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Water & WastewaterIssue 1November 9, 2026Agendas from September 21 to November 6, 2026

$2.3 billion for water in five weeks. Here is who got it.

Voters approved $1.22 billion in water and sewer bonds on November 3. In October, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas committed $717 million to named projects, and EPA announced $381 million in federal loans. Below that: the design contracts where equipment gets specified, and who won the construction awards.

Election results are unofficial until certified. An agenda item marked scheduled is not yet a vote. Parent rounds and the individual awards inside them are listed separately, so do not add the entries together.

$2.31Bapproved by voters, three states and EPA in five weeks
53project entries in this issue
19states with at least one entry
201city and county agendas read this week

In this issue: Ballot box (6) · State and federal financing (12) · Design starts (17) · Local funding moves (6) · Awards (12) · Download as a spreadsheet

Funded on November 3

Ballot box

Bond authorizations for water, sewer and stormwater systems. The owner still has to pick projects, hire engineers and write specifications.

FL
Funded$600MCity of St. Petersburg · Nov 3

$600M bond for stormwater, wastewater and drinking water approved

Voters approved up to $600 million in general obligation bonds. The city says the money covers stormwater drainage and pump station upgrades, wastewater collection and treatment facility upgrades, and drinking water distribution and supply. More than half is planned for protecting the water and wastewater utilities from storm surge. Bonds are to be issued in series from 2027 to 2030.

What it meansFour years of bond series means four years of projects. The city has posted interactive project maps but no cost list yet.

Source:City of St. Petersburg ↗The Bond Buyer ↗
AR
Funded$500MState of Arkansas · Nov 3

$500M in state bonds for water infrastructure approved

The Bond Buyer's election roundup lists Arkansas voters approving $500 million in bonds for water infrastructure. We have not yet read the state's own description of how the money will be distributed.

What it meansStatewide money usually reaches utilities as loans and grants through a state agency, so the project list comes later. We will report the program rules when they are published.

Source:The Bond Buyer ↗
CO
Funded$100MCity of Aspen · Nov 3

Up to $100M for the water treatment facility passes with 82%

Ballot Issue 2A lets the city issue revenue bonds of up to $100 million, with a total repayment cost of up to $225 million, to improve its water treatment facility. Repayment comes only from water enterprise revenue. Results are unofficial until certified.

What it meansA single-plant overhaul with financing now authorized and an owner that has been planning it for years.

Source:Aspen Public Radio ↗
CO
Funded$15MSnowmass Water and Sanitation District · Nov 3

$15M Ziegler Reservoir enhancement bond passes with 74%

Ballot Issue 6A authorizes up to $15 million in bonds, with a maximum repayment cost of $22.5 million, for the Ziegler Reservoir enhancement. Results are unofficial until certified.

What it meansRaw water storage work for a small district that rarely borrows.

Source:Aspen Public Radio ↗
CA
Watch$350MUnited Water Conservation District · Nov 3

$350M Measure D leading at 69%, needing two-thirds

On election night the measure stood at 44,732 to 20,132, or 68.96%, against a two-thirds threshold, with counting continuing. The district lists three projects: the Santa Felicia Dam safety improvement ($314 million), the Freeman Diversion fish passage and screens ($104 million) and an extraction barrier and brackish water treatment project ($51 million) with construction as early as 2027.

What it meansThe brackish water treatment project is the equipment job here, and it has the nearest start date.

Source:United Water Conservation District ↗NBC Los Angeles results ↗
MO
Watch$80MCity of Macon · Nov 3

$80M for new water and sewer plants: reported passing, validation pending

Macon Municipal Utilities asked for up to $80 million in revenue bonds: about $50 million for a new water plant on land the city already owns, and about $30 million for a 5 MGD sewer plant to replace a 1960 facility that cannot meet coming ammonia and phosphorus limits. A local results page reports it passing 808 to 734, which we have not confirmed. The utility also says the council must still pass an ordinance combining the water and sewer funds for the vote to be valid.

What it meansTwo ground-up plants for a town of about 5,000. Engineer and contractor selection are listed as later steps, so nothing is specified yet.

