Nebraska water and wastewater capital improvement plans
193 planned projects · $3.7B · 4 cities · 6 plans
The 6 capital improvement plans and adopted budgets Klarifi has extracted for Nebraska list 193 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $3.7B across 4 cities. Omaha has the largest plan at $2.2B. Each city page lists its largest projects with budgets and years, links the source document and the city's treatment plants.
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.
Cities in Nebraska with water and sewer capital plans
| # | City | Line items | Budget | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omaha | 20 | $2.2B | 2 |
| 2 | Lincoln | 111 | $1.1B | 2 |
| 3 | Bellevue | 41 | $299M | 1 |
| 4 | Burwell | 21 | $6M | 1 |
Planned spend by start year
Before 2026
$3.3B
143 items
2026
$32M
14 items
2027
$30M
10 items
2028
$19M
10 items
2029
$32M
9 items
2030
$14M
3 items
2031
$16M
1 items
2032 and later
$279M
3 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 67 | $1.1B | 31% |
| Sewer | 40 | $1.5B | 40% |
| Water Supply | 49 | $673M | 18% |
| Water Distribution | 37 | $414M | 11% |
Project types in Nebraska
The largest planned projects in Nebraska
| # | Project | City | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water Resource Recovery Facility Improvements | Omaha, NE | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $754M | 2025–2030 |
| 2 | Combined Sewer Overflow Control Implementation | Omaha, NE | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $555M | 2025–2030 |
| 3 | Interceptor Sewer Reconstruction and Rehabilitation | Omaha, NE | Force mains and interceptors | $182M | 2025–2030 |
| 4 | Infrastructure - Water Mains and Meters | Lincoln, NE | Water mains and distribution | $165M | 2025–2030 |
| 5 | Facilities Upgrade | Omaha, NE | Pump stations | $156M | 2033 |
| 6 | Sewer Reconstruction/Rehabilitation | Omaha, NE | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $140M | 2025–2030 |
| 7 | Combined Sewer Renovation Program | Omaha, NE | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $128M | 2025–2030 |
| 8 | W-16-Water Main Replacement | Bellevue, NE | Water mains and distribution | $106M | 2025–2030 |
| 9 | New Water Treatment & High Service Pumping | Lincoln, NE | Water treatment plants | $92M | 2025–2030 |
| 10 | Capital Asset Replacement Program | Omaha, NE | Headworks, screening and grit | $92M | 2025–2030 |
All 193 Nebraska line items in Klarifi
Every project with its description, page reference and source document, filterable by city, department, type, budget and year, linked to the plants and decision-makers in each city.
Nebraska capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in each 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.
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.