Water Distribution Industry Overview

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Industry Description

Companies that provide water distribution services.

Industry Trends

Consolidation

Larger utilities have easier access to capital, can apply "best practices" to all their local systems, and have greater resources to apply to the regulatory process for rate increases. Small systems are therefore often willing to be bought by large operators.

Industry Competitors

Industry Codes

Hoover's has developed its own industry classifications to better serve its customers. These classifications are mapped to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the older U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The Water Distribution maps to a number of NAICS codes including:

NAICS
NAICS Title

Industry Associations & Organizations

Related Industries

Industry Financials

Using the 2002 Census Bureau Economic Census, Hoover's has generated an industry financial summary for the Water Distribution industry.

Indicator
Total
NAICS Codes
1
Establishments
4,603
Sales, receipts or shipments ($1,000)
$5,886,302
Annual Payroll ($1,000)
$1,220,242
Paid Employees
34,682

Industry People



Industry Jobs

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Nestle Waters - .MD
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