Rhode Island water and wastewater capital improvement plans
145 planned projects · $334M · 5 cities · 5 plans
The 5 capital improvement plans and adopted budgets Klarifi has extracted for Rhode Island list 145 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $334M across 5 cities. Warwick has the largest plan at $157M. Each city page lists its largest projects with budgets and years, links the source document and the city's treatment plants.
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.
Cities in Rhode Island with water and sewer capital plans
| # | City | Line items | Budget | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warwick | 52 | $157M | 1 |
| 2 | Westerly | 15 | $62M | 1 |
| 3 | Newport | 29 | $60M | 1 |
| 4 | Smithfield | 31 | $33M | 1 |
| 5 | Narragansett | 18 | $23M | 1 |
Planned spend by start year
Before 2026
$100M
66 items
2026
$109M
23 items
2027
$38M
17 items
2028
$37M
12 items
2029
$21M
9 items
2030
$20M
6 items
2032 and later
$10M
12 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 48 | $189M | 57% |
| Sewer | 40 | $45M | 14% |
| Water Supply | 12 | $15M | 5% |
| Water Distribution | 45 | $84M | 25% |
Project types in Rhode Island
The largest planned projects in Rhode Island
| # | Project | City | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIDEM Upgrade Requirements (Design 2024) (Construction TBD) | Westerly, RI | — | $50M | 2026 |
| 2 | Northwest Gorton Pond Low-Pressure Sewer System | Warwick, RI | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $13M | 2028 |
| 3 | Per & Polfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) | Newport, RI | PFAS treatment | $13M | 2025–2030 |
| 4 | Upgrade to BNR System (Internal Recycling, Diffusers, Actuators) | Warwick, RI | Nutrient removal | $11M | 2028 |
| 5 | Oakland Beach Pump Station Replacement (Upgrade & Climate Resiliency) | Warwick, RI | Pump stations | $8M | 2026 |
| 6 | Improvement to Biosolids Dewatering and Disposal Phase I | Warwick, RI | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $7M | 2026 |
| 7 | Improvement to Biosolids Dewatering and Disposal Phase II | Warwick, RI | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $7M | 2027 |
| 8 | Pilgrim Estates | Warwick, RI | — | $7M | 2030 |
| 9 | Water Main Replacement Program | Warwick, RI | Water mains and distribution | $7M | 2026–2030 |
| 10 | Installation of Primary Tank #3 | Warwick, RI | Storage tanks and reservoirs | $7M | 2029 |
All 145 Rhode Island line items in Klarifi
Every project with its description, page reference and source document, filterable by city, department, type, budget and year, linked to the plants and decision-makers in each city.
Rhode Island capital plan questions
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 September 11, 2026.