Traverse City, Michigan: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
36 line items · $49M · starting 2026–2029 · 1 plan
Traverse City's published capital plans list 36 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $49M, of which 19 items worth $24M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is East - West Transmission Main Upgrade at $10M (2026–2029). 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 Traverse City
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East - West Transmission Main Upgrade | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $10M | 2026–2029 |
| 2 | 2nd Membrane Replacement | Wastewater | Membranes and filtration | $6M | 2025–2030 |
| 3 | Front St. Lift Station Upgrade | Wastewater | Lift stations | $4M | 2026–2027 |
| 4 | Aeration Basin /Aerating Equipment Upgrade | Wastewater | Aeration and blowers | $3M | 2027–2028 |
| 5 | Electrical Gear Upgrades at WTP & Low Service | Water Supply | Water treatment plants | $3M | 2026–2027 |
| 6 | WTP Solar Micro-Grid | Water Supply | Water treatment plants | $2M | 2026–2027 |
| 7 | WW Bay St & Birchwood Lift Sta Upgrades | Sewer | Lift stations | $2M | 2027–2028 |
| 8 | WW Gravity Main Rehab\Repair and PACP Inspections | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $2M | 2025–2030 |
| 9 | RWWTP-Upgrade Digested Solids Thickening Equipment | Wastewater | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $2M | 2027–2028 |
| 10 | Enclose Membrane Trains | Wastewater | Membranes and filtration | $2M | 2029–2030 |
26 more line items in Traverse City, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Traverse City line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 35 verified contacts 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
$10M
12 items
2026
$25M
15 items
2027
$8M
4 items
2028
$4M
4 items
2029
$2M
1 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 11 | $19M | 38% |
| Sewer | 8 | $6M | 12% |
| Water Supply | 11 | $11M | 22% |
| Water Distribution | 6 | $14M | 28% |
Project types in Traverse City's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Traverse City
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Traverse City with 2 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traverse City WWTP | 4.33 | MI0027481 | 2 |
Other Michigan cities with capital plans
Traverse City capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Traverse City’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 (36 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.