Keene, New Hampshire: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
42 line items · $66M · starting 2026–2030 · 1 plan
Keene's published capital plans list 42 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $66M, of which 23 items worth $41M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is WWTP Sludge Dryer Project at $13M (2026–2030). 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 Keene
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WWTP Sludge Dryer Project | Wastewater | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $13M | 2026–2030 |
| 2 | Water Distribution Improvements Program | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $10M | 2024–2031 |
| 3 | Sewer Improvements Program | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $7M | 2024–2031 |
| 4 | CR Appropriation: Sewer Infrastructure | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $5M | 2024–2031 |
| 5 | Well Field Upgrades Program | Water Supply | Wells and groundwater | $5M | 2025–2028 |
| 6 | CR Appropriation: Water Infrastructure | Water Supply | — | $4M | 2024–2031 |
| 7 | CR Appropriation: Wastewater Treatment Plant | Wastewater | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $3M | 2024–2031 |
| 8 | Martell Court Bypass Project | Sewer | Pump stations | $3M | 2024–2025 |
| 9 | Blackbrook Wastewater Pumpstation Upgrade Project | Wastewater | Headworks, screening and grit | $2M | 2026–2029 |
| 10 | CR Appropriation: Water Treatment Facility | Water Supply | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $2M | 2024–2031 |
32 more line items in Keene, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Keene 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
$49M
26 items
2026
$15M
7 items
2027
$755K
4 items
2029
$665K
3 items
2030
$780K
2 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 16 | $23M | 35% |
| Sewer | 7 | $18M | 27% |
| Water Supply | 15 | $13M | 20% |
| Water Distribution | 4 | $12M | 18% |
Project types in Keene's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Keene
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Keene with 8 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keene Wastewater Treatment Facility | 1.26 | NH0100790 | 8 |
Other New Hampshire cities with capital plans
Keene capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Keene’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 (42 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.