What H2o Consulting does

H2O Consulting, Inc. is a privately held Texas corporation founded in 1997 and headquartered at 5870 Hwy. 6 North, Suite 108, Houston, Texas. The company provides outsourced water and wastewater utility operations and consulting services to municipal utility districts, primarily serving approximately 16 Harris County Municipal Utility Districts and related entities such as Spring West MUD, Deerfield Park, Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 145, and Addicks Satsuma. Its service portfolio is an integrated managed utility operations offering rather than a modular software platform: district management (operations, maintenance, regulatory compliance), billing and customer service (e-bill, ACH, online portal, in-person, and mail channels), Texas-licensed irrigation inspections, builder coordination services, a text/email District Alerts System, and water conservation educational content.

The business model is managed services revenue under long-term operational contracts with municipal district boards. H2O staffs field technicians, maintenance technicians, licensed operators, billing, and customer service personnel to deliver 24/7 emergency coverage, and it monetizes this through district-level service agreements rather than transactional or SaaS pricing. Customer acquisition is relationship-driven and sales-led, working directly with MUD boards and municipal procurement processes; the firm also lists CenterPoint Energy as an enterprise client partner. There is no disclosed public pricing, no software/API offering, no patents, no AI or machine-learning components, and no funding history; the underlying technology stack is conventional utility management and billing infrastructure. Distribution to end consumers (district ratepayers) is multi-channel, including in-person office visits, an online payment portal, ACH auto-draft, mail, a 24-hour drop box, and partner retail grocery locations, but these channels serve payment collection rather than customer acquisition for the B2B municipal contract book.

Name

H2o Consulting

Legal name

H2O Consulting, Inc.

Website

https://h2oconsulting.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

H2O Consulting is a privately held Houston-based managed services firm providing water and wastewater utility operations, maintenance, billing, and consulting to approximately 16 Harris County Municipal Utility Districts and adjacent municipal entities in Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Utility Management Services

NAICS

Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132), Administrative and Support Services (561), Business Support Services (5614)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Third-Party Water Retailing & Managed Billing Services (outsourced billing, white-label retail operations) (EUANAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Move-In/Move-Out, Service Orders & Field Dispatch (turn-ons/turn-offs, appointments, workforce scheduling) (EUANAIAH), Commercial & HOA Irrigation Services (Large-Scale Systems) (HSAIAEAJ)

Keywords

• Water utility operations
• Wastewater management services
• Municipal utility consulting
• Utility billing services
• Irrigation inspection services

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Utility Operations and Consulting: H2O Consulting provides water and wastewater operations and consulting services to municipal utility districts in Texas. Revenue is generated through service contracts with municipal districts for utility management, maintenance, billing, and operational support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

H2O Consulting provides outsourced water and wastewater utility operations and consulting services to Harris County Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) in the Houston, Texas area. The firm delivers an integrated service portfolio that includes day-to-day district operations and maintenance, billing and customer service (online, ACH, mail, in-person, drop box, and grocery-store payment channels), Texas-licensed irrigation system inspections, builder service coordination, and text/email district alerts. Revenue is generated through long-term managed-services contracts with municipal districts, supported by 24-hour customer service and emergency response.

