What US Submergent Technologies does

U.S. Submergent Technologies, LLC (USST) is a Florida-headquartered specialty infrastructure services company that cleans sand, grit, residuals, and biosolids from wastewater tanks, stormwater tanks, large-diameter pipes, lift stations, and other wet infrastructure while the structures remain operational. Founded in 2011 by Denver J. Stutler, Jr., P.E., the company is organized as an LLC under the holding company USST Holdings, LLC and operates from a Sarasota corporate headquarters and an Orlando operations office, with sister-company SediVision, LLC providing complementary debris-mapping technology.

The company's core technology stack consists of three patented or proprietary components. The Combination3® truck integrates a vacuum, downhole pump, jetter, and a 49-foot extended-reach knuckle boom into a single vehicle configurable in eight ways for wet or dry cleaning. The GritGone Process® separates water from sand in the debris box on-site to produce paint-filter-dry material ready for landfill disposal. SediVision®, developed in 2018 and spun out in 2021, provides computer-vision-based mapping of debris in dark water and is bundled into a 'See, Clean & Verify' integrated service. Together these underpin service lines for tank cleaning, large-diameter pipe cleaning, lift station maintenance, and end-to-end biosolids management delivered through mobile dewatering units.

USST generates revenue through project-based professional services sold via direct field sales to municipal wastewater and stormwater utilities (primary), with secondary exposure to power plants, oil and gas, shipyards, industrial processing, and potable water systems. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to structure type, tonnage, and access constraints, with services delivered on a project basis by territory-based account managers across Florida and parts of the southeastern United States. The company has remained privately held since founding, with no disclosed institutional funding.

Name

US Submergent Technologies

Legal name

U.S. Submergent Technologies, LLC

Website

https://ussubmergent.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Florida-based specialty contractor using patented Combination3® truck technology and GritGone Process® to clean sand, grit, and biosolids from wastewater, stormwater, and industrial wet infrastructure while facilities remain operational, serving municipal utilities and industrial clients in the southeastern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wastewater Infrastructure Cleaning Services

NAICS

Remediation Services (562910), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Decontamination & Demolition (Decommissioning, Industrial Facility Cleanup) (EUAIALAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chemical Tank Cleaning, Decontamination & Turnaround Waste Services (BPALAHAH)

Keywords

• Wastewater infrastructure cleaning
• Biosolids management services
• Submergent tank cleaning
• Grit removal services
• Stormwater pipe cleaning

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarasota

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Infrastructure Cleaning Services: Professional cleaning services for wastewater tanks, stormwater tanks, large diameter pipes, lift stations, and other wet infrastructure. Services are provided to utilities and industrial facilities, typically on a project basis. The company cleans structures while they remain operational, reducing customer downtime and costs.
2. Biosolids Management Services: End-to-end biosolids management including collecting, transporting, disposing of, composting, and treating biosolids. Services include mobile dewatering, responsible biosolids disposal, and beneficial reuse compliance. Delivered through dedicated project managers and specialized fleet of vacuum trucks and transport vehicles.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

U.S. Submergent Technologies (USST) provides specialized cleaning of sand, grit, and residuals from wastewater tanks, stormwater tanks, large-diameter pipes, lift stations, and other wet infrastructure, using its proprietary Combination3® Truck and GritGone Process® to clean structures while they remain in operation. The company also delivers end-to-end biosolids management (collection, transport, disposal, composting, treatment) supported by mobile dewatering units, and partners with sister company SediVision to offer a "See, Clean & Verify" service that maps debris in dark water before and after cleaning.

Product overview

U.S. Submergent Technologies offers specialized wet infrastructure cleaning services built around its proprietary Combination3® Truck technology and GritGone Process®, which enable cleaning of wastewater tanks, large-diameter pipes, lift stations, and other structures while they remain operational. The company provides complementary services including SediVision® (a computer vision technology that maps debris in dark water), See Clean & Verify® (an integrated cleaning and verification service), and comprehensive Biosolids Management with mobile dewatering capabilities. The portfolio operates as a unified service offering where SediVision® enables visualization and planning, the Combination3® Truck and GritGone Process® perform the actual cleaning, and post-cleaning verification confirms results.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GritGone Process®: Proprietary submergent cleaning process that separates water from sand and debris, delivering paint-filter dry material ready for disposal.
• Combination3® Technology
• See, Clean & Verify®

Products and services

• GritGone Process®

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of sand removed from grit chamber in under 3 hours while system remained online (Starke, FL case study)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SediVision, LLCcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019USST partners with SediVision LLC to provide 'See, Clean & Verify' services. SediVision's patented technology maps debris location and quantity in dark water, enabling USST to precisely clean infrastructure and verify results. Both companies are sister companies owned by USST Holdings, LLC. Project information is shared between the two companies only upon client request.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: Major US solid and liquid waste hauler with environmental services capabilities overlapping USST's biosolids hauling, mobile dewatering, and disposal offerings.
• Clean Harbors: Large publicly traded environmental and industrial services company with hazardous waste management, industrial cleaning, and field services lines that overlap with USST's wastewater tank cleaning and biosolids disposal work.
• Heritage Environmental Services: National hazardous and industrial waste management provider with field services, tank cleaning, and biosolids handling capabilities that overlap with USST's biosolids and industrial cleaning work.
• Veolia North America: Global water and wastewater services operator serving municipal utilities; competes with USST indirectly on maintenance, cleaning, and biosolids services for the same utility customers.

Direct peers

• SAK Construction: Specialty contractor for sewer, water, and industrial pipeline rehabilitation; competes for the same municipal utility maintenance budgets as USST.
• GapVax: Builds industrial vacuum and jetter trucks for wet/dry cleaning of sewers, lift stations, and industrial tanks; competes with USST in the same municipal and industrial cleaning niche.
• Visu-Sewer: Specialty contractor cleaning and inspecting large-diameter sewer and stormwater pipes for municipalities — closely comparable service offering to USST's wet, in-operation pipe cleaning.
• Reynolds Inliner: Underground infrastructure rehabilitation and cleaning contractor serving municipal utilities with trenchless pipe and wet infrastructure services comparable to USST's cleaning scope.
• ACE Pipe Cleaning: Provides sewer, storm, and industrial pipe cleaning and CCTV inspection services for utilities and industrial customers — a direct service-line competitor to USST.
• Vactor Manufacturing: Manufactures sewer and industrial vacuum trucks similar in concept to USST's Combination3® truck and supports municipal utility cleaning crews — direct competitor on equipment and methodology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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