Columbus, Georgia: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
13 line items · $18M · 1 plan
Columbus's published capital plans list 13 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $18M, of which 13 items worth $18M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is 19th St Flood Abatement at $9M (2025). 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 Columbus
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19th St Flood Abatement | Sewer | Stormwater and flood resilience | $9M | 2025 |
| 2 | LOST Stormwater | Sewer | Stormwater and flood resilience | $5M | 2025 |
| 3 | Front Ave Combined Sewer System | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $1M | 2025 |
| 4 | Cherokee Retaining Wall | Sewer | Buildings, HVAC and site work | $1M | 2025 |
| 5 | Pipe Rehabilitation | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $755K | 2025 |
| 6 | Armour Road Flood Remediation | Sewer | Stormwater and flood resilience | $400K | 2025 |
| 7 | Buena Vista Road Drainage | Sewer | Stormwater and flood resilience | $400K | 2025 |
| 8 | CCG Owned Lift Stations Rehab | Sewer | Lift stations | $135K | 2025 |
| 9 | Light Pole 88 Riverbank Slope Repair | Sewer | — | $78K | 2025 |
| 10 | Fleet Management/EPA | Sewer | Vehicles and equipment | $55K | 2025 |
3 more line items in Columbus, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Columbus line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 3 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
$18M
13 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewer | 13 | $18M | 100% |
Project types in Columbus's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Columbus
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Columbus with 2 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Columbus Water Resource Facility | 27.02 | GA0020516 | 2 |
Other Georgia cities with capital plans
Columbus capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Columbus’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: Adopted Budget 2025 (13 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.