Wastewater Resources

What Wastewater Resources does

Wastewater Resources, Inc. (WRI) is a privately held Scottsdale, Arizona-based original equipment manufacturer that designs and builds advanced water purification (AWP) plants for industrial, municipal, and marine applications. Founded in 1988 by Randall J. Jones, the company has developed a portfolio of 14 proprietary AquaTex-branded product lines spanning laundry graywater reclamation (360, 720, Ultra), cooling tower blowdown recovery (CT), oil & gas frac flowback and produced water treatment (COG, COG Advanced), industrial primary treatment (HS), municipal and marine biological treatment (SBR, BIO, MBR), advanced oxidation (AO), reverse osmosis drinking water production (RO), pH neutralization (pH), real-time monitoring (LiquID), and marine sanitation (AWP, plus the Poseidon and Orion product lines developed through a 2005 technology transfer to Navalis Environmental Systems). The underlying technology stack combines membrane filtration (nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis), advanced oxidation, UV disinfection, and biological treatment (fluidized bed bioreactors, SBRs), with modular 316L stainless steel construction and Allen-Bradley/Siemens PLC automation. WRI holds three US patents (4,981,594; 6,195,825; 7,534,357) and has secured US Coast Guard and IMO Type Approval for its marine systems, enabling deployment on US Navy, Royal Caribbean, and other regulated vessels.

The company operates a multi-pronged revenue model combining capital equipment sales (AWP plants ranging from small hospitality units to 15,000 bbl/day oil & gas systems), managed water service agreements (Lifecycle Water Management Services delivered with Black & Veatch for upstream oil & gas and mining), and ancillary services including bench-scale treatability testing. Go-to-market is primarily direct enterprise sales to municipal, industrial, defense, and hospitality accounts (Four Seasons, Westin, Alcoa, General Dynamics, US Navy/Army, NIH, City of Scottsdale), supplemented by international channel partners — most notably Australian Water Recycling Institute (AWRI) for Australia and India, and Black & Veatch as both referral and co-development partner. Fabrication is sourced through Caid Industries in Tucson, and membrane expertise is supported by Separation Processes, Inc. Despite a 35+ year operating history and reference customers including the City of Scottsdale's 14-million-gallon-per-day Advanced Water Treatment Pilot Complex (operational since 1995), the firm remains small (1-10 employees) with no disclosed external funding and limited recent public visibility — the website and most product launches date to circa 2010.

Name

Wastewater Resources

Legal name

Wastewater Resources, Inc.

Website

https://h2oreuse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wastewater Resources is a Scottsdale-based OEM that designs and builds AquaTex-branded advanced water purification plants for industrial, municipal, and marine clients, using membrane filtration, advanced oxidation, and biological treatment technologies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Treatment Equipment

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)

akta.pro primary industry

Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water Sourcing, Treatment & Quality Compliance for Bottled Water (Capture, Filtration, Testing, Certification) (AFAFACAJ)

Keywords

• Wastewater treatment plants
• Water purification systems
• Membrane filtration technology
• Industrial water reclamation
• Marine sanitation devices

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advanced Water Purification Plant Sales: WRI manufactures and sells patented/proprietary AWP plants for industrial, municipal, and marine markets. Products include AquaTex 360/720/Ultra (laundry graywater), AquaTex CT (cooling tower), AquaTex COG (oil & gas), AquaTex RO/AO/MBR (municipal), and AquaTex AWP (marine).
2. Lifecycle Water Management Services: Turnkey water management services including water planning, permitting, acquisition, hauling, wastewater collection, treatment, distribution, and reporting under water service agreements. WRI and Black & Veatch partner to provide these services to oil & gas producers and mining operations.
3. Water Service Agreements: Under water service agreements, WRI designs, builds, operates and maintains wastewater treatment plants. Clients can purchase or deploy treatment plants under water service agreements for distributed treatment in fields and mines.
4. Bench Scale Testing Services: Laboratory testing services for wastewater samples from drilling, completion, and production operations to evaluate treatability using WRI's treatment technologies.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wastewater Resources Inc. (WRI) is an original equipment manufacturer of patented and proprietary advanced water purification (AWP) plants that reclaim, treat, and recycle wastewater for industrial, municipal, and marine applications. The company sells 14 AquaTex-branded plant models (COG, HS, SBR, CT, pH, RO, AO, BIO, MBR, 360, 720, Ultra, LiquID, AWP) plus marine sanitation devices (Poseidon, Orion), and offers lifecycle water management and bench scale testing services.

Product overview

Wastewater Resources Inc. (WRI) offers a comprehensive portfolio of advanced water purification (AWP) plants as an original equipment manufacturer. The product portfolio spans three market segments: Industrial (AquaTex COG, HS, SBR, pH, CT for coal/oil/gas, manufacturing, and commercial applications), Municipal (AquaTex RO, AO, BIO, MBR, Ultra for water treatment and wastewater reclamation), and Marine (AquaTex AWP, Poseidon, Orion for ship sanitation). Supporting product lines include laundry graywater systems (AquaTex 360, 720, Ultra), monitoring systems (AquaTex LiquID), and services (Lifecycle Water Management, Bench Scale Testing, Sustainable Community Utility Solutions). The products use advanced technologies including membrane filtration (nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis), biological treatment (bioreactors, SBR), advanced oxidation, UV disinfection, and are fully automated with Allen-Bradley or Siemens PLC systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AquaTex 360: Automated hot water reclamation and disinfection system for small hotel, resort and commercial laundry operators
• AquaTex 720
• AquaTex Ultra
• AquaTex CT
• AquaTex COG
• AquaTex HS
• AquaTex SBR
• AquaTex pH
• AquaTex RO
• AquaTex AO
• AquaTex BIO
• AquaTex MBR
• AquaTex LiquID
• AquaTex AWP
• Poseidon
• Orion

Products and services

• AquaTex COG

Quantifiable outcome

• 60-80% reduction in water and sewer charges
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, important, strategic, historical and minor.

