in its 2023-2027 CIP. The current and prior CIP have 598 line items. The table below breaks down CWLP’s planned capital spending by business area for its last two CIPs.

helix water district california capital spending table

Substantial Increase Due to New Projects

The Helix Water District has only one business area, and it increased by 27% in the recent CIP. The increase goes to new projects, including Windsor and Aldwych Tanks Recoating, worth $15 million.

Three Notable Projects Valued at More Than $10 Million

Three notable projects in the recent CIP are valued at over $10 million. The largest project is the recoating of Windsor and Aldwych Tanks, part of the tank maintenance program worth $15 million. In addition, the construction of the Chet Harritt Pump Station and the Aqueduct 1 Cathodic Protection are worth $12 million, respectively.

Click Here to See Helix Water District, California, CIP

Notable M&A

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


What We Are Reading

Reading News and Market Updates

Here are some recent articles our team has been reading:


Meeting Planner

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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 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 August and September 2023

Name Organization

Name Meeting Key

Date Start

Date End

Missouri Rural Water Association

MRWA Missouri Rural Water Association Bootheel Expo

2023-08-22

2023-08-23

American Water Works Association

AWWA Water Infrastructure Conference & Exposition

2023-09-10

2023-09-13

Idaho Rural Water Association

IRWA Idaho Rural Water Association Fall Conference

2023-09-13

2023-09-14

American Water Works Association, Minnesota Association

MN AWWA Annual Conference

2023-09-13

2023-09-14

Water Environment Federation

WEFTEC Conference and Exhibition

2023-09-30

2023-10-04

 

Post by FirmoGraphs Staff
Aug 16, 2023 12:57:13 AM

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