Sparta, Michigan: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
18 line items · $22M · starting 2026–2029 · 1 plan
Sparta's published capital plans list 18 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $22M, of which 7 items worth $19M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is WWTP Rehibilitation at $15M (2025). 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 Sparta
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WWTP Rehibilitation | Wastewater | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $15M | 2025 |
| 2 | 1 Sanitary pipe on E Gardner from Union to WWTP | Sewer | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $4M | 2025 |
| 3 | Replace Water Main from Well 4 to Water Treatment Plant | Water Distribution | Water treatment plants | $650K | 2026 |
| 4 | Water Main Loop Martindale to 12 Mile | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $600K | 2028 |
| 5 | Replace Water Main on S Union between Silvercreek and Spartan | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $586K | 2029 |
| 6 | Replace WM on Gardner from Martindale to WWTP | Water Distribution | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $420K | 2029 |
| 7 | All Tower Recommendations | Water Supply | Storage tanks and reservoirs | $135K | 2026–2028 |
| 8 | Replace 4" Cl Main on Clark | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $102K | 2027 |
| 9 | Main Improvements from Orchard to Pine | Sewer | Water mains and distribution | $79K | 2025 |
| 10 | Nelson Loop | Water Distribution | — | $72K | 2027 |
8 more line items in Sparta, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Sparta 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
$19M
7 items
2026
$922K
5 items
2027
$174K
2 items
2028
$600K
1 items
2029
$1M
3 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 1 | $15M | 69% |
| Sewer | 6 | $4M | 18% |
| Water Supply | 4 | $221K | 1% |
| Water Distribution | 7 | $2M | 11% |
Project types in Sparta's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Sparta
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Sparta with 7 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta WWTP | 0.47 | MI0020478 | 7 |
Other Michigan cities with capital plans
Sparta capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Sparta’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 2024–2029 (18 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.