Fluid Resource Management (FRM) was founded in 1999 to address the need for contract operations, maintenance and mechanical services for water and wastewater systems on California’s Central Coast. After successfully developing FRM and a decade of working in the field as water and wastewater operators, chief plant operators, maintenance technicians and construction managers, FRM’s owners launched Cloacina, a manufacturer and purveyor of stainless steel package wastewater treatment plants. Cloacina is now a nationally recognized and industry-leading supplier of membrane bioreactors. The shared mission of both companies is to protect water resources and the environment.
For over a decade, the two companies have successfully collaborated on water and wastewater projects and are the leading providers of EMBO services in the western United States. When a client contracts with FRM and Cloacina for EMBO services, a project team comprised of managers and key personnel from each of the companies’ highly-specialized divisions is assembled. The project team collaborates to produce a comprehensive proposal for the client and meets regularly throughout the project to provide value engineering and coordinate responsibilities and scheduling between companies, divisions, subcontractors, the client and other project participants.
There are many different types of projects that an owner can choose from. Engineer/Build/Manufacture/ Operate (EMBO) is one of them. EMBO is where one company enters into a contract with the owner to engineer, manufacture, build and operate the required equipment. In all other project types, an owner enters into separate contracts with different firms for engineering, equipment manufacturing, construction and operations. A single contract is what truly defines an EMBO project. If the owner enters into a contract with more than one company for those services, it is not EMBO.
Most services are performed in-house
More creative project approaches
Project speed
Field innovation and flexibility
One contract
Single point of contact
Single point of liability
More efficient project coordination
FRM
We have licensed water and wastewater designers, operators, chief plant operators, maintenance technicians, specialty coatings applicators, millwrights, fabricators, QISPs, compliance officers, electricians, plumbers, controls technicians, engineers and field foreman all under one roof
Our staff specializes in water and wastewater systems and they have extensive knowledge of the hydraulic and mechanical principles associated with water and wastewater treatment
FRM has an outstanding reputation in the industry
We have been formally commended by the State of California Regional Water Quality Control Board and have relationships with regulatory agencies that span decades
Agile mechanical teams allow FRM to move in and out of projects when unforeseen site conditions, permit delays, weather events and unsafe conditions arise
CLOACINA
All of our plants and equipment are fabricated from stainless steel as a standard, not an optional upgrade
We are the only package wastewater treatment plant manufacturer that assembles, factory tests and wet tests all equipment as a complete system prior to shipping
Our basis of design is the industry accepted standards outlined by Metcalf and Eddy. While our products are revolutionary, we use universally agreed upon principles of wastewater design.
Cloacina is an open source integrator that utilizes the best available equipment for the specific application rather than something a firm is contractually obligated to provide due to industry agreements
We do not push proprietary technologies, subscriptions or chemicals
