Stream Restoration

What Stream Restoration does

Stream Restoration Incorporated (SRI) is a Pennsylvania-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1996 by Margaret Dunn, headquartered in Slippery Rock, with an 11–50 employee team focused on restoring streams and watersheds damaged by abandoned coal mine drainage. Its core technical work centers on Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) remediation through both passive treatment systems — leveraging gravity, limestone beds, compost, wetland vegetation, and sulfate-reducing bioreactors — and active chemical treatment systems, supplemented by land reclamation, streambank restoration, and watershed-scale planning services. SRI also develops and maintains Datashed, a proprietary GIS-enabled watershed database platform built in 2002 that centralizes treatment-system performance and water-quality data across dozens of AMD sites.

The organization's service portfolio includes free technical assistance (formalized in 2011 as a Passive Treatment Operations & Maintenance program), grant writing and administration for partner watershed groups, education and outreach, and a Resource Recovery line that explores critical mineral extraction from AMD sludge. Customers are primarily Pennsylvania-based watershed coalitions, conservation districts, municipal and county governments, and other nonprofit conservation organizations, with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds serving as principal funders.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through grants and donations rather than commercial fees — SRI has secured more than $22 million across 150+ awards over its history, supplemented by PayPal and Amazon Smile donations. Go-to-market is community-led, driven by referrals across a network that includes the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition, EPCAMR, and WPCAMR, with technical assistance provided at no cost to maintain trust and feed the project pipeline.

Name

Stream Restoration

Legal name

Stream Restoration Incorporated

Website

https://streamrestorationinc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stream Restoration Incorporated is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1996 that restores Pennsylvania streams damaged by acid mine drainage, providing passive and active water treatment, watershed planning, technical assistance, and the Datashed GIS platform to watershed groups, conservation districts, and government agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Watershed Restoration Services

NAICS

Remediation Services (56291), Remediation Services (562910), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Mine Reclamation & Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Remediation (EUAIALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reclamation, Remediation & Rehabilitation (Soils, Revegetation, Landform, Acid Rock Drainage) (IMAKAOAL), Coal Mine Closure, Reclamation & Remediation (IMAKAIAN), Groundwater Extraction, Treatment & Discharge (Pump-and-Treat, reinjection) (BPALAKAF), Produced Water Gathering & Disposal Pipelines (TLAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Watershed restoration services
• Acid mine drainage treatment
• Passive water treatment
• Abandoned mine land reclamation
• Watershed data management

Headquarters

HQ city

Mars

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: Over the last 30+ years, Stream Restoration Inc. has been awarded over 150 grants totaling over $22 million from local, state, and federal government agencies and private foundations for watershed restoration, technical assistance, and education/outreach projects across Pennsylvania.
2. Donations: Stream Restoration Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that accepts tax-deductible donations via PayPal, offline checks, and Amazon Smile. Donations fund new restoration projects and maintenance of existing projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stream Restoration Incorporated provides end-to-end watershed restoration services focused on remediating acid mine drainage from abandoned mining operations in Pennsylvania. Its core offerings include passive and active water treatment system design, installation, and maintenance, land reclamation of abandoned mine sites, streambank restoration, watershed planning, free technical assistance through the Passive Treatment O&M Program, grant writing and administration, and the Datashed GIS-enabled data management platform for the AMD remediation community.

Product overview

Stream Restoration Incorporated offers a comprehensive suite of watershed restoration services organized as interconnected programs. The core offerings include Water Treatment (both passive and active systems), Watershed Planning, and Land Reclamation, which form the primary technical service pillars. Supporting these are Datashed (a web-based GIS data management platform for tracking treatment systems and restoration data), Resource Recovery (extracting metals from AMD sludge), Technical Assistance including the Passive Treatment O&M Program, and Education & Outreach. Additional services include Streambank Restoration and Grant Writing & Administration. The organization operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on restoring streams impacted by abandoned mining, primarily serving Pennsylvania.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Datashed: A free, web-based, GIS-enabled database developed in 2002 to assist watershed groups, nonprofits, volunteers, students, industry, and government agencies in the operation and maintenance of passive treatment systems and management of watershed restoration efforts.

