Morro Bay, California: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
8 line items · $29M · starting 2026 · 1 plan
Morro Bay's published capital plans list 8 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $29M, of which 4 items worth $13M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Wastewater Treatment Plant Decomissioning at $9M (2023–2027). 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 Morro Bay
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wastewater Treatment Plant Decomissioning | Sewer | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $9M | 2023–2027 |
| 2 | Nutmeg Tank and related Pressure Zone Improvements | Water Supply | Storage tanks and reservoirs | $9M | 2025–2027 |
| 3 | Morro Basin Wellfield Rehabilitation | Water Supply | Wells and groundwater | $3M | 2024–2027 |
| 4 | Beachcomber Drive Area Backyard Sewer Improvements - Design | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $3M | 2023–2029 |
| 5 | Water Meter Replacement | Water Distribution | Meters and AMI | $3M | 2025–2030 |
| 6 | Utility Hole (Manhole) Rehabilitation Project | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $630K | 2023–2027 |
| 7 | Floodproof Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Facility | Water Supply | Membranes and filtration | $383K | 2025–2027 |
| 8 | Crane Truck Replacement | Sewer | Vehicles and equipment | $150K | 2026 |
Descriptions, page references and contacts for Morro Bay
Klarifi holds every Morro Bay line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document. Track new plans as they are adopted and compare with similar projects in other cities.
Planned spend by start year
Before 2026
$29M
7 items
2026
$150K
1 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewer | 4 | $13M | 46% |
| Water Supply | 3 | $13M | 45% |
| Water Distribution | 1 | $3M | 9% |
Project types in Morro Bay's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Morro Bay
2 publicly owned treatment plants in Morro Bay with 40 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Morro Bay Water Reclamation Facility | 2.74 | CA3000002 | 40 |
| Cayucos Sanitary District WRRF | 0.19 | CA3000001 | 0 |
Other California cities with capital plans
Morro Bay capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Morro Bay’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 2026–2030 (8 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.