Source:Macon Municipal Utilities ↗
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Loans and grants approved

State and federal financing

State revolving fund rounds and federal loans name the utility, the project and the amount, usually before design is finished. This is the earliest reliable list of who is about to build.

NY
Funded$500MNew York State · Oct 20

Nearly $500M in state grants to 106 water and sewer projects

Announced October 20 through the Environmental Facilities Corporation, the grants support $1.4 billion in total project costs. Regional totals run from $25 million in New York City to $67 million in Western New York. The round includes $64 million set aside for lead service line projects and $119 million for emerging contaminants and for sewer projects in small and disadvantaged communities.

What it meansEach grant covers part of a larger project, so every one of these owners still has to finance and bid the rest.

Source:Governor's office ↗
NY
Funded$25MOswego County · Oct 20

$25M state grant for a regional wastewater initiative

The largest named award in the New York round, alongside $25 million to New York City for a tank project at the North River plant.

What it meansA county-led regional system means new conveyance and plant capacity rather than repair.

Source:Governor's office ↗
NY
Funded$14MTown of Elizabethtown · Oct 20

$14M state grant for a municipal sewer and wastewater treatment system

Elizabethtown's award funds a municipal sewer and wastewater treatment system.

What it meansA first-time system for a small town, where the engineer's equipment choices face little incumbent preference.

Source:Governor's office ↗
NY
Funded$7.8MSuffolk County · Oct 20

$7.8M toward the Fairfield at St. James treatment plant expansion

The grant supports expansion of the Fairfield at St. James Wastewater Treatment Plant. Other named awards include nearly $10 million to the Village of Avon and $8.9 million to the Village of Camden for wastewater work, $10 million to the Town of Poughkeepsie for lead service lines, and $6.9 million to the Town of Chenango for emerging contaminants.

What it meansA named plant expansion with state money attached.

Source:Governor's office ↗
TN
Funded$272MCity of Columbia · Oct 2

$272M federal loan for a new intake, transmission main and plant improvements

EPA announced the WIFIA loan on October 2 for Columbia Power & Water Systems' Long Term Water Supply Program: a new raw water intake structure, a transmission main, and improvements to the existing water treatment plant.

What it meansFederal money, so American Iron and Steel and Davis-Bacon terms apply across the program.

Source:EPA ↗
PA
Funded$190.3MCommonwealth of Pennsylvania · Oct 21

$190.3M from PENNVEST for 24 projects in 19 counties

Announced October 21: 14 drinking water, 8 wastewater and 2 non-point source projects. The largest is a $38 million loan to Pennsylvania-American Water for combined sewer overflow storage in Lackawanna County. Five awards fund PFAS treatment, including grants of $3.9 million to Plumstead Township and $3.1 million to Buckingham Township.

What it meansPENNVEST awards come with a settlement schedule, so construction generally starts within the year.

Source:PENNVEST ↗
PA
Funded$22.2MBear Valley Joint Authority · Oct 21

$22.25M loan for membrane filtration and 43,000 feet of main

The Franklin County authority's award covers a distribution upgrade and membrane filtration, with about 43,000 feet of main.

What it meansMembrane filtration is a short vendor list, and the selection is usually made during design.

Source:PENNVEST ↗
PA
Funded$19.3MConemaugh Township Municipal Authority · Oct 21

$19.3M for 44,000 feet of main, metering vaults and SCADA

A $14,597,215 grant and a $4,669,785 loan for drinking water system improvements in Somerset County.

What it meansThree out of four dollars are grant, which removes the usual reason a small authority delays.

Source:PENNVEST ↗
PA
Funded$11MAqua Pennsylvania Wastewater · Oct 21

$11M loan to upgrade the Pinecrest treatment plant

The Monroe County award funds an upgrade of the Pinecrest wastewater treatment plant. In the same round, Elizabethtown Area Water Authority received $6,249,000 for nitrate removal and corrosion control at wells 6 and 7.

What it meansAn investor-owned utility buys on its own standards, not by public bid.

