Racine, Wisconsin: water and wastewater capital improvement projects
29 line items · $114M · starting 2026–2028 · 1 plan
Racine's published capital plans list 29 water, sewer and wastewater line items with a combined planning budget of $114M, of which 12 items worth $90M sit in the wastewater and sewer departments. The largest single item is KR Storage Basin/Int Upgrades at $67M (2028–2029). 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 Racine
| # | Project | Department | Type | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KR Storage Basin/Int Upgrades | Wastewater | — | $67M | 2028–2029 |
| 2 | Watermain Replacement | Water Distribution | Water mains and distribution | $16M | 2025–2029 |
| 3 | Chicory Rd Storage Basin | Wastewater | — | $10M | 2027–2028 |
| 4 | North Park Storage Basin | Wastewater | — | $6M | 2027–2028 |
| 5 | Lift Station 31 Storage Basin | Wastewater | Lift stations | $3M | 2027–2028 |
| 6 | North Park FM Ext | Wastewater | — | $2M | 2025–2026 |
| 7 | Meter Replacement | Water Supply | Meters and AMI | $2M | 2025–2029 |
| 8 | Lead Service Replace-Public Side | Water Distribution | Lead service line replacement | $2M | 2025–2029 |
| 9 | Membrane Module Replacement | Water Supply | Membranes and filtration | $2M | 2025–2029 |
| 10 | Backhoe/Loader | Water Supply | Vehicles and equipment | $688K | 2025–2029 |
19 more line items in Racine, with descriptions and contacts
Klarifi holds every Racine line item with its description, the page it appears on and the source document, plus 20 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
$27M
20 items
2026
$475K
1 items
2027
$19M
6 items
2028
$68M
2 items
By department
| Department | Line items | Budget | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater | 12 | $90M | 79% |
| Water Supply | 8 | $5M | 5% |
| Water Distribution | 9 | $19M | 17% |
Project types in Racine's plan
Wastewater treatment plants in Racine
1 publicly owned treatment plant in Racine with 6 permit violations in the last three years. Each profile shows flow, permit, technology and compliance data.
| Plant | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Racine Wastewater Treatment Facility | 14.44 | WI0025194 | 6 |
Other Wisconsin cities with capital plans
Racine capital plan questions
Sources and methodology
Budgets and years are as published in Racine’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 2020–2029 (29 line items).
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.