WaterView Report Water and Wastewater Markets

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1 Research, Consulting and Publishing for the Environmental Industry WaterView Report Water and Wastewater Markets Overview of Markets and Competition Summer 2006 Environmental Business International Inc Park Blvd., Suite 306, San Diego, CA USA Fax

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3 Table of Contents Table of Contents FORWARD TO THE 2006 WATERVIEW EDITION 1 1 WATER INDUSTRY TRENDS, THE FUTURE, AND STRATEGIES ABOUT THIS REPORT Scope Report Point of View & Methodology The Environmental Industry and Water About This Chapter INTRODUCTION Overview of the Water Industry U.S. Water Industry: 2006 Business Update CHANGE DRIVERS AND INDUSTRY TRENDS Water Industry Discontinuities Major Industry Dynamics in Response to Market Trends STRATEGIES AND THE FUTURE Strategic Framework Technology Approaches Strategic Market Approaches Finance and Size Putting it All Together APPENDIX Research Methodology Major Water Regulations and Enforcement Results of the 2006 Water & Wastewater Market Opinion Survey Results of the 2005 Water & Wastewater Market Opinion Survey ANALYSIS OF MARKETS & END-USERS MARKET OVERVIEW Flow of Water & Money Water Use Patterns END USER CHARACTERISTICS & WATER TREATMENT NEEDS/TRENDS Agriculture Thermoelectric Utilities Domestic/Commercial Industrial Manufacturers Landfill Leachate Treatment Groundwater Remediation CONCLUSION WATER RIGHTS AND WHOLESALING ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., San Diego, Calif. TOC

4 WaterView 3.1 INTRODUCTION: MARKET ELEMENTS Measuring Water Six Critical Assets of Water Markets Types of Owners/Sellers of Water Global Water Discontinuities THE U.S. RAW WATER MARKET Water Pricing and Water Buyers U.S. Raw Water Market Estimate The Raw Water Value Chain RECENT EVENTS AND TRENDS Big Deal Sets an Example ALTERNATIVE BUSINESS MODELS: LESSONS LEARNED USFilter PureCycle Western Water Company Cadiz Land Company, Inc Vidler Water Company, Inc Azurix, Inc Observations STRATEGIES Wholesale Raw Water Principles Water Markets and Resource Stewardship Creating a Water Grading Language Creating Water Exchanges CONCLUSION: USING THIS INFORMATION PRODUCTIVITY & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONNECTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT TO A WATER RESOURCE PRODUCTIVITY AGENDA Water Basics: Abundance, Affordability, Quality, Service to the Rate Payer Future Vision: Water Sustainability Emerging E Commerce Creates Water Industry Discontinuities Company Internet Involvements The Future EXPLOITING ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IN THE WATER INDUSTRY Relationship to the Internet Current and Potential Future Markets in Water Equipment Types and Applications Relating Communications Technology Deployment to a Water Resource Productivity Agenda Industry Discontinuities The Future INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Boundaries of This Chapter TOC 2006 ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., San Diego, Calif.

5 Table of Contents Applications Related to e Business in Water Industry Applications that Relate to Automation and Communication Company Examples Case Studies The Future THE WEB BASED AND WIRELESS REVOLUTIONS SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Theory: The Internet and Water Industry Strategy Practice: Crafting Your Company s Internet Water Industry Strategy WATER UTILITIES AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS INTRODUCTION: THE OWNERSHIP OR UTILITY LAYER OF THE WATER INDUSTRY Industry Structure Important Utility Discontinuities Resolving Discontinuities as Water Business Strategy WATER UTILITIES Water Utility Overview Water Utilities Market Overview Water Utilities Market Segments Geographic Distribution of Water Utilities Markets General Market Trends and Growth Areas for Water Utilities Leading Water Utility Companies WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS Wastewater Treatment Industry Overview Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS In Conclusion Recommendations APPENDIX On Water Recycling in the US U.S. and Mexican Border Issues and Opportunities WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT INTRODUCTION Purpose of This Chapter Research Methods WATER INDUSTRY OVERVIEW STRUCTURE OF WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT BUSINESS Types of Water/Wastewater Treatment Markets Do It Yourself: The ʺMakeʺ Or ʺBuyʺ Choice ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., San Diego, Calif. TOC