Source:PENNVEST ↗
PA
Funded$20MErie and Westmoreland County · Oct 21

$20M for service line replacement at two authorities

Erie City Water Authority received a $10 million grant to replace about 1,250 galvanized service connections. The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County received $10 million, most of it grant, for about 1,000 lead service line replacements.

What it meansService line programs are bid as unit-price contracts, often for several years.

Source:PENNVEST ↗
HI
Funded$109MHonolulu Board of Water Supply · Oct 16

$109M federal loan for the Kalaeloa seawater desalination plant

Announced October 16. The project includes a reverse osmosis plant producing 1.7 million gallons a day, byproduct disposal facilities, a recycled water pipeline and transmission lines.

What it meansA reverse osmosis plant of this size is a specialist procurement with very few qualified suppliers.

Source:EPA ↗
TX
Funded$26.8MTexas Water Development Board · Oct 1

$26.8M approved for seven Texas recipients

At its October 1 meeting the board approved $14.5 million to the City of Hutchins for wastewater system improvements, $5,392,157 to the City of Zavalla and $1,351,420 to the City of Petrolia for water systems, $4,282,500 to the City of Waller for wastewater, and $936,000 to the Red River Authority for water system improvements, along with two smaller items.

What it meansSmall systems with fresh state money and, in most cases, an engineer already attached through the application.

Source:Texas Water Development Board ↗
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Where equipment gets specified

Design starts

The engineer is named and the equipment schedule is not written yet. Planning and bid-authorization items are here too.

AZ
Design$8.1MPima County · Oct 23One item here is scheduled for Nov 10 and not yet voted.

$8.1M in design contracts for the Santa Rita Resource Recovery Facility

The Board of Supervisors approved a $5,161,473.62 design engineering contract with Dibble & Associates for the facility's interceptor, running to mid 2031, and put a $2,892,588.73 design contract with Jacobs Engineering for the facility itself on its consent calendar. Both are paid from sewer revenue funds.

What it meansA new treatment facility with both engineers now named. Equipment schedules get written inside these two contracts.

Source:Interceptor file ↗Facility file ↗
TX
Design$2.4MCity of Pflugerville · Oct 28Scheduled for Nov 10. Not yet voted.

$2.4M engineering agreement for the 24-inch Central Interceptor

A consent item approves a professional services agreement with Freese and Nichols for engineering on the 24-inch Central Interceptor Project (WW2702).

What it meansPipe material, manholes and any lift station are decided in this contract.

Source:Council file ↗
KY
Design$1.3MLexington-Fayette Urban County Government · Oct 15Scheduled for Nov 12. Not yet voted.

$1.3M to design the Mint Lane Pump Station and wet weather storage tank

A resolution on first reading awards Tetra Tech design and construction administration for the Mint Lane Pump Station and WWS Tank, a consent decree project, for up to $1,295,000, following RFP 41-2026.

What it meansConsent decree work has a court-ordered schedule, so it does not slip.

Source:Council file ↗
CO
DesignTown of Castle Rock · Sep 28On the Oct 28 agenda. The record does not show the vote.

Burns & McDonnell to design water treatment plant improvements

Council took up a design services agreement with Burns & McDonnell for improvements at the Meadows Water Treatment Plant and a chlorine storage project at the Ray Waterman Regional Water Treatment Center.

What it meansTwo plants in one design contract, including chemical storage and feed.

Source:Council file ↗
AL
DesignCity of Huntsville · Oct 16On the Nov 5 agenda. The record does not show the vote.

Garver to design the Pryor Road pump station and sewer improvements

A resolution authorizes an engineering design agreement with Garver, Inc. for the Pryor Road Pump Station and Sewer Improvements, Project 71-27-SP01.

What it meansA new or rebuilt pump station at the start of design.

Source:Council file ↗
FL
DesignCity of Hollywood · Oct 15On the Nov 5 agenda. The record does not show the vote.

Carollo ranked first for the regional plant's emergency bar screen bypass

The commission is asked to rank engineering firms and negotiate with Carollo Engineers, the top-ranked firm, for construction management, grant management and inspection on the Southern Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Emergency Bar Screen Bypass Project.

What it meansHeadworks screening at a regional plant, moving under an emergency label.

