Who We Are
Deep expertise.
Practical insight.
Based in Toronto, Canada and supporting clients across North America, the UK, the Caribbean and the Middle East — combining deep technical expertise in hydraulic modelling, non-revenue water and smart water networks with practical operational insight to turn complex data and models into clear, actionable guidance.
Turning complexity
into clear decisions
AquaNet Consulting helps water and wastewater utilities make better, evidence-based decisions about how they operate, improve and invest in their networks. Based in Toronto, Canada and supporting clients across North America, the UK, the Caribbean and the Middle East, the firm specialises in water distribution modelling, hydraulic model calibration, non-revenue water reduction, pressure management and digital water strategy, combining deep technical expertise with practical operational insight to turn complex data, models and operational information into clear, actionable guidance for engineers, operators and utility executives.
AquaNet supports both front-line engineers, planners and operators and the senior leadership teams who set strategy. Detailed technical analysis is translated into clear, strategy-ready insight, with the firm frequently engaged to deliver day-to-day technical work as well as higher-level planning, roadmap development and digital maturity assessments. AquaNet can work directly with utilities or act as a specialist subject-matter expert alongside existing partners, vendors or consultants, providing guidance, oversight and targeted technical support where it adds the most value.
Objectivity and vendor-neutral advice are central to AquaNet's approach. The firm provides unbiased, platform-agnostic advice and works collaboratively with utilities, engineering partners and technology providers. Whether the requirement is a focused technical review, a major strategic assessment or an ongoing SME role, AquaNet's aim is to strengthen its clients' internal capability, improve decision quality and help utilities build more resilient, efficient and digitally enabled water networks.
Joel Harris — Founder & CEO
Joel Harris
Fellow CIWEM · Chartered Water & Environmental Manager (C.WEM)
Joel Harris is a senior hydraulic modelling consultant and water-sector specialist with 20+ years of international experience delivering complex water network modelling, leakage, pressure management and digital transformation projects across Canada, the UK, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Australasia.
He specialises in hydraulic modelling, non-revenue water, smart water networks and data-driven planning, with a track record of helping utilities turn detailed operational evidence into clear, defensible strategies. Across his career, Joel has led major modelling and smart-water programs, bringing together SCADA, AMI, GIS, asset and customer datasets to support both day-to-day operational decisions and longer-term capital planning.
Joel established AquaNet Consulting to provide utilities and consulting partners with a trusted, vendor-neutral source of technical depth — strengthening internal capability, improving decision quality and supporting the development of resilient, efficient and digitally enabled networks.