In a bold step forward for the water utility industry, Fontus Blue has officially joined the USALCO family. This acquisition represents more than a merger; it’s a strategic alignment of two companies committed to empowering utilities with more innovative tools, deeper insight, and unwavering support. Together, we’re accelerating innovation and enhancing how treatment decisions are made, so utilities can deliver excellent water, every day.
To our valued clients and partners: first and foremost, nothing changes about the service, support, or platform access you rely on.
You’ll continue working with the same Fontus Blue team: Client Success Managers, optimization coaches, and product specialists who know your system and are committed to your goals. Your dashboards, process reports, and optimization tools will remain live, and your coaching sessions will continue as scheduled.
What does change is our reach, resources, and ability to deliver even more value. As part of USALCO, Fontus Blue now operates with the support of a trusted leader in water treatment chemistry, backed by a legacy of quality, operational excellence, and national scale. This partnership provides us with the infrastructure to grow faster, develop new features, and deepen our impact in the water sector.
Water utilities face increasingly complex challenges: evolving regulations, aging infrastructure, workforce transitions, and pressure to do more with limited resources. At Fontus Blue, we’ve built our platform to help utilities meet those challenges head-on, with multi-objective tools that clarify trade-offs, forecast treatment outcomes, and support operational decisions in real-time.
By combining that digital decision support with USALCO’s deep expertise in chemical formulation and application, we’re building a more powerful model for water quality management, one that connects data to action in a truly integrated way.
For our clients, this means faster insights, better outcomes, and stronger support, whether you’re a small rural utility or a regional system serving hundreds of thousands.
This acquisition is not about change for the sake of change, it’s about combining strengths to serve the people behind the water even better.
Fontus Blue offers a SaaS-based platform designed for utility empowerment, transforming complex datasets into actionable guidance. From Virtual Jar to Corrosion Sentry and PAC Dosing, our tools help operators and managers optimize every decision point across the treatment process.
USALCO brings decades of chemical manufacturing expertise, supplying coagulants and treatment solutions to utilities across the nation. Their team understands firsthand how chemical choices affect plant performance, compliance, and cost.
By joining forces, we’re bridging two traditionally separate workflows, chemistry and data, into one unified approach to optimization.
Christopher Miller, CEO at Fontus Blue, added: “Water utilities are facing a future that demands better alignment between treatment goals and operational tools. By joining forces with USALCO, we’re closing the gap between digital insight and practical implementation, something the industry desperately needs.
This partnership with USALCO allows us to go further, faster, without changing what makes Fontus Blue valuable to our clients. We’re still focused on empowering utility teams with optimization tools and 1:1 coaching. Now, we can do that at a greater scale and with even deeper alignment to treatment chemistry.”
And from Ken Gayer, CEO of USALCO: “This acquisition represents a transformative step forward in USALCO’s mission to deliver innovative and efficient water treatment solutions. Fontus Blue’s expertise in digital water solutions perfectly complements our product portfolio, allowing us to offer unmatched value to our customers. Together, we are uniquely positioned to tackle the evolving challenges of the water industry and ensure safe, high-quality drinking water for communities nationwide.”
This partnership sets the stage for a new era in utility support, one rooted in collaboration, driven by data, and backed by proven treatment expertise. Whether you’re an existing Fontus Blue client or exploring our platform for the first time, the path ahead is brighter than ever.
Together, Fontus Blue and USALCO will continue delivering on what matters most: empowering utilities to make better-informed decisions, optimize their processes, and ensure water quality for the communities they serve.
For further questions, please reach out to your Fontus Blue contact or email us directly at hello@fontusblue.com.
Let’s optimize the future of water, together.
USALCO is a leading provider of water treatment solutions for municipal and commercial customers in the United States. Headquartered in Baltimore, MD, USALCO operates 33 manufacturing and distribution facilities throughout the United States
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