Treatment Technologies
Filtration · RO · membranes · disinfection · desalination
NewCollaborating with Brine Consulting on desalination, ZLD & brine projects
Post a water treatment project. Meet solution providers. Close the loop.
The water ecosystem that connects industrial buyers with vetted treatment experts. Every project matched by our engineers, powered by Nepti.
Free to post. No commitment.
1,000+
Vetted providers
48hrs
Time to match
98%
Reach proposal stage
34
Countries covered
Trusted by operators across
industrial, municipal, and infrastructure
◉ TEXTILE
◉ PHARMA
◉ FOOD & BEV
◉ MINING
◉ CEMENT
◉ ENERGY
What are you solving?
Expertise for every water challenge.
Browse eight umbrella categories covering 122 solution provider pages, or post your project and we’ll match you to the right experts.
Water Reuse & Recovery
ZLD · industrial reuse · brine · resource recovery
Wastewater & Infrastructure
WWTP · EPC · modular · cooling · sludge
Monitoring & Digital
IoT · SCADA · AI · testing · energy efficiency
Engineering, Consulting & Financing
Consulting · engineering · ESG · feasibility · WaaS
Operations & Support
O&M · emergency response · asset management
By Industry
Textile · F&B · oil & gas · pharma · mining · chemicals
By Challenge
PFAS · heavy metals · COD/BOD · scaling · pathogens
The vetted network
Top water treatment experts.
Verified companies delivering recycling, reuse, filtration, sludge management, and industrial water treatment.
The process
From project posted to proposals in 48 hours.
Watch how the matching engine turns delivered references into the right connections, in about a minute.
Step 01
Describe your challenge
Tell us about the project: volume, contaminants, regulations, timeline. 5 minutes.
Step 02
We match & shortlist
Our engineers and Nepti's intelligence engine identify suitable providers from a network of 1,000+ companies.
Step 03
Receive proposals
Get tailored technical and commercial proposals. You pick the partner, and we stay alongside.
Latest water projects
Live on the ecosystem.
Talk to our team of experts.
Tell us what you need, and we come back with the right providers.
45 minutes. Free. Nothing gets published.
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In collaboration with Brine Consulting
Complex projects, scoped by specialists.
Technically challenging desalination, ZLD, brine management and produced water projects are reviewed and scoped by subject matter experts before they reach the market. Providers receive well defined opportunities, and project owners get a clearer technical roadmap.
Read the announcementAguato Insider
Field notes from the water industry.
Aguato News5 min read
Aguato and Brine Consulting: Complex Water Projects, Scoped by Specialists
Technically challenging desalination, ZLD and brine projects on Aguato can now be reviewed and scoped by Brine Consulting specialists before they reach the market. What changes for project owners and providers.
Industry Deep Dives24 min read
High Purity Water for Pharmaceuticals: USP Standards Explained
Pharmaceutical manufacturers operate three distinct water grades, each with different USP limits, system architectures, and validation requirements. Getting the wrong grade into the wrong process step does not just fail an audit. The complete guide to PW, WFI, and pure steam selection, system design, and continuous compliance.
Technology Guides18 min read
Industrial Water Storage Tanks: Concrete vs Bladder
The wrong industrial water storage tank costs operators $50,000 to $500,000 in rework. Here is how to match concrete, bladder, steel, or GRP to duty, volume, and budget.
Costs & Procurement18 min read
Water Treatment Plant O&M: Build vs Buy vs Outsource
The choice between in-house operations, outsourced O&M, and water-as-a-service is not primarily a cost decision. It is a decision about risk transfer, compliance liability, and whether water treatment is a core competency or a support function. The framework for getting it right.
Compliance & Safety20 min read
Legionella Prevention in Cooling Towers: Industrial Compliance Guide
Cooling towers are the highest-risk legionella source in industrial settings. A single outbreak triggers regulatory investigation, reputational damage, and potential criminal liability. Here is the water treatment programme, testing protocol, and regulatory framework that keeps industrial facilities compliant.
Technology Guides20 min read
Modular Stormwater Detention and Attenuation Systems
Modular stormwater detention cuts excavation 68% vs gravel at 95% void ratio, $8.50 to $13.00 per cubic foot installed, with a four-year payback over surface basins.
Technology Guides22 min read
Ion Exchange Systems: A Complete Guide for Industrial Users
Ion exchange removes dissolved ions from water with near-perfect selectivity, achieving conductivities below 0.1 microsiemens per centimetre that RO alone cannot reach. But at feed TDS above 500 mg/L, the regenerant cost makes it uneconomic without pre-treatment. The complete guide to sizing, configuration, and the RO versus IX versus hybrid decision.
Industry Deep Dives20 min read
Lithium Extraction from Brines: DLE Technology Guide
Direct lithium extraction promises to unlock brine resources that evaporation ponds cannot touch, with 80 to 95% lithium recovery, 90-plus percent water return, and an 8 to 18 month production cycle versus the multi-year pond route. What industrial operators and project developers need to know about the technology landscape in 2025.
Technology Guides20 min read
SuDS and Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management
Urban stormwater flooding costs US cities over $9 billion a year. SuDS and green infrastructure cut peak flows up to 80% at a fraction of conventional drainage cost.
Costs & Procurement25 min read
Water-as-a-Service vs Ownership: Total Cost of Water Analysis
Buying and operating your own water treatment plant looks cheaper until you include the capital replacement cycle, the operator vacancy risk, the technology obsolescence cost, and 15 years of regulatory exposure. The full TCO framework for the WaaS versus ownership decision.
Nepti intelligence engine
Behind every match, an engine.
Nepti Design maps the treatment space. Nepti Diagnose explains why a solution fits. Aguato is the ecosystem. Nepti is why the ecosystem works.
Every run hands back
- P&ID + PFD drawings
- CAPEX and OPEX per m³
- Treatment train
- Predicted effluent quality
- CO₂ and energy intensity
- Matched providers
Ask. The engine answers.
Explore the ecosystem
Water treatment experts, organised by vertical.
Treatment TechnologiesFiltration, membranes, disinfection, and desalination: the building blocks of any water plant.Reuse, Recovery & StormwaterZLD, industrial reuse, brine management, resource recovery, SuDS, and stormwater at city scale.Infrastructure, Networks & EquipmentWWTPs, EPC, pipe networks, smart metering, tanks, valves, and pumps — the physical backbone of water.Monitoring & DigitalIoT, SCADA, AI, testing, and the digital backbone that makes plants smart and efficient.Engineering, Consulting & FinancingConsultants, engineers, ESG advisors, and the financing models that get water projects built.Operations & SupportO&M, emergency response, asset management, and the operator training that keeps plants alive.By IndustryProviders with deep vertical experience in food & beverage, oil & gas, pharma, mining, and more.By Challenge / ContaminantStart from the contaminant: PFAS, heavy metals, COD/BOD, pathogens, scaling, and more.
◉ Outcomes, not impressions
Turn water strategy into measurable impact.
Aguato helps industries translate sustainability targets into executable water treatment projects, supported by the right expertise and technology providers, selected with precision.
Network
1,000+
Vetted water technology providers
Velocity
48hrs
Average time to identify suitable solutions
Conversion
98%
Projects progressing to solution discussions