Auburn, Alabama: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
51 line items · $62M · starting 2026–2030 · 1 plan
Auburn's published capital plans list 51 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $62M, of which 15 items worth $18M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Northside WPCF Improvements (access fees) at $7M (2025–2026). The ten largest items are listed below; the full list with descriptions and page references is in Klarifi.
A capital improvement plan (CIP) is a city’s multi-year budget for building and replacing infrastructure. The water, sewer and wastewater sections list each project with its budget and the years it is funded, which makes them the earliest public signal that a plant, pump station or pipe network is about to be upgraded, usually two to four years before a contract is awarded.
The largest water and sewer projects in Auburn
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northside WPCF Improvements (access fees) | Sewer | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $7M | 2025–2026 |
| 2 | Well #3 Improvements | Water Supply | Wells and groundwater | $6M | 2025–2026 |
| 3 | Welll #5 Production Facilities | Water Supply | — | $6M | 2025–2026 |
| 4 | Welll #5 Transmission Main | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $3M | 2025–2026 |
| 5 | Water Plant Filter Rehab | Water Supply | Membranes and filtration | $3M | 2027 |
| 6 | Estes WTP Filter Addition and Blower Replacement | Water Supply | Aeration and blowers | $3M | 2027–2028 |
| 7 | NW Auburn Sewer Lift Station & Force Main | Sewer | Lift stations | $3M | 2025 |
| 8 | Sewer Collection System Projects | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $2M | 2025–2030 |
| 9 | SJP/EUD Transmission Main Phase I | Water Supply | Water mains and distribution | $2M | 2028 |
| 10 | Gold Hill Water Tank | Water Supply | Storage tanks and reservoirs | $2M | 2025–2026 |
41 more line items in Auburn, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Auburn line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 26 verified contacts at the city’s treatment plants. Track new plans as they are adopted and compare with similar projects in other cities.
Planned spend by start year
Before 2026
$42M
34 items
2026
$1M
5 items
2027
$6M
3 items
2028
$5M
3 items
2029
$2M
1 items
2030
$6M
5 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewer | 15 | $18M | 30% |
| Water Supply | 28 | $32M | 52% |
| Water Distribution | 8 | $11M | 18% |
Project types in Auburn's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Auburn
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Auburn. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Auburn - Northside WPCF | — | AL0050245 | 0 |
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Auburn capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Auburn’s capital improvement plan or adopted budget. Klarifi extracts the water, sewer and wastewater line items from the published document, keeps the page reference for each one, and assigns a project type from the title and description with a keyword classifier. Figures are planning budgets, not awarded contracts, and can change when a plan is re-adopted.
Documents: CIP 2025–2030 (51 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.