Water

The Mazars 2017 US Water Industry Outlook

In the fourth edition of the Outlook, we focused on energy efficiency programs and cybersecurity. Energy efficiency is considered key to improving service and securing the industry’s future, while an increasingly large number of water suppliers are realizing their vulnerability to cyber attacks. We also present insight into the perspectives of water professionals and stakeholders from both an operational and financial perspective, including identifying future industry trends, especially around addressing scarcity issues and fixing aging infrastructure.

We are pleased to continue contributing to the ongoing water debate and providing education surrounding this field..

The Mazars USA LLP 2015 Water Industry Outlook

This year’s Outlook, the third since 2012, provides an overall picture of the water industry from an operational and financial perspective, as well as identifying future trends.

Key Findings Include:
• The water industry is increasingly technology focused, viewing technology and innovation as the means to address its challenges.
• Tariff increases drove growth, with technical expertise and competitive pricing being significant success factors.
• The majority of respondents said that the rate approval process needs to be simplified and that financing was readily available and accessible.
• The top rated industry trends were privatization, partnerships, and acquisitions.

The Mazars Water Specialization

The water and wastewater industry faces a host of challenges – from aging infrastructure and insufficient funding to difficulties attracting and retaining top talent. These difficult, but interdependent, issues require holistic solutions tailored to the individual organizational environment.

Mazars has a dedicated team of experts serving clients in this vital sector. We specialize in helping organizations identify both near and long term challenges, working with you to create a strategy and implementation plan that will allow you to overcome them sustainably and with cost effectiveness.

• We continuously develop relationships with industry executives, regulatory bodies and investors to stay current on trends and issues that will have an impact on the sector.
• Our professionals participate in industry focused training programs, which include attendance of NARUC rate school.
• We actively support and participate in industry organizations such as NARUC, NAWC, AWWA.

We are able to leverage our extensive water industry experience to help solve their problems in risk management, financial management and operational efficiency.

Our comprehensive audit, tax and advisory services uniquely position us to address a wide variety of issues for our clients.

As an illustration of our commitment, we have created the U.S. Water Industry Outlook, a survey of the sector that has been released in 2012, 2014 and 2015. The Outlook can be viewed here.

We are very proud of our contribution to the debate on the future of water, and our role as trusted advisors to companies in this critical sector throughout the nation and across the world.