$1 Trillion to Expand and Repair Drinking Water Infrastructure in the U.S.
The cost of repairing and expanding drinking water infrastructure in the United
States will exceed $1 trillion in the next 25 years. This is the conclusion in a
new study by the American Water Works Association. The cost of needed repairs
will double from around $13 billion a year now to roughly $30 billion (in 2010
dollars) per year by the 2040s.
“Because pipe assets last a long time, water systems that were built in the
latter part of the 19th century and throughout much of the 20th century have,
for the most part, never experienced the need for pipe replacement on a large
scale,” the report states. “The dawn of an era in which the assets will need to
be replaced puts a growing stress on communities that will continue to increase
for decades to come.”
Key findings from the report include:
New Municipal Water Projects in North America
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ALABAMA
Morgan County Considers New Water Plant
$21 Million for Florence Water Plant Upgrade
CALIFORNIA
Sacramento Needs Water Plant Renovation
COLORADO
Rifle Votes to Build $25 Million Water Plant
FLORIDA
$1 Million for Mims Water Plant Fix
KANSAS
St. John Considers Building Water Treatment Plant
KENTUCKY
Kentucky Selects Seven Water Treatment Systems for Special Assistance Funding
LOUISIANA
Monroe Needs Water System Needs Repairs
MARYLAND
Hagerstown OK’s $200,000 for Water Treatment Plant Upgrade
MASSACHUSETTS
Bellingham to Begin $76,000 Water Study
Milford Water Co. Awards Bid for New Treatment Plant
MINNESOTA
St. Cloud Water Treatment Plant Set for Upgrade
Willmar OKs Water Treatment Pilot Project
MISSISSIPPI
Hattiesburg Requesting Bids for Water System Expansion
NEVADA
Tonopah Requesting Bids for Water Plant Improvement Project
NEW JERSEY
Woodbine Water Plant Work Contract Awarded
NEW MEXICO
Hachita Requesting Bids for Water Plant Improvement Project
NEW YORK
Cost of New United Water New York Plant Questioned
OHIO
Batavia Requesting Bids for Water Plant Renovation
Attica to Make Drinking Water, Wastewater Treatment System Improvements
PENNSYLVANIA
Gannett Fleming Designs Red Lion Water Treatment Plant
Birdsboro to Execute Contracts for New Water Treatment Plant
WEST VIRGINIA
Morgantown Requesting Bids for Water System Improvement Project
WISCONSIN
Cedarburg, Grafton, Mequon Considering Regional Water Plant
CANADA
Oakville Requesting Bids for Water Project
Peace River Will Discontinue Use of Fluoride at Water Treatment Plant
RECENT CHEMICAL BID REPORTS
World’s Drinking Water Plants to Spend $18.5 Billion on Treatment and Flow
Control this Year
The world’s drinking water plants will be expanding purchases of treatment and
flow control products this year by more than 5 percent. Expenditures will exceed
$18.5 billion. This total is an aggregate of forecasts in a number of McIlvaine
reports.
World Drinking Water Treatment
and Flow
Control Revenues |
|
Sector |
2012 ($
Millions)
|
Cartridges |
732 |
Cross-flow Membrane Systems |
1,701 |
Liquid Macrofiltration |
1,500 |
Pumps |
5,901 |
Sedimentation/Centrifugation |
592 |
Treatment Chemicals |
4,676 |
Valves |
3,451 |
Total |
18,553 |
Expenditures for cartridges will be relatively small due to the fact that these
filters are disposable and not well suited for large flows. Liquid
macrofiltration including sand filters plays a big role in purifying drinking
water. Clarifiers and centrifuges are also used and result in the largest
revenues in the sedimentation/centrifugation category. Also in this category are
dissolved air flotation systems which provide effective separation of small
particles.
Cross-flow membrane systems are finding increasing use in purifying drinking
water because of their high efficiency. Reverse osmosis cross-flow systems
can remove salts and are used to purify brackish water. (Desalination is
included separately in McIlvaine forecasts.) Ultrafiltration and microfiltration
are being utilized instead of sand filters because of their ability to capture
microbes which cause diseases
Drinking water plants will spend just under $6 billion this year for pumps. The
transfer of raw water to the plants and the distribution of the drinking water
to residential, commercial and industrial users involve hundreds of billions of
gallons of water per day. The expansion of the drinking water infrastructure in
Asia is boosting revenues in this sector.
The market for valves is somewhat smaller, but also sizable. Expenditures for
treatment chemicals will exceed $4.6 billion this year. There is not only an
increase in total volume of chemicals, but in the mix between chlorine and more
expensive oxidants. The driver is the elimination of potentially toxic chlorine
byproducts.
