North Carolina water and wastewater capital improvement plans
518 planned projects · $5.4B · 12 cities · 12 plans
The 12 capital improvement plans and adopted budgets Klarifi has extracted for North Carolina list 518 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $5.4B across 12 cities. Charlotte has the largest plan at $2.3B. 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 North Carolina with water and sewer capital plans
| # | City | Line items | Budget | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 15 | $2.3B | 1 |
| 2 | Greensboro | 135 | $1.7B | 1 |
| 3 | Raleigh | 113 | $1.0B | 1 |
| 4 | Mebane | 22 | $74M | 1 |
| 5 | Rocky Mount | 69 | $71M | 1 |
| 6 | Graham | 76 | $68M | 1 |
| 7 | Hillsborough | 18 | $52M | 1 |
| 8 | Apex | 24 | $48M | 1 |
| 9 | Cary | 29 | $35M | 1 |
| 10 | Oxford | 3 | $24M | 1 |
| 11 | Tarboro | 13 | $6M | 1 |
Planned spend by start year
Before 2026
$2.1B
240 items
2026
$2.5B
120 items
2027
$111M
55 items
2028
$168M
32 items
2029
$38M
15 items
2030
$508M
42 items
2031
$11M
9 items
2032 and later
$375K
5 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 93 | $2.2B | 40% |
| Sewer | 152 | $922M | 17% |
| Water Supply | 96 | $1.1B | 20% |
| Water Distribution | 177 | $1.2B | 22% |
Project types in North Carolina
The largest planned projects in North Carolina
| # | Project | City | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rehabilitate and Improve Wastewater Infrastructure | Charlotte, NC | — | $401M | 2026–2030 |
| 2 | Rehabilitate and Improve Water Infrastructure | Charlotte, NC | — | $336M | 2026–2030 |
| 3 | Recover Resources and Biosolids | Charlotte, NC | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $293M | 2026–2030 |
| 4 | Install and Expand New Water and Sewer Service | Charlotte, NC | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $264M | 2026–2030 |
| 5 | Construct Stowe Regional Water Resource Recovery | Charlotte, NC | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $242M | 2026–2028 |
| 6 | Water Line Rehabilitation Program – Epoxy, Burst, Dig & Lay | Greensboro, NC | Water mains and distribution | $168M | 2025–2035 |
| 7 | T.Z. Osborne Wastewater Treatment Plant – Treatment of Emerging Contaminants | Greensboro, NC | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $162M | 2030–2035 |
| 8 | RP FY24-26 Main Replacement | Raleigh, NC | Water mains and distribution | $162M | 2024–2029 |
| 9 | Mitchell – Emerging Contaminant Treatment | Greensboro, NC | — | $158M | 2025–2029 |
| 10 | Regional Wastewater Expansion Project | Greensboro, NC | — | $150M | 2030–2035 |
All 518 North Carolina 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.
North Carolina 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.