What Test does

Total Environmental Service Technologies, Incorporated (TEST, Inc.) is a privately held Illinois-based environmental services company founded on November 20, 1987 by Chris Perra. The company provides contract operations of municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities, state-certified environmental laboratory analysis, and field services including sample collection, landfill monitoring, and industrial pretreatment monitoring. Its customer base spans municipalities (primary), industrial clients, commercial businesses, and residential customers, all concentrated within Illinois. The company operates over 100 water and wastewater treatment facilities ranging from rural communities of 10 homes to towns of more than 10,000 residents, with named municipal clients including Peru, Bushnell, Byron, Carthage, Dallas City, Hinckley, Oglesby, Poplar Grove, and Avon.

The core service stack consists of three integrated lines: (1) Plant Operations — full-service contract operation including staffing, process control, maintenance, NPDES analyses, in-plant laboratory work, solids disposal management, and regulatory reporting; (2) Field Services — water, storm and wastewater sample collection, portable flow meter deployment, landfill gas and groundwater monitoring, and 24-hour composite sampler installation; and (3) Environmental Laboratory Services — state-certified drinking water and wastewater analyses, TCLP waste characterization, radiological testing, priority pollutant scans, soils analyses, and asbestos testing. A supplementary Cross Connection Control Survey addresses EPA-mandated bi-annual compliance for water systems. The company holds State Certified Drinking Water Laboratory, State Certified NPDES Wastewater Laboratory, and Region I Total Coliform Laboratory designations for the Illinois EPA, plus NELAC accreditation.

Revenue is generated primarily through managed-services contracts with municipalities and professional-services fees for laboratory and field work. The company employs 11–50 people and is led by President Chris Perra alongside an Office Administrator, a Laboratory Manager, a Field Service Operations Manager, and a network of site-level Operations Managers (one per major municipality). Distribution is entirely direct-to-customer via the company website, phone, and email; no digital marketing, channel partnerships, or third-party distribution exist. Pricing is not publicly disclosed but a services guide/pricebook is available on request.

Name

Test

Legal name

Total Environmental Service Technologies, Incorporated

Website

https://testinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TEST, Inc. is an Illinois-based environmental services company founded in 1987 that operates 100+ water and wastewater treatment facilities under contract for municipalities, supplemented by state-certified laboratory analysis and field sampling services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Utility Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Laboratory Testing & Analytical Services (in-house/contract labs; microbiology, metals, organics) (EUANAJAB)

Keywords

• Water treatment operations
• Wastewater management
• Environmental laboratory services
• Contract plant operations
• Field sample collection

Headquarters

HQ city

Perú

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Operations: Complete contractual operation of water and wastewater treatment facilities for municipalities and commercial clients. Includes staffing, supervision, management, process control, maintenance, and regulatory compliance reporting.
2. Environmental Laboratory Services: State certified water and wastewater analyses, landfill monitoring, soils analyses, radiological testing, and waste characterization/TCLP analyses for industry, municipalities, commercial and residential clients.
3. Field Services: Water, storm and wastewater sample collection, portable flow meter services, landfill gas monitoring, industrial pretreatment monitoring, 24-hour composite sampler installation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

TEST, Inc. provides contract operation of water and wastewater treatment facilities for municipalities and commercial/industrial clients, including complete staffing, supervision, process control, maintenance, solids disposal, NPDES analyses, and regulatory reporting. It also operates a state-certified environmental laboratory for water, wastewater, soils, radiological, and waste characterization analyses, and provides field services such as sample collection, landfill monitoring, and portable flow meter installation across Illinois.

Product overview

TEST Inc. is a water and wastewater utility management company offering a unified portfolio of contract operations services. The core offering comprises Plant Operations (full-service contract operation of water and wastewater treatment facilities), Field Services (sample collection, monitoring, and portable equipment installation), and an Environmental Laboratory (state-certified water and wastewater analyses). These services are provided to municipalities, industries, and commercial clients across Illinois, with the company operating over 100 treatment facilities. A supporting service, the Cross Connection Control Survey, addresses EPA compliance requirements for water systems. The company operates as a single integrated service model rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plant Operations Full-service contract operation of water and wastewater treatment facilities for municipalities and commercial/industrial clients. Includes complete staffing and supervision, process control, maintenance programs, plant troubleshooting, solids disposal management, budget preparation, NPDES analyses, in-plant laboratory analyses, and monthly regulatory agency reports.
• Field Services Comprehensive field services including water, storm and wastewater sample collection, landfill groundwater and leachate system sampling, 24-hour composite sampler installation, portable flow meter services, landfill gas monitoring, in-the-field analyses, 24-hour recording rain gauges, and industrial pretreatment monitoring for municipalities, industry, and commercial clients.
• Environmental Laboratory Services State certified environmental laboratory analyses including water and wastewater analyses, drinking water testing, pretreatment program services, complete landfill monitoring (groundwater, leachate, gas), soils analyses, plant process control, NPDES and sludge permit services, waste characterization/TCLP analyses, radiological testing, priority pollutant scans, and asbestos analyses for industry, municipalities, commercial, and residential clients.
• Cross Connection Control Survey EPA-mandated bi-annual cross connection control survey program for water systems, providing residential and commercial survey forms and program management for municipalities including Carthage, Oglesby, and Peru.

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia North America: Global water/wastewater services giant; contract-operates municipal and industrial treatment facilities across the U.S. and competes for the same Illinois municipal RFPs as TEST, but at far larger scale and with a broader portfolio of treatment, reuse, and digital offerings.
• American Water Works Company: Largest U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility; owns and operates regulated water systems and provides contract operations and military utility services — directly comparable on contract operations but vastly larger and geographically diversified.
• Severn Trent Services: International water/wastewater services company providing contract operations, treatment technologies, and compliance services to municipal and industrial clients — competes in the same outsourcing market as TEST at larger scale.
• Suez Water Technologies & Solutions: Global environmental services and water-treatment company providing contract operations, chemicals, and laboratory services for municipal and industrial water/wastewater — overlaps with TEST's integrated operations-plus-lab model.
• Aqua America (Essential Utilities): Public utility providing water and wastewater services to municipalities across multiple states, including regulated and contract operations; comparable service model at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Inframark: One of the largest pure-play U.S. contract operators of water and wastewater treatment facilities for municipalities and industrial clients; highly comparable business model to TEST's Plant Operations + Field Services offering.
• Woodard & Curran: Employee-owned environmental engineering and water/wastewater services firm that contract-operates treatment facilities for municipalities and industrial clients, with integrated planning, design, and operations — a direct functional peer to TEST.
• PeopleService Inc. Midwestern municipal water and wastewater contract operator; offers full operations, certified operators, and compliance services to small and mid-sized communities — directly comparable to TEST's core Illinois small-municipality business.

Others

• Casella Waste Systems: Regional environmental services company providing solid waste, recycling, and resource management in the Northeastern U.S.; adjacent rather than direct — not a water operator — but comparable as a regional environmental services platform that could expand into water.
• Black & Veatch: Global engineering, procurement, and construction firm specializing in water/wastewater infrastructure; adjacent to TEST as an ecosystem participant that designs and upgrades the treatment plants TEST operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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