Cedar Falls, Iowa: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
14 line items · $133M · starting 2026–2029 · 1 plan
Cedar Falls's published capital plans list 14 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $133M, of which 9 items worth $6M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Nutrient Reduction Improvements at $126M (2024–2029). 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 Cedar Falls
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nutrient Reduction Improvements | Water Supply | Nutrient removal | $126M | 2024–2029 |
| 2 | SW Branch of Dry Run Creek Extension | Sewer | — | $2M | 2026 |
| 3 | Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $2M | 2024–2029 |
| 4 | Lift Station Maintenance and Upgrades | Water Distribution | Lift stations | $760K | 2024–2029 |
| 5 | Northern Industrial Park Realignment | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $550K | 2029 |
| 6 | Cross Connection Removal Reimbursement | Water Distribution | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $500K | 2024–2029 |
| 7 | Gibson Property Extension | Wastewater | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $390K | 2026–2027 |
| 8 | Sanitary Sewer Infiltration & Inflow Reduction Project | Sewer | Membranes and filtration | $300K | 2024–2029 |
| 9 | TV Van Upgrades | Sewer | Vehicles and equipment | $250K | 2026 |
| 10 | Sewershed Studies | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $240K | 2026–2028 |
4 more line items in Cedar Falls, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Cedar Falls 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
$129M
5 items
2026
$3M
4 items
2027
$50K
2 items
2028
$190K
2 items
2029
$550K
1 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 2 | $470K | 0% |
| Sewer | 7 | $6M | 4% |
| Water Supply | 3 | $126M | 95% |
| Water Distribution | 2 | $1M | 1% |
Project types in Cedar Falls's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Cedar Falls
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Cedar Falls. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Falls City Of STP | — | IA0036633 | 0 |
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Cedar Falls capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Cedar Falls’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 (14 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.