6 WaterView Small Flow/Discharge Customers Point of Entry, Point of Use (POE/POU) Water Business Sales Channels Status of Market Sectors: Flow and Contaminants Complex Treatment Trains Total Market Size and Growth: by Equipment Type Total Solution Company Morphs into Integrated Players Separation Technology Companies Destruction & Disinfection Technology Companies Biosolids Equipment Companies Delivery Equipment Chemical (Bulk and Specialty) Companies Water Services, Consulting & Engineering Segments INDUSTRY SECTOR GROWTH RATES COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS Water Treatment Technology Types LEGEND ON SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES The Total Solution Company Revisited Separation Equipment Destruction/Disinfection Equipment (Biological an Physical) Biosolids Equipment and Services Water Chemicals: Asia s Expansion Drives Market Chemical Equipment The Issue of Construction TOP WATER EQUIPMENT COMPANIES Ranking of the Top Companies in the US 1993, 1995, 2000 & EQUIPMENT COMPANY PROFILES GE Water & Process Technologies Siemens Water Technologies Severn Trent plc; Severn Trent Services Layne Christensen Co Pentair Watts Water Technologies Applied Process Technology Trojan Technologies Calgon Carbon Corp Infilco Degremont Thames Water Products EcoWater Parkson PuR Koch Membrane Systems, Inc Review of Foreign Water Companies Entries into the US Market Historical Profiles TOC 2006 ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., San Diego, Calif.

7 Table of Contents 6.8 CLIENT TYPE ANALYSIS GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF WATER EQUIPMENT AND CHEMICAL MARKETS WATER EQUIPMENT S RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA GENERAL MARKET TRENDS AND GROWTH AREAS Closing the Loop Onsite and Distributed Recycling Water Reuse and Desalination Automation and Packaged Systems, and Integrations of Diverse Systems Creation of Technology Standardization Continuous Innovations, Chemicals to Membranes Continuous Evolution of Regulations WATER SERVICES SECTOR INTRODUCTION ANALYTICAL SERVICES MARKET Market Segmentation By Client Type Market Segmentation by Sample Media Type Sample Volumes Grow But It Is Still A Tough & Competitive Business Update: A Spotty Market for Analytical Services THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING & ENGINEERING MARKET Private/Public Customers Intra-Industry Clients Environmental C&E Markets by Environmental Media Profiles of Water & Wastewater C&E Companies ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUMENTATION Introduction The Development of the Environmental Instrumentation Industry Environmental Instrument & Information Market Instrument Profiles Overseas Markets For Environmental Instruments CONTRACT OPERATIONS (O&M SERVICES) ConOps/P3 Options Contract Operations ConOps: Current Market and Company Profiles Contract Operations Profiles PRIVATIZATION: NEW PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (P3) The Municipal Perspective on P Pros & Cons of P Executive Order ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., San Diego, Calif. TOC

