This article showcases our top picks for the best Illinois based Water companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Water industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Illinois Water Startups
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Xaptum
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Multi-tenant, future-proof network operator that enables enterprises to seamlessly scale and secure IoT deployments.
Lotic Labs
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Lotic Labs powers financial innovation for water and the environment.
Elevate
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Elevate is a non-profit organization that operates with a mission to provide affordable heat, power and water resources to the communities.
Nano Gas Technologies
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Equipment for water treatment, oil recovery, and agriculture
Digital H2O
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Digital H2O develops an online oilfield water management analytics platform to change how energy companies manage scarce water resources.
NUMiX MATERIALS
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NUMiX MATERIALS specializes in manufacturing and supplying sorbents to remove dissolved heavy metals from contaminated water.
Confluency
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Confluency is an engineering company that specializes in water resource management.
Culligan International
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Culligan works to provide better water for their customers in their homes, offices, restaurants, and industrial facilities around the world.
Mazarine Ventures
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Mazarine invests in early-stage companies with innovations that address water/wastewater risks
Waterly
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Waterly is a mobile app to help water utility workers replace those old clipboards while gathering information and reporting it to the state
BubbleClear
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A wastewater treatment company developing biomedia technology
Kadeya
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Kadeya is a closed-loop water vending business that utilizes digitally connected reusable water bottles and tiny bottling equipment.
Industrial Fluid Management, Inc.
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Industrial Fluid Management, provides operational services for wastewater and water treatment facilities.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation
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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is the largest provider of dredging services in the United States.
Halsey Taylor
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Halsey Taylor provides drinking water products.
Growing Blue
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GrowingBlue.com is a data-driven resource that enables its users to have a better understanding of the water challenges.
Dunn Engineers
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Dunn Engineers is a water management design firm.
Direct Push Analytical
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Direct Push Analytical is a hydrogeological service company.
Jones Environmental Control
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Jones Environmental Control provides heating, ventilating and air conditioning services.
Florida Friendly Fertilizer
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Florida Friendly Fertilizer is an Agricultural service company specializes in healthy plants and turf.
American Bottoms
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American Bottoms produce a wastewater effluent to protect water resources.
Walter Louis Fluid Technologies
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Walter Louis Fluid Technologies provides water treatment equipment, water softening, filtration processes, and chemical applications.
Heneghan & Associates
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Heneghan & Associates offers water & stormwater engineering, land development, funding assistance, and print shop services.
Haskris
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Haskris manufactures and distributes industrial chillers, heat exchangers and water back-up systems.
Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency
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Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency is a company that focus on Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction.
Sundale Utilities
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Sundale Utilities provides water and wastewater systems services.
Integrated Lakes Management
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Integrated Lakes Management assists, enhances, manages, and rehabilitates natural resources.
Air Diffusion Systems
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Air Diffusion Systems offers water and wastewater treatment solutions.
PathoSans
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PathoSans is a leader in the development of innovative, efficient & environmentally responsible cleaning technology.
Northwater
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Northwater is an environmental and geosciences consulting firm that specializes in supporting the water sector.
Heaven’s Mist Water
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Heaven’s Mist Water provides a water treatment service.
Prairie Crossing
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Prairie Crossing is a non-profit organization that specializes in native landscaping, biodiversity, and storm-water management.
North Park Public Water District
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North Park Public Water District is a public corporation water provider.
Rayes Boiler
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Rayes Boiler specializes in the design and manufacture of a wide range of boilers and support systems.
AGREM
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AGREM is a water management solutions provider company.
Binz & Sons
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Binz & Sons offers drilling and pump services.
Midwest Environmental Consulting Services
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Midwest Environmental Consulting Services offers project management, site development, air monitoring, HVAC and water testing services.
Professional Meters
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Professional Meters provides meters and meter reading systems for industries.
Guardian
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Guardian is a system of Leak Detectors and a Valve Controller.
Green Valley Distributors
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Green Valley Distributors supplies bottled water and coffee to areas of Chicago and Northwest Indiana.
Embrich Plumbing Co
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Emrich Plumbing, a licensed & insured plumbing company, can provide installation, repair & maintenance for all types of plumbing systems.
Pursanova
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Pursanova is the company that solves the toughest Water Quality Concerns.
