Ithaca, Michigan: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
23 line items · $5M · starting 2026–2028 · 1 plan
Ithaca's published capital plans list 23 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $5M, of which 7 items worth $1M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Sanitary Sewer Replace Union St (Center-Barber at $1M (2025–2026). 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 Ithaca
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanitary Sewer Replace Union St (Center-Barber | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $1M | 2025–2026 |
| 2 | Watermain St. Charles (N Pine River-Whispering Pine) | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $733K | 2024–2025 |
| 3 | Watermain (Arcada to Center) based on Union St Reconstruction | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $543K | 2025–2026 |
| 4 | Replace 4” Watermain w/8” on S. Pine River (Center to Railroad) (install rear service lines north of Newark on east side of buildings) | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $526K | 2024–2025 |
| 5 | Watermain Barnes Loop (E Center –E North) | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $337K | 2024–2025 |
| 6 | Lead Copper Water Replacement (Yr 4 of 20) | Water Distribution | — | $284K | 2024–2030 |
| 7 | AMI Meter Reading System | Water Supply | Meters and AMI | $200K | 2027–2028 |
| 8 | Manhole Lining | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $165K | 2025–2030 |
| 9 | Watermain: S Ithaca (E Newark- E Center Loop DE) | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $150K | 2027–2028 |
| 10 | Cemetery Water Tower Maint Contract | Water Distribution | Storage tanks and reservoirs | $136K | 2024–2030 |
13 more line items in Ithaca, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Ithaca 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
$4M
15 items
2026
$9K
1 items
2027
$393K
5 items
2028
$40K
2 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 3 | $43K | 1% |
| Sewer | 4 | $1M | 27% |
| Water Supply | 3 | $231K | 5% |
| Water Distribution | 13 | $3M | 67% |
Project types in Ithaca's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Ithaca
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Ithaca with 35 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca Wwsl | — | MI0056928 | 35 |
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Ithaca capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Ithaca’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 (23 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.