8 WaterView List of Exhibits 1 WATER INDUSTRY TRENDS, THE FUTURE, AND STRATEGIES...3 EXHIBIT 1 1 THE U.S WATER INDUSTRY, EXHIBIT 1 2 ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRY SEGMENTS...11 EXHIBIT 1 3 U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRY: REVENUES BY MEDIA, EXHIBIT 1 4 U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRY: REVENUES BY MEDIA, EXHIBIT 1 5 THE WATER NETWORK: A MODEL FOR INDUSTRY STRUCTURE...14 EXHIBIT 1 6 WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION COVERAGE BY REGION, EXHIBIT 1 7 STATES WITH GREATEST FINANCIAL NEED FOR COMMUNITIES OF 10,000 OR FEWER PEOPLE, AND THE PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL STATE NEED*...31 EXHIBIT 1 8 U.S. WATER AND WASTEWATER RATE INCREASES AS COMPARED TO INFLATION...36 EXHIBIT 1 9 TOP U.S. WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, EXHIBIT 1 10 TOP U.S. WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, EXHIBIT 1 11 TOP U.S. WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, EXHIBIT 1 12 TOP U.S. WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, EXHIBIT 1 13 THE U.S WATER INDUSTRY, EXHIBIT 1 14 PERCENT WORLD POPULATIONS: WATER STRESS VS. INCOMES...47 EXHIBIT 1 15 ENERGY IN THE U.S. WATER NETWORK...50 EXHIBIT 1 16 WATER RECYCLING APPLICATIONS IN CALIFORNIA AND JAPAN...55 EXHIBIT 1 17 EXHIBIT 1 18 EXHIBIT 1 19 EXHIBIT 1 20 PROJECTED WATER RECYCLING IN THE US...56 PUBLIC SUPPLY VS. RECYCLED WASTEWATER IN THE US...56 U.S. WATER/WASTEWATER TREATMENT INDUSTRY STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION: 1995 TO TRADITIONAL VS. EMERGING TRENDS IN CONTRACTING PROJECT DELIVERY METHODS...75 EXHIBIT 1 21 INTERNATIONAL WATER MARKETS, EXHIBIT 1 22 INTERNATIONAL WATER MARKETS, EXHIBIT 1 23 WATER INDUSTRY VALUE CHAIN INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPAL CLIENTS...97 EXHIBIT 1 24 WATER COMMERCE MAP...98 EXHIBIT 1 25 EXHIBIT 1 26 EXHIBIT 1 27 EBIʹS TECHNOLOGY CATEGORIES OF THE WATER INDUSTRY...99 FITTING THE DISRUPTIVE MANAGEMENT TOOL TO THE TASK WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE EXHIBIT 1 28 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WATER BUSINESS TYPES AND END USERS EXHIBIT 1 29 DOMAINS OF INFLUENCE WITHIN PROSPECT COMPANIES MAPPED TO RESOURCE PRODUCTIVITY POSITIONING STRATEGY TOC 2006 ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., San Diego, Calif.

9 Table of Contents EXHIBIT 1 30 THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE WATER NETWORK INTO TWO LAYERS EXHIBIT 1 31 GENERIC ACQUISITION GROWTH STRATEGIES EXHIBIT 1 32 PROMINENT WATER INDUSTRY M&A TRANSACTIONS, EXHIBIT 1 33 MAJOR SECONDARY DATA SOURCES USED IN THIS REPORT EXHIBIT 1 34 EBI S INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION EXPERIENCE BY CATEGORY OF WORK ANALYSIS OF MARKETS & END-USERS EXHIBIT 2 1 THE CIRCULAR FLOW OF WATER RESOURCES EXHIBIT 2 2 THE FLOW OF REVENUES IN THE EMERGING WATER INDUSTRY EXHIBIT 2 3 FRESHWATER SOURCES AND END USERS EXHIBIT 2 4 IRRIGATION SOURCE AND DISPOSITION, EXHIBIT 2 5 LIVESTOCK SOURCE AND DISPOSITION, EXHIBIT 2 6 THERMOELECTRIC POWER SOURCE AND DISPOSITION, EXHIBIT 2 7 POWER PLANT WATER TREATMENT CAPITAL EXPENDITURES EXHIBIT 2 8 WASTES GENERATED FROM A TYPICAL 1000 MW COAL FIRED PLANT EXHIBIT 2 9 POWER PLANT WASTEWATER TREATMENT CAPITAL EXPENDITURES EXHIBIT 2 10 POWER PLANT WASTEWATER TREATMENT CAPITAL EXPENDITURES EXHIBIT 2 11 EXHIBIT 2 12 TOP DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL WATER USERS BY STATE TOP DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL WATER USERS VIA SELF SUPPLIED WATER SYSTEMS, BY STATE EXHIBIT 2 13 MAJOR BOTTLED WATER COMPANIES EXHIBIT 2 14 INDUSTRIAL SOURCE AND DISPOSITION (SALINE & FRESH WATER), EXHIBIT 2 15 ENVIRONMENTAL EXPENDITURES BY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES EXHIBIT 2 16 BREAKDOWN OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EXHIBIT 2 17 TOP STATES FOR WATER EXPENDITURES IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EXHIBIT 2 18 EXHIBIT 2 19 EXHIBIT 2 20 BREAKDOWN OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY TOP STATES FOR WATER EXPENDITURES IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY WATER USE & RECYCLING EFFORTS BY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY EXHIBIT 2 21 WATER DISCHARGED BY PETROLEUM & COAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY EXHIBIT 2 22 BREAKDOWN OF THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY EXHIBIT 2 23 PETROLEUM INDUSTRY WASTEWATER TREATMENT CAPITAL EXPENDITURES (1995 EST.) EXHIBIT 2 24 EXHIBIT 2 25 POLLUTION ABATEMENT EXPENDITURES IN THE PETROLEUM & COAL INDUSTRY POLLUTION ABATEMENT EXPENDITURES IN THE PETROLEUM & COAL INDUSTRY RELATED TO WATER EXHIBIT 2 26 WATER DISCHARGED BY PAPER & ALLIED PRODUCTS INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., San Diego, Calif. TOC

