Kalamazoo, Michigan: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
207 line items · $895M · starting 2026–2029 · 2 plans
Kalamazoo's published capital plans list 207 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $895M, of which 76 items worth $317M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is KWRP Sustainable Residual Biosolids at $136M (2025–2028). 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 Kalamazoo
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KWRP Sustainable Residual Biosolids | Sewer | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $136M | 2025–2028 |
| 2 | STA 5 & 14 Consolidation | Water Supply | — | $51M | 2025 |
| 3 | Richland & Ross PFAS Water Main Extension | Water Distribution | PFAS treatment | $46M | 2025 |
| 4 | STA #5 Booster Pump House Replacement | Water Supply | Pump stations | $40M | 2025 |
| 5 | Richland & Ross PFAS Water Main Extension | Water Distribution | PFAS treatment | $27M | 2025 |
| 6 | STA 38 Construction | Water Supply | — | $23M | 2027–2029 |
| 7 | Primary Screening & Settling Upgrade | Wastewater | Headworks, screening and grit | $18M | 2029 |
| 8 | Raw Pump Phased Replacements | Wastewater | Pump stations | $18M | 2027 |
| 9 | Clarifier Drives & Sweeps (5-8) | Wastewater | Clarifiers and settling | $17M | 2025–2027 |
| 10 | N Avenue Loop to 35th Street | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $17M | 2027–2029 |
197 more line items in Kalamazoo, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Kalamazoo 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
$617M
130 items
2026
$98M
35 items
2027
$105M
25 items
2028
$46M
11 items
2029
$30M
6 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 45 | $126M | 14% |
| Sewer | 31 | $191M | 21% |
| Water Supply | 50 | $232M | 26% |
| Water Distribution | 81 | $347M | 39% |
Project types in Kalamazoo's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Kalamazoo
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Kalamazoo with 37 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant | 24.94 | MI0023299 | 37 |
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Kalamazoo capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Kalamazoo’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 (110 line items); CIP 2024–2028 (97 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.