What Rainstorm Solutions does

Rainstorm Solutions, Inc. is a privately held stormwater management, drainage, erosion control, and site maintenance services company founded in 2008 and headquartered at 4101 Blue Clay Rd., Castle Hayne, North Carolina. The company began as a rainwater harvesting business and has since expanded into a multi-line specialty contractor serving three customer segments: residential homeowners experiencing yard flooding or drainage problems, commercial developers and builders requiring stormwater compliance and erosion control on construction sites, and HOA/POA communities managing retention ponds, swales, and shared stormwater infrastructure. The HOA segment is the primary commercial account base, spanning over 150 communities along the Coastal Carolina corridor from Myrtle Beach, SC to Morehead City, NC.

The firm's service portfolio is delivered through a field-service operating model that combines conventional heavy civil equipment (excavators, hydrovac non-destructive excavation gear) with proprietary diagnostic tools, most notably a pipe crawler camera featuring a 360-degree rotating self-propelled lens used to pinpoint underground pipe failures and enable surgical repairs without exploratory digging. Adjacent capabilities include French drains, retaining walls, downspout extensions, sinkhole repair, swale and ditch restoration, hydroseeding, silt fence installation, street sweeping, bulkhead installation, retention pond maintenance, water tank storage systems, rain garden and bioretention installation, and full stormwater compliance reporting. The company holds a dense stack of credentials that materially affects bid eligibility, including ARCSA Accredited Professional status, NC State Stormwater SCM Inspection & Maintenance, Erosion & Sedimentation Control, EPA, DEQ, and OSHA certifications, and certification as a rain garden installer through the New Hanover County and City of Wilmington Heal Our Waterways initiative.

The business model is professional services revenue on a project-by-project, quote-based pricing structure determined following a mandatory site survey. No subscriptions, retainers, or recurring contracts are disclosed. Customer acquisition is predominantly direct — inbound phone calls and website contact forms — with a small Facebook presence and no visible paid demand generation. The company is founder-led (Bill Aldridge, President & Founder), with no disclosed institutional investors, no parent company, and approximately 25-30 total personnel including 13 named leadership and operations staff plus a field crew of roughly 10-15. All revenue is generated within a defined regional geography along Coastal Carolina.

Name

Rainstorm Solutions

Legal name

Rainstorm Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://rainstormsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Rainstorm Solutions is a privately held specialty contractor founded in 2008 that provides stormwater management, drainage, erosion control, and site maintenance services to homeowners, developers, and HOAs across Coastal Carolina from Myrtle Beach to Morehead City.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Stormwater Management Services

NAICS

Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Stormwater & Drainage Infrastructure Construction (Sewer, Detention, Outfalls) (IMAFAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Storm Drain & Yard Drain Cleaning & Repair (HSAOABAL), Detention, Retention & Storage Systems (Ponds, Tanks, Vaults) (EUANAEAD), Stormwater Collection & Conveyance (Inlets, Catch Basins, Pipes, Channels) (EUANAEAA), Gutters, Downspouts & Rainwater Systems (IMADAFAM)

Keywords

• Stormwater management services
• Drainage and erosion control
• Retention pond maintenance
• Site work and grading
• Rain garden installation

Headquarters

HQ city

Castle Hayne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Stormwater & Drainage Services: Rainstorm generates revenue through one-time project fees for stormwater management, erosion control, drainage correction, pipe repair, retention pond maintenance, and related site work. Services are sold on a project-by-project basis to homeowners, developers, builders, and HOA communities. All engagements are quote-based following a site survey. No subscription or recurring revenue streams were disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rainstorm Solutions is a stormwater management company that designs, installs, and maintains drainage, erosion control, and water-management systems for residential homeowners, developers/builders, and HOA communities across Coastal Carolina. Services include yard drainage correction, retention pond and swale maintenance, pipe inspection and repair using pipe crawler cameras, hydrovac excavation, hydroseeding, silt fence installation, bulkhead and retaining wall construction, and stormwater compliance support. Engagements begin with a site survey followed by a custom plan and project-based execution.