10 WaterView EXHIBIT 2 27 EXHIBIT 2 28 EXHIBIT 2 29 EXHIBIT 2 30 EXHIBIT 2 31 EXHIBIT 2 32 BREAKDOWN OF THE PAPER & ALLIED PRODUCTS INDUSTRY PULP & PAPER INDUSTRY WASTEWATER TREATMENT CAPITAL EXPENDITURES (1995 EST.) POLLUTION ABATEMENT EXPENDITURES IN THE PAPER & ALLIED PRODUCTS INDUSTRY POLLUTION ABATEMENT EXPENDITURES IN THE PAPER & ALLIED PRODUCTS INDUSTRY RELATED TO WATER NUMBER OF ALL TYPES OF LANDFILLS BY TYPE OF FACILITY NUMBER OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL UNITS BY TYPE OF LEACHATE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE AND OPERATING STATUS EXHIBIT 2 33 REMEDIATION MARKET BREAKDOWN, EXHIBIT 2 34 PROJECTED GROWTH IN THE U.S. SITE REMEDIATION MARKET EXHIBIT 2 35 NUMBER OF TECHNOLOGIES USED IN REMEDIATION PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, EXHIBIT 2 36 GROUNDWATER TREATMENT METHODS USED IN SITE REMEDIATION, WATER RIGHTS AND WHOLESALING EXHIBIT 3 1 WATER UNITS AND USES EXHIBIT 3 2 PRESSURE STATE RESPONSE MODEL USED TO CRAFT SUSTAINABLE EXHIBIT 3 3 INTERNATIONAL POLICY WATER DISCONTINUITY CATEGORIES EXHIBIT 3 4 QUANTITY: WATER STRESS EXHIBIT 3 5 WORLD POPULATIONS: WATER STRESS VS. INCOMES EXHIBIT 3 6 PERCENT OF WORLD POPULATION AT VARIOUS STRESS LEVELS EXHIBIT 3 7 CURRENT AND PROJECTED WATER STRESS AND INCOME LEVELS OF REPRESENTATIVE COUNTRIES EXHIBIT 3 8 AVERAGE U.S. WATER PRICES IN EXHIBIT 3 9 U.S. WHOLESALE WATER MARKET SIZE ESTIMATE EXHIBIT 3 10 THE WATER NETWORK: A MODEL FOR INDUSTRY STRUCTURE EXHIBIT 3 11 U.S. WHOLESALE WATER MARKET SIZE ESTIMATE EXHIBIT 3 12 EXHIBIT 3 13 WATER ASSETS OF WESTERN WATER PROPOSED WATER QUALITY GRADING SYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXHIBIT 4 1 E BUSINESS/COMMERCE DISCONTINUITIES POTENTIALLY GENERATED AND RESOLVED* TOC 2006 ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., San Diego, Calif.

