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Commercial & Industrial Water Treatment · Carlsbad, CA

Stop paying for water you pour down the drain.

Your cooling towers, boilers and RO systems are costing you more than they should in water, energy and repairs. Hydrovida finds where the money is going, fixes it with chemistry we make ourselves, and proves the savings with lab data.

  • 80+ facilities served
  • Est. 2019
  • CSLB C-55 #1076504
  • CA DPR #45730
  • CA DGS Certified Small Business #2024415
  • NSF/ANSI/CAN 60 certified chemistry
  • NSF certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN 60. View Hydrovida's NSF listing (opens NSF website)
8 in 10 facilities we assess find savings.Find out if yours is one of them →
80+
Facilities served
$36K
Average yearly savings per customer
30%
Average water reduction
0
Customers lost to performance

Averages across Hydrovida customers. Savings include water, sewer, energy and chemical costs.

Sound familiar?

If your water treatment is working, you shouldn't have to wonder.

  • “Your tower's fine.”

    But the bleed runs constantly and your water bill keeps climbing.

  • “The softener's working.”

    But there's scale in the boiler and white crust on every fixture.

  • “That's normal rust.”

    But the chilled water loop runs brown and the pumps keep failing.

  • “We'll check it next visit.”

    But nobody has looked at the chemical feed in months.

Most water problems aren't chemistry problems. They're nobody-is-checking problems. Hydrovida tests, adjusts and reports on every visit, so you always know where your systems stand.

01 / Solutions

Programs built for your equipment and your water.

Biofilm slime coating cooling tower fill
01 /Program

Cooling towers & HVAC

Run more cycles, buy less water, and keep scale, corrosion and Legionella under control.

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Industrial steam boiler and treatment piping
02 /Program

Boilers & steam

Protect tubes, cut fuel and blowdown costs, and stop condensate corrosion before it stops production.

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Rust and sludge inside closed loop piping
03 /Program

Closed loops

Stop rusty water, plugged strainers and failing pumps in chilled and hot water loops.

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Scale inside a water line from hard water
04 /Program

Water softening

Softener running but water still hard? We test, tune, service and replace commercial softeners.

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Reverse osmosis system with membrane housings and service piping
05 /Program

RO & water purification

Antiscalants, membrane cleaning and troubleshooting that keep membranes running longer.

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Industrial wastewater treatment
06 /Program

Wastewater treatment

Meet discharge limits and lower sewer surcharges, with chemistry chosen by jar test.

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Water reuse system
07 /Program

Water reuse

Turn blowdown, RO reject, condensate and recycled water into water you don't have to buy.

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Planning a water system project
08 /Program

Custom projects

Need a new RO system, an added cooling tower or rerouted wastewater? We plan, spec and coordinate it.

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Clogged chemical injection fitting
09 /Program

Service & maintenance

Weekly or monthly service, chemistry and reporting, all for one fixed monthly fee.

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Cooling tower water treatment controller
10 /Program

Controllers & remote monitoring

Catch problems the day they start, and ask us about California rebates on new controllers.

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Corroded cooling tower louver supports
11 /Program

Cooling tower repair

Restore an aging tower cell by cell, for a fraction of the cost of a new one.

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Cooling tower distribution basin clogged with sludge and debris
12 /Program

Cooling tower cleaning

Remove the sludge, scale and slime that cost you capacity, with before-and-after photos.

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Where the money goes

Small chemistry problems turn into big bills.

Water and sewer
A tower at 3 cycles of concentration buys about 25% more water and sends about 2.5 times as much to the sewer as the same tower at 6 cycles.
Energy
Scale on condenser tubes and boiler surfaces acts like insulation, so chillers and boilers burn more power and fuel for the same work.
Equipment
Corrosion and scale shorten the life of towers, boilers, pumps and membranes, and the replacements cost far more than treatment.
Risk
Biofilm shelters Legionella. A positive test means retesting, disinfection and paperwork at best.

Across our customers, that adds up to $2.3M+ and 15M+ gallons of water saved every year.

Gallons estimated conservatively from average tower size and run time.

At one San Diego County food plant, our assessment found an estimated $74,000–$107,000 a year in savings across one cooling tower and four boilers.

(Working estimate, not a guarantee.)

Water droplet macro
Fig. 01 — Formulation
02 / Chemistry

We make our own chemistry, so we can match it to your water.

Most treatment companies resell someone else's products. Hydrovida formulates antiscalants, inhibitors, cleaners and biocides in-house, chosen for measurable performance and a cleaner environmental profile. NSF/ANSI/CAN 60 certified where it applies.

Scientist at scanning electron microscope
03 / Lab & Diagnostics

When something goes wrong, we find out why.

Our lab runs SEM/EDS, ATR-IR, GC-MS and elemental mapping, plus membrane autopsies and Title 22 and AAMI compliance testing. Instead of guessing why a membrane fouled or a boiler scaled, we identify what's on the surface and fix the cause.

04 / Industries

Built for facilities that can't afford downtime.

Hospitals, food plants, hotels, fabs, power plants, campuses and farms all run on water systems that have to work every day. Pick your industry to see the risks we manage for you.

Aerial view of water treatment plant
Field Proven

Operating in the systems that keep cities, plants, and hospitals running.

05 / How it works

Engineered. Measured. Verified.

  1. 01
    Assess
    A local rep tests your water on-site and walks your system. Free, no obligation.
  2. 02
    Formulate
    We build a program around your water, equipment and goals.
  3. 03
    Deploy
    We install feed and control equipment, set dosing and train your staff.
  4. 04
    Verify
    Every visit ends with a written report: test results, what we adjusted and what it's saving you.
Field engineer inspecting industrial pipes
Where we work

Local techs across California, plus Arizona, Nevada and Northern Mexico.

  • San Diego
  • Los Angeles & Orange County
  • Inland Empire
  • Imperial Valley
  • Central Valley
  • Bay Area & Sacramento
  • Yuma
  • Reno
  • Baja California & Sonora
FAQ

Questions

What does the free water analysis include?

A local rep tests your makeup and system water on-site, reviews your equipment and current program, and tells you what they find. There's no cost and no obligation.

Can you take over from our current provider?

Yes. We review your current program and records, and transition without downtime.

What size facilities do you work with?

Everything from a single building's cooling tower to multi-tower central plants and industrial process water.

Do you only serve San Diego?

No. We're based in Carlsbad, with techs serving all of California plus Yuma, Reno and Northern Mexico.

Find out what your water is costing you.

A Hydrovida rep will test your water on-site and show you where the savings are. No cost, no obligation.