East Lansing, Michigan: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
20 line items · $93M · starting 2026–2029 · 2 plans
East Lansing's published capital plans list 20 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $93M, of which 12 items worth $70M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is SRF - Wilmarth and Waters Edge Sewer Outfall Removal at $19M (2025–2027). 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 East Lansing
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SRF - Wilmarth and Waters Edge Sewer Outfall Removal | Sewer | Force mains and interceptors | $19M | 2025–2027 |
| 2 | SRF Rivers Waters Edge District Improvements and Milford Gunson Sewer Improvements | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $10M | 2025 |
| 3 | SRF Shaw Estate Sewer Separation | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $8M | 2027–2028 |
| 4 | Water Tower- 500,000 Gallon (Size to be finalized with reliability study) | Water Supply | Storage tanks and reservoirs | $7M | 2025 |
| 5 | SRF Elm Valley Sewer District Improvements | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $7M | 2029–2030 |
| 6 | Radio Meter Read Conversion | Water Supply | Meters and AMI | $6M | 2025–2029 |
| 7 | SRF Elm Valley Sewer District Improvements | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $6M | 2029 |
| 8 | SRF Shaw Estate Sewer Separation | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $6M | 2027 |
| 9 | Radio Meter Read Conversion Pilot | Water Supply | Meters and AMI | $6M | 2025–2028 |
| 10 | SRF - Wilmarth Sewer Outfall Remova | Sewer | Force mains and interceptors | $4M | 2025 |
10 more line items in East Lansing, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every East Lansing 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
$59M
13 items
2026
$900K
1 items
2027
$13M
2 items
2029
$20M
4 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewer | 12 | $70M | 75% |
| Water Supply | 8 | $23M | 25% |
Project types in East Lansing's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in East Lansing
1 publicly owned treatment plant in East Lansing with 1 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Lansing Wastewater Treatment Plant | 9.13 | MI0022853 | 1 |
Other Michigan cities with capital plans
East Lansing capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in East Lansing’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 2025–2030 (9 line items); CIP 2024–2029 (11 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.