An Independent Read on Your Water Program.
Three decades of industrial water and wastewater consulting — independent of any single chemistry line or equipment OEM. System audits, energy savings analysis, ZLD feasibility, and honest bid review. Even cases where we recommend staying with your current vendor.
Independent industrial water treatment consulting provides audits, feasibility studies, and second-opinion reviews to industrial facilities without any tie to a chemical brand or equipment line. Engagements cover system audits, competitor-proposal reviews, zero-liquid-discharge feasibility, and program-design consultation. Written scope and fixed pricing before any chargeable work — the initial consultation is free.
Six Consulting Disciplines
Each engagement scoped to your facility — short audit, multi-week study, or recurring program oversight.
System Audits
Cooling tower performance audits (LSI verification, biocide effectiveness, ASHRAE 188 compliance), boiler audits (cycles, condensate chemistry, layup adequacy), wastewater audits (program review, equipment performance, discharge compliance).
Engineering Studies
Treatment train modeling, makeup water chemistry studies, blowdown optimization, biocide selection analysis, inhibitor compatibility studies — written reports your engineering team can act on.
Energy Savings
Cycles-of-concentration optimization, blowdown recovery, condensate return improvement, heat exchanger fouling assessment — translated to dollar-impact projections per year.
Zero Liquid Discharge
ZLD feasibility studies including current water/wastewater balance, treatment train options, recovery system selection, capital and operating cost projections, and chemistry program design for the recovery side.
Program Evaluation
Quarterly or annual third-party review of your current water treatment program — even if Lone Wolf isn't running it. Read of chemistry choices, service quality, and cost-effectiveness.
Bid Comparison
Review of competitor proposals: identify gaps, flag overpriced products, compare service commitments, and help you negotiate from informed footing. Including cases where staying with your current vendor is the right call.
No Quota. No Preferred Chemistry. No Equipment OEM Loyalty.
Most consulting "audits" from chemical companies end up recommending more of that company's chemistry. Most consulting from equipment vendors end up recommending more of that vendor's equipment. We don't have a sales target tied to a specific chemistry line or equipment brand — which means we can read your system and tell you what it actually needs.
Including the answers nobody wants: "stay with your current vendor and renegotiate," "your chemistry is fine, your blowdown is the problem," "the bid you got is reasonable, sign it." Real consulting reads the situation, not the sales script.
Consulting FAQ
Is the initial consultation really free?
Yes. The first site visit and baseline assessment carry no charge. We walk your systems, sample makeup and recirculating water, review the last 12 months of service records, and write up an honest read of where you are. No pressure, no proposal-on-the-spot.
Can Lone Wolf review a competitor's proposal?
Yes. Bid comparison assistance is a standard consulting service. We can review another vendor's program proposal, identify gaps, flag overpriced products, and help you negotiate from informed footing — including cases where the right call is to stay with your current vendor.
Do you do zero liquid discharge feasibility studies?
Yes. ZLD evaluations include current water/wastewater balance review, treatment train modeling, recovery system options, capital and operating cost projections, and chemistry program design for the recovery side.
What kind of system audits do you perform?
Cooling tower performance audits (LSI verification, biocide effectiveness, ASHRAE 188 compliance review), boiler audits (cycles of concentration, condensate return chemistry, layup adequacy), and wastewater treatment audits (chemistry program review, discharge compliance review, equipment performance).
What does an engagement cost?
Free for the initial visit and baseline. Engagement scope determines pricing thereafter — short audit, multi-week study, or recurring oversight. Written proposal with fixed fee or hourly rate before any chargeable work begins.