11 Table of Contents EXHIBIT 4 2 CHECKPOINTS ON THE WATER INDUSTRY E BUSINESS/COMMERCE ROADMAP TO EXHIBIT 4 3 THE FUTURE ADVANCED COMMUNICATION MARKET SIZE 2002 ESTIMATE* EXHIBIT 4 4 MAIN WATER NETWORK/SYSTEM LEVELS EXHIBIT 4 5 EXHIBIT 4 6 ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS ROADMAP WATER TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS ROADMAP Water Utilities and Wastewater Treatment Works EXHIBIT 5 1 REVENUE GENERATION IN WATER UTILITIES AND WTWS EXHIBIT 5 2 WATER COMMERCE MAP EXHIBIT 5 3 THE CIRCULAR FLOW OF WATER RESOURCES EXHIBIT 5 4 THE FLOW OF REVENUES IN THE EMERGING WATER INDUSTRY EXHIBIT 5 5 RATE OF INCREASE IN WATER AND WASTEWATER CHARGES VS INFLATION EXHIBIT 5 6 COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES EXHIBIT 5 7 TOTAL WATER WITHDRAWAL BY USERS AND APPROXIMATE NUMBERS OF USERS EXHIBIT 5 8 EXHIBIT 5 9 EXHIBIT 5 10 WATER UTILITIES REVENUES BY USER GROUP TOTAL WATER UTILITY REVENUES BY END USER WATER UTILITIES REVENUES EXHIBIT 5 11 ELEMENTS OF OTHER WATER AND NON WATER RELATED REVENUES EXHIBIT 5 12 U.S. WATER UTILITY REVENUES BY REVENUE TYPE EXHIBIT 5 13 PUBLIC & INDUSTRIAL WATER CONSUMPTION BY STATE EXHIBIT 5 14 TOP TEN STATES BY NUMBER OF FACILITIES IN AWWA WATER INDUSTRY DATABASE EXHIBIT 5 15 MAJOR PUBLICLY TRADED WATER UTILITIES, EXHIBIT 5 16 MAJOR PUBLICLY TRADED WATER UTILITIES, EXHIBIT 5 17 U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRY: REVENUES BY MEDIA, EXHIBIT 5 18 RATE OF INCREASE OF WATER & WASTEWATER CHARGES VS. INFLATION EXHIBIT 5 19 TREATMENT FACILITIES IN OPERATION IN EXHIBIT 5 20 TREATMENT FACILITIES IN OPERATION WHEN NEEDS ARE MET EXHIBIT 5 21 SOURCES OF REVENUE FOR POTW FACILITIES (1999, 1996 & 1992) EXHIBIT 5 22 SOURCES OF REVENUE FOR POTW FACILITIES IN EXHIBIT 5 23 EXPENDITURES FOR POTW FACILITIES IN EXHIBIT 5 24 RESIDENTIAL WATER USE & WASTEWATER VOLUMES (1999) EXHIBIT 5 25 RATE STRUCTURES USED BY POTWS FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS (1999) EXHIBIT 5 26 BILLING FREQUENCIES FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS (1999) ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., San Diego, Calif. TOC

