Clare, Michigan: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
53 line items · $5M · starting 2026–2031 · 1 plan
Clare's published capital plans list 53 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $5M, of which 23 items worth $2M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Sludge Removal at $1M (2026–2044). 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 Clare
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sludge Removal | Wastewater | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $1M | 2026–2044 |
| 2 | Replace Well #7 | Water Supply | Wells and groundwater | $500K | 2037–2038 |
| 3 | Replace Air Strippers | Water Supply | — | $350K | 2043–2044 |
| 4 | Clairifer Rehab | Wastewater | — | $300K | 2028–2029 |
| 5 | Paint Interior and Exterior of Water Tower (South Tower) | Water Supply | Storage tanks and reservoirs | $300K | 2025–2026 |
| 6 | Paint North Tower | Water Supply | — | $250K | 2042–2043 |
| 7 | Paint North Water Tower Interior and Exterior | Water Supply | Storage tanks and reservoirs | $250K | 2036–2037 |
| 8 | Splitter Box Rehab and Ferric Valve Replacement | Sewer | Water mains and distribution | $215K | 2025–2026 |
| 9 | Crawler Sewer Camera | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $138K | 2025–2026 |
| 10 | Polymer Mixer | Wastewater | — | $135K | 2027–2028 |
43 more line items in Clare, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Clare line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 1 verified contact 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
$1M
18 items
2026
$1M
7 items
2027
$245K
4 items
2028
$330K
3 items
2029
$50K
2 items
2030
$150K
2 items
2031
$67K
2 items
2032 and later
$2M
15 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 17 | $2M | 39% |
| Sewer | 6 | $488K | 10% |
| Water Supply | 28 | $2M | 46% |
| Water Distribution | 2 | $226K | 4% |
Project types in Clare's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Clare
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Clare with 8 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare WWTP | 0.41 | MI0020176 | 8 |
Other Michigan cities with capital plans
Clare capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Clare’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: Adopted Budget 2024–2025 (53 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.