Wichita, Kansas: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
89 line items · $1.1B · starting 2026–2031 · 1 plan
Wichita's published capital plans list 89 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $1.1B, of which 31 items worth $244M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Neighborhood Improvements at $305M (2025–2034). 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 Wichita
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neighborhood Improvements | Water Supply | — | $305M | 2025–2034 |
| 2 | TRANS Cheney Parallel/Redundant Pipeline | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $93M | 2028–2031 |
| 3 | DIST Distribution Mains Repl. | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $70M | 2025–2034 |
| 4 | COLL Mains Replacement | Sewer | Water mains and distribution | $66M | 2025–2034 |
| 5 | WTP Future Modifications | Water Supply | Water treatment plants | $40M | 2025–2032 |
| 6 | DIST PCCP Rehabilitations | Water Supply | — | $36M | 2025–2033 |
| 7 | WWTP Plant 3 Expansion | Sewer | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $34M | 2029–2033 |
| 8 | DIST Mains for Future Dvlpmt. | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $31M | 2025–2034 |
| 9 | DIST Arterial Water Mains | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $30M | 2025–2034 |
| 10 | Hess Suction Yard Piping & Valves PH II | Water Supply | Water mains and distribution | $30M | 2033 |
79 more line items in Wichita, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Wichita line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document. Track new plans as they are adopted and compare with similar projects in other cities.
Planned spend by start year
Before 2026
$748M
31 items
2026
$33M
9 items
2027
$34M
8 items
2028
$104M
5 items
2029
$34M
3 items
2030
$13M
3 items
2031
$15M
7 items
2032 and later
$117M
23 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 6 | $11M | 1% |
| Sewer | 25 | $233M | 21% |
| Water Supply | 49 | $611M | 56% |
| Water Distribution | 9 | $241M | 22% |
Project types in Wichita's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Wichita
2 publicly owned treatment plants in Wichita with 15 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita - Four Mile Creek - New | 2.41 | KS0100790 | 10 |
| Wichita #3 Wastewater Plant | 0.98 | KS0095681 | 5 |
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Wichita capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Wichita’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 2025–2034 (89 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.