Independence, Missouri: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
46 line items · $90M · starting 2026–2030 · 1 plan
Independence's published capital plans list 46 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $90M, of which 46 items worth $90M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Main Replacement Program at $34M (2025–2031). 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 Independence
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Replacement Program | Sewer | Water mains and distribution | $34M | 2025–2031 |
| 2 | Nutrient Removal | Wastewater | Nutrient removal | $9M | 2026–2031 |
| 3 | Service Line Upgrades | Sewer | Water mains and distribution | $5M | 2025–2031 |
| 4 | Future Production Wells | Wastewater | Wells and groundwater | $4M | 2025–2031 |
| 5 | M-291 Wellfield Header | Wastewater | Wells and groundwater | $4M | 2025–2027 |
| 6 | Trenchless Technology (Existing Project) | Sewer | — | $4M | 2025–2031 |
| 7 | Treated Water Storage Reservoir | Wastewater | Storage tanks and reservoirs | $3M | 2029–2030 |
| 8 | RD Mize Bridge over Trace Trail | Wastewater | — | $3M | 2029–2030 |
| 9 | Springbranch Garage Complex | Sewer | Buildings, HVAC and site work | $2M | 2025–2026 |
| 10 | Sludge Thickening Process Improvements | Sewer | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $2M | 2025–2026 |
36 more line items in Independence, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Independence 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
$63M
25 items
2026
$12M
8 items
2027
$7M
7 items
2029
$8M
5 items
2030
$200K
1 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 29 | $35M | 39% |
| Sewer | 17 | $55M | 61% |
Project types in Independence's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Independence
2 publicly owned treatment plants in Independence with 26 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Blue Valley Sewer District | 29.2 | MOL101087 | 14 |
| Rock Creek Waste Treatment | 5.07 | MO0089681 | 12 |
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Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Independence’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 (46 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.