Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
4 line items · $5M · starting 2026 · 1 plan
Philadelphia's published capital plans list 4 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $5M. The largest single item is Improvements to Collector System at $2M (2026–2031). 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 Philadelphia
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Improvements to Collector System | Water Supply | — | $2M | 2026–2031 |
| 2 | Improvements to Treatment Facilities | Water Supply | — | $2M | 2026–2031 |
| 3 | Improvements to Conveyance System | Water Supply | — | $1M | 2026–2031 |
| 4 | Engineering and Material Support | Water Supply | — | $140K | 2026–2031 |
Descriptions, page references and contacts for Philadelphia
Klarifi holds every Philadelphia 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
2026
$5M
4 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Supply | 4 | $5M | 100% |
Wastewater treatment plants in Philadelphia
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Philadelphia 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phila Water Dept - SE STP | 77 | PAL026662 | 1 |
Philadelphia capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Philadelphia’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 2025–2029 (4 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.