Environmental Conservation Solutions

What Environmental Conservation Solutions does

Environmental Conservation Solutions (ECS) is a privately held Florida LLC that designs and supplies patented stormwater and wastewater management products to developers, design engineers, contractors, and municipalities across the United States. The company operates from its headquarters at 2346 Vulcan Road, Apopka, Florida, and employs 11-50 people. ECS's product portfolio centers on two patented technologies: the PIPE-R™ Reservoir System, a modular subsurface drainage and storage system constructed from 100% recycled plastic with 96% void space, and BAM Engineered Filtration Media (also marketed as Bold & Gold®), a sorptive filtration media developed with University of Central Florida research support for nitrogen, phosphorus, and pathogen removal. These products serve distinct use cases — PIPE-R for retention, detention, and rainwater harvesting; BAM for municipal wastewater reclamation and on-site residential wastewater treatment.

The company runs a specification-driven enterprise field sales model in which ECS engineers provide site-specific product drawings, hydraulic calculations, and regulatory submittals directly to civil and environmental design engineers during the project specification phase. Installation is performed by contractor partners, with ECS providing on-site support through pre-construction, install, and post-installation maintenance. Channel partners such as HydroVault Systems (North Carolina) introduce customers in regional markets, and technology integrations such as the Suntree Technologies Nutrient Separating Baffle Box enable bundled stormwater treatment packages. Revenue is generated through hardware sales of PIPE-R modules and BAM filtration media, supplemented by bundled engineering design services. Pricing is project-specific and not publicly disclosed.

ECS's customer base spans commercial real estate development, education/institutional, automotive retail (Hendrick Honda Hickory reference project), and decentralized residential wastewater treatment. The business model is asset-light in terms of recurring revenue — most projects are one-time infrastructure sales — but the underlying drivers (US land cost inflation, tightening nutrient discharge regulations, and demand for passive/green infrastructure) provide structural tailwinds. The company has not raised institutional funding and is independently financed, with two registered patents and validated third-party pollutant removal data comprising the principal intangible assets.

Name

Environmental Conservation Solutions

Legal name

Environmental Conservation Solutions

Website

https://ecs-water.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Environmental Conservation Solutions (ECS) is a Florida-based manufacturer of patented stormwater and wastewater management products — the PIPE-R™ modular storage system and BAM/Bold & Gold® filtration media — serving developers, design engineers, contractors, and municipalities across the United States through direct specification-driven sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Stormwater and Wastewater Management Systems

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Stormwater Drainage & Culvert Systems (IMANADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Design & Engineering for Renewal/Expansion (Pipelines, Pump Stations, Treatment Plants) (EUANALAD)

Keywords

• Stormwater management systems
• Wastewater treatment solutions
• Subsurface storage systems
• Filtration media products
• Water conservation systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Apopka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PIPE-R™ Reservoir System Sales: Sale of patented modular subsurface storage systems constructed from 100% recycled plastic. Systems are sold to developers, engineers, contractors, and municipalities for stormwater management applications including retention, detention, and rainwater harvesting.
2. BAM Engineered Filtration Media Sales: Sale of filtration media products for wastewater treatment and stormwater pollutant removal. Products used in Best Management Practices (BMPs) and as final polishing step in wastewater reclamation facilities. Sold for both large-scale municipal applications and single-family on-site treatment systems.
3. Engineering Design Services: Site-specific engineering support including product drawings, hydraulic calculations, and regulatory submittals. Included as part of product offering to support specification and installation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Environmental Conservation Solutions (ECS) designs, manufactures, and supplies patented stormwater and wastewater management products. Its two core offerings are the PIPE-R™ Reservoir System, a modular subsurface drainage and storage system constructed from 100% recycled plastic used for retention, detention, and rainwater harvesting, and BAM Engineered Filtration Media (also marketed as Bold & Gold®), a natural/recycled filtration media for removing nitrogen, phosphorus, TSS, and pathogens. The company sells hardware products directly to developers, engineers, contractors, and municipalities across the United States, complemented by engineering design services and installation support.