Source:Commission file ↗
WI
Design$158KCity of Racine · Oct 12

CDM Smith to design 10,000 feet of water main replacement for 2028

The Waterworks Commission approved a $158,343 proposal from CDM Smith for design services to replace about 10,000 linear feet of local water mains in fiscal 2028.

What it meansDesign now for construction in 2028, which is the lead time pipe suppliers ask for.

Source:Commission file ↗
IL
Design$83KCity of Joliet · Sep 24On the Oct 6 agenda. The record does not show the vote.

Des Plaines River tunnel crossing: design contract amended

Council considered a second amendment, for $83,000, to the engineering design agreement with Delve Underground for the Des Plaines River Tunnel Crossing Rehabilitation and Water Main Replacement Project.

What it meansA tunnel crossing still in design, with a specialist tunneling engineer.

Source:Council file ↗
ND
Design$50KCity of Fargo · Nov 5Scheduled for Nov 9. Not yet voted.

Lead service line replacement: engineering task order increased

An amendment adds $50,000 to AE2S's task order for the Lead Service Line Replacement Project (WA2403).

What it meansA replacement program already under engineering, a year ahead of the federal start date.

Source:Commission file ↗
AZ
PlanningCity of Phoenix · Sep 25

Local limits study for the 91st Avenue and 23rd Avenue treatment plants

Council adopted an ordinance for engineering services on a local limits study covering both wastewater treatment plants.

What it meansLocal limits studies set what industrial users may discharge, and can lead to pretreatment requirements.

Source:Council file ↗
TX
PlanningCity of Corpus Christi · Oct 28

Council briefed on buying 10 MGD from a private brackish groundwater plant

Staff scheduled a briefing on a proposed water sale agreement with Seven Seas Water Group for 10 million gallons a day of treated water from a brackish groundwater treatment plant at Chapman Ranch.

What it meansIf the agreement goes ahead, the developer, not the city, buys the plant equipment.

Source:Council file ↗
TX
PlanningCity of Austin · Sep 29

A neighboring district weighs closing its treatment plant

Austin Water proposes amending its wholesale wastewater agreement with Travis County WCID 17 so it can receive untreated wastewater. The item says this supports WCID 17's evaluation of decommissioning its own treatment facility.

What it meansA decommissioning study means a lift station and force main instead of plant upgrades.

Source:Council file ↗
TX
PlanningCity of Laredo · Sep 23

State revolving fund application for a PFAS study and action plan

Council took up a resolution asking the Texas Water Development Board for Clean Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants money for PFAS study, testing, monitoring and an action plan for the wastewater system.

What it meansThe study comes first. Treatment equipment follows only if it finds a problem.

Source:Council file ↗
CA
PlanningCity of Fontana · Sep 21

Authorization to apply for a Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan

Council considered authorizing an application to the State Water Resources Control Board's Clean Water State Revolving Fund.

What it meansAn application signals a sewer project large enough to need state financing. The staff report will name it.

Source:Council file ↗
TX
PlanningCity of Keller · Sep 24

Old Town Keller water tower rehabilitation under discussion

Council discussed the OTK Water Tower Rehab project in September, and in October approved repainting the elevated tower at Main Street and Keller Parkway with Viking Industrial Painting through a BuyBoard contract.

What it meansOne tower already awarded through a cooperative, a second still in discussion.

Source:Discussion file ↗Repainting file ↗
OH
Bidding$1.5MCity of Toledo · Oct 1On the Oct 20 agenda. The record does not show the vote.

$1.5M raw water main restoration cleared for bids

An ordinance appropriates $1,500,000 from the water replacement fund for raw water main tile restoration and authorizes the mayor to accept bids.

What it meansAuthorized as an emergency ordinance, so the solicitation follows quickly.

Source:Council file ↗
CA
BiddingLaguna County Sanitation District · Oct 9

Foster Road sewer rehabilitation cleared to advertise

The Santa Barbara County supervisors, acting as the district's board, were asked to authorize advertising and receiving bids for the Foster Road Sewer Rehabilitation Project.

What it meansOut to bid shortly, so this one is for contractors and lining suppliers.

