ABOUT SEE WATER INC.
Our History
See Water, Inc. was founded in July 1995 by Ron MacDonald. Ron recognized the need for a reliable way to pump water from underground utility vaults without the risk of pumping oil into the environment. After a retiring from a successful 36-year career at Southern California Edison, he found the solution in the form of a then-new capacitive technology, which he used to develop the Oil Smart® pump switch.

Ron worked many long hours to fine-tune the electronics, develop prototypes and engineer products. The Oil Smart® alarm was introduced in 2005. By 2006, See Water moved to its own manufacturing facility in San Jacinto, Calif. The Oil Smart® simplex control panel joined the product line that same year. After years of engineering and business development, See Water gained extensive industry expertise, built a nationwide network of manufacturing representatives and earned an excellent reputation for its quality engineered products.

Mike Johnson became President of See Water after Ron’s retirement in 2012. Mike was later named President and CEO. See Water also introduced its first Intrinsically Safe products for the Oil Smart® product line and obtained its UL 508A and UL 698A certifications that year. The corporation eventually outgrew the San Jacinto manufacturing facility and moved to a 26,000-foot manufacturing facility in Riverside, Calif., in 2017.
Products and Solutions
With over 29 years of proven field results, Oil Smart® remains the trusted solution for pumping water without the risk of contaminating it with oil. In addition to this product line, See Water specializes in:
WS Series®
Water and wastewater control systems.
Hydra®
Transducer control systems.
Parabola®
Variable frequency drive (VFD) systems for pump-down and constant pressure applications.
Knight Core®
Liquid level alarms.
Custom Control System
Advanced tailor-made solutions.
Remote Monitoring
Pump Portal® enables real-time remote monitoring for all products, with retrofit options for any control system.
Industries We Serve
Offering the industry's best pre-engineered and custom control solutions and excellent customer service, we are uniquely positioned to deliver the fast lead times and exceptional quality our customers count on.
We are proud to build the highest quality pre-engineered and custom pump control panels on the market for our global network of OEMs, distributors, sales representatives and customers.
Our Core Values
At See Water, we are proud to build the highest quality pump control panels on the market for our global network of OEMs, distributors, sales representatives and customers. We make it our mission to deliver exceptional customer service. We are 100% committed to conducting daily business operations according to the following core values: