Water District Management Co., Inc.

What Water District Management Co., Inc. does

Water District Management Co., Inc. (WDM) is a privately held Texas water utility service provider founded in 1970 and headquartered in the Houston metropolitan area. The company operates and maintains the water and wastewater infrastructure for 29 municipal utility districts across Montgomery and Northern Harris County, Texas, serving approximately 37,611 metered connections and over 150,000 residential customers. WDM's service portfolio spans the full utility value chain: water production, storage, and distribution; major and minor wastewater treatment plants plus sewer lift stations; stormwater detention ponds and pump stations; water taps and inspections; meter reading, billing, and collections; regulatory compliance reporting to TCEQ and other agencies; and 24/7 emergency repair response with field-based TCEQ-certified personnel. Its core technology is physical utility infrastructure rather than software, augmented by a three-level maintenance methodology that combines routine manufacturer-specified work, preventative maintenance, and predictive techniques such as vibration analysis on pumps and blowers.

WDM's business model is direct-to-consumer within district boundaries: customers are acquired by virtue of residency in a managed district rather than through active sales, and revenue is generated through monthly usage-based billing for water consumption plus sewer charges. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers are directed to the company office or an online bill payment portal hosted through starnik.net. The company's go-to-market is operationally intensive — managing district contracts with municipal utility district boards, maintaining distributed field offices (including a Bridgestone MUD operations and water education site in Spring, TX), and operating within a regulatory framework overseen by TCEQ. The company is currently relocating its corporate office to 2121 S. Persimmon St. in Tomball, TX, effective August 2026.

WDM is closely held with no disclosed parent company, venture backing, or public listing, and has accumulated 55 years of operational tenure. It maintains memberships in three industry associations (Association of Water Board Directors, Sam Houston Water Utility Association, and Texas Water Utility Association). The company does not disclose revenue, headcount, or financial metrics, and there are no announced funding rounds, acquisitions, or material leadership changes in the source materials. Its distribution is entirely domestic, single-region (Houston metro), with no global footprint or international operations referenced.

Name

Water District Management Co., Inc.

Legal name

Water District Management Co., Inc.

Website

https://wdmtexas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Water District Management Co., Inc. is a private Texas water utility service provider operating and maintaining water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure for 29 municipal utility districts across Montgomery and Northern Harris County, serving 37,611 metered connections and 150,000+ residential customers since 1970.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Utility Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Move-In/Move-Out, Service Orders & Field Dispatch (turn-ons/turn-offs, appointments, workforce scheduling) (EUANAIAH), Customer Billing & Revenue Management (rate configuration, billing, adjustments, revenue assurance) (EUANAIAC), Detention, Retention & Storage Systems (Ponds, Tanks, Vaults) (EUANAEAD)

Keywords

• Water utility services
• Wastewater treatment
• Municipal water districts
• Water distribution management
• Utility billing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Water and Sewer Utility Billing: Recurring revenue from water consumption and sewer services billed to residential customers in managed districts. Revenue generated through meter reading, billing and collection of water and sewer charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Water District Management operates and maintains water production, storage and distribution facilities, wastewater treatment plants, sewer lift stations, and stormwater drainage systems on behalf of 29 municipal utility districts in Montgomery and Northern Harris County, Texas. The company bills residential customers on a usage basis for water and sewer service, performs meter reading and collections, runs 24/7 emergency response, files TCEQ regulatory reports, and installs water taps and inspections for new connections.