Product overview

H2O Consulting is a water and wastewater utility operations and consulting firm established in 1997, providing services to multiple Harris County Municipal Utility Districts in Texas. The company's offerings consist of a unified service portfolio rather than a modular platform: District Management Services (core operations and maintenance), Billing and Customer Service (payment processing via e-bill and ACH), Irrigation Inspection Services (Texas-licensed inspections), Builder Services (inspections and new service setup), a District Alerts System (text and email notifications), and Water Conservation Programs (educational resources). These services work together as an integrated utility management solution serving both residential customers and municipal district boards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• District Management Services Comprehensive water and wastewater utility district management for Harris County Municipal Utility Districts, including day-to-day operations, maintenance, and regulatory compliance support. Intended for MUD boards and similar municipal entities that contract out utility operations.
• Billing and Customer Service Customer billing, payment processing, and service inquiry handling for utility districts, including online bill pay, ACH auto-draft, mail, in-person, drop-box, and grocery-store payment channels with 24-hour customer service availability. Used by residents and businesses receiving water/wastewater service from districts operated by H2O Consulting.
• Irrigation Inspection Services Visual inspection of irrigation systems by Texas-licensed irrigators covering heads, valves, backflow devices, rain sensors, and controllers, including a customer walkthrough and a written inspection report. Targeted at residential customers in the districts served by H2O Consulting.
• Builder Services Coordination and inspection support for builders, including new service setup and discontinuation, reached through [email protected]. Intended for residential and commercial builders working inside districts managed by H2O Consulting.
• District Alerts System Text message and email alert system providing district news and emergency notifications to residents of multiple Harris County MUDs, including MUD 127, 162, 165, 172, 179, 186, 188, 208, 239, and Spring West MUD.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero service interruptions during Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Harvey across all managed water and wastewater systems

Named customers14 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Best TrashminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBest Trash provides trash collection services for Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 239 and other districts, operating as a third-party service provider contracted by the municipalities H2O Consulting serves.
• CenterPoint EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a client partner on the H2O Consulting About page, indicating a working relationship in utility operations in the Houston metropolitan area.
• Addicks SatsumacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a client partner on the H2O Consulting About page, indicating a working relationship for water and wastewater utility operations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Inframark: Inframark is one of the largest U.S. third-party operators of water, wastewater, and public-sector infrastructure, providing outsourced operations, maintenance, and billing for municipal and community systems. It is directly comparable to H2O Consulting in service model and customer type, but at substantially greater scale and geographic reach.
• Veolia North America: Veolia operates regulated and contract-managed water and wastewater systems for municipalities across North America, including outsourcing arrangements similar to H2O's managed-services model. It is comparable as a much larger incumbent in the same outsourced-utility-operations category.
• American Water Works Company: American Water is the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility, operating both regulated systems and military/contract systems through its Contract Services Group. Comparable to H2O as a provider of outsourced water and wastewater operations for governmental customers, though at vastly greater scale.
• Essential Utilities (formerly Aqua America): Essential Utilities operates regulated water, wastewater, and natural gas utilities across multiple states. It is comparable to H2O as a regulated water/wastewater operator with a growing portfolio of municipal contracts, though with broader geographic and service scope.
• Severn Trent Services: Severn Trent Services provides outsourced operations, maintenance, and management for water and wastewater utilities, primarily serving municipal and military clients. Directly comparable to H2O's outsourced utility-management model, but at a national/international scale.
• SouthWest Water Company: SouthWest Water provides regulated and contract water and wastewater services to communities, including operational management and customer service. Comparable to H2O as a third-party water/wastewater operator serving municipal and community systems in Texas-adjacent regions.
• Waterlogic / Culligan (municipal services): Culligan and adjacent municipal-services divisions of larger water-services groups provide outsourced water treatment, billing, and operations support to small municipalities and community systems. Comparable to H2O in target customer (small districts needing outsourced operations), though with broader commercial-product focus.

Regional players

• Bristol Water Services: Bristol Water Services provides water utility operations, customer billing, and field services for municipal systems. Comparable to H2O in service mix (operations + billing + customer service), though it operates primarily in the U.K. rather than the Texas market.
• SiEnergy (Si Environmental): Si Environmental is a Texas-based provider of water, wastewater, and public-works services to municipalities and utility districts in the Gulf Coast region. Highly comparable to H2O in geography (Texas), customer type (MUDs/municipal), and outsourced operations model.
• Texas Water Utilities / Regional MUD Operators: Several mid-sized Texas-based firms (including regional MUD operating companies along the I-45 and West Houston corridors) provide outsourced water/wastewater operations, billing, and customer service to local municipal utility districts. Directly comparable to H2O's niche and service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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