Richmond, California: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
9 line items · $52M · 1 plan
Richmond's published capital plans list 9 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $52M, of which 8 items worth $51M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Sanitary Sewer Repairs at $19M (2025–2028). 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 Richmond
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanitary Sewer Repairs | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $19M | 2025–2028 |
| 2 | Cutting Blvd. & Harbour Way S. Sewer Line Wet Weather Improvement Project | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $14M | 2025 |
| 3 | Sanitary Sewer Pipeline Rehabilitation | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $9M | 2025–2029 |
| 4 | WWTP Sludge Thickener | Wastewater | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $4M | 2025 |
| 5 | Dornan Drive Tunnel Rehabilitation | Wastewater | Force mains and interceptors | $3M | 2025 |
| 6 | Manhole Replacement Project | Wastewater | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $2M | 2025–2029 |
| 7 | Dornan Drive Force Main Rehabilitation | Water Distribution | Force mains and interceptors | $880K | 2025 |
| 8 | Sanitary Sewer Brick Manhole Repairs | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $250K | 2025 |
| 9 | Grit and Aeration Replacement | Wastewater | Aeration and blowers | $81K | 2025 |
Descriptions, page references and contacts for Richmond
Klarifi holds every Richmond 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
$52M
9 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 4 | $8M | 16% |
| Sewer | 4 | $43M | 83% |
| Water Distribution | 1 | $880K | 2% |
Project types in Richmond's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Richmond
No publicly owned treatment plant is recorded under Richmond in the facility directory; the city may be served by a regional plant listed under another municipality. Browse all plants in California.
Other California cities with capital plans
Richmond capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Richmond’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 2024–2029 (9 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.