Oelwein, Iowa: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
19 line items · $9M · starting 2026–2029 · 1 plan
Oelwein's published capital plans list 19 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $9M, of which 13 items worth $6M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Sewer Line Replacement at $5M (2027–2030). 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 Oelwein
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sewer Line Replacement | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $5M | 2027–2030 |
| 2 | Water Main Replacement | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $3M | 2026–2029 |
| 3 | TV Sanitary Sewers | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $280K | 2026–2027 |
| 4 | East Tower Paint | Water Supply | — | $250K | 2029 |
| 5 | Sewer Cleaning and Inspection | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $250K | 2026–2030 |
| 6 | Reed Bed Cleaning | Wastewater | — | $160K | 2027–2030 |
| 7 | Replace Backhoe | Water Distribution | Vehicles and equipment | $150K | 2026 |
| 8 | Upgrade HVAC | Wastewater | Buildings, HVAC and site work | $100K | 2027 |
| 9 | Dimminutor - 5 yrs | Wastewater | — | $60K | 2027 |
| 10 | Rehab 42 Well | Water Supply | Wells and groundwater | $55K | 2028 |
9 more line items in Oelwein, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Oelwein line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 1 verified contact 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
$4M
6 items
2027
$5M
9 items
2028
$109K
3 items
2029
$250K
1 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 10 | $518K | 5% |
| Sewer | 3 | $5M | 53% |
| Water Supply | 4 | $339K | 4% |
| Water Distribution | 2 | $4M | 38% |
Project types in Oelwein's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Oelwein
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Oelwein with 16 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oelwein WWTP | — | IA0032344 | 16 |
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Oelwein capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Oelwein’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 (19 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.