Water Resources Management Associates

What Water Resources Management Associates does

Water Resources Management Associates, Inc. (WRMA) is a privately held, Hispanic-owned civil engineering consulting firm founded in 1997 and headquartered in Jupiter, Florida. The firm provides water resources engineering, stormwater management, floodplain modeling, hydraulic design, condition assessment, permitting, GIS/remote sensing, grant procurement, and climate resiliency services. Its primary customers are municipal governments, state departments of transportation, and regional water management districts across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States, with selective private development work. WRMA holds SBE, MBE, and DBE certifications across at least eight federal, state, and local agencies, and maintains a staff of Certified Floodplain Managers and certified erosion control specialists.

WRMA's technical platform is built on industry-standard hydrologic and hydraulic modeling suites (HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, ICPR4, MikeUrban, EPA-SWMM), ArcGIS-based infrastructure databases, FEMA permitting workflows (LOMR/CLOMR/Levee Accreditation), and LiDAR/SAR-derived digital elevation modeling. The firm claims a cumulative track record of over $33 million in grants awarded to municipal clients through FEMA Hazard Mitigation, state coastal resiliency, and federal infrastructure programs. WRMA has also co-authored peer-reviewed research with USGS Water Science Centers and the University of Iowa on PFAS contamination in Iowa streams, and participates in the U.S. EPA Cyanobacteria Monitoring Collaborative alongside NOAA and the University of Wisconsin.

The business model is professional-services, project-based engineering consulting billed against municipal and state contracts, supplemented by grant writing and procurement services. Distribution is exclusively direct: WRMA engages public works departments, water management districts, and state agencies through field-based relationship selling, with no reseller, marketplace, or self-service channels. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The firm operates from nine staffed offices across Florida (Jupiter, Vero Beach, Miami, Fort Myers, Orlando), Texas (Austin, Fort Worth), and Maryland (Sandy Spring, Baltimore), and runs an active careers page indicating ongoing hiring. There is no disclosed outside equity, debt, or funding event; the firm appears entirely founder/management-owned and self-funded.

Name

Water Resources Management Associates

Legal name

Water Resources Management Associates, Inc.

Website

https://wrmaeng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WRMA is a Hispanic-owned, SBE/MBE/DBE-certified civil engineering consulting firm founded in 1997, providing water resources, stormwater, floodplain modeling, permitting, GIS, and grant writing services to municipal, state DOT, and water management district clients across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Resources Engineering Services

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAHAKAF

Water Quality & Watershed/Hydrologic Modeling (SWMM/HEC-RAS, Flood/Runoff/Nutrient)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Environmental Data Management, Modeling & GIS/Remote Sensing

SECONDARYBPAHAJAJ

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Consulting

SECONDARYIMAFAEAG

Roadway Drainage & Stormwater Works (Culverts, Ditches, Catch Basins)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Civil Infrastructure (Roads, Bridges & Tunnels)

Keywords

• Water resources engineering
• Stormwater management consulting
• Floodplain modeling services
• Civil infrastructure engineering
• Municipal hydraulic analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Jupiter

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering services for municipal stormwater, sanitary/combined sewer systems, and flood control/drainage facilities. Services include analysis, design, permitting, and construction monitoring for water resource infrastructure projects.
2. Grant Writing Services: WRMA assists municipalities in identifying and procuring state and federal grants for capital improvement, water quality, stormwater, flood hazard mitigation, and economic development projects. Track record of over $33 million in awarded grants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

WRMA provides professional engineering and consulting services for water resources infrastructure, covering stormwater management, floodplain modeling, civil engineering design, hydraulic analysis, permitting, GIS/remote sensing, condition assessment, and grant writing. The firm serves municipal, state, and select private clients across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States, delivering projects from concept development and watershed planning through permitting, design, and construction monitoring.

