Water Recovery

What Water Recovery does

Water Recovery, LLC (WRI) is a privately held Centralized Wastewater Treatment (CWT) plant that processes non-hazardous industrial wastewater and recycles used oil. Founded in 2016, the company operates two facilities in Florida — a headquarters at 1819 Albert Street in Jacksonville and a second site at 1650 Hemlock Street inside the Port of Tampa — with stated EPA compliance and Florida Department of Environmental Protection permitting. Treatment processes include free and emulsified oil/water separation, chemical precipitation for metals removal, chemical oxidation of organic compounds, neutralization, and sludge dewatering, supported by on-site ICP spectroscopy for metals analysis, eleven 7,000-gallon cone-bottom batch tanks, and a 50,000-gallon equalization/discharge system.

The service portfolio covers industrial wastewater treatment, vacuum truck and tanker transportation coordination, solidification of sludges and heavy-solids waste streams in batches up to 8,000 gallons, a proprietary landfill leachate treatment system, and bundled industrial cleaning and emergency response delivered through sister company Moran Environmental Recovery (MER). WRI is a subsidiary within the environmental business line of Moran Towing Corporation, a 160-year-old privately held marine transportation conglomerate headquartered in New Canaan, Connecticut, with 17 locations along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico.

Revenue is generated through transaction-fee-based, quote-priced services sold via direct phone and online-form contact, with upfront cost discussion and prompt billing. Customers span industrial, marine, government, and energy segments in the Southeast United States. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and no customer logos, ARR, or revenue figures are published.

Name

Water Recovery

Legal name

Water Recovery, LLC

Website

https://wrijax.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Water Recovery, LLC is a privately held Centralized Wastewater Treatment plant that treats non-hazardous industrial wastewater and recycles used oil for industrial, marine, government, and energy clients across the Southeast US, operating CWT facilities in Jacksonville and Tampa, Florida as a subsidiary of Moran Towing Corporation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Wastewater Treatment

NAICS

Waste Treatment and Disposal (56221), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Wastewater Reuse (Cooling/Process/Boiler Feed) (EUANADAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Industrial wastewater treatment
• Used oil recycling
• Leachate disposal services
• Waste transportation services
• Centralized waste treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Wastewater Treatment Services: Treatment and recycling services for non-hazardous industrial wastewater including tank cleaning wastewater, marine bilge water, contaminated groundwater, stormwater, process wastewater, sludge, petroleum contact water, and grease trap waste. Services include waste testing, treatment, and comprehensive transportation.
2. Used Oil Recycling: Collection and recycling of used oil using thermal and chemical treatment methods to remove contaminants and produce reusable oil products.
3. Transportation Services: Vacuum truck and tanker transportation services for waste coordination, including truck-washout services to remove residual material after off-loading.
4. Solidification Services: Solidification pit services for waste streams containing solids, sludges, and wastewater with heavy suspended solids. Handles loads up to 8,000 gallons at a time.
5. Leachate Disposal Services: Proprietary treatment system for landfill leachate disposal, handling both treatment and disposal of treated water.
6. Emergency Response Coordination: Coordination of emergency response services through parent company MER, facilitating immediate response when unexpected incidents occur at customer facilities.
7. Industrial Cleaning Coordination: Coordination of industrial cleaning and maintenance services through parent company MER on the front end of waste generation process.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Water Recovery, LLC operates a Centralized Wastewater Treatment (CWT) facility that provides non-hazardous industrial wastewater treatment, used oil recycling, landfill leachate disposal, waste solidification, industrial cleaning coordination, emergency response coordination, and vacuum-truck transportation services. Customers deliver waste to the Jacksonville or Tampa facilities where it undergoes testing, batch treatment through physical and chemical processes, and disposal or recycling under EPA CWT and Florida environmental permits.

