Bluefield: Water Reuse Gains Momentum in U.S.

According to a new market update from Bluefield Research, water scarcity and drought continue to reshape the water landscape, as demonstrated by the recent increase in wastewater reuse projects in the United States. Four states — Florida, California, Texas, and Colorado — now account for 95 percent of the development pipeline that has surpassed 480 planned projects.
More than four hundred of these systems are slated for completion by 2030, accounting for more than 6.7 million m³/d of reuse capacity, or US$13 billion in infrastructure investment, according to Bluefield’s latest analysis. In just the last six months, Bluefield has identified 42 newly commissioned reuse systems.

“Support for water reuse, or water recycling, is increasingly evident at both the state and federal levels,” says Erin Bonney Casey, Senior Analyst for Bluefield Research. “Over the last six months, we have seen the reuse project pipeline more than double because of updated state plans and growing municipal utility concerns about long-term water supply risks.”