Telluride, Colorado: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
11 line items · $146M · 1 plan
Telluride's published capital plans list 11 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $146M, of which 4 items worth $139M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Treatment Plant Improvements at $133M (2025–2029). 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 Telluride
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Treatment Plant Improvements | Wastewater | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $133M | 2025–2029 |
| 2 | Treatment Plant Engineering | Wastewater | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $3M | 2025–2029 |
| 3 | Wastewater System Improvements | Wastewater | Water mains and distribution | $3M | 2025–2029 |
| 4 | Water System Improvements | Water Supply | Water mains and distribution | $3M | 2025–2029 |
| 5 | Bridal Veil Basin Cost Share | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $1M | 2025–2028 |
| 6 | Stillwell Improvements | Water Supply | Membranes and filtration | $810K | 2025–2029 |
| 7 | Millcreek Improvements | Water Supply | SCADA, controls and instrumentation | $780K | 2025–2029 |
| 8 | Pandora Plant Improvements | Water Supply | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $780K | 2025–2029 |
| 9 | Biosolids Truck Trailer | Wastewater | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $400K | 2025 |
| 10 | Cornet Creek WTP | Water Supply | Water treatment plants | $180K | 2025–2029 |
1 more line items in Telluride, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Telluride 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
$146M
11 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 4 | $139M | 96% |
| Water Supply | 6 | $5M | 3% |
| Water Distribution | 1 | $1M | 1% |
Project types in Telluride's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Telluride
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Telluride with 94 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telluride Regional WWTF | 1.13 | CO0041840 | 94 |
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Telluride capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Telluride’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 (11 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.