Water Resources and Reclamation

• Situation
  • U. S. passed peak water supply in the 1970s
  • Water tables have fallen from 30% to 60% in many urban areas
  • Water prices are highly subsidized and do not generate economics for system renewal
  • Water recovery facilities are at capacity in many locales
  • Limited capital for capacity expansion or modernization
  • Increasing pressure on industry to treat and reuse its wastewater
  • The U.S. water infrastructure leaks roughly 6 billion gallons of freshwater very day
• Market Opportunities
  • Aggregate market forecast to grow at 3-4% CAGR through 2016 (many segments growing much faster)
  • U.S. wastewater network rehabilitation forecast to grow 15%
  • Global desalination forecast to grow at 9.3% CAGR through 2016
• NewWorld Investment Focus
  • Water treatment and reuse infrastructure
  • Water facilities operations and management
  • Supporting service companies