AECOM Wins Silicon Valley Water Reuse Project

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AECOM has been selected by the Santa Clara Valley Water District to provide design services for the Pure Water Silicon Valley Demonstration Facility, a project aimed at advancing direct potable reuse as a drought-resilient water source. The facility, capable of producing up to 200 gallons per minute, will be built at the existing Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center and will include a 10,000-square-foot learning center. Following the news, ACM stock gained 0.6% during trading hours yesterday. This award comes as AECOM's U.S. water pipeline expanded 30% in the third quarter of fiscal 2026, with total backlog up 13% year over year to a record high. Quarterly wins reached $4.2 billion, including $4 billion in design wins, and the design pipeline hit an all-time high. The project strengthens AECOM's position in the growing water-reuse market, though the company faces competition from EMCOR and Sterling Infrastructure, which are also benefiting from strong infrastructure demand.

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Santa Clara Valley Water District selected AECOM to provide design services for the Pure Water Silicon Valley Demonstration Facility, a concrete contract win.

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