Source:Board file ↗
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Money attached to a named facility

Local funding moves

Appropriations, grants and borrowing by the utility itself.

FL
FundedVillage of Wellington · Oct 6Scheduled for Nov 10. Not yet voted.

Land sale proceeds steered to stormwater pump station improvements

A budget amendment appropriates about $24 million from the sale of part of the K-Park site, with $15 million to a rate stabilization reserve and the balance to the Acme Improvement District stormwater pump stations improvements project.

What it meansNew capital money for pump stations from a one-time source, outside the normal rate cycle.

Source:Council file ↗
KY
Funded$3.8MLexington-Fayette Urban County Government · Oct 30Scheduled for Nov 10. Not yet voted.

$3.8M state grant agreement for a UV disinfection retrofit

Council is asked to execute an amended grant agreement for $3,809,340 in Kentucky Cleaner Water funds for the Ultraviolet Radiation WWTP Disinfection Retrofit Project, with no local match required.

What it meansGrant-funded UV work, alongside a $15.8M UV replacement already under contract at two plants.

Source:Council file ↗
MA
Funded$3.1MCity of Somerville · Oct 5

$3.1M more borrowed for the Poplar Street Pump Station

Council approved borrowing and appropriating $3,143,557 for additional costs of design, construction and equipping of the Poplar Street Pump Station.

What it meansA cost increase on a project already under way. Useful if you supply it, not a new pursuit.

Source:Council file ↗
GA
Funded$3.2MFulton County · Sep 22

$3.2M agreement for water main relocations on Abbotts Bridge Road

Commissioners approved a contract item agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation for water main relocations tied to the widening of State Route 120 in Johns Creek, at an estimated $3,206,076.

What it meansUtility relocation inside a highway job: the road contractor does the work to the county's pipe specification.

Source:Commission file ↗
PA
Funded$706KCity of Allentown · Sep 29

$706K in PFAS settlement money set aside for treatment systems

Council passed a capital budget amendment appropriating $705,938.84 from firefighting-foam class action awards to offset the cost of any PFAS remediation systems the city must install. The 3M payment arrives in ten installments through 2033.

What it meansSettlement money earmarked for treatment, before a system has been chosen.

Source:Council file ↗
CA
Funded$241KCity of Rialto · Oct 8Scheduled for Nov 10. Not yet voted.

$241K task order for more PFAS investigation

Council is asked to authorize a task order with GEI Consultants, not to exceed $240,900, for additional PFAS investigation, reporting and risk assessment at Fire Station 203.

What it meansInvestigation, not treatment. Site cleanup scope follows the risk assessment.

Source:Council file ↗
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Who won what

Awards

Construction and supply awards. The contractor is now the buyer, and the award shows how the utility purchases.

TX
Awarded$77.9MCity of League City · Sep 21

$77.9M to expand the Southwest Water Reclamation Facility

Council approved a construction manager at risk contract with CSA Construction for the 2.0 MGD expansion, with a guaranteed maximum price not to exceed $77,915,143. The same month it awarded Avila Construction Group $5,750,500 to rehabilitate the Dallas Salmon plant's influent lift station and Wameco Construction $796,050 for the Constellation lift station.

What it meansUnder CM at risk, CSA buys out the equipment packages. That is the door to knock on now.

Source:Expansion file ↗Dallas Salmon file ↗Constellation file ↗
TX
Awarded$55.3MCity of Austin · Oct 12Scheduled for Nov 19. Not yet voted.

$55.3M in two contracts at the Hornsby Bend biosolids plant

Consent items authorize Matous Construction to build a new ammonia removal facility with drainage improvements for up to $32,906,529, and to replace the headworks and add a sludge receiving station for up to $22,420,200. A third item adds $1,658,313 to Stantec's engineering contract for the ammonia facility.

What it meansOne contractor on both jobs, and the engineer of record stays under contract through construction.

Source:Ammonia facility ↗Headworks ↗Engineering amendment ↗
OH
Awarded$15.9MCity of Columbus · Oct 8One item here is scheduled for Nov 16 and not yet voted.

