Waco, Texas: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
12 line items · $290M · 1 plan
Waco's published capital plans list 12 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $290M, of which 6 items worth $115M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Water Plant Improvements - Mt. Carmel, Riverside, DAF at $57M (2025–2029). 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 Waco
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water Plant Improvements - Mt. Carmel, Riverside, DAF | Water Supply | Clarifiers and settling | $57M | 2025–2029 |
| 2 | WMARSS Bull Hide Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion | Sewer | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $35M | 2025 |
| 3 | Water Pump and Storage Improvements | Water Supply | Pump stations | $35M | 2025–2027 |
| 4 | WMARSS Plant Improvements | Sewer | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $32M | 2025–2029 |
| 5 | Water Transmission Improvements | Water Supply | Water mains and distribution | $30M | 2025–2029 |
| 6 | Wastewater System Improvements | Wastewater | Water mains and distribution | $23M | 2025–2029 |
| 7 | West Side of Lake - Water | Water Supply | Water mains and distribution | $22M | 2025–2026 |
| 8 | Water System Improvements | Water Supply | Water mains and distribution | $17M | 2025–2029 |
| 9 | Water System Improvements - Streets | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $15M | 2025–2029 |
| 10 | Street Capacity Program/Wastewater | Wastewater | Water mains and distribution | $10M | 2025–2028 |
2 more line items in Waco, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Waco line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 39 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
$290M
12 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 4 | $48M | 17% |
| Sewer | 2 | $67M | 23% |
| Water Supply | 5 | $159M | 55% |
| Water Distribution | 1 | $15M | 5% |
Project types in Waco's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Waco
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Waco with 48 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waco Metropolitan Area Regional Sewarge System | 21.83 | TX0026506 | 48 |
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Waco capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Waco’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 2025–2030 (12 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.