Salem, Virginia: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
28 line items · $59M · starting 2026–2029 · 1 plan
Salem's published capital plans list 28 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $59M, of which 8 items worth $25M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is Mason Creek Interceptor Upgrade Construction at $10M (2026). 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 Salem
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason Creek Interceptor Upgrade Construction | Sewer | Force mains and interceptors | $10M | 2026 |
| 2 | Waterline Design and Replacement | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $9M | 2026–2030 |
| 3 | Mason Creek SSES Engineering Evaluation | Sewer | Planning, studies and asset management | $8M | 2027–2029 |
| 4 | Relocate Field Operations to Tidewater Street (Sewer) | Sewer | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $5M | 2029–2030 |
| 5 | Relocate Field Operations to Tidewater Street (Water) | Water Supply | Biosolids, sludge and dewatering | $5M | 2029–2030 |
| 6 | North Salem Water System Improvements - Phase II | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $4M | 2027 |
| 7 | North Salem Water System Improvements - Phase III | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $4M | 2028 |
| 8 | North Salem Water System Improvements - Phase IV | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $3M | 2029 |
| 9 | Storage Tank Replacements - Red Lane | Water Supply | Storage tanks and reservoirs | $2M | 2027 |
| 10 | North Salem Water System Improvements - Phase I | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $1M | 2026 |
18 more line items in Salem, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Salem line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document. Track new plans as they are adopted and compare with similar projects in other cities.
Planned spend by start year
2026
$24M
10 items
2027
$19M
12 items
2028
$4M
3 items
2029
$12M
3 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewer | 8 | $25M | 43% |
| Water Supply | 11 | $11M | 18% |
| Water Distribution | 9 | $23M | 39% |
Project types in Salem's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Salem
No publicly owned treatment plant is recorded under Salem in the facility directory; the city may be served by a regional plant listed under another municipality. Browse all plants in Virginia.
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Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Salem’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 2026–2031 (28 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.