Storm Lake, Iowa: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
55 line items · $132M · starting 2026–2030 · 1 plan
Storm Lake's published capital plans list 55 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $132M, of which 34 items worth $12M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Water Plant Expansion Design at $103M (2028–2030). 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 Storm Lake
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water Plant Expansion Design | Water Supply | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $103M | 2028–2030 |
| 2 | Jordan Well (New Well 25) | Water Supply | Wells and groundwater | $6M | 2027–2028 |
| 3 | Well 15 Replacement (New Well 22) | Water Supply | Wells and groundwater | $2M | 2026 |
| 4 | Shallow Well (New Well 24) | Water Supply | Wells and groundwater | $2M | 2028–2029 |
| 5 | Emerald Park LS Replacement | Wastewater | Lift stations | $1M | 2027–2028 |
| 6 | Tower 1 Removal | Water Supply | — | $1M | 2027 |
| 7 | 1st Street CIPP | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $1M | 2027–2028 |
| 8 | Golf Course LS Replacement | Wastewater | Lift stations | $1M | 2029–2030 |
| 9 | Well Rehab | Water Supply | Wells and groundwater | $1M | 2026–2030 |
| 10 | Tower 2 Recoating | Water Supply | Buildings, HVAC and site work | $1M | 2026 |
45 more line items in Storm Lake, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Storm Lake line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 15 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
$8M
13 items
2027
$14M
21 items
2028
$106M
8 items
2029
$3M
9 items
2030
$580K
4 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 29 | $10M | 7% |
| Sewer | 5 | $3M | 2% |
| Water Supply | 14 | $118M | 89% |
| Water Distribution | 7 | $3M | 2% |
Project types in Storm Lake's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Storm Lake
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Storm Lake with 3 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm Lake WWTP | — | IA0032484 | 3 |
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Storm Lake capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Storm Lake’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 (55 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.