Apex, North Carolina: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
24 line items · $48M · starting 2026–2031 · 1 plan
Apex's published capital plans list 24 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $48M, of which 5 items worth $5M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Elevated Water Storage Tank #5 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 Apex
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elevated Water Storage Tank #5 | Water Supply | Storage tanks and reservoirs | $13M | 2026–2030 |
| 2 | Old Raleigh Road Water Line Replacement | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $5M | 2027–2028 |
| 3 | Waterline Gaps (US 64/Salem) | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $5M | 2027–2031 |
| 4 | U-5825: Ten-Ten Road Widening Utility Relocation | Water Distribution | Force mains and interceptors | $4M | 2031 |
| 5 | U-5301: US 64 Corridor Improvements Utility Relocation | Water Distribution | Disinfection and UV | $4M | 2029–2031 |
| 6 | U-2901B: NC 55 North Widening Utility Relocation | Water Distribution | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $2M | 2031 |
| 7 | US 64 & New Hill Olive Chapel Water Line Loop | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $2M | 2026–2027 |
| 8 | HL-0007: NC 55 Intersection Improvements Utility Relocation | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $2M | 2026–2028 |
| 9 | SCADA System Upgrades | Wastewater | SCADA, controls and instrumentation | $2M | 2026–2028 |
| 10 | UV System Replacement | Water Supply | Disinfection and UV | $2M | 2025–2026 |
14 more line items in Apex, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Apex 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
$5M
6 items
2026
$20M
7 items
2027
$11M
4 items
2028
$1M
1 items
2029
$5M
4 items
2031
$6M
2 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 1 | $2M | 3% |
| Sewer | 4 | $3M | 7% |
| Water Supply | 2 | $14M | 29% |
| Water Distribution | 17 | $29M | 61% |
Project types in Apex's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Apex
2 publicly owned treatment plants in Apex with 2 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Of Cary - South Cary WWTP | 5.1 | NC0065102 | 0 |
| Apex Water Reclamation Facility | — | NC0064050 | 2 |
Other North Carolina cities with capital plans
Apex capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Apex’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 (24 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.