# Water and sanitation: Sources

Utilities and treatment firms supplying clean water and handling wastewater and sludge

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/water_sanitation/sources/

#### Sources

1. [Global Water Market to Reach $915 Billion by 2023 as Oil and Commodity Prices Recover, New GWI Forecasts Reveal (gives the US$ 770 billion 2018 estimate)](https://informedinfrastructure.com/post/global-water-market-to-reach-915-billion-by-2023-as-oil-and-commodity-prices-recover-new-gwi-forecasts-reveal) Global Water Intelligence via Informed Infrastructure, 2018
2. [Jal Jeevan Mission Hits Historic Milestone](https://pib.gov.in/FactsheetDetails.aspx?Id=149070) Press Information Bureau, Government of India, 2024
3. [Over 15 crore households provided tap water connection under Jal Jeevan Mission](https://www.newsonair.gov.in/over-15-crore-households-provided-tap-water-connection-under-jal-jeevan-mission/) All India Radio News, 2025
4. [India's sewage treatment plants treat only a third of the sewage generated daily: CPCB](https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/waste/india-s-sewage-treatment-plants-treat-only-a-third-of-the-sewage-generated-daily-cpcb-79157) Down To Earth, 2021
5. [1 in 4 people globally still lack access to safe drinking water (JMP report 2000-2024)](https://www.who.int/news/item/26-08-2025-1-in-4-people-globally-still-lack-access-to-safe-drinking-water---who--unicef) World Health Organization and UNICEF, 2025

## Other sections

- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/water_sanitation/index.md)
- [Where ₹100 goes](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/water_sanitation/cost-mix/index.md)
- [Price links with suppliers](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/water_sanitation/price-links/index.md)
- [Example story](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/water_sanitation/story/index.md)
- [Value chain](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/water_sanitation/value-chain/index.md)
- [Materials drawn on](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/water_sanitation/materials/index.md)
- [Chokepoints and risks](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/water_sanitation/risks/index.md)