Products and services

• Watershed Planning Development of written plans that outline priorities and strategies to restore watersheds, including mapping, water quality data collection, pollution source analysis, and cost estimates for watershed groups, conservation districts, and government agencies.
• Water Treatment Installation and management of both passive treatment systems (using gravity flow, limestone, compost, plants and bacteria) and active chemical treatment systems (using lime, sodium hydroxide, peroxide, mixers, pumps, and aerators) to address acid mine drainage pollution for watershed groups, conservation districts, and government agencies.
• Land Reclamation Reclamation of old abandoned mine sites including filling dangerous water pits and highwalls, regrading spoil piles, and removing coal refuse for specialized power plants, delivered for watershed groups, conservation districts, and government agencies.
• Technical Assistance Expert technical assistance for passive treatment design, construction, and maintenance, including free O&M support through the Passive Treatment Operation & Maintenance Technical Assistance Program for watershed groups, nonprofits, conservation districts, and government agencies.
• Datashed A free, web-based, GIS-enabled database that assists watershed groups and organizations in managing passive treatment systems and watershed restoration data, including documents, design drawings, maps, photographs, and water quality data. Each treatment system or stream project has its own unique webpage.
• Resource Recovery

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 150 grants totaling over $22 million secured for watershed restoration projects across Pennsylvania
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPA DEP is a key government funding and regulatory partner. Stream Restoration Inc. has received funding through PA DEP's Growing Greener Program and other DEP-administered grant programs to support watershed restoration and AMD remediation projects across Pennsylvania.
• US Environmental Protection AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPA is a federal partner providing funding and regulatory oversight for abandoned mine land and watershed restoration programs. SRI works within EPA-administered frameworks for AMD remediation and watershed protection initiatives.
• Slippery Rock Watershed CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRWC is the founding and anchor watershed organization for SRI. One of the original reasons SRI was founded was to obtain and administer grants for the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition. The two organizations maintain a close collaborative relationship on watershed restoration projects in the Slippery Rock Creek watershed.
• Slippery Rock UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRU is an educational institution partner that collaborates with SRI on watershed restoration projects, providing student involvement, research support, and academic expertise for watershed planning and AMD treatment initiatives.
• Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPCAMR is a nonprofit partner that collaborated with SRI and WPCAMR on the Community-Based Watershed Organization Study commissioned by POWR in 2023. EPCAMR and SRI work together on AMD remediation and watershed restoration in eastern Pennsylvania.
• Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (WPCAMR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWPCAMR is a nonprofit partner that collaborated with SRI and EPCAMR on the Community-Based Watershed Organization Study. WPCAMR and SRI share similar missions and work together regionally on abandoned mine reclamation issues in western Pennsylvania.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds: FPW is a private foundation that has provided grant funding to SRI's Passive Treatment O&M Technical Assistance Program and the Kiski-Conemaugh Basin assessment. While not a peer in service delivery, it is the most ecosystem-relevant funder and a key counterparty shaping SRI's grant pipeline.

Direct peers

• Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: SRWC is the founding and anchor watershed organization for SRI. SRI was originally created in part to administer grants for SRWC, and the two maintain a deep collaborative relationship on stream restoration projects in the Slippery Rock Creek watershed.
• BioMost, Inc. BioMost is a private engineering and construction firm specializing in passive and active acid mine drainage treatment systems in Pennsylvania and Appalachia. SRI explicitly lists BioMost as a private industry partner, making it the most directly comparable for-profit peer in passive AMD treatment.
• Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (WPCAMR): WPCAMR is a nonprofit partner of SRI that works on abandoned mine reclamation and AMD remediation across western Pennsylvania. It is structurally and mission-comparable to SRI, sharing funders, projects, and the 2023 community-based watershed organization study.
• Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR): EPCAMR is a nonprofit coalition that, like SRI, conducts abandoned mine reclamation, AMD treatment, and watershed restoration in Pennsylvania. SRI collaborated with EPCAMR on the 2023 Community-Based Watershed Organization Study, indicating direct mission overlap and partnership.
• Beran Environmental Services: Beran Environmental provides environmental consulting and remediation services with a focus on abandoned mine land and watershed restoration in Pennsylvania. SRI lists Beran as a private industry partner for project design and implementation, making it a direct peer in the AMD remediation space.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a large global engineering and environmental consulting firm with a significant practice in mine water treatment, AMD remediation, and watershed restoration. It represents the broad incumbent competitive threat SRI faces when projects scale beyond grassroots capacity.
• Gannett Fleming: Gannett Fleming is a Pennsylvania-headquartered engineering firm with significant water resources, environmental, and mine reclamation practices. As a regional incumbent, it competes with SRI's partners for larger AMD and watershed design contracts, making it a broad incumbent peer in the same market.
• Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC): CEC is a Pittsburgh-based engineering and environmental services firm that works on mining, water resources, and remediation projects across the Appalachian region. It is a broad incumbent peer in environmental and mine remediation services overlapping SRI's domain.

Regional players

• Stroud Water Research Center: Stroud Water Research Center is a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit focused on freshwater research, watershed science, and education. While it does not specialize in AMD, its watershed restoration, monitoring, and education programs are mission-comparable to SRI's education and outreach work in the same Mid-Atlantic geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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