Reliability Consulting for Water and Wastewater Facilities

Run the math against $2K-$15K/hour for treatment train for downtime cost. A single avoided unplanned shutdown on a critical asset usually pays for six to twelve months of program cost. Most Reliability Consulting for Water & Wastewater Plants sites we work with see 3:1 to 6:1 program ROI inside year one, with the higher figures showing up at sites with higher hourly downtime costs. Sites with very high downtime costs ($100K/hr+ in some Reliability Consulting for Water & Wastewater Plants operations) can see 10:1 or better.

Where EPA NPDES, Safe Drinking Water Act, state DEP requires documented preventive maintenance and equipment condition tracking, Reliability Consulting data provides the audit-ready evidence. Measurements traceable to SMRP Body of Knowledge, SAE JA1011 (RCM), calibrated instrumentation records, written procedures, and finding-to-work-order tie-back. The program isn't structured to be a compliance tool — but the data it generates as a byproduct usually closes 60-80% of an inspector's questions about equipment condition.

Baseline is quarterly review cycles. Water & Wastewater environments often justify tighter intervals on a subset of assets — specifically those most exposed to pump cavitation, blower bearing failure, corrosion-driven failures. The Reliability Consulting program scope at most Water & Wastewater sites we work with covers 30 to 80 critical assets in detail, with broader screening on the supporting equipment. Cost works out to $15K-$40K per engagement plus ongoing $4K-$12K monthly for the detailed assets.

Run the math against $2K-$15K/hour for treatment train for downtime cost. A single avoided unplanned shutdown on a critical asset usually pays for six to twelve months of program cost. Most Water & Wastewater sites we work with see 3:1 to 6:1 program ROI inside year one, with higher figures at sites with higher hourly downtime costs. Sites with very high downtime costs ($100K/hr+ in some Water & Wastewater operations) can see 10:1 or better.