Virginia water and wastewater capital improvement plans
356 planned projects · $5.0B · 21 cities · 23 plans
The 23 capital improvement plans and adopted budgets Klarifi has extracted for Virginia list 356 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $5.0B across 21 cities. Richmond has the largest plan at $1.6B. 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 Virginia with water and sewer capital plans
| # | City | Line items | Budget | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond | 12 | $1.6B | 2 |
| 2 | Chesterfield | 11 | $993M | 1 |
| 3 | Arlington | 35 | $883M | 1 |
| 4 | Newport News | 32 | $301M | 1 |
| 5 | Virginia Beach | 32 | $232M | 1 |
| 6 | Suffolk | 5 | $190M | 1 |
| 7 | Alexandria | 17 | $151M | 1 |
| 8 | Lynchburg | 13 | $145M | 1 |
| 9 | Leesburg | 17 | $117M | 1 |
| 10 | Warrenton | 37 | $85M | 1 |
| 11 | Fredericksburg | 15 | $71M | 1 |
| 12 | Danville | 13 | $69M | 1 |
| 13 | Salem | 28 | $59M | 1 |
| 14 | Winchester | 7 | $42M | 1 |
| 15 | Amelia | 4 | $31M | 1 |
| 16 | Woodstock | 33 | $14M | 1 |
| 17 | Bowling Green | 9 | $12M | 1 |
| 18 | Blacksburg | 17 | $12M | 1 |
| 19 | Accomac | 10 | $10M | 2 |
| 20 | Lovettsville | 8 | $3M | 1 |
Planned spend by start year
Before 2026
$2.2B
125 items
2026
$2.4B
130 items
2027
$247M
52 items
2028
$30M
23 items
2029
$43M
18 items
2030
$9M
4 items
2031
$21M
3 items
2032 and later
$61M
1 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 88 | $1.3B | 27% |
| Sewer | 91 | $1.6B | 32% |
| Water Supply | 97 | $1.1B | 22% |
| Water Distribution | 79 | $955M | 19% |
| Water | 1 | $7M | 0% |
Project types in Virginia
The largest planned projects in Virginia
| # | Project | City | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appomattox River Water Treatment Plant | Chesterfield, VA | Water treatment plants | $394M | 2026–2027 |
| 2 | Sanitary Sewer Upgrade | Richmond, VA | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $343M | 2026–2030 |
| 3 | Sanitary Sewers | Richmond, VA | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $331M | 2025–2029 |
| 4 | Re-Gen Phase III | Arlington, VA | Anaerobic digesters and biogas | $210M | 2025–2029 |
| 5 | Wastewater Plants | Chesterfield, VA | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $200M | 2026–2029 |
| 6 | Combined Sewer Overflow | Richmond, VA | Sewer rehabilitation and I&I | $200M | 2026–2030 |
| 7 | Water Utility Distribution System Improvements | Richmond, VA | Water mains and distribution | $162M | 2026–2030 |
| 8 | Washington Aqueduct Capital | Arlington, VA | — | $146M | 2025–2034 |
| 9 | Wastewater Treatment | Richmond, VA | Wastewater treatment plant upgrades | $139M | 2025–2029 |
| 10 | Water Distribution System Improvements | Richmond, VA | Water mains and distribution | $120M | 2025–2029 |
All 356 Virginia 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.
Virginia 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.