Meter and AMI projects in US capital improvement plans
356 planned projects · $1.6B · 218 cities in 37 states
In short
How many metering projects are in US city capital plans?
Klarifi’s extraction of published capital improvement plans finds 356 metering projects in 218 cities across 37 states, with a combined budget of $1.6B. The largest is Water Meter Replacement Program in Chicago, IL, at $210M.
Water meter replacement programs and advanced metering infrastructure, often the single largest line item in a water distribution budget. The list below ranks the 10 largest by budget; every city links to its full capital plan page.
The largest metering projects
| # | Project | City | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water Meter Replacement Program | Chicago, IL | $210M | 2025–2028 |
| 2 | Construction Reserve Meter Replacement | Baltimore, MD | $110M | 2026–2031 |
| 3 | Urgent Needs Large Meters WW | Baltimore, MD | $110M | 2026–2031 |
| 4 | Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) | Mesa, AZ | $97M | 2023–2028 |
| 5 | Water Meters - AMI Conversion | Jacksonville, FL | $71M | 2024–2027 |
| 6 | Proactive Water Meter Replacements | Baltimore, MD | $50M | 2026–2030 |
| 7 | Advanced Metering Infrastructure | Portland, OR | $44M | 2025–2030 |
| 8 | Small Water Meter Installation (New Meters) | Atlanta, GA | $38M | 2026–2030 |
| 9 | Advanced Metering Infrastructure | Portland, OR | $34M | 2025–2030 |
| 10 | Water Meter Capital Replacement Program | Corpus Christi, TX | $30M | 2028–2030 |
All 356 metering 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 metering projects
| City | Projects | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Watertown, SD | 10 | $80K |
| Portland, OR | 7 | $99M |
| Hanover, NH | 7 | $1M |
| Lakeview, MI | 5 | $3M |
| Crossville, TN | 5 | $2M |
| Jacksonville, FL | 4 | $108M |
| Saint Petersburg, FL | 4 | $59M |
| Lincoln, NE | 4 | $8M |
| Battle Creek, MI | 4 | $3M |
| Narragansett, RI | 4 | $2M |
| Bozeman, MT | 4 | $324K |
| Madison Heights, MI | 4 | $26K |
States with the most metering projects
| State | Projects | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 80 | $74M |
| California | 30 | $80M |
| Illinois | 19 | $241M |
| Florida | 17 | $209M |
| Colorado | 16 | $48M |
| Wisconsin | 14 | $10M |
| South Dakota | 13 | $17M |
| Oregon | 11 | $117M |
| New Hampshire | 11 | $6M |
| Washington | 10 | $37M |
| Ohio | 10 | $19M |
| Texas | 8 | $99M |
Planned spend by start year
Before 2026
$1.0B
241 items
2026
$445M
56 items
2027
$35M
24 items
2028
$77M
17 items
2029
$9M
8 items
2030
$3M
1 items
2031
$30K
1 items
2032 and later
$1M
8 items
Other project types
Questions about metering 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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