Schenectady, New York: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
9 line items · $6M · 1 plan
Schenectady's published capital plans list 9 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $6M, of which 5 items worth $4M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is WWTP Digester 4 Upgrades at $3M (2025). 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 Schenectady
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WWTP Digester 4 Upgrades | Sewer | Anaerobic digesters and biogas | $3M | 2025 |
| 2 | Water Infrastructure | Water Supply | — | $1M | 2025 |
| 3 | Sewer Collection System Repairs and Improvements | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $500K | 2025 |
| 4 | WWTP Equipment Replacement | Sewer | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $375K | 2025 |
| 5 | Water Distribution System Repairs and Improvements | Water Supply | Water mains and distribution | $350K | 2025 |
| 6 | Well Field Improvements Redevelopment of 2 Existing Wells | Water Supply | Wells and groundwater | $250K | 2025 |
| 7 | F550 Utility Truck with Crane | Sewer | Vehicles and equipment | $115K | 2025 |
| 8 | Regular Cab Utility Truck with Plow | Sewer | Vehicles and equipment | $85K | 2025 |
| 9 | HD Van (Plumber) | Water Supply | Vehicles and equipment | $69K | 2025 |
Descriptions, page references and contacts for Schenectady
Klarifi holds every Schenectady line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 5 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
$6M
9 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewer | 5 | $4M | 72% |
| Water Supply | 4 | $2M | 28% |
Project types in Schenectady's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Schenectady
2 publicly owned treatment plants in Schenectady with 4 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schenectady (c) STP | 11.1 | NY0020516 | 3 |
| Rotterdam (t) Sd #2 STP | 0.86 | NY0020141 | 1 |
Other New York cities with capital plans
Schenectady capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Schenectady’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: Adopted Budget 2024–2025 (9 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.