# OptiRTC (Opti)

> Opti (OptiRTC, Inc.) is a Boston-area software company that makes stormwater infrastructure smart. Its cloud platform - built around a technique it calls Continuous Monitoring and Adaptive Control (CMAC) - links sensors, valves, and weather forecasts to actively move water in ponds, tanks, and detention systems before, during, and after storms. Spun out of engineering consultancy Geosyntec in 2014 and acquired by global infrastructure firm Aliaxis in 2022, Opti helps cities, utilities, developers, and engineers cut flooding, reduce combined-sewer overflows, and improve water quality with existing infrastructure rather than costly new construction.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Marcus Quigley (Founder & founding CEO; co-inventor of Opti's adaptive stormwater control patents)
- **Team size:** About 22-27 employees
- **Products:** Opti Platform (CMAC), Automated Predictive Control, OptiMonitoring, OptiSmart Watershed, Coordinated Release
- **Notable:** Coined and commercialized the industry term Continuous Monitoring and Adaptive Control (CMAC)., Holds multiple U.S. patents for adaptive stormwater control and precipitation harvesting., Demonstrated 90%+ reductions in wet-weather runoff and peak flows in NC State research.

## Products & services

- **Opti Platform (CMAC)** — Cloud-native software for Continuous Monitoring and Adaptive Control of stormwater infrastructure, integrating sensors, forecasts, and field controls to automatically move and treat water.
- **Automated Predictive Control** — Forecast-based automation with 90+ adjustable settings that drains or holds water in advance of storms for flood control, water quality, and reuse.
- **OptiMonitoring** — Add-on for enhanced real-time monitoring, dashboards, and event-separated data reporting.
- **OptiSmart Watershed** — Scalable multi-site solution for coordinating and optimizing many stormwater assets across an entire watershed.
- **Coordinated Release** — Feature that manages upstream and downstream environmental conditions so multiple sites release water in concert.
- **Professional & Managed Services** — Program and watershed planning, solution design and analysis, implementation, compliance and performance reporting, and operations & maintenance managed services.

## Achievements

- Coined and commercialized the industry term Continuous Monitoring and Adaptive Control (CMAC).
- Holds multiple U.S. patents for adaptive stormwater control and precipitation harvesting.
- Demonstrated 90%+ reductions in wet-weather runoff and peak flows in NC State research.
- Grew to 170+ deployments and managed 26,000+ storms and 110M+ gallons of stored water.
- Winner of the first Smart City Expo World Congress recognition via NYC Economic Development Corporation (2014).
- Acquired by global infrastructure company Aliaxis in 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2022-11** — Aliaxis completes acquisition of OptiRTC to expand intelligent stormwater solutions globally.
- **2017-02** — Opti closes $5.5M equity round led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund to scale operations nationally.

## Links

- Website: https://optirtc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/optirtc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/optirtc
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@optirtc
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/OptiRTC/

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Last updated: 2026-07-18