• Australian Water Recycling Institute (AWRI)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2008WRI expanded to Australia and India through its partner and reseller AWRI. With the help of AWRI's Steven Walker and Graeme Oakley, WRI now offers its product lines in Australia and India. AWRI offers sales, service, and manufacturing capabilities out of offices in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney. Sales to six clients in Australia are under negotiation.
• Navalis Environmental Systems, LLCcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2005In 2005, Randall Jones transferred technology to Navalis Environmental Systems, LLC, laying the groundwork for the first application of membrane water treatment technologies to marine wastewater. In 2009, Navalis patented a Dual-train Wastewater Reclamation and Treatment System (US Patent 7,534,357), leading to the development of the Poseidon and Orion product lines of marine sanitation devices that are Coast Guard Certified and exceed US Alaska Cruise Ship Standards.
• Black & VeatchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlack & Veatch (B&V), Overland Park, Kansas, is a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company founded in 1915, specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, federal, and environmental markets. B&V consults for WRI and has partnered on projects including the City of Scottsdale Advanced Water Treatment Pilot Complex. WRI and B&V teamed up to launch Lifecycle Water Management Services for upstream oil & gas producers and mining operations. B&V also partners on Sustainable Community Utility Solutions.
• Caid IndustriesimportantImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCaid Industries, founded in 1947, is a fabrication partner located in Tucson. It offers design/build, fabrication, manufacturing, and field erection services, working with stainless steel, titanium, duplex steels, structural fiberglass, copper, plastics, and mesh. Caid has fabricated high-quality stainless steel components for many WRI AWP plants. The companies are expanding their partnership to jointly complete the design/build process for WRI systems.
• Separation Processes, Inc. (SPI)importantTechnology or IntegrationSPI, Carlsbad, CA, is an internationally recognized consulting engineering firm in the application of membrane technologies and advanced processes for water and wastewater treatment. SPI offers expertise in microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, and other advanced processes. SPI has consulted WRI on several projects, and the companies are expanding their partnership to improve membrane technology and performance.
• Southwest Industrial Automation, LLC (SIA)importantTechnology or IntegrationSIA is an automation and controls engineering firm serving clients in material handling industry, specifically automated storage & retrieval systems (ASRS), with expertise in automating stacker cranes, conveyors, wire guided vehicles, and advanced water purification plants. WRI and SIA are expanding their partnership to continually improve automation functionality of WRI's advanced water purification plants.
• J. Craig Venter InstitutestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerWRI has a current R&D partnership with the J. Craig Venter Institute in San Diego, CA, focused on commercializing biofuel cell technology.
• University of Arizona Water Resources CenterhistoricalStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly R&D partnership (1988-1990) with University of Arizona's Water Resources Center and Department of Arid Lands, funded by John F. Long Foundation. Pilot work performed on nanofiltration membrane technology for brackish water purification. Successful delivery of advanced membrane solution served as basis for early WRI projects to recover potable water from wastewater.
• Chevron Energy SolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWRI offers Sustainable Community Utility Solutions in conjunction with energy partners such as Black & Veatch and Chevron Energy Solutions.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Xylem Inc. Global water technology company with strong presence in water treatment, transport, and reuse across industrial, municipal, and commercial markets, comparable to WRI's diversified segment strategy.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Global water and wastewater treatment solutions provider within Veolia Environnement; directly competes with WRI in industrial and municipal advanced treatment and reuse, particularly at large-scale municipal and industrial accounts.
• Evoqua Water Technologies: Water treatment solutions provider for industrial and municipal customers with overlapping product lines in advanced filtration and reuse; historically a direct competitor before integration with Xylem.
• Ecolab: Broad water, hygiene, and energy services provider with industrial water treatment offerings, including cooling tower and food & beverage water reuse; much larger but overlapping on industrial water recycling.
• SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: Global provider of water and wastewater treatment equipment and services across industrial and municipal markets, with comparable membrane and advanced treatment offerings; a much larger portfolio than WRI.
• Pall Corporation (Danaher): Filtration, separation, and purification equipment manufacturer serving industrial and municipal water applications, comparable to WRI's membrane-based treatment systems as a component supplier and integrated solutions provider.

Direct peers

• Fluence Corporation: Decentralized water and wastewater treatment systems for municipal and industrial clients, with a similar modular plant approach and overlapping use cases to WRI's AquaTex SBR, MBR, and BIO lines.
• Calgon Carbon (Kuraray): Provides activated carbon and water purification solutions for industrial and municipal markets, overlapping with WRI's advanced treatment focus, particularly in polishing and reuse applications.
• Aquatech International: Industrial water treatment and reuse specialist serving O&G, mining, power, and other industrial markets with membrane and thermal desalination technologies; comparable in scale and end-market focus to WRI's COG and RO offerings.
• H2O Innovation: Designs and manufactures water treatment systems for municipal, industrial, and oil & gas markets with membrane filtration expertise comparable to WRI's AquaTex portfolio; similar size and product positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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