Product overview

Water District Management (WDM) is a water utility service provider offering a unified suite of operations and maintenance services for municipal water districts. The core offering consists of water production, storage, and distribution facilities management, alongside wastewater treatment services (major/minor treatment plants, sewer lift stations), stormwater drainage systems, and emergency repair capabilities. The company serves 29 water districts across Montgomery and Northern Harris County through approximately 37,611 metered connections serving over 150,000 customers. Supporting services include water meter reading and billing, regulatory compliance reporting, water taps and inspection services, and customer education through conservation programs and resources. The portfolio operates as an integrated utility management service rather than discrete software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Production, Storage and Distribution Services Operation and maintenance of water production, storage, and distribution facilities across 29 managed municipal utility districts, delivering potable water to 37,611 metered connections and more than 150,000 residential customers in Montgomery and Northern Harris County, Texas.
• Wastewater Treatment Services Management of major and minor wastewater treatment plants, sewer lift stations, and collection systems for residential customers in WDM-operated districts.
• Stormwater and Drainage Management Detention pond maintenance and storm water pump station operations to manage stormwater drainage across the served districts.
• Water Meter Reading and Billing Services Water meter reading, billing, and collection of water and sewer charges for all served districts, with self-service online payment through the customer portal.
• Emergency Repair and Maintenance Services 24/7 emergency response by trained field personnel, with response times ranging from within an hour to 24 hours depending on emergency level (Level 1, 2 or 3).
• Regulatory Compliance Reporting Filing of applicable reports to regulatory agencies, including the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), as part of ongoing water and wastewater operations.
• Water Taps and Inspection Services Water tap installation and inspection services for new residential connections and system modifications within managed districts.
• Managed Water District Operations End-to-end operations, maintenance and customer service for 29 municipal utility districts, including BAMMEL UD, Bridgestone MUD, Corinthian Point MUD 2, multiple Harris County MUDs, Harris County WCIDs, Cy-Forest WSC, and other districts in the Houston metro area.

Quantifiable outcome

• Emergency response within 24 hours for Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 emergencies
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers29 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Association of Water Board Directors (AWBD)coreOthersProfessional association membership providing industry resources, best practices, and networking for water district governance and management. WDM is a member organization.
• Sam Houston Water Utility Association (SHWUA)coreOthersRegional water utility association membership supporting professional development and industry collaboration for water utilities in the Sam Houston region.
• Texas Water Utility Association (TWUA)coreOthersStatewide water utility association membership providing training, certification support, and industry advocacy for Texas water utilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Bexar Metropolitan Water District: BexarMet is a political subdivision of the State of Texas providing water and wastewater services to a large customer base in the San Antonio region. While not a direct private-sector competitor, it operates the same core water/wastewater utility function within Texas under the same TCEQ regulatory framework.
• North Texas Municipal Water District: NTMWD is a regional water utility district serving communities in the North Texas region with water supply, wastewater treatment, and solid waste services. While serving a different Texas geography than WDM, it operates comparable municipal water utility services in the same state regulatory environment.

Broad incumbents

• Woodard & Curran: Woodard & Curran is an integrated engineering, operations, and consulting firm providing water and wastewater operations services to municipalities and industrial clients across the U.S., directly competing for municipal water/wastewater contracts similar to WDM's MUD service offering.
• Essential Utilities: Essential Utilities (formerly Aqua America) is a large publicly-traded water and natural gas utility serving over 5 million customers across 10 states. It operates regulated water utilities comparable to WDM's service model but at much larger scale and as an asset owner rather than contracted operator.
• Severn Trent Services: Severn Trent Services is an international water and wastewater services company providing outsourced operations, maintenance, and management for municipal and industrial clients in North America, overlapping with WDM's contract operations model.
• Veolia North America: Veolia North America is a large multi-national water and wastewater services company operating municipal and industrial utility contracts across the U.S., serving as a broad incumbent in the same outsourced water utility management space as WDM but at significantly larger scale.
• California Water Service Group: Cal Water is a publicly-traded regulated water utility serving over 2 million people across California, Washington, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Texas. It is comparable as a regulated water utility operator but operates primarily in California rather than Texas.
• SJW Group: SJW Group is a publicly-traded holding company for regulated water utilities serving customers in Texas (through Canyon Lake Water Service), Connecticut, Maine, and California, providing a comparable regulated water utility service model.
• American Water Works Company: American Water Works is the largest publicly-traded U.S. water and wastewater utility serving over 14 million people across 14 states. It is a broad incumbent operating in the same regulated water utility space but with publicly-owned assets rather than contracted MUD operations.

Direct peers

• Inframark: Inframark is a private infrastructure management company that operates water, wastewater, and public works systems for municipalities, MUDs, and homeowner associations across the U.S., directly competing with WDM in the Texas MUD operator market with similar outsourced utility management services.

Market position

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 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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