12 WaterView EXHIBIT 5 27 RESIDENTIAL BILLING FREQUENCIES VS. ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE (1999 COMPARED TO PREVIOUS SURVEY YEARS) EXHIBIT 5 28 RATES FOR TREATING INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER (1999, WITH 1996 AND 1993 COMPARISONS) EXHIBIT 5 29 SURCHARGE LIMITS FOR BOD & TSS (1999) EXHIBIT 5 30 BILLING FREQUENCIES FOR INDUSTRIAL USERS, EXHIBIT 5 31 EXPENDITURES BY POTW FACILITIES (1999 & 1996 COMPARISON) EXHIBIT 5 32 EXHIBIT 5 33 EXHIBIT 5 34 NEEDS FOR POTW FACILITIES TOP STATES FOR DOCUMENTED NEEDS BY POTW S LEVEL OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT BY POTWS EXHIBIT 5 35 WASTEWATER SOURCES (1999) EXHIBIT 5 36 WASTEWATER EQUIPMENT CAPITAL SPENDING (1999) EXHIBIT 5 37 REVENUES AND POPULATION SERVED OF SELECTED POTWS IN EXHIBIT 5 38 PROJECTED WATER REUSE IN THE US EXHIBIT 5 39 PUBLIC SUPPLY VS. RECYCLED WASTEWATER IN THE US WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT EXHIBIT 6 1 WATER COMMERCE MAP EXHIBIT 6 2 THE U.S. WATER INDUSTRY, EXHIBIT 6 3 THE U.S WATER INDUSTRY, EXHIBIT 6 4 EXHIBIT 6 5 EXHIBIT 6 6 STRUCTURE OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT MARKET IN THE UNITED STATES TENDENCY OF USERS TO MAKE/BUY/HIRE IN EACH SEGMENT OF THE WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT MARKET WATER/WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM SIZE EXAMPLES EXHIBIT 6 7 SALES CHANNELS IN THE MUNICIPAL WATER/WASTEWATER TREATMENT MARKET EXHIBIT 6 8 SALES CHANNELS IN THE INDUSTRIAL & REMEDIATION WATER/WASTEWATER TREATMENT MARKET EXHIBIT 6 9 GENERAL TREATMENT STREAM CHARACTERISTICS EXHIBIT 6 10 WATER/WASTEWATER INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES, , 2006E EXHIBIT 6 11 WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT, EXHIBIT 6 12 WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT MARKET, EXHIBIT 6 13 DELIVERY EQUIPMENT AND TREATMENT CHEMICALS MARKET, EXHIBIT 6 14 WATER SERVICES, CONSULTING & ENGINEERING SEGMENTS EXHIBIT 6 15 GROWTH OF THE UNITED STATES WATER INDUSTRY, ($MILLIONS) TOC 2006 ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., San Diego, Calif.

13 Table of Contents EXHIBIT 6 16 EXHIBIT EBJ SURVEY: IMPORTANCE OF MARKET DRIVERS TO STIMULATING EXPENDITURE ON WATER AND WASTEWATER: RANKED EBJ SURVEY: IMPORTANCE OF MARKET DRIVERS TO STIMULATING EXPENDITURE ON WATER AND WASTEWATER: TOTAL RESPONSES EXHIBIT 6 18 CATEGORIES OF WATER/WASTEWATER SEPARATION AND DESTRUCTION TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES EXHIBIT 6 19 USE PREFERENCES FOR WATER/WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES EXHIBIT 6 20 HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE TOP 10 WATER COMPANIES, 1993 TO EXHIBIT 6 21 VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR ADVANCED MUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENTS, EXHIBIT 6 22 FORECAST OF U.S. WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE INDUSTRY REVENUE, THROUGH 2010 ($MIL) EXHIBIT 6 23 SEPARATION EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, EXHIBIT 6 24 DESTRUCTION/DISINFECTION EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, EXHIBIT 6 25 TOP CONTRACTING FIRMS BY REVENUES RELATED TO WATER, EXHIBIT 6 26 WATER EQUIPMENT & CHEMICALS COMPANY REVENUES, EXHIBIT 6 27 TOP WATER AND WASTEWATER EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, EXHIBIT 6 28 TOP WATER AND WASTEWATER EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, EXHIBIT 6 29 TOP WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, EXHIBIT 6 30 TOP WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT & CHEMICALS (WEC) COMPANIES, EXHIBIT 6 31 TOP WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, EXHIBIT 6 32 TOP WATER AND WASTEWATER DELIVERY EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, EXHIBIT 6 33 TOP WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS COMPANIES, EXHIBIT 6 34 TOP WEC EXPORTERS, EXHIBIT 6 35 TOP U.S WATER EQUIPMENT & CHEMICAL COMPANIES IN EXHIBIT 6 36 U.S. WATER/WASTEWATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT MARKETS EXHIBIT 6 37 U.S. WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT & CHEMICALS MARKETS BY END USER, EXHIBIT 6 38 U.S. WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT & CHEMICALS MARKETS MATRIX: EQUIPMENT SEGMENTS BY END USER, EXHIBIT 6 39 WATER EQUIPMENT & CHEMICALS MARKET REVENUES BY STATE (2000) EXHIBIT 6 40 WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT ONLY, MARKET REVENUES BY STATE (2000) EXHIBIT 6 41 TOP TEN STATE WATER/WASTEWATER EQUIPMENT & CHEMICAL MARKETS (2000) EXHIBIT 6 42 EXAMPLES OF ODOR CONTROL APPLICATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., San Diego, Calif. TOC

