Portage, Michigan: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
24 line items · $49M · starting 2026–2029 · 1 plan
Portage's published capital plans list 24 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $49M, of which 6 items worth $12M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Shuman Wellfield Iron Removal Facility at $23M (2028–2030). 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 Portage
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shuman Wellfield Iron Removal Facility | Water Supply | Wells and groundwater | $23M | 2028–2030 |
| 2 | Lift Station Renovations | Sewer | Lift stations | $9M | 2024–2030 |
| 3 | Meredith Street (E Milham to S Sprinkle Rd) | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $2M | 2024–2025 |
| 4 | Local Street Water & Storm Improvements | Water Distribution | Stormwater and flood resilience | $2M | 2024–2030 |
| 5 | Storm Drainage Improvements Program | Water Distribution | Stormwater and flood resilience | $2M | 2024–2030 |
| 6 | East Centre Water Main Replacement (Shaver to Lovers Ln) | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $2M | 2027–2028 |
| 7 | Portage Road Water Main Replacement & Storm Drainage Improvements | Water Distribution | Stormwater and flood resilience | $2M | 2027–2028 |
| 8 | Oakland Drive/Vincent Intersection Improvements | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $1M | 2029–2030 |
| 9 | Portage Road Storm Drainage Improvements (Wetherbee to Lakeview) | Water Distribution | Stormwater and flood resilience | $1M | 2025–2026 |
| 10 | Zylman Sanitary Sewer (S Sprinkle to Deep Point) | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $1M | 2025–2026 |
14 more line items in Portage, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Portage line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document. Track new plans as they are adopted and compare with similar projects in other cities.
Planned spend by start year
Before 2026
$20M
13 items
2026
$650K
2 items
2027
$3M
3 items
2028
$23M
2 items
2029
$2M
4 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewer | 6 | $12M | 24% |
| Water Supply | 1 | $23M | 47% |
| Water Distribution | 17 | $14M | 29% |
Project types in Portage's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Portage
No publicly owned treatment plant is recorded under Portage in the facility directory; the city may be served by a regional plant listed under another municipality. Browse all plants in Michigan.
Other Michigan cities with capital plans
Portage capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Portage’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 (24 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.