Brighton, Michigan: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
59 line items · $11M · starting 2026–2030 · 1 plan
Brighton's published capital plans list 59 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $11M, of which 35 items worth $6M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Auxiliary Power Equipment Replacement at Wastewater Treatment Plant & Third Street Lift Station at $1M (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 Brighton
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auxiliary Power Equipment Replacement at Wastewater Treatment Plant & Third Street Lift Station | Wastewater | Lift stations | $1M | 2029 |
| 2 | Challis Road Water Plant Expansion | Water Supply | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $1M | 2026 |
| 3 | Karl Greimel Booster Station Installation | Water Supply | Pump stations | $1M | 2027 |
| 4 | Secondary Clarier Mechanism Replacement | Wastewater | — | $1M | 2030 |
| 5 | Pine Creek Booster Station Installation | Water Supply | Pump stations | $900K | 2025 |
| 6 | Replace Oxidation Ditch Rotors at Wastewater Treatment Plant | Wastewater | Aeration and blowers | $600K | 2026 |
| 7 | Pneumatic Wasting Valve Replacement | Wastewater | Water mains and distribution | $400K | 2028 |
| 8 | Replace Grit Removal System at Wastewater Treatment Plant | Wastewater | Headworks, screening and grit | $300K | 2025 |
| 9 | Well and Well Pump Repairs at Challis Road Water Plant | Water Supply | Pump stations | $265K | 2025–2029 |
| 10 | Rebuild Centrifuges at Wastewater Treatment Plant | Wastewater | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $200K | 2027–2028 |
49 more line items in Brighton, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Brighton line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 8 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
$3M
19 items
2026
$2M
9 items
2027
$2M
12 items
2028
$1M
12 items
2029
$1M
2 items
2030
$1M
5 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 35 | $6M | 59% |
| Water Supply | 23 | $4M | 40% |
| Water Distribution | 1 | $75K | 1% |
Project types in Brighton's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Brighton
2 publicly owned treatment plants in Brighton with 17 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton WWTP | 0.94 | MI0020877 | 8 |
| Brighton Twp WWTP | 0.34 | MI0054968 | 9 |
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Brighton capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Brighton’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 2024–2030 (59 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.