Wooster, Ohio: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
57 line items · $39M · starting 2026–2031 · 1 plan
Wooster's published capital plans list 57 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $39M, of which 29 items worth $21M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is WRRF Biosolids & Biogas System Upgrades (Phase 3: Biosolids Dewatering & Disposal) at $4M (2026–2027). 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 Wooster
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WRRF Biosolids & Biogas System Upgrades (Phase 3: Biosolids Dewatering & Disposal) | Sewer | Anaerobic digesters and biogas | $4M | 2026–2027 |
| 2 | Water Treatment Plant Equipment Replacements | Water Supply | Water treatment plants | $3M | 2026–2033 |
| 3 | WRRF Biosolids & Biogas System Upgrades (Phase 2: BioGas Conditioning & CHP Generator) | Sewer | Anaerobic digesters and biogas | $3M | 2025 |
| 4 | Waterline Replacements | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $2M | 2024–2033 |
| 5 | Melrose to Daisy Sanitary Sewer Replacement | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $2M | 2025 |
| 6 | Sanitary Sewer Lining Projects | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $2M | 2026–2032 |
| 7 | 750,000 Gallon WTP Clearwell Addition | Water Supply | Water treatment plants | $2M | 2031 |
| 8 | Sanitary Sewer Misc. | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $1M | 2024–2032 |
| 9 | I&I Reduction Program | Sewer | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $1M | 2025–2032 |
| 10 | Gasche Street W/L Replacement | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $1M | 2025 |
47 more line items in Wooster, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Wooster 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
$18M
19 items
2026
$11M
11 items
2027
$535K
5 items
2028
$2M
6 items
2029
$385K
2 items
2030
$800K
4 items
2031
$4M
7 items
2032 and later
$1M
3 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 3 | $375K | 1% |
| Sewer | 26 | $20M | 52% |
| Water Supply | 10 | $8M | 21% |
| Water Distribution | 18 | $10M | 26% |
Project types in Wooster's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Wooster
3 publicly owned treatment plants in Wooster with 42 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooster Renewable Energy | 4.42 | OH0028185 | 24 |
| Wayne Co Eastwood Subdivision STP | 0.04 | OH0036561 | 13 |
| Gingery Allotment STP | 0.0028 | OH0036579 | 5 |
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Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Wooster’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 (57 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.