OptiRTC

OptiRTC is an American infrastructure-technology company focused on the digital management of stormwater and distributed water systems. Its core offering is a software-as-a-service platform designed to connect physical water assets with cloud computing, sensing equipment, weather and hydrological forecasts, and information about local environmental conditions. Rather than treating stormwater infrastructure as a collection of passive structures that operate only when rainfall occurs, the platform is intended to make those assets responsive and predictive: data can be gathered from sites, interpreted in the context of forecast conditions, and used to adjust infrastructure in advance or during an event. The company’s work sits at the intersection of water management, Internet of Things technology, cloud software, and civil infrastructure. Its stated technical architecture is cloud-native and built on Microsoft Azure. The platform is intended for distributed systems, including green infrastructure and other stormwater facilities spread across an urban area. Such systems can include storage, detention, wetlands, and related controls that help manage runoff, reduce pressure on conventional drainage networks, and support water-quality or resilience objectives. OptiRTC’s development history began before its formal incorporation. In June 2011, the OptiRTC team worked with ioBridge on smart-city technology using ioBridge hardware services together with OptiRTC’s software platform. This early collaboration reflects the company’s emphasis on connecting field devices and infrastructure to a remote software layer. In November 2013, members of the team were associated with a patent covering a combined water-storage and detention system and a method for precipitation harvesting and management; Marcus Quigley was identified as a co-inventor. The work was subsequently recognized in the smart-city sector when the New York Economic Development Corporation selected Opti technology as the winner of the first Smart City Expo World Congress in November 2014. OptiRTC was formally established as an independent company in December 2014 through a spin-out from Geosyntec Consultants. The separation gave the technology a distinct corporate identity while retaining a connection to a consulting and engineering environment familiar with civil infrastructure and water systems. In January 2015, research published by the Water Environment Research Foundation on high-performance green infrastructure focused substantially on distributed real-time control of stormwater infrastructure, a field closely aligned with OptiRTC’s technical approach. In 2016, the company began working with Particle to provide a communications layer for its products, reinforcing the role of connected sensors and device communications in the platform. A documented deployment followed in Albany, New York. In October 2018, Albany’s Department of Water and Water Supply commissioned Opti to install an underground smart water-management system at Washington Park Lake and at one of the city’s constructed wetlands. The project illustrates the company’s practical focus: applying connected monitoring and control to existing or engineered water assets rather than selling a conventional consumer product. The available reference material does not provide reliable information about OptiRTC’s current ownership, leadership, revenue, financing, headquarters, geographic scale, or present operating status. It also does not establish a current corporate website or a public-market listing. Accordingly, those fields are left unspecified. Based on the documented history, OptiRTC is best understood as a specialized infrastructure-software company and technology brand serving municipalities, engineering stakeholders, and operators of stormwater or distributed water systems.

OptiRTC developed as a smart-infrastructure technology initiative centered on the active management of stormwater and distributed water assets. Before the company became an independent legal entity, its team worked on combining connected field hardware, environmental information, and software controls for civil infrastructure. In June 2011, it partnered with ioBridge on smart-city technology. The collaboration used ioBridge’s hardware services alongside the OptiRTC platform, establishing an early model for linking sensors and physical infrastructure to a software system. The team’s technical work also extended into water-storage and precipitation management. In November 2013, a patent was assigned for a combined water-storage and detention system and a method for precipitation harvesting and management. Marcus Quigley was named as one of the co-inventors. The patent subject matter is consistent with the company’s broader objective of making stormwater facilities more actively managed and better integrated with urban water systems. Opti technology received external recognition in November 2014, when the New York Economic Development Corporation selected it as the winner of the first Smart City Expo World Congress. The following month, OptiRTC was formally incorporated as an independent company through a spin-out from Geosyntec Consultants. This transition gave the platform a standalone corporate structure while preserving its roots in an engineering and infrastructure-consulting context. The company’s technology developed alongside broader research into green infrastructure and real-time control. In January 2015, the Water Environment Research Foundation published research on high-performance green infrastructure that focused heavily on distributed real-time control of stormwater infrastructure. Although the publication was not itself an OptiRTC corporate event, it addressed the same emerging technical field in which the company operated. In January 2016, Opti began working with Particle to provide the communications layer for its products. This relationship supported the connected-device side of the business, allowing field equipment and sensors to communicate with the platform. OptiRTC’s architecture was described as a cloud-native platform built on Microsoft Azure and using Internet of Things technology to manage distributed water systems predictively. The system integrates sensor data, forecasts, and environmental context to help control stormwater infrastructure. A notable municipal application was documented in Albany, New York. In October 2018, Albany’s Department of Water and Water Supply commissioned Opti to install an underground smart water-management system at Washington Park Lake and at one of Albany’s constructed wetlands. The deployment demonstrated how the company’s software and connected controls could be applied to lakes, wetlands, and other distributed water assets in an urban environment. The available source material does not document subsequent ownership changes, a current executive roster, financial performance, a public listing, or the company’s present operating status. It also does not provide enough information to establish a complete product portfolio beyond the OptiRTC platform and associated smart water-management deployments.