Product overview

Water Recovery, LLC (WRI) is a centralized wastewater treatment (CWT) plant offering an integrated suite of environmental services. The company's portfolio includes Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Transportation Services, Solidification Pit, Leachate Disposal, Industrial Cleaning, Emergency Response, and Used Oil Recycling. These services are designed to manage wastewater from generation through treatment, with waste streams including tank cleaning wastewater, bilge water, contaminated groundwater, stormwater, industrial process wastewater, sludge, petroleum contact water, used oil, grease trap waste, and contaminated fuels. WRI operates facilities in Jacksonville and Tampa, Florida, utilizing processes such as free and emulsified oil/water separation, chemical precipitation for metals removal, chemical oxidation of organic compounds, neutralization, and sludge dewatering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Wastewater Treatment Treatment and recycling services for a broad range of non-hazardous industrial wastewater streams including tank cleaning wastewater, bilge water, contaminated groundwater, stormwater, process wastewater, sludge, petroleum contact water, grease trap waste, and contaminated fuels. Services span waste profiling, lab testing, chemical and physical treatment, and discharge or reuse, targeted at industrial facility operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60-minute gate-to-gate turnaround time
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Moran Towing CorporationcoreOthersParent company of Water Recovery, LLC. WRI is part of the environmental business line (EIBU) of Moran Towing Corporation, a 160-year-old marine transportation company based in New Canaan, CT. Moran is one of the largest privately held maritime companies in the United States with 17 locations along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico.
• Moran Environmental Recovery (MER)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWRI offers unique advantage through access to parent company MER's industrial cleaning equipment and expertise. WRI can coordinate industrial cleaning and maintenance services, Coast Guard approved over-the-water transfers, and emergency response services on the front end of waste generation process. MER is part of the same Moran Group of Companies.
• Moran Group of CompaniescoreOthersWRI joins sister companies Moran Environmental Recovery (MER), Global Diving & Salvage, Mainstream Commercial Divers, and VacSol to provide safe and effective solutions to government, marine, environmental, and energy industries throughout North America and beyond.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: One of the largest U.S. waste management companies, including environmental services through its acquisition of US Ecology. Provides overlapping waste treatment and disposal services at far greater scale, with nationwide geographic reach.
• Clean Harbors: Largest environmental services company in North America, providing hazardous waste management, industrial services, and emergency response. Competes with WRI in industrial cleaning, emergency response, and waste treatment at much greater scale; serves as a broad incumbent covering the same end markets.
• Waste Management Inc. Largest waste management company in North America. Overlaps with WRI on industrial waste collection, treatment, and disposal services, though WRI is a regional niche specialist inside a market dominated by WM and similar incumbents.
• Stericycle: Specialty waste services company providing regulated waste management, including industrial and environmental services. Adjacent competitor to WRI on compliant waste handling for industrial and government clients.
• Veolia North America: Subsidiary of global environmental services group Veolia, providing water and wastewater treatment, hazardous waste management, and industrial services across North America. Overlaps with WRI on industrial wastewater treatment and energy/marine sector customers.

Direct peers

• Tradebe Environmental Services: Specialist industrial waste management company operating multiple treatment facilities across the U.S., with comparable services in solvent recycling, industrial wastewater, and used oil recovery. Direct peer given overlapping CWT-style operations and industrial customer base.
• Heritage-Crystal Clean: Public industrial and environmental services company providing industrial waste management, used oil collection and recycling, vacuum truck services, and containerized waste solutions across the U.S. Directly comparable to WRI on service portfolio (industrial wastewater, used oil recycling, vacuum truck transportation) and customer base.
• Heritage Environmental Services: Industrial waste management company providing on-site waste management, wastewater treatment, and recycling services. Comparable to WRI's CWT-style offering and industrial customer focus.
• SET Environmental: Mid-sized industrial waste management company specializing in wastewater treatment, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, and emergency response. Closely comparable to WRI in scale, service mix, and industrial customer focus.

Others

• Moran Environmental Recovery (MER): Sister company within the Moran Group of Companies, providing industrial cleaning, emergency response, and over-water transfer services. Directly comparable to WRI on customer base and integrated service offering, though not a market competitor — WRI cross-sells into MER's engagements.

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

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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