Palmer (Three Rivers), Massachusetts: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
19 line items · $36M · starting 2026–2030 · 1 plan
Palmer (Three Rivers)'s published capital plans list 19 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $36M, of which 19 items worth $36M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Sewer Rehab - Phase 1 at $5M (2029). 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 Palmer (Three Rivers)
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sewer Rehab - Phase 1 | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $5M | 2029 |
| 2 | Thorndike Street Sewer Siphon | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $5M | 2027 |
| 3 | Pump Station #2 Upgrade (category B & C) | Sewer | Pump stations | $5M | 2030 |
| 4 | Pump Station Upgrade (Category A) | Sewer | Pump stations | $4M | 2028 |
| 5 | WPCF Upgrades (phase 1 &2) | Wastewater | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $3M | 2030 |
| 6 | Thickeners | Wastewater | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $3M | 2027 |
| 7 | UV Project | Wastewater | Disinfection and UV | $3M | 2026 |
| 8 | Screw Pump Replacement | Wastewater | Pump stations | $2M | 2029 |
| 9 | Sludge Dewatering Centrifuge | Wastewater | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $2M | 2026 |
| 10 | Influent Structure Rehab (3Rivers Siphon) | Wastewater | Headworks, screening and grit | $2M | 2027 |
9 more line items in Palmer (Three Rivers), with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Palmer (Three Rivers) 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
2026
$6M
4 items
2027
$9M
4 items
2028
$5M
5 items
2029
$8M
3 items
2030
$8M
3 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 11 | $16M | 44% |
| Sewer | 8 | $20M | 56% |
Project types in Palmer (Three Rivers)'s plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Palmer (Three Rivers)
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Palmer (Three Rivers) with 4 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer Water Pollution Control Facility | 1.2 | MA0101168 | 4 |
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Palmer (Three Rivers) capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Palmer (Three Rivers)’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.