Battle Creek, Michigan: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
31 line items · $203M · starting 2026–2029 · 2 plans
Battle Creek's published capital plans list 31 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $203M, of which 14 items worth $68M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Water Main & Trans. Line Replacement ‐ Street Program at $45M (2025–2031). 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 Battle Creek
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water Main & Trans. Line Replacement ‐ Street Program | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $45M | 2025–2031 |
| 2 | Nano Filtration Addition at the RIM Plant and additional well field reserve development | Water Supply | Membranes and filtration | $40M | 2024–2027 |
| 3 | Water Main & Trans. Line Replacement ‐ Street Program | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $18M | 2024–2030 |
| 4 | Nano Filtration Addition at the RIM Plant and additional well field reserve development; $10MM bond; $15MM Loan from State;$25MM Loan from State | Water Supply | Membranes and filtration | $15M | 2025–2031 |
| 5 | Lift Station Replacement | Wastewater | Lift stations | $10M | 2025–2029 |
| 6 | Solids Handling Improvements | Wastewater | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $9M | 2024–2030 |
| 7 | Lift Station Replacement | Wastewater | Lift stations | $8M | 2026–2029 |
| 8 | Interceptor Rehabilitation Project | Wastewater | Force mains and interceptors | $6M | 2025–2031 |
| 9 | Liquid Chlorine Disinfection | Wastewater | Disinfection and UV | $6M | 2029–2031 |
| 10 | Solids Handling Improvements | Wastewater | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $5M | 2025–2031 |
21 more line items in Battle Creek, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Battle Creek line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 19 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
$181M
26 items
2026
$8M
1 items
2027
$6M
2 items
2029
$10M
2 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 13 | $63M | 31% |
| Sewer | 1 | $5M | 2% |
| Water Supply | 12 | $68M | 33% |
| Water Distribution | 5 | $68M | 33% |
Project types in Battle Creek's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Battle Creek
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Battle Creek with 9 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Creek WWTP | 7.55 | MI0022276 | 9 |
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Battle Creek capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Battle Creek’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 2026–2031 (15 line items); CIP 2025–2030 (16 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.