Raleigh, North Carolina: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
113 line items · $1.0B · starting 2026–2028 · 1 plan
Raleigh's published capital plans list 113 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $1.0B, of which 58 items worth $437M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is RP FY24-26 Main Replacement at $162M (2024–2029). 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 Raleigh
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RP FY24-26 Main Replacement | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $162M | 2024–2029 |
| 2 | EMJWTP Raw Water Main | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $61M | 2024–2027 |
| 3 | East Raleigh Wastewater Conveyance | Sewer | — | $58M | 2024–2027 |
| 4 | SCWWTP Upgrade | Wastewater | — | $49M | 2025–2026 |
| 5 | EMJWTP Filter Expansion | Water Supply | Membranes and filtration | $49M | 2025–2026 |
| 6 | West Neuse Interceptor | Water Distribution | Force mains and interceptors | $37M | 2024–2028 |
| 7 | Chemical Campus Expansion | Water Supply | — | $34M | 2024–2025 |
| 8 | Sewer PS Removal/Rehab/Replacement | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $27M | 2024–2029 |
| 9 | Meter Replacement | Water Distribution | Meters and AMI | $22M | 2024–2029 |
| 10 | Harris Creek Interceptor | Sewer | Force mains and interceptors | $21M | 2025–2028 |
103 more line items in Raleigh, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Raleigh line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 1 verified contact 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
$954M
95 items
2026
$36M
8 items
2027
$11M
7 items
2028
$6M
3 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 32 | $185M | 18% |
| Sewer | 26 | $252M | 25% |
| Water Supply | 23 | $200M | 20% |
| Water Distribution | 32 | $371M | 37% |
Project types in Raleigh's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Raleigh
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Raleigh with 1 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuse River Resource Recovery Facility | 47.06 | NC0029033 | 1 |
Other North Carolina cities with capital plans
Raleigh capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Raleigh’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 2025 (113 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.