Product overview

Rainstorm Solutions is a stormwater management company offering a unified suite of drainage and erosion control services across three primary segments: residential homeowners, commercial developers/builders, and HOA communities. The company provides both specialized services (pipe crawler camera inspection, rain garden installation, retention pond maintenance) and core drainage solutions (French drains, erosion control, grading, pipe repair, concrete/asphalt work, hydroseeding, swale restoration). Services are delivered through a single operational model rather than a modular software platform—products are service-based offerings tailored to each customer segment, with capabilities including underground pipe inspection, sediment removal, stormwater compliance support, and environmental remediation. The company was founded in 2008 and serves Coastal Carolina from Myrtle Beach to Morehead City.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Drainage & Stormwater Services Comprehensive drainage and stormwater solutions for homeowners, including flood mitigation, standing water removal, erosion control, foundation protection, french drains, downspout extensions, rain gardens, retaining walls, and yard drain/catch basin installation for residential properties.
• Developer & Builder Stormwater Services Stormwater management, erosion control, and site maintenance services for construction developers and builders, including erosion control installation, drainage corrections, retention pond work, silt fences, hydroseeding, street sweeping, water tank storage systems, stormwater inspections, and compliance reporting for job sites.
• HOA Community Stormwater Services Stormwater management, retention pond maintenance, swale and ditch work, pipe repair, erosion control, asphalt/concrete repair, and drainage corrections for HOA and POA community infrastructure, with proactive and responsive compliance support.
• Pipe Crawler Camera Inspection Diagnostic underground pipe inspection service that pinpoints pipe failures without exploratory digging, enabling surgical repairs and avoiding unnecessary excavation on residential, commercial, and HOA properties.
• Retention Pond Maintenance Ongoing stormwater pond care including vegetation removal, sediment dredging, capacity restoration, and compliance management for HOA communities and developer-built projects.
• Rain Garden Installation Design and installation of native-plant rain gardens that capture and filter stormwater runoff, offered to homeowners and communities as a funded Heal Our Waterways (HOW) initiative solution.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 150 HOA/POA communities served from Myrtle Beach to Morehead City
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Heal Our Waterways (HOW) — New Hanover County & City of WilmingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRainstorm Solutions is a certified rain garden installer through the Heal Our Waterways (HOW) initiative, a partnership between New Hanover County and the City of Wilmington. The company has installed rain gardens funded in part through HOW grants. This certification establishes Rainstorm as a trusted environmental partner for municipal water quality initiatives in the region.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Peers

• Jacobs Solutions:

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Large consulting and engineering firm with a dedicated water and stormwater practice covering municipal stormwater compliance, MS4 programs, and green infrastructure. Comparable to Rainstorm on the regulatory/compliance side of stormwater; Tetra Tech designs and plans where Rainstorm executes field implementation.
• Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS): Publicly traded manufacturer and supplier of drainage products (pipes, chambers, structures) used across stormwater infrastructure. Comparable as a major incumbent in the broader stormwater drainage category where Rainstorm operates; ADS is product-focused while Rainstorm is service/install-focused on the same end infrastructure.
• NDS Inc. Manufacturer of stormwater management, drainage, and landscape / rainwater harvesting products including catch basins, channel drains, and downspout systems. Relevant broad incumbent: NDS supplies components that Rainstorm installs, and both serve the residential and light-commercial drainage / stormwater management end market.
• SCS Engineers: Environmental engineering and consulting firm serving public and private sector clients on stormwater, solid waste, and remediation projects. Comparable as an incumbent in the broader stormwater compliance and infrastructure space, though more engineering-led than Rainstorm's field-service model.
• Oldcastle Infrastructure (CRH): Division of CRH providing stormwater management, drainage, and underground infrastructure products and solutions. Comparable because it operates in the same stormwater/drainage infrastructure space; a much larger incumbent with national reach versus Rainstorm's regional contractor footprint.
• Contech Engineered Solutions: National provider of engineered solutions for stormwater, drainage, and civil infrastructure, including detention, retention, and water quality products. Relevant as a broad incumbent in the same stormwater drainage category Rainstorm services, although Contech is product-systems oriented and Rainstorm is a service contractor deploying similar solutions.

Regional players

• Crowder Construction Company: Southeast-based heavy civil and infrastructure contractor performing water, sewer, and stormwater pipeline construction across the Carolinas and broader region. Comparable as a Carolinas-focused civil contractor operating in the same water/sewer/stormwater construction category Rainstorm serves, though at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• S&ME: Employee-owned engineering, environmental, and construction services firm headquartered in the Southeast with strong Carolinas presence, performing stormwater compliance, geotechnical, and environmental work. Comparable as a Southeast regional firm touching the same regulated stormwater and water-quality compliance work Rainstorm does, with overlapping municipal and developer clients.

Direct peers

• BIO Clean Environmental Services: Specialty provider of stormwater treatment, filtration, and maintenance services for municipal, commercial, and HOA-style customers. Directly comparable as a regional stormwater-services specialist delivering inspection, maintenance, and treatment in the same end market as Rainstorm.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Rainstormsolutions

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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