Grand Rapids, Michigan: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
64 line items · $174M · starting 2026–2029 · 1 plan
Grand Rapids's published capital plans list 64 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $174M. The largest single item is 5922 - LMFP Residuals Handling Improvements (DWRF) at $30M (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 Grand Rapids
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5922 - LMFP Residuals Handling Improvements (DWRF) | Water Distribution | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $30M | 2029 |
| 2 | Cascade - PFAS Phase Watermain Extension | Water Distribution | PFAS treatment | $11M | 2025 |
| 3 | 2029 Rotomills Lead Service Line Replacements | Water Distribution | Lead service line replacement | $9M | 2029 |
| 4 | 8352-2025 Rotmill Lead Service Line Replacements | Water Distribution | Lead service line replacement | $9M | 2025 |
| 5 | 8354-FY26 Rotomill Projects - Lead Service Line Replacements | Water Distribution | Lead service line replacement | $9M | 2026 |
| 6 | 8468 - FY27-Rotomill Project - Lead Service Line Replacement | Water Distribution | Lead service line replacement | $9M | 2027 |
| 7 | 8562 - 2028 Rotomills Lead Service Line Replacements | Water Distribution | Lead service line replacement | $9M | 2028 |
| 8 | 8475 - LMFP Carbon Feed System Improvements | Water Distribution | — | $8M | 2025 |
| 9 | Cascade north river crossing (DWRF) | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $6M | 2029 |
| 10 | 7970-Burton Eastern to Kalamazoo | Water Distribution | Lead service line replacement | $4M | 2025 |
54 more line items in Grand Rapids, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Grand Rapids line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 11 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
$58M
23 items
2026
$23M
12 items
2027
$18M
11 items
2028
$19M
8 items
2029
$56M
10 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Distribution | 64 | $174M | 100% |
Project types in Grand Rapids's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Grand Rapids
2 publicly owned treatment plants in Grand Rapids with 10 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Grand Rapids Wastewater Treatment Plant | 33.4 | MI0026069 | 9 |
| North Kent Sa WWTP | 3.48 | MI0057419 | 1 |
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Grand Rapids capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Grand Rapids’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 2025–2029 (64 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.