Product overview

Environmental Conservation Solutions offers a portfolio of two core patented products for stormwater and wastewater management: the PIPE-R™ Reservoir System for subsurface storage, retention, detention, and rainwater harvesting; and BAM Engineered Filtration Media (also marketed as Bold & Gold®) for nutrient and pollutant removal in wastewater treatment. Both products are constructed from natural and recycled materials and are supported by engineering design assistance, installation support, and regulatory assistance services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PIPE-R Reservoir System: A subsurface drainage and storage system constructed of 100% recycled plastic, providing underground retention, detention, and rainwater harvesting solutions.
• BAM Engineered Filtration Media
• Bold & Gold Filtration Media

Products and services

• PIPE-R™ Reservoir System A subsurface drainage and storage system constructed of 100% recycled plastic with 96% void space, available in three footprint sizes (PIPE-R-424, PIPE-R-90, PIPE-R-1890), units 8.625 inches tall with unlimited configuration options for stormwater retention, detention, and rainwater harvesting applications. Used by developers, engineers, contractors, and municipalities to replace traditional stormwater ponds with underground storage.
• BAM Engineered Filtration Media Filtration media composed of inert and sorptive materials made from natural and recycled components, used in conjunction with Best Management Practices (BMPs) to enhance removal of nitrogen (up to 75% nitrate reduction), phosphorus, total suspended solids, and pathogens in wastewater and stormwater applications. Sold for large-scale municipal wastewater reclamation facilities as a final polishing step and for on-site treatment systems.
• Bold & Gold® Filtration Media (On-site Wastewater Treatment Media) Approved INRB (Infiltrative Nitrogen Reducing Biofilter) filtration media for on-site wastewater treatment systems such as drainfields and leach fields. Provides passive nitrogen, phosphorus, and pathogen removal without requiring power, annual maintenance contracts, or expensive operating permits associated with conventional aerobic treatment units.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% void space enabling smaller excavation areas
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Suntree TechnologiessupportingTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017Provider of Nutrient Separating Baffle Box (NSBB) pre-treatment technology. NSBB with up-flow filters containing Bold & Gold Filtration Media used as pre-treatment for PIPE-R systems to remove sediments, trash, organic debris, and floatables from stormwater.
• Campbell EngineeringcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering firm that worked with ECS engineers to design comprehensive PIPE-R Reservoir System installations. Collaborated on design allowing use of existing stormwater infrastructure on customer properties.
• Stroud EngineeringcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering firm that contacted HydroVault Systems about PIPE-R system for Theta Chi project. Worked with ECS engineers to design comprehensive system for limited-space development site.
• HydroVault SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStormwater company based in Asheville, North Carolina. Acts as channel partner introducing PIPE-R Reservoir System to customers including Hendrick Honda and connecting them with ECS for design support and product supply.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Oldcastle Infrastructure (CRH): Broad water infrastructure portfolio including stormwater management, drainage structures, and treatment products. Overlaps with ECS in stormwater but at much larger scale and across a wider product range.
• Xylem: Global water technology major covering utility water and wastewater treatment; comparable in wastewater polishing and nutrient-removal use cases where ECS sells BAM media to municipal reclamation facilities.

Direct peers

• Brentwood Industries: Manufacturer of water and wastewater treatment media and biological filtration products, overlapping with ECS's BAM filtration media for nutrient and TSS removal in municipal wastewater applications.
• CULTEC: Specialist in plastic stormwater management chambers and related filtration, directly competing with PIPE-R for underground retention/detention specifications in the same engineering- and contractor-driven channel.
• ACO Drain: Global manufacturer of drainage channels and stormwater management systems, selling modular plastic and concrete solutions through engineer- and contractor-led channels similar to ECS.
• Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS): The largest US manufacturer of plastic stormwater and drainage products, including StormTech subsurface chambers. Direct overlap with PIPE-R in modular subsurface stormwater storage, and broader overlap across the stormwater value chain.
• NDS: Major manufacturer of plastic drainage and stormwater management products sold through distribution and contractor channels, overlapping with ECS's PIPE-R offering and surface/landscape drainage use cases.
• Infiltrator Water Technologies: Leading US provider of on-site wastewater treatment systems and stormwater chambers, directly comparable to ECS's on-site wastewater and subsurface stormwater product lines.
• Eljen Corporation: Manufacturer of passive on-site wastewater treatment systems using engineered media, directly comparable to ECS's BAM/Bold & Gold on-site nitrogen and phosphorus reduction use case.

Emerging players

• BioMicrobics: Specialist in decentralized and on-site wastewater treatment systems for residential and small-community applications, partially overlapping with ECS's passive on-site nitrogen-removal offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 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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