Admiral Environmental Services
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Admiral Environmental Services offers environmental consulting firm.
RestorationMaster
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RestorationMaster provides fire and water restoration services.
Universities Council on Water Resources
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UCOWR is a consortium of academic institutions and affiliates invested in water resources research, education, and outreach.
RWEDI Solutions
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RWEDI Solutions offers a water treatment system for cooling towers that reduces operating costs and conserves natural resources.
Midwest Meter
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Midwest Meter manufactures water main tapping, calibration, water-meter testing, water equipment repair, and automation services.
Prospect Water Co
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Prospect Water Co. provides water treatment products and services to household and commercial customers through independently.
HydroFloTech
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HydroFloTech is a wastewater solution provider.
Mcdougal Family Foundation
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McDougal Family Foundation is a non-profit organization that offers educational programs, healthy water and charity services.
EFI-Solutions
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EFI-Solutions manufactures and markets municipal water distribution products, industrial chemical control vaults, and mining applications.
Earthwise
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Earthwise is an industrial water treatment company that offers consultation, sustainable water management, heating, and cooling systems.
Water Integrated Treatment Systems
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Specializes in the processing of treatable non-hazardous liquid waste for disposal to the sanitary sewer.
Propel
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Propel provides electrolytes and flavored water with a blend of vitamins and antioxidants to hydrate the body of gym enthusiasts.
Water Science Technologies
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Water Science Technologies was started in the fall of 2000, as the U.S. southeastern distributor for the bromine-based biocides product
Discount Water Softeners
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Discount Water Softeners in commercial and residential water treatment services.
RMU
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RMU is a public utility company that renders electricity, water, wastewater treatment, internet, and advanced communication services.
Friends of the Chicago River
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Friends of the Chicago River focuses on improving, protecting and promoting healthy river system for benefits of people, plants and animals.
Global Water Technology
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Global Water Technology is a full service water treatment firm specializing in custom water treatment programs.
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is a public utility company offering wastewater treatment and management.
IN-PIPE TECHNOLOGY
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In-Pipe Technology provides engineered waste-water treatment technology and services for municipalities in the United States.
Thermaquatica
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Thermaquatica is commercializing a proprietary and patented technology for processing biomass (including agricultural wastes).
SPAAN Tech
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Architecture, Engineering, and Project Management
Clinton’s Ditch Cooperative Company
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Clinton’s Ditch is an Independent, New York State Pepsi Cola Manufacturer.
LiquiTech
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LiquiTech provides technologies and services that secure water delivery systems against water pathogen risks.
Environmental Monitoring & Technologies
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Environmental Monitoring & Technologies provide analytical support for wastewater compliance for manufacturers, groundwater monitoring.
eWaterPay
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Using mobile technology for the accountable collection of user fees to pay for the maintenance of water supply systems forever.
Illinois American Water
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Illinois American Water provides water and wastewater treatment services.
Everpure Inc.
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Everpure is a global provider of water filtration products and services.
Utilities
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Utilities is a dynamic firm that primarily focuses on offering a complete range of water and wastewater service to their customers.
Waterline Renewal Technologies
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Waterline Renewal Technologies provides trenchless rehabilitation of degraded potable water and sewer pipes, manholes and storm sewers.
City Water, Light & Power
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CWLP is providing water and electricity for residential and commercial sectors located in Springfield.
K. Lowe Plumbing
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K. Lowe is a full-service plumbing company specializing in sewer line repair and replacement, water conditioning, and sump pump systems.
Amwell
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Amwell is the manufacturing and marketing of water and wastewater treatment equipment company.
Suburban Laboratories
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Suburban Laboratories provides drinking water testing, soil, groundwater, wastewater, surface water sampling, and product testing services.
International Valve Marketing
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International Valve Marketing designs and manufactures Vent-Tech air release valves for industrial water and wastewater applications.
Harvest Moon Sustainable Ventures
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Harvest Moon creates high quality full spectrum oils and distillatefor use in everyday healing hemp products
Water Services Inc
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Water Services Inc provides products to high technology institutions, commercial facilities and residences worldwide.
Wachs Water Services
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Wachs Water Services is the leading provider of water distribution system asset management solutions
