Billions Of Dollars In Play As Communities Tackle Aging Water Infrastructure

America’s water and wastewater infrastructure is entering a period of reinvestment, and because of that, opportunities for collaboration between private sector firms and public entities will be abundant in 2026.

Decades-old treatment plants, pump stations, and collection systems are being pushed beyond their original design lives by population growth, tighter environmental regulations, and volatile weather patterns. Public officials are moving to protect and upgrade the nation’s critical water infrastructure, and demand for experienced partners will be high demand for the next several years.