Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
32 line items · $5M · starting 2026–2029 · 2 plans
Sault Sainte Marie's published capital plans list 32 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $5M, of which 15 items worth $2M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is 25th Ave Water Tower Blast and Paint at $500K (2026–2027). 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 Sault Sainte Marie
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25th Ave Water Tower Blast and Paint | Water Supply | Storage tanks and reservoirs | $500K | 2026–2027 |
| 2 | Excavator / Dump Truck / Trailer Combination | Water Supply | Vehicles and equipment | $500K | 2025–2026 |
| 3 | West 25th Ave Force Main Lining Project | Sewer | Force mains and interceptors | $500K | 2024–2025 |
| 4 | Fire Hydrant Replacements | Water Supply | Water mains and distribution | $300K | 2025–2031 |
| 5 | Manhole Structure Lining Project | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $300K | 2024–2030 |
| 6 | GapVax Vactor Truck Refurbishment | Water Supply | Vehicles and equipment | $250K | 2027–2028 |
| 7 | 25th Lift Station Pump and Check Valve Replacement | Wastewater | Pump stations | $150K | 2024–2025 |
| 8 | Historic Standpipe Fill Pipe Upgrades | Water Distribution | Storage tanks and reservoirs | $150K | 2025–2026 |
| 9 | Lead Service Line Replacements | Water Distribution | Lead service line replacement | $150K | 2025–2031 |
| 10 | Water Plant Fence | Water Supply | Water treatment plants | $150K | 2028–2029 |
22 more line items in Sault Sainte Marie, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Sault Sainte Marie 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
$3M
19 items
2026
$850K
6 items
2027
$460K
4 items
2028
$275K
2 items
2029
$60K
1 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 12 | $1M | 22% |
| Sewer | 3 | $885K | 19% |
| Water Supply | 12 | $2M | 47% |
| Water Distribution | 5 | $520K | 11% |
Project types in Sault Sainte Marie's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Sault Sainte Marie
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Sault Sainte Marie with 21 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sault Ste. Marie Wastewater Treatment Plant | 2.27 | MI0024058 | 21 |
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Sault Sainte Marie capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Sault Sainte Marie’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 2025–2031 (18 line items); CIP 2024–2030 (14 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.