After a challenging couple of years plagued with post-pandemic effects, unprecedented weather events and supply-chain disruption, November of 2021 served as a hopeful turning point for the waterworks sector with the passing of the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — the largest investment in water in history, according to the American Waterworks Association’s 2022 State of the Waterworks Industry report (SOTWI).
The report, based on a survey of various sized companies and water professionals, cites the three top concerns in the waterworks industry today are: Renewal and replacement of aging water infrastructure, financing capital improvements, and long-term drinking water supply availability.