Canadian pension fund company Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (TPC) has acquired US based Infiltrator Water Technologies, which is an engineered products and service provider for onsite wastewater treatment systems.

Infiltrator Water Technologies, previously known as Infiltrator Systems, was owned by private equity firm Graham Partners.

Details of the transaction have not been disclosed yet.

Infiltrator delivers integrated solutions aimed at maintenance of onsite water quality and offers innovative technologies for the septic and stormwater retention/detention industries.

The firm delivers products including plastic chambers, synthetic aggregate leach fields, plastic tanks, and accessories for the wastewater and stormwater industries and operates a network of over 1,700 distributors across the US and Canada.



Infiltrator product lines are built in compliance with the environmental and regulatory requirements for decentralised wastewater and water systems.

The products manufactured by the company include Quick4 and Arc leachfield chamber brands, EZflow by Infiltrator engineered geosynthetic aggregate, IM-Series injection molded tanks for septic, rainwater harvesting, and potable water applications, EZsetTM risers, ATLTM by Infiltrator, Aquaworx IPC Controller and StormTech chambers for stormwater detention and retention applications.

TPC senior vice-president Jane Rowe said: "We look forward to supporting Infiltrator’s strong management team as it continues to build on the company’s record of operational excellence and new product development."

The acquisition and the renaming of Infiltrator are expected to help the company in exploring growth and diversification opportunities.