Lift station projects in US capital improvement plans
585 planned projects · $1.7B · 208 cities in 35 states
In short
How many lift station projects are in US city capital plans?
Klarifi’s extraction of published capital improvement plans finds 585 lift station projects in 208 cities across 35 states, with a combined budget of $1.7B. The largest is Buccaneer Lift Station in Oceanside, CA, at $76M.
Sewer lift station rehabilitation and replacement, the most common single project type in wastewater capital plans: pumps, wet wells, valves, controls and standby power. The list below ranks the 10 largest by budget; every city links to its full capital plan page. What is a lift station? →
The largest lift station projects
| # | Project | City | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buccaneer Lift Station | Oceanside, CA | $76M | 2024–2028 |
| 2 | SEWRP Lift Station and Forcemain | Mesa, AZ | $45M | 2023–2029 |
| 3 | City-Wide Lift Station Repair | Corpus Christi, TX | $42M | 2025–2034 |
| 4 | Liberty Road Lift Station and Force Main | Greensboro, NC | $36M | 2025–2027 |
| 5 | IH-10 Lift Station #2 Force Main and Gravity System Improvements | Baytown, TX | $36M | 2025–2027 |
| 6 | Lift Station Replacement | Phoenix, AZ | $31M | 2024–2029 |
| 7 | Plant & Lift Station Maintenance | Wood Dale, IL | $30M | 2026–2035 |
| 8 | LS 1,2,3 and 4 Force Main Evaluation Phase 3 | Orlando, FL | $28M | 2024–2025 |
| 9 | Lift Station 77 Force Main | Phoenix, AZ | $27M | 2024–2026 |
| 10 | OMG Lift Station (Former El Corazon Lift Station) | Oceanside, CA | $26M | 2024–2027 |
All 585 lift station projects, with descriptions and contacts
Every line item with its description, page reference and source document, filterable by state, budget and start year, linked to the treatment plants and decision-makers in each city, and refreshed as new plans are adopted.
Cities with the most lift station projects
| City | Projects | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Pearland, TX | 30 | $36M |
| Phoenix, AZ | 17 | $141M |
| Orlando, FL | 14 | $147M |
| Myakka City, FL | 14 | $74M |
| Lafayette, LA | 14 | $19M |
| Kalamazoo, MI | 12 | $16M |
| Greensboro, NC | 11 | $92M |
| Wauconda, IL | 11 | $4M |
| Pasadena, TX | 10 | $23M |
| Baytown, TX | 9 | $82M |
| Spokane, WA | 9 | $49M |
| Delta, AL | 8 | $38M |
States with the most lift station projects
| State | Projects | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 100 | $103M |
| Florida | 81 | $339M |
| Texas | 74 | $300M |
| California | 37 | $219M |
| Minnesota | 33 | $32M |
| Illinois | 31 | $60M |
| Arizona | 26 | $234M |
| Iowa | 24 | $34M |
| Washington | 22 | $74M |
| Louisiana | 22 | $30M |
| Missouri | 22 | $14M |
| North Carolina | 16 | $98M |
Planned spend by start year
Before 2026
$1.2B
340 items
2026
$252M
113 items
2027
$81M
45 items
2028
$78M
35 items
2029
$34M
23 items
2030
$20M
13 items
2031
$35M
9 items
2032 and later
$21M
7 items
Other project types
Questions about lift station projects
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 October 12, 2026.
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