• 2018

  Albany smart water-management deployment

  [1]OptiRTCen.wikipedia.org

  Albany’s Department of Water and Water Supply commissioned an underground smart water-management installation at Washington Park Lake and at one of the city’s constructed wetlands.

• 2016

  Particle communications collaboration

  [1]OptiRTCen.wikipedia.org

  Opti began working with Particle to provide the communications layer for its connected products.

• 2015

  High-performance green-infrastructure research

  [1]OptiRTCen.wikipedia.org

  The Water Environment Research Foundation published research focused substantially on distributed real-time control of stormwater infrastructure.

• 2014

  Smart City Expo World Congress recognition

  [1]OptiRTCen.wikipedia.org

  The New York Economic Development Corporation selected Opti technology as the winner of the first Smart City Expo World Congress.

• 2014

  Spin-out from Geosyntec Consultants

  [1]OptiRTCen.wikipedia.org

  OptiRTC was formally incorporated as an independent company through a spin-out from Geosyntec Consultants.

• 2013

  Water-storage and precipitation-management patent

  [1]OptiRTCen.wikipedia.org

  A patent was assigned for a combined water-storage and detention system and a method for precipitation harvesting and management. Marcus Quigley was listed as a co-inventor.

• 2011

  Partnership with ioBridge

  [1]OptiRTCen.wikipedia.org

  The OptiRTC team partnered with ioBridge to develop smart-city technology combining ioBridge hardware services with the OptiRTC platform.

A specialized infrastructure-technology platform for predictive, sensor-driven control of stormwater and distributed water systems.

• Infrastructure software

  OptiRTC platform

  A cloud-native software-as-a-service platform for managing civil and water infrastructure. It integrates sensor readings, weather and environmental forecasts, and site context to support predictive control of distributed stormwater systems. The platform is described as being built on Microsoft Azure and using Internet of Things technology to connect remote infrastructure with cloud-based analysis and control.

• Water infrastructure deployment · 2018

  Smart water-management systems

  Connected water-management installations applying Opti technology to physical assets such as underground systems, lakes, constructed wetlands, detention facilities, and other distributed stormwater infrastructure. A documented Albany project involved Washington Park Lake and one constructed wetland.

• 2018

  Deploy smart water-management systems in AlbanyProduct launch

  Background

  Albany sought technology for managing water assets including Washington Park Lake and constructed wetlands.

  Action taken

  Albany’s Department of Water and Water Supply commissioned Opti to install an underground smart water-management system at Washington Park Lake and at one of the city’s constructed wetlands.

  Aftermath

  The project provided a documented municipal application of Opti technology to distributed urban water infrastructure.

  Source

• 2016

  Adopt Particle communications technologyStrategy

  Background

  Opti’s platform depended on communications between field devices and cloud-based software.

  Action taken

  Opti began working with Particle to provide the communications layer for its products.

  Aftermath

  The collaboration supported the Internet of Things connectivity required for sensor-based monitoring and control of distributed water infrastructure.

  Source

• 2014

  Spin out OptiRTC as an independent companyStrategy

  Background

  The technology had been developed in a smart-city and civil-infrastructure context associated with Geosyntec Consultants and external technology partners.

  Action taken

  OptiRTC was formally incorporated as an independent company through a spin-out from Geosyntec Consultants.

  Aftermath

  The move established OptiRTC as a standalone company focused on commercializing software and connected systems for stormwater and distributed water infrastructure.

  Source

1. 1OptiRTCen.wikipedia.org