Burlington, Iowa: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
27 line items · $46M · starting 2026–2030 · 1 plan
Burlington's published capital plans list 27 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $46M, of which 27 items worth $46M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is South Basin Sewer Separation at $16M (2026–2030). 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 Burlington
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Basin Sewer Separation | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $16M | 2026–2030 |
| 2 | WWTP: Nutrient Reduction Strategy Project | Wastewater | Nutrient removal | $10M | 2030 |
| 3 | WWTP-Second Digester | Wastewater | Anaerobic digesters and biogas | $6M | 2029 |
| 4 | WWTP-Spiral Welded Steel Pipe Replacement | Wastewater | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $4M | 2029–2030 |
| 5 | Market St. Forced Main Replacement | Sewer | Water mains and distribution | $4M | 2028 |
| 6 | Sewer Upgrades | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $2M | 2026–2030 |
| 7 | Lucas and Gunnison Equalization Tank Improvements | Sewer | Storage tanks and reservoirs | $810K | 2026–2027 |
| 8 | WWTP: Sludge Storage Building | Wastewater | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $550K | 2027 |
| 9 | WWTP: Digester Cover Skirt Recoating Project | Wastewater | Anaerobic digesters and biogas | $540K | 2026 |
| 10 | WWTP: Vehicles | Wastewater | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $499K | 2028–2030 |
17 more line items in Burlington, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Burlington 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
2026
$21M
11 items
2027
$1M
5 items
2028
$5M
5 items
2029
$11M
5 items
2030
$10M
1 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 22 | $24M | 51% |
| Sewer | 5 | $23M | 49% |
Project types in Burlington's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Burlington
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Burlington with 4 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington, City Of (wwtp) | — | IA0043079 | 4 |
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Burlington capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Burlington’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 (27 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.