Lincoln, Nebraska: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
111 line items · $1.1B · starting 2026–2030 · 2 plans
Lincoln's published capital plans list 111 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $1.1B, of which 64 items worth $279M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Infrastructure - Water Mains and Meters at $165M (2025–2030). 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 Lincoln
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infrastructure - Water Mains and Meters | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $165M | 2025–2030 |
| 2 | New Water Treatment & High Service Pumping | Water Supply | Water treatment plants | $92M | 2025–2030 |
| 3 | New Water Treatment & High Service Pumping | Water Supply | Water treatment plants | $90M | 2024–2025 |
| 4 | New Water Supply Wells | Water Supply | Wells and groundwater | $79M | 2025–2030 |
| 5 | New Source of Water Supply | Water Supply | Wells and groundwater | $78M | 2025–2030 |
| 6 | New Water Supply Wells | Water Supply | Wells and groundwater | $64M | 2024–2025 |
| 7 | Water Mains and Meters - Locations To Be Determined | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $56M | 2025–2030 |
| 8 | NG - TSWRRF Growth Capacity Improvements | Wastewater | Aeration and blowers | $56M | 2025 |
| 9 | NG - TSWRRF Growth Capacity Improvements | Wastewater | — | $56M | 2024–2025 |
| 10 | New Source of Water Supply | Water Supply | — | $56M | 2024–2026 |
101 more line items in Lincoln, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Lincoln line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 2 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
$1.1B
86 items
2026
$16M
8 items
2027
$26M
5 items
2028
$13M
6 items
2029
$5M
4 items
2030
$800K
2 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 64 | $279M | 24% |
| Water Supply | 27 | $578M | 50% |
| Water Distribution | 20 | $293M | 25% |
Project types in Lincoln's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Lincoln
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Lincoln. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Northeast Wastewater Treatment Facility | 4.12 | NE0112488 | 0 |
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Lincoln capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Lincoln’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 2025–2030 (64 line items); Adopted Budget 2024–2026 (47 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.