The specific forecasts are found in the following McIlvaine reports:
Cartridge Filters: World Market
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com//brochures/water.html#nO24
RO, UF, MF World Market
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#no20
Liquid Filtration and Media World Markets,
click on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n006
Pumps World Markets
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#N019
Sedimentation/Centrifugation World Markets,
click on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n005
Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#NO26
Industrial Valves: World Markets
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n028
Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control Market Boosted by New Industries and
Regulations
The market for air/gas/water/fluid treatment and control will rise to $492
billion in 2017 based on the normal expansion of the world’s economy but also on
the reaction to new regulatory developments and the creation of new industries
and technologies. Details on this new forecast are displayed in the online
report, Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment & Control World Markets
published by the McIlvaine Company (www.mcilvainecompany.com).
Fluid Treatment & Control Market 2012-2017 ($ Millions)
Equipment Type |
INDUSTRIAL |
RESIDENTIAL/ COMMERCIAL |
TOTALS 2012 |
TOTAL MARKET 2017 |
Pumps & Valves |
$86
|
$100
|
$186
|
$236
|
Liquid Treatment |
$75
|
$40
|
$115
|
$153
|
Air/Gas Treatment |
$70
|
$10
|
$80
|
$102
|
TOTALS |
$231
|
$150
|
$381
|
$492
|
CAGR 2012-17 for Anticipated Developments |
Adjusted CAGR for New Developments |
|
||||
CAGR increase through 2017 |
Oil Spill Prevention |
Tankers Ballast Water and SO2 |
Gas Shale |
Nuclear Remediation |
Aquaculture |
New CAGR |
Pumps & Valves
4 |
0.05 |
0.1 |
0.60 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
4.83 |
Liquid Treatment
5
|
0.10 |
0.3 |
0.40 |
0.05 |
0.10 |
5.95 |
Air/Gas Treatment
5 |
0.00 |
0.2 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
5.26 |
There are many unanticipated events which are changing the potential markets in
flow control and treatment. Regulations are important factors. New
regulations for ballast wastewater discharges and sulfur air emissions for ships
will substantially boost the markets for liquid treatment and scrubbers.
The oil spill prevention market is booming since the Gulf oil spill disaster.
The market for systems to prevent escape of contaminants during a nuclear
meltdown and to remediate contaminated sites is substantial.
Some of the market adjustments are due to the development or acceleration in
growth in dynamic industries. The continuing successes in developing the
gas shale reserves are the best example. The more rapid conversion from ocean
harvesting to aquaculture for fish products will also positively boost the flow
control and liquid treatment markets.
The markets can be further boosted by a proactive approach by industry efforts.
Three initiatives which could have significant impact on the markets are:
·
Co-location of power and municipal wastewater treatment plants
·
Improved co-location of livestock and aquaculture enterprises
·
Retrofitting of ultrasupercritical technology at existing coal-fired power
plants
For more information on: Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment & Control World
Markets, click on:
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Cross-Flow Membrane Revenues Will Exceed $9.3 Billion This Year
Worldwide revenues for reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration and microfiltration
equipment and replacement modules will exceed $9.3 billion in 2012. This is the
latest finding in the online report RO, UF, MF World Market published by
the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Cross-Flow Membrane System and Module Revenues ($ Millions)
Industry
2012
Chemical
407
Desalination
2,570
Food
247
Metals
325
Mining
107
Oil & Gas
111
Other Industries
691
Pharmaceutical
845
Power
748
Pulp & Paper
229
Refining
109
Residential/Commercial
698
Semiconductor
237
Wastewater
341
Water
1,701
Total
9,366
Desalination will be the leading segment and will account for 27 percent of the
revenues. The Middle East will account for 26 percent of the total desalination
revenues. Asia is gaining on other regions for two reasons. One is the
lack of uncontaminated water and the second is the growth in demand due to
industry expansion.
The Asian power plant owners will account for more than 40 percent of the
cross-flow membrane equipment purchases by the world’s electrical generating
industry. This is due to the substantial investment in new coal-fired power
plants in China, India and other Asian countries. The majority of the purchases
of cross-flow equipment and modules for the pharmaceutical industry will be by
manufacturers in Europe and the U.S.
Wastewater reuse is becoming increasingly popular. Membrane bioreactors provide
a cost effective way to combine biological treatment with efficient membrane
particle removal. The concept of sewer mining in conjunction with membrane
bioreactors minimizes the transport problem for water reuse for golf courses and
similar grey water classifications. The present market is only $341 million/yr
for membranes in wastewater but the growth will be at double-digit rates for the
next five years.
Microfiltration and ultrafiltration continue to make inroads in the municipal
drinking water industry. Traditionally sand filters have been used for drinking
water purification. But membranes remove more microbes and make water safer.
For more information on RO, UF, MF World Market, click on:
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