WSR

What WSR does

WSR (Western States Reclamation) is a privately held environmental restoration and civil construction company founded in 1983 and headquartered in Brighton, Colorado. The company provides integrated land reclamation, heavy civil construction, landscape and irrigation, waterway and habitat restoration, stormwater management and erosion control, and environmental consulting services. WSR operates as part of the Western States Water family of companies alongside Ecological Resource Consultants (ERC, acquired July 2023) and Naranjo Civil Constructors, collectively offering over 100 years of combined experience in water management, ecological restoration, and sustainable construction.

WSR's technical capabilities center on turn-key self-performance, integrating civil construction with ecological restoration under single project management. The company employs GPS and machine control technology for precision earthwork, specialized aerial mulching and revegetation via helicopter partnerships for post-wildfire and remote terrain stabilization, and bioengineering techniques including beaver dam construction, willow installations, and stream bank stabilization. Its in-house staff includes a soil scientist, range scientist, and registered landscape architect, enabling science-based design and execution. The company holds a Tier 1 Drainageway Contractor designation from Mile High Flood District and has received industry recognition including a 2020 Sustainability Award from ALCC and a 2022 Engineering Excellence Award from CASFM.

WSR generates revenue through project-based B2B contracting, pursuing competitive bids and direct relationships with government agencies (DOTs, flood districts, municipalities, counties), energy sector clients (oil and gas operators, midstream pipeline companies, wind farm developers), and private developers. Contracts are structured as fixed-price, cost-plus, or construction management arrangements. The company's go-to-market is enterprise field sales with no indirect channels. It operates across Colorado, the Rocky Mountain region, and the broader Western United States, including projects in California, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Montana, and Arizona. WSR maintains 51-100 employees and self-performs nearly all project phases from earthwork through final restoration.

Name

WSR

Legal name

Western States Reclamation LLC

Website

https://wsreclamation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

WSR (Western States Reclamation) is a Colorado-based environmental restoration and civil construction company serving government agencies, energy companies, and developers across the Western United States with turn-key land reclamation, stormwater management, waterway restoration, and habitat services since 1983.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Restoration & Civil Construction Services

NAICS

Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990), Land Subdivision (23721)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Decommissioning & Site Restoration (Abandonment, Remediation) (EUAAAAAO)

Keywords

• Land reclamation services
• Stormwater management
• Environmental restoration
• Heavy civil construction
• Waterway habitat restoration

Headquarters

HQ city

Frederick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Civil Construction and Restoration Contracts: Project-based contracting for civil construction, land reclamation, waterway restoration, and environmental services. Revenue earned through fixed-price contracts, cost-plus contracts, and construction management arrangements with government agencies, municipalities, and private sector clients.
2. Environmental Consulting Services: Science-based environmental consulting provided to clients, often integrated with construction services as part of turn-key project delivery

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

WSR is an environmental restoration and heavy civil construction contractor that self-performs land reclamation, stormwater management, waterway and habitat restoration, landscaping/irrigation, and environmental consulting. It delivers turn-key project-based contracts for government agencies, energy companies, and developers across the Western United States.

Product overview

WSR (Western States Reclamation) is an environmental restoration and civil construction company operating as part of the Western States Water family of companies alongside Ecological Resource Consultants (ERC) and Naranjo Civil Constructors. The company offers six integrated service lines: Land Reclamation & Restoration, Heavy Civil Construction, Landscape & Irrigation Services, Waterway & Habitat Restoration, Stormwater Management & Erosion Control, and Environmental Consulting. As a turn-key contractor, WSR self-performs nearly all phases of projects from earthwork through final restoration. The company serves diverse sectors including renewable energy (wind and solar farms), oil and gas reclamation, transportation infrastructure, mining reclamation, and municipal projects across the Western United States. With over 100 years of combined experience and operations since 1983, WSR combines civil construction expertise with ecological restoration capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Western States Water: Parent company umbrella brand uniting WSR, ERC, and Naranjo Civil Constructors for water management, ecological restoration, and sustainable construction services.

