What Acqualis Stormwater does

AQUALIS (Acqualis Stormwater) is a US-based professional services firm founded in 2001 that provides sustainable water management solutions to commercial, industrial, retail, governmental, and institutional property owners across the continental United States and Puerto Rico. The company operates from a network of 12+ regional offices spanning the East Coast, Midwest, Mountain West, Pacific Northwest, and Florida, with corporate headquarters in Morrisville, North Carolina, and an engineering headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its service platform is organized around five interconnected offerings — stormwater management, wastewater management, sustainable water engineering, water quality testing, and compliance consulting — supported by specialized field capabilities in vactor services, jetting, hydro excavation, CCTV pipe inspection, geophysical assessment (ERT, GPR), and trenchless pipe repair technologies (cured-in-place pipe, slip lining, spin casting).

The company delivers services primarily through self-performing field crews organized by region, backed by an in-house engineering team and an executive structure that includes VPs for sales, enterprise account management, field services, lift station services, procurement, engineering, and stormwater construction. Pricing is quote-based and structured around multi-year preventative maintenance contracts; customers engage via consultation requests, dedicated enterprise account teams, or a 24/7 emergency response hotline. AQUALIS reports an operational footprint of 100,000+ maintenance and inspection visits annually, 70,000+ site visits per year, and active monitoring of 600+ water quality testing sites, alongside relationships spanning 1,300+ members of the regulatory community and the handling of 1,300+ regulatory reports annually. The customer base spans ten verticals — retail, industrial, commercial, municipalities, healthcare, education, real estate, aviation, agriculture, and HOA/multifamily — with a stated emphasis on multi-site enterprise property portfolios and national retailers.

Go-to-market is sales-led, combining enterprise field sales, dedicated national accounts teams, and content marketing (whitepapers, webinars, state-specific compliance resources, case studies) targeting regulatory and facility management decision-makers. AQUALIS does not publicly disclose revenue, funding history, or ownership structure; no productized software or AI/ML capabilities are present in the disclosed data. The company's differentiation rests on physical national scale, regulatory expertise, specialized equipment fleet, and integrated multi-line water compliance, rather than proprietary software or data assets.

Name

Acqualis Stormwater

Legal name

AQUALIS

Website

https://aqualisco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

AQUALIS is a US nationwide sustainable water management services firm delivering stormwater, wastewater, lift station, water quality testing, engineering, and compliance solutions to commercial, industrial, retail, governmental, and institutional property owners through self-performing regional crews.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Management Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Stormwater Management & MS4 Compliance Services (BPALAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Stormwater Drainage Network Operations & Maintenance (Cleaning, CCTV, Jetting) (EUANAEAB), Detention, Retention & Storage Systems (Ponds, Tanks, Vaults) (EUANAEAD), Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance (BPAHAJAJ)

Keywords

• Stormwater management services
• Wastewater management services
• Water quality testing
• Compliance consulting
• Sustainable water engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Morrisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Stormwater Management Services: Comprehensive stormwater management including inspections, maintenance, repairs, rehabilitations, and emergency response services. Delivered through preventative maintenance plans and corrective action engagements for commercial, industrial, and municipal clients.
2. Wastewater Management Services: Wastewater system management including lift station services, system repairs, vactor services, jetting, CCTV inspections, and emergency response. Services include design, analysis, inspection, maintenance and repairs.
3. Sustainable Water Engineering: Professional engineering services including planning, analysis, evaluation, permitting, sustainable design and consulting, PE inspections, flood management, grant assistance, and GIS services.
4. Water Quality Testing: Water quality testing services for stormwater, wastewater, drinking water, and industrial water. Currently servicing over 600 sites for compliance with federal, state and local bacteriological standards.
5. Compliance and Consulting: Permit review, regulatory requirement assessments, inspection and audit support, NPDES permit administration, MS4 municipal permit compliance, and industrial permit administration services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Acqualis Stormwater provides nationwide post-construction stormwater, wastewater, and water quality management services for commercial, retail, industrial, governmental, and municipal clients. Core offerings include stormwater inspection, maintenance and repair, wastewater and lift station management, sustainable water engineering, water quality testing, and regulatory compliance consulting, all delivered through self-performing field crews and specialized equipment.

