Texas water and wastewater capital improvement plans
605 planned projects · $9.6B · 19 cities · 19 plans
The 19 capital improvement plans and adopted budgets Klarifi has extracted for Texas list 605 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $9.6B across 19 cities. Corpus Christi has the largest plan at $3.4B. 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 Texas with water and sewer capital plans
| # | City | Line items | Budget | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corpus Christi | 110 | $3.4B | 1 |
| 2 | Fort Worth | 12 | $2.0B | 1 |
| 3 | Houston | 22 | $1.3B | 1 |
| 4 | Laredo | 74 | $846M | 1 |
| 5 | Baytown | 37 | $342M | 1 |
| 6 | Waco | 12 | $290M | 1 |
| 7 | Beaumont | 52 | $261M | 1 |
| 8 | Arlington | 9 | $238M | 1 |
| 9 | Conroe | 48 | $208M | 1 |
| 10 | Pasadena | 43 | $164M | 1 |
| 11 | Texarkana | 51 | $145M | 1 |
| 12 | Pearland | 80 | $136M | 1 |
| 13 | Wichita Falls | 17 | $103M | 1 |
| 14 | Killeen | 11 | $48M | 1 |
| 15 | Victoria | 6 | $13M | 1 |
| 16 | Roanoke | 13 | $8M | 1 |
| 17 | Greenville | 6 | $3M | 1 |
Planned spend by start year
Before 2026
$7.4B
391 items
2026
$368M
53 items
2027
$843M
75 items
2028
$471M
35 items
2029
$189M
20 items
2030
$185M
19 items
2031
$56M
8 items
2032 and later
$69M
4 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 193 | $4.0B | 42% |
| Sewer | 79 | $1.0B | 11% |
| Water Supply | 172 | $3.0B | 31% |
| Water Distribution | 161 | $1.6B | 17% |
Project types in Texas
The largest planned projects in Texas
| # | Project | City | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seawater Desalination (Inner Harbor Plant) | Corpus Christi, TX | Planning, studies and asset management | $641M | 2025–2027 |
| 2 | Major Mains Bucket | Fort Worth, TX | Water mains and distribution | $452M | 2025–2029 |
| 3 | WW Collectors Bucket | Fort Worth, TX | — | $365M | 2025–2029 |
| 4 | Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements | Houston, TX | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $354M | 2025 |
| 5 | WW Treatment Plants Bucket | Fort Worth, TX | — | $353M | 2025–2029 |
| 6 | Misc Wtr Facilities | Fort Worth, TX | — | $231M | 2025–2029 |
| 7 | WTP Minor Improvements | Fort Worth, TX | Water treatment plants | $223M | 2025–2029 |
| 8 | City-Wide Wastewater ID/IQ | Corpus Christi, TX | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $222M | 2025–2034 |
| 9 | Water Sewer Program - Streets | Fort Worth, TX | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $174M | 2025–2029 |
| 10 | Wastewater Treatment Plant Consolidation | Houston, TX | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $167M | 2025 |
All 605 Texas 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.
Texas 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.