Products and services

• Land Reclamation & Restoration Environmental restoration services for disturbed land, including post-wildfire stabilization, soil preparation, drill seeding, hydroseeding, and erosion control. Uses soil scientists, range scientists, and registered landscape architects to develop revegetation and erosion control plans. Serves energy operators, government agencies, and developers.
• Heavy Civil Construction Civil construction services including earthwork, concrete, utilities, channel and stream construction, stormwater infrastructure, transportation projects, and site development, executed with GPS and machine control technology for municipal and enterprise clients.
• Landscape & Irrigation Services Landscaping construction and irrigation installation for parks, trails, greenways, and outdoor spaces. Includes turfgrass installation, wetland mitigation, concrete bike paths, irrigation systems, retaining walls, and xeriscape installations.
• Waterway & Habitat Restoration Restoration of streams, rivers, and wildlife habitat damaged by natural disasters or human causes. Includes heavy earthwork, shelter belt construction, stream channel restoration, planting, drip irrigation, hydraulic seeding, and prescribed burning.
• Stormwater Management & Erosion Control Stormwater and erosion control services ensuring Clean Water Act compliance. Includes planning, permitting, silt fence installation, straw wattles, sedimentation ponds, rain gardens, erosion control blankets, turf reinforcement mats, and check dams.
• Environmental Consulting Science-based environmental consulting to address environmental problems, including regulatory compliance, ecological design, and water resource management, often integrated with construction as part of turn-key delivery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Chatfield Project: Reallocation of 20,600 acre-feet of flood storage space; planted over 140,000 trees, shrubs, wetland plugs, willow stakes, and cottonwood poles; installed over 100,000 square yards of coir matting and erosion control blanket
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Ecological Resource Consultants (ERC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 July 2023WSR announced acquisition of ERC, a firm specializing in water resource projects and ecological services in the Western United States. The acquisition enhances WSR's environmental services capabilities and expands geographic reach. ERC brings expertise in stream and river restoration, aquatic habitat creation, and hydraulic modeling.
• Western States Water (Parent Company)coreOthersWestern States Water is the parent company uniting Ecological Resource Consultants (ERC), Naranjo Civil Constructors, and Western States Reclamation under one umbrella, with over 100 years of combined experience in water management, ecological restoration, and sustainable construction.
• Naranjo Civil ConstructorscoreOthersPart of Western States Water family of companies. Specializes in civil and riverine construction, infrastructure development, road and river projects, and complex concrete and stormwater structures.
• Mountain West HelicoptersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongtime aviation partner for aerial mulching and seeding operations on post-wildfire stabilization projects. Partnership enabled treatment of thousands of acres on Cameron Peak, East Troublesome, and Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fires.
• Chatfield Reservoir Mitigation CompanymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRMC partnered with WSR as landscape and habitat restoration contractor for $45 million CMAR contract for Chatfield Storage Reallocation Project. WSR performed extensive stream habitat restoration and revegetation.
• City of GreeleymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with City of Greeley and Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed for aerial mulching on Cameron Peak Fire burn scars. Partnership extended into multiple phases of post-wildfire recovery work.
• Chenoweth & AssociatesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister consulting company that has written restoration and erosion control specifications and plans for bulk of pipeline projects completed for Xcel Energy, followed by WSR completing actual restoration work.
• Mile High Flood DistrictmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWSR designated as Tier 1 Drainageway Contractor for MHFD, enabling participation in District's stream management and drainageway projects through their innovative partnering approach.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Environmental Restoration LLC: National environmental remediation and restoration contractor serving government, commercial, and industrial clients with services closely overlapping WSR's land reclamation and stormwater offerings. Highly comparable mid-sized peer.
• J.F. Brennan Company: Specialty marine, heavy civil, and environmental restoration contractor performing riverine construction, dam removal, and habitat restoration — directly comparable to WSR's waterway restoration and bioengineering work.
• Biohabitats: Ecological restoration firm specializing in stream, wetland, and river restoration with self-performed construction capabilities — closely aligned with WSR's waterway and habitat restoration practice.

Broad incumbents

• Ames Construction: Large heavy civil contractor performing earthwork, grading, and infrastructure projects across the Western US; competes with WSR on heavy civil scopes and has broader geographic and capability reach.
• Granite Construction: Major publicly traded heavy civil contractor with significant water resources, environmental, and infrastructure work in the Western US — overlapping WSR's heavy civil and stormwater portfolio.
• Sterling Infrastructure: Diversified infrastructure services firm with e-infrastructure, transportation, and building solutions; competes with WSR in portions of its heavy civil and specialty contracting work in the Western US.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm specializing in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure — overlaps WSR's environmental consulting, waterway restoration, and stormwater practices, though at vastly larger scale.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with major environmental remediation, water, and civil construction practices that compete with WSR on large government environmental and stormwater contracts.
• Burns & McDonnell: Large employee-owned engineering and construction firm with significant environmental, water, and infrastructure practices that bid against WSR on municipal stormwater and flood control projects.

Regional players

• Restoration Specialists LLC: Regional contractor performing ecological restoration, erosion control, and habitat construction across the Western US — overlapping service lines with WSR though operating in adjacent geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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