Laredo, Texas: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
74 line items · $846M · starting 2026–2029 · 1 plan
Laredo's published capital plans list 74 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $846M, of which 46 items worth $652M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is South Laredo WWTP exp to 24 mgd at $138M (2027–2028). 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 Laredo
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Laredo WWTP exp to 24 mgd | Wastewater | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $138M | 2027–2028 |
| 2 | NLWWTP 3 MGD Expansion-District 6 | Sewer | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $75M | 2027–2029 |
| 3 | Expansion of North Laredo WWTP | Wastewater | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $44M | 2027–2029 |
| 4 | Zacate Creek WWTP Reconstruction | Wastewater | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $44M | 2027–2029 |
| 5 | Manadas Expansion to 9.5 MGD | Sewer | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $44M | 2027–2028 |
| 6 | El Pico 12 MG Expansion | Wastewater | — | $33M | 2027 |
| 7 | Line Rehab & Contingency Water Break - All | Wastewater | Water mains and distribution | $32M | 2025–2029 |
| 8 | Connect Hendricks to mid sized JWTP extension line | Wastewater | — | $31M | 2027–2029 |
| 9 | 3 MG Cuatro Vientos Booster Station-District 1 | Water Distribution | Pump stations | $28M | 2025–2026 |
| 10 | 54 SS Interceptor | Sewer | Force mains and interceptors | $27M | 2025–2026 |
64 more line items in Laredo, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Laredo line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 69 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
Before 2026
$242M
31 items
2026
$14M
3 items
2027
$569M
36 items
2028
$250K
1 items
2029
$21M
3 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 24 | $407M | 48% |
| Sewer | 22 | $245M | 29% |
| Water Distribution | 28 | $194M | 23% |
Project types in Laredo's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Laredo
7 publicly owned treatment plants in Laredo with 96 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Laredo WWTP | 16.98 | TX0085316 | 2 |
| Laredo City Of Sewer Plant | 16.21 | TX0025461 | 81 |
| North Laredo WWTP | 2.51 | TX0057801 | 5 |
| Regional WWTF | 0.62 | TX0118443 | 0 |
| Unitec Center WWTP | 0.28 | TX0126926 | 5 |
| Penitas WWTP | 0.05 | TX0131776 | 2 |
| Laredo/columbia Solidarity Bridge WWTF | 0.003 | TX0107395 | 1 |
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Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Laredo’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 (74 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.