Product overview

WRMA offers professional engineering and consulting services as a unified portfolio of water resource management solutions. The core offerings include Water Resources Planning, Stormwater Management, Floodplain Modeling, Civil Engineering, and Permitting services. Supporting services encompass GIS/Remote Sensing, Grant Writing, Climate Resiliency, Condition Assessment, and Green Infrastructure & Sustainability. The firm provides specialized technical services in Bridge Hydraulics, Canal Bank Stabilization, Control Structure Retrofit, Culvert Design, and Erosion & Sediment Control. This integrated approach allows WRMA to deliver comprehensive infrastructure solutions from watershed planning through construction support for municipal clients in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Resources Planning Watershed master planning combining pre/post development planning, water quality planning, and hydraulic floodplain analysis using advanced hydrologic and hydraulic models for municipalities managing water management challenges.
• Bridge Hydraulics Bridge hydraulic design and scour countermeasure design services for municipalities and State Departments of Transportation requiring FHWA-compliant hydraulic analysis.
• Canal Bank Stabilization Canal bank stability and erosion countermeasure design services providing customized stabilization solutions for canal systems.
• Control Structure Retrofit Retrofit of existing water control structures or design and permitting of new control structures for water management solutions.
• Culvert Design Hydraulic design and culvert rehabilitation solutions compliant with FHWA requirements providing the necessary level of service for transportation and stormwater infrastructure.
• Erosion and Sediment Control Compliant erosion control design and SWPPP services ensuring compliance with NPDES for construction and land disturbance projects.
• Civil Engineering Civil engineering design for water resources, urban drainage, and wastewater systems, including hydraulic assessments, stream restoration, wetlands design, and stormwater pond design.
• Stormwater Management Stormwater master planning, design, and analysis services for urban, suburban, and watershed studies including hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, groundwater modeling, and water quality modeling.
• Green Infrastructure and Sustainability Green infrastructure and low impact development practices using vegetation, soils, and natural processes to manage water including lot-level solutions, road-level bioswales, and basin-level biodetention.
• Floodplain Modeling Hydraulic design and analysis for flood control projects including FEMA permitting (LOMR/CLOMR processing), floodway encroachment, and digital floodplain mapping using HEC-RAS and ARC HYDRO GIS.
• Permitting Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) preparation and regulatory permit procurement for stormwater-related projects including NPDES/MS4 Permit program support.
• Condition Assessment Comprehensive condition assessments of sanitary and stormwater pipeline systems using CCTV inspections, hydraulic modeling, and numeric source mathematical models.
• GIS and Remote Sensing ArcGIS database development for water and sewer infrastructure, GIS-based water resources modeling, and spatial analysis for asset management.
• Grant Writing Grant procurement services for hazard mitigation, coastal resiliency, and green infrastructure projects with over $33 million in awarded grants across municipal clients.
• Climate Resiliency Vulnerability risk adaptation analysis for coastal communities dealing with projected sea level rise and sustainable green infrastructure design.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $33 Million in awarded grants for municipal clients
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• USGS Water Science CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWRMA collaborates with USGS Water Science Centers on research publications regarding water quality assessments. Joint publication on PFAS contamination in Iowa streams demonstrated the company's technical capabilities and research contributions to water resource science.
• University of IowacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with University of Iowa scientists on comprehensive statewide PFAS stream assessment research, contributing to peer-reviewed environmental science publications.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Cyanobacteria Monitoring CollaborativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in multi-agency collaborative effort to address harmful algal blooms (HABs) in national parks, providing equipment and protocols for low-cost monitoring.
• University of WisconsinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator on national park HAB monitoring project, supplying protocols and expertise for freshwater toxin sampling and analysis.
• NOAA Phytoplankton Monitoring NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in coastal and shoreline HAB monitoring initiative, providing sampling protocols and equipment for marine toxin tracking.
• MCI, Inc.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWRMA operates as sub-consultant to MCI, Inc. on municipal infrastructure projects including bridge replacement and floodplain studies.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with a major water and environment practice serving federal, state, and municipal clients — a broad incumbent that competes with WRMA on municipal water and stormwater RFPs.
• Stantec: Stantec is a large global engineering and consulting firm with a significant water and environmental infrastructure practice serving municipal clients — overlaps with WRMA's core services but at much larger scale.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a large global consulting and engineering firm with a major water, environment, and infrastructure practice serving federal, state, and municipal clients — comparable in service mix but with vastly broader scale than WRMA.
• HDR: HDR is a large engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with a substantial water resources and stormwater practice serving municipal and transportation clients — a broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities.
• Jacobs Solutions: Jacobs is a large global engineering and consulting firm with a water and environmental practice serving municipal and federal clients — a broad incumbent overlapping with WRMA's stormwater and watershed services.

Direct peers

• Brown and Caldwell: Brown and Caldwell is a focused water and environmental engineering consulting firm serving municipal utilities on stormwater, wastewater, and watershed projects — closely comparable in target segment and service portfolio to WRMA.
• Kimley-Horn: Kimley-Horn is a major civil engineering firm with a substantial stormwater management and water resources practice serving municipalities and DOTs — directly comparable in core service lines and public-sector customer base.
• Hazen and Sawyer: Hazen and Sawyer is a specialty water and wastewater engineering consulting firm serving municipal clients with planning, modeling, and design services — a directly comparable specialty firm to WRMA in target customer and core service mix.
• Carollo Engineers: Carollo Engineers is a specialty water and wastewater engineering firm focused exclusively on municipal water infrastructure — comparable to WRMA in customer segment and service specialization.
• Freese and Nichols: Freese and Nichols is a Texas-headquartered water resources and infrastructure engineering firm serving municipal clients across the Sun Belt — directly comparable to WRMA's water resources focus and Southeast/Texas geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Investors

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M&A

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