$15.9M screening improvements at Jackson Pike

An ordinance on second reading authorizes a construction contract with Kenmore Construction for the Jackson Pike Water Reclamation Plant Screening Improvements, paid from the sanitary revolving loan fund and contingent on Ohio Water Development Authority loan approval. A separate ordinance authorized up to $2,625,508.60 for 2026 water main repairs with JLD Construction Services and Travco Construction.

What it meansState loan money, so American Iron and Steel rules apply to what gets installed.

Source:Screening file ↗Water main file ↗
IL
Awarded$10.8MCity of Joliet · Oct 13

$10.75M booster pump station upgrade to Vissering Construction

Council passed the award of Contract 3005-1126 for the JOL-08-03 Booster Pump Station Upgrades and Morgan Street PRV Project. It also awarded Hoerr Construction $1,242,600 for sewer rehabilitation ahead of the 2027 water main replacement program.

What it meansJoliet is rebuilding its distribution system ahead of a change of water source, with years of work still to come.

Source:Pump station file ↗Sewer file ↗
CO
Awarded$8.2MCity and County of Denver · Sep 21

$8.2M interceptor rehabilitation to Insituform

Council adopted a contract with Insituform Technologies to rehabilitate the Tower Road sanitary interceptor from 59th to 68th Avenue, Phase 1, with a 180-day term from notice to proceed.

What it meansPhase 1 of a named corridor. Later phases will be bid separately.

Source:Council file ↗
TX
Awarded$4.4MCity of Corpus Christi · Oct 21Scheduled for Nov 10. Not yet voted.

$4.4M in lift station work to Ferguson Service Systems

A motion on the future agenda awards the North Beach Lift Stations B and E repairs for up to $3,084,523. A separate ordinance awards the same firm a $1,316,250 lift station replacement at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.

What it meansOne contractor is winning the city's lift station work two jobs at a time.

Source:North Beach file ↗Naval Air Station file ↗
TX
AwardedCity of Denton · Oct 19Scheduled for Nov 9. Not yet voted.

Pecan Creek plant expansion: second construction package to Sundt

The Public Utilities Board considered recommending a second guaranteed maximum price amendment to the construction manager at risk contract with Sundt Construction, covering the second work packages of the Pecan Creek Water Reclamation Plant Expansion.

What it meansWork is released in packages, so later packages are still to be bought out.

Source:Board file ↗
TX
Awarded$1.1MHarris County · Oct 2

$1.1M lift station maintenance contract on a single bid

Commissioners Court awarded 24/6 Technical Services a contract for inspection, maintenance and repair of lift stations for the Toll Road Authority, on the basis of the only bid, with four one-year renewal options.

What it meansOne bidder on a renewable contract. Worth knowing before the next renewal.

Source:Commissioners Court file ↗
CA
AwardedCity of Merced · Sep 24

Ten-year metering analytics agreement with Badger Meter

Council approved a ten-year agreement with National Meter & Automation, doing business as Badger Meter, for the Beacon cloud meter reading system and the EyeOnWater customer app, through May 2036.

What it meansA ten-year lock-in for the meter platform. Columbus, Keller and Laredo also renewed meter contracts this period.

Source:Council file ↗
TX
Awarded$238KCity of Coppell · Oct 28Scheduled for Nov 10. Not yet voted.

$238K for analyzer stations at a pump station and two elevated tanks

Council considered awarding Axis Construction a contract to build three analyzer stations, at the Village Parkway Pump Station and the Wagon Wheel and Southwestern elevated storage tanks.

What it meansWater quality instrumentation bought through a general contractor.

Source:Council file ↗
AZ
AwardedCity of Yuma · Sep 28

Storage reservoir recoating at the Agua Viva plant awarded

Council passed a bid award for recoating the storage reservoirs at the Agua Viva Water Treatment Plant.

What it meansCoatings work at a plant that is otherwise fairly new.

Source:Council file ↗
WI
Awarded$78KCity of Appleton · Oct 8

Lead service line outreach contract to Arcadis

Council awarded Arcadis a $78,500 contract for lead service line outreach and public education.

What it meansOutreach comes before replacement. The construction contracts follow.

Source:Council file ↗
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