Product overview

AQUALIS is a nationwide provider of sustainable water compliance and management services offering a comprehensive platform of interconnected products and modules. The core offerings include Stormwater Management (encompassing Stormwater Services, Stormwater Repairs & Rehabilitations, and Stormwater Systems), Wastewater Management (including Lift Station Management and system repairs), Sustainable Water Engineering (covering planning, analysis, permitting, design, and inspections), Water Quality Testing, and Compliance & Consulting services. Additional specialized services include Green Infrastructure, Vactor Services, CCTV Pipe Inspections, Hydro Excavation, and Geotechnical Assessments. The company also operates the ROOT FOR NATURE corporate initiative for pollinator habitat creation. AQUALIS serves diverse industries including retail, industrial, commercial, municipalities, healthcare, education, real estate, aviation, and agriculture across the continental United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ROOT FOR NATURE: Environmental sustainability program that creates pollinator gardens in stormwater basins to support bee, butterfly, and other pollinator populations

Products and services

• Stormwater Management Comprehensive solutions for a wide range of above-ground and underground stormwater systems, including maintenance, repairs, inspections, and engineering services, targeted at small organizations and nationwide multi-site customers.
• Wastewater Management Non-invasive and efficient management of wastewater systems, including design, analysis, inspection, maintenance, repairs, lift station management, vactor services, jetting, and CCTV inspections.
• Sustainable Water Engineering Sustainable water engineering services specializing in the treatment and safe passage of water, including planning, analysis and evaluation, permitting, sustainable design, PE inspections, flood management, grant assistance, and GIS services.
• Water Quality Testing Water quality testing services for stormwater, wastewater, drinking water, and industrial water across the country, currently servicing over 600 sites to meet federal, state, and local bacteriological and compliance standards.
• Compliance & Consulting Customized compliance programs including permit review, regulatory requirement assessments, NPDES permit administration, MS4 permit administration, inspection and audit support, notices of termination, and record keeping.
• Green Infrastructure Sustainable stormwater infrastructure solutions including bioretention cells, permeable pavement, native landscaping, and regenerative stormwater conveyance systems.
• Stormwater Repairs & Rehabilitations Specialized repairs and rehabilitations including sinkhole repairs, pipe failure repairs (cured-in-place pipe, slip lining, spin casting), flooding solutions, erosion control, pond management, and catch basin repairs.
• Stormwater Systems Management Management of complete stormwater systems including aboveground assets (retention ponds, detention ponds, grassed swales), underground infrastructure (stormwater vaults, storm sewers, catch basins, dry wells), and green infrastructure.
• Lift Station Management Comprehensive lift station services including maintenance, repairs, and inspections for stormwater and sanitary lift stations and sump pumps.
• Geotechnical Assessments Assessment services including electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and ground penetrating radar (GPR) for evaluating subsurface conditions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000+ maintenance and inspection visits annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments10 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

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Vortex Companies: Provides trenchless rehabilitation services including CIPP, pipe replacement, and stormwater/wastewater infrastructure work. Closely mirrors AQUALIS' stormwater services, repairs and rehabilitation stack with overlapping methods (CIPP, CCTV inspection) and a similar regulated-customer base.
• National Industrial Maintenance (NIM Group): Nationwide industrial and environmental maintenance contractor offering vactor, CCTV, hydro-excavation and industrial services to multi-site customers. Highly comparable operating model and customer profile to AQUALIS' industrial and retail segments.

Broad incumbents

• Aegion Corporation: Larger, established infrastructure services platform specializing in pipeline rehabilitation (Insituform, CSR) and corrosion protection. Overlaps with AQUALIS on CIPP and trenchless underground work but operates across a broader portfolio and geographies.
• Severn Trent Services: Established water and wastewater treatment/operations services provider serving both municipal and industrial clients. Comparable on water quality, compliance and wastewater management services, but operates at much larger scale as a broader water-services incumbent.
• Clean Harbors Environmental Services: Large publicly traded environmental and industrial services platform with a meaningful wastewater, vacuum and industrial cleaning franchise. Comparable on field-service capabilities (vactor, industrial cleaning) and regulated customer base, though far broader in scope.
• Granite Construction: Public infrastructure and heavy civil contractor with significant water resources and stormwater construction work for municipalities and DOTs. Comparable on the construction/rehabilitation side of AQUALIS' business, but operates at materially larger scale and is not primarily a recurring services provider.

Emerging players

• BLD Services: Niche facilities and infrastructure services provider with overlapping capabilities in site maintenance, sewer/storm services, and emergency response for multi-site commercial customers. Comparable on recurring managed-services model for retail and real estate customers.
• Hydro-X Services: Specialty hydro-excavation, CCTV inspection, and pipe cleaning contractor serving commercial and industrial customers in the Midwest. Highly comparable on field-service methods (hydro-excavation, jetting, CCTV), though smaller and less diversified.

Regional players

• ESI Environmental Services: Regional environmental services firm offering stormwater, industrial vacuum, and wastewater services on the West Coast. Comparable service lines to AQUALIS, but smaller footprint and concentrated regional coverage.
• J.F. Brennan Company: Marine and environmental services contractor with dredging, pond management, and stormwater/water infrastructure work for industrial and municipal clients. Comparable on pond/dredge and stormwater infrastructure projects, though primarily regional (upper Midwest).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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