14 WaterView EXHIBIT 6 43 TREND TOWARD CLOSED LOOP AUTOMATED SYSTEMS WATER SERVICES SECTOR EXHIBIT 7-1 U.S. WATER & WASTEWATER INDUSTRY, EXHIBIT 7-2 U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRY: REVENUES BY MEDIA, EXHIBIT 7-3 ANALYTICAL SERVICES MARKET, EXHIBIT 7-4 ANALYTICAL SERVICES MARKET SEGMENTATION BY CLIENT TYPE EXHIBIT 7-5 ANALYTICAL SERVICES MARKET SEGMENTATION BY CLIENT TYPE (DETAIL) EXHIBIT 7-6 ANALYTICAL SERVICES MARKET BY SAMPLE MEDIA, EXHIBIT 7-7 ANALYTICAL SERVICES MARKET BY SAMPLE MEDIA AND CLIENT TYPE, 1995, 2000, 2003 AND EXHIBIT 7-8 U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL LAB MARKET, EXHIBIT 7-9 TOP U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL LABS, EXHIBIT 7-10 TOP U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL LABS, EXHIBIT 7-11 U.S. C&E MARKET BY CUSTOMER 1997, 2000, 2003 AND EXHIBIT 7-12 ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRY SEGMENT INTERACTIONS EXHIBIT 7-13 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING & ENGINEERING SERVICES AND MEDIA EXHIBIT 7-14 TOTAL C&E SERVICES MARKET BY MEDIA, EXHIBIT 7-15 TOP 20 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING & ENGINEERING FIRMS; RANKED BY REVENUES FROM WASTE WATER SECTOR CLIENTS, EXHIBIT 7-16 THE TOP WATER & WASTEWATER CONSULTING FIRMS, EXHIBIT 7-17 THE TOP WATER & WASTEWATER CONSULTING FIRMS, EXHIBIT 7-18 THE TOP WATER & WASTEWATER CONSULTING FIRMS, EXHIBIT 7-19 EXHIBIT 7-20 GLOBAL INSTRUMENT MARKET BY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUMENT MARKET BY MEDIA EXHIBIT 7-21 COMPARING AND CONTRASTING THE AVAILABLE PRIVATIZATION OPTIONS EXHIBIT 7-22 U.S. WATER/WASTEWATER CONOPS MARKET, EXHIBIT 7-23 LEADING U.S. WATER/WASTEWATER CONOPS FIRMS, EXHIBIT 7-24 U.S. WATER/WASTEWATER CONOPS MARKET, 2001 AND TOC 2006 ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., San Diego, Calif.