Fairfield, Iowa: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
22 line items · $17M · starting 2026–2029 · 1 plan
Fairfield's published capital plans list 22 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $17M, of which 6 items worth $9M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is STEP 4b at $6M (2025–2027). 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 Fairfield
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEP 4b | Wastewater | — | $6M | 2025–2027 |
| 2 | EDR Replacement | Water Supply | — | $4M | 2025–2026 |
| 3 | EDR Loan Payment | Water Supply | — | $1M | 2025–2030 |
| 4 | Collection system repairs/lining/rehabilitation | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $1M | 2025–2030 |
| 5 | STEP 4a | Wastewater | — | $700K | 2025–2026 |
| 6 | Meters | Water Distribution | Meters and AMI | $545K | 2025–2030 |
| 7 | Burlington Ave - Maple to Parkview | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $400K | 2029–2030 |
| 8 | Grimes Street Tower Cleaning and Painting | Water Supply | Buildings, HVAC and site work | $400K | 2026–2027 |
| 9 | Burlington - D to Maple | Water Distribution | — | $300K | 2028–2029 |
| 10 | Electrodes and membranes for EDR | Water Supply | Membranes and filtration | $270K | 2025–2030 |
12 more line items in Fairfield, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Fairfield line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 5 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
$15M
12 items
2026
$805K
4 items
2027
$275K
2 items
2028
$375K
2 items
2029
$475K
2 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 3 | $7M | 43% |
| Sewer | 3 | $1M | 8% |
| Water Supply | 6 | $6M | 36% |
| Water Distribution | 10 | $2M | 14% |
Project types in Fairfield's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Fairfield
2 publicly owned treatment plants in Fairfield with 47 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maharishi Vedic City - South | 0.0079 | IA0078417 | 19 |
| Fairfield City Of STP | — | IA0035076 | 28 |
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Fairfield capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Fairfield’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 2026–2030 (22 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.