Seward, Alaska: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
22 line items · $13M · starting 2026 · 1 plan
Seward's published capital plans list 22 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $13M, of which 13 items worth $6M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Distribution Piping Upgrades (Ductile Iron Pipe) at $3M (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 Seward
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distribution Piping Upgrades (Ductile Iron Pipe) | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $3M | 2026 |
| 2 | Wastewater Lagoon Sludge Removal | Wastewater | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $2M | 2026 |
| 3 | Lowell Canyon 200K Gallon Tank with 500K Gallon Tank | Water Supply | Storage tanks and reservoirs | $2M | 2025 |
| 4 | Disinfection Required - Lowell Point Lagoon | Wastewater | Disinfection and UV | $2M | 2025 |
| 5 | Replace 10" and 14" AC Water Line between Phoenix and Sea Lion | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $1M | 2026 |
| 6 | Disinfection Required - SMIC Lagoon | Wastewater | Disinfection and UV | $1M | 2026 |
| 7 | Construction - Hypochlorite Generator - SMIC | Water Supply | Disinfection and UV | $400K | 2025 |
| 8 | Blowers x3 Lowell Point Lagoon | Wastewater | Aeration and blowers | $320K | 2025 |
| 9 | Water Meter Program - with Auto-Readers | Water Distribution | Meters and AMI | $250K | 2025–2026 |
| 10 | Water Meter Program - with Auto-Readers | Sewer | Meters and AMI | $250K | 2025 |
12 more line items in Seward, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Seward line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 2 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
$6M
16 items
2026
$8M
6 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 7 | $5M | 40% |
| Sewer | 6 | $888K | 7% |
| Water Supply | 5 | $2M | 18% |
| Water Distribution | 4 | $5M | 35% |
Project types in Seward's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Seward
2 publicly owned treatment plants in Seward with 84 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell Point WWTP | 0.58 | AK0021890 | 17 |
| Spring Creek Correctional Center | 0.09 | AK0053724 | 67 |
Other Alaska cities with capital plans
Seward capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Seward’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 2025–2026 (22 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.