Independence, Iowa: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
15 line items · $1M · starting 2026–2027 · 1 plan
Independence's published capital plans list 15 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $1M, of which 15 items worth $1M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Install Biogas Cleaning System at $300K (2026). 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 Independence
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Install Biogas Cleaning System | Wastewater | Anaerobic digesters and biogas | $300K | 2026 |
| 2 | New Dual Fuel Boiler | Wastewater | — | $275K | 2027 |
| 3 | Replacement Large Pump | Wastewater | Pump stations | $150K | 2025 |
| 4 | Replace Blowers and Aeration Equipment | Wastewater | Aeration and blowers | $130K | 2026 |
| 5 | Replace Non-Metallic Chains | Wastewater | — | $100K | 2025–2026 |
| 6 | Replace Grinder Spiral Heat Exchanger | Wastewater | — | $50K | 2026 |
| 7 | Replace Rotating Assemblies-TF Pumps | Wastewater | Pump stations | $40K | 2025–2026 |
| 8 | Complete Strategy to Submit to IDNR | Wastewater | — | $30K | 2025 |
| 9 | Replace Valves on Digesters | Wastewater | Anaerobic digesters and biogas | $30K | 2025–2026 |
| 10 | Replace Hi Pressure Pump | Wastewater | Pump stations | $20K | 2026 |
5 more line items in Independence, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Independence line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 8 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
$374K
9 items
2026
$500K
4 items
2027
$285K
2 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 14 | $1M | 100% |
| Sewer | 1 | $5K | 0% |
Project types in Independence's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Independence
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Independence with 8 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence WWTP | — | IA0036510 | 8 |
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Independence capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Independence’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 2017–2027 (15 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.