CRB Water was built on one mission: to keep critical water systems safe, efficient, and reliable. We do it by building relationships, not just programs, so our people become an extension of your team. From the start, we’ve combined chemistry, biology, customized automation, and responsive service to prevent downtime and keep your operations running confidently.
CRB Water began in 1987 as Chemtron, focused on specialty chemical products for industrial water treatment. Ten years later, Riverbend Labs was established, bringing complementary and unmatched expertise in biological wastewater treatment and anaerobic digestion.
When the two combined, a unique partnership of chemistry, biology, and automation took shape. It was the start of a partnership model built on collaboration and trust.
From day one, our approach has been customer focused, hands-on and people-first. Instead of dropping off chemicals and walking away, we’ve embedded experts who work side by side with customers to solve water, biological, and automation challenges in real time. That commitment continues today.
Before partnering with AEA Investors in 2023, CRB Water operated as an employee-owned ESOP company, an ownership structure that shaped our culture of accountability and long-term partnership. Today, employees continue to hold a large stake in the company’s continued growth and future. That ownership mindset drives every decision, deepening our commitment to our clients’ results, reliability, and ultimate success.
Because CRB Water grew from both science and relationships, we offer deeper expertise, faster response, and the confidence that your systems stay reliable, compliant, and always running.
CRB Water’s growth has always been about more than scale. Every acquisition expanded our expertise and strengthened our ability to keep your systems safe, efficient, and compliant while delivering the local responsiveness and uptime focus that define us.
National reach, local support.
Our growth isn’t just about coverage. It’s about connections. Each partnership brings together teams who share the same values: putting customers first, responding quickly, and building lasting relationships based on trust. Their people-first mindset and technical excellence strengthen our ability to deliver the responsive service, reliability, and uptime protection your operations depend on.
From a regional water treatment provider to a national partner, CRB Water continues to build on its legacy, helping the industries our communities rely on run safer, smarter, and more sustainably.
Chemtron Riverbend becomes CRB Water, a unified national brand built to deliver uptime, safety, and sustainability at scale.