Corporate History

The commitment of AquaShield™ to provide quality environmental solutions began in the early 1980s with its founder solving surface water and groundwater contaminant issues at industrial and commercial facilities through his previously owned environmental consulting/contracting companies. The first product, a catch basin insert (now known as the Aqua-Guardian™), was introduced in 1997 for use at point source problem sites such as gas stations, fast food restaurants, and high traffic parking lots. The AquaShield™ stormwater filtration technology expanded into underground structures in 1999 with the installation of a "treatment train" structure utilizing pretreatment sediment removal incorporated with a filtration chamber to remove fine contaminants. This became the Aqua-Filter Stormwater Treatment System.

Early in 2000, AquaShield™ formed its corporate office in Chattanooga, Tennessee and began its campaign as the vanguard for treatment of stormwater and industrial runoff. Recognition of the increasing compliance standards for waterborne pollutants set AquaShield™ apart in a fast growing industry. AquaShield™ received patents for treatment systems that integrated hydrodynamic swirl separation technology for pretreatment with high flow filtration technology in a single device. In 2001, our stand alone hydrodynamic swirl concentrator was introduced to meet the increasing requests for primary pollutant removal of sediment and floatable debris and oils. This is the patented Aqua-Swirl®.

Accordingly, AquaShield™ offers three essential alternatives for treating stormwater and industrial runoff: the Aqua-Swirl®, the Aqua-Filter™ Stormwater Treatment System, and the Aqua-Guardian™. Other derivatives of these core products have been adapted for customers needing further enhanced water treatment. Our products distinguish themselves from other systems with their high performance, lightweight construction material, providing unmatched flexibility and adaptation to site-specific conditions. Each product arrives at the project job site completely assembled and ready for installation.

Prior to shipping, all AquaShield™ products are fabricated and hydrostatically tested under rigorous quality control procedures. In order to assist with logistics, five fabrication plants conveniently are located across the United States.

Our goal is to understand the customers needs and offer the best cost-effective solution in a timely manner. AquaShield™ accomplishes this goal through its growing team of dynamic independent Sales Agents across the United States and our corporate engineering and customer service staff in Chattanooga. We also have licensed Sales Agents in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Central America, Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia (Southeast Asia) and Middle East.

Vision Statement

Be the vanguard for providing technology that gives quality useable water to every country and community that needs it.

Mission Statement

We recognize that with success comes responsibility to our customers, our community, and to our world. AquaShield™ is an organization with vision. This is evident by our pioneering use of environmentally preferable HDPE materials in stormwater treatment. We not only understand the requirements of today, we also concern ourselves with the needs of tomorrow. Our research and product development efforts are dedicated to identifying opportunities and developing innovative solutions not only to stormwater treatment challenges, but also to any challenges that involve protecting our worlds water supply.

Water, time and potential: these are the three of our most precious resources. AquaShield™ recognizes this and we are dedicated to promoting and enabling the effective stewardship of all three. We appreciate the opportunity to serve you.