Market Snapshot: Wastewater (Part 2)

Market Snapshot: Wastewater (Part 2)

Weekly market intelligence data and insights for AE firm leaders.

Last week’s post featured overview, size, and outlook information about the wastewater market. If you missed it, you can check it out here. This week we will cover drivers, trends, and hot spots.

Drivers

• Regulatory changes for emerging contaminants
• Frequency of extreme weather events (droughts and rainfalls)
• Expansion of manufacturing industries
• Growth in population and urbanization
• Value of sewage utilities construction
• Local and state government investment 

Trends

• IoT systems for operational and quality data collection
• Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for preliminary designs of wastewater facilities
• Systems for generation of alternative sources of energy such as thermal hydrolysis and microbial fuel cells
• Solar photocatalytic treatment systems for carbon reduction in organic content
• Microalgae-based technologies
• AI tools for managing membrane bioreactor technologies (MBR)
• Wastewater monitoring of population viral infection trends
• Natural solutions for reduction of stormwater runoff

Hot Spots

• Water contaminants (PFAS, lead)
• Services and technologies focused on process optimization and resource management
• Water reuse and recycle
• Government funding programs:
  • EPA State Revolving Funds
  • Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA)
  • Public-Private Partnerships
• States with the most wastewater compliance major violations are in EPA regions 4, 5, and 6.

To learn what’s ahead for other markets, check out Morrissey Goodale’s 2023 Market Outlook for the AE Industry. Click here to access recording and materials.

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