How much does the Great Lakes Water Authority plan to spend in its 2025-2029 CIP?

The Authority plans to spend $2.1 billion on capital projects, a 15% increase from $1.8 billion in its 2024-2028 CIP. The current CIP has 149 line items, down from 171 in the prior CIP.

Which business area saw the largest increase?

The Wastewater category saw the most significant increase at 26%, with funding for ongoing projects including the Freud & Conner Creek Pump Station Improvements.

Great Lakes Water Authority, Michigan, Planned Capital Program Increased by 15%

Q: What is the largest single project in the CIP?

The largest line item is the Freud & Conner Creek Pump Station Improvements, totaling $191 million, one of four line items valued at over $100 million.

FirmoGraphs keeps its clients up to date on capital plans of interest for long-term business development. We help our customers use this information to gain a competitive advantage and improve proactive conversations with their clients. We recently processed the latest capital spending plan by the Great Lakes Water Authority, Michigan. Here are our observations.

How Much Did the Great Lakes Water Authority’s Capital Program Grow?

In the CIP covering the 2025-2029 fiscal years, the Great Lakes Water Authority, Michigan detailed plans to spend $2.1 billion on capital projects, an increase of 15% from $1.8 billion in its 2024-2028 CIP. The current CIP has 149 line items, compared to 171 line items in the prior CIP. The table below breaks down Great Lakes Water Authority’s planned capital spending by business area for its last two CIPs.

Great Lakes Water Authority planned capital spending by business area, comparing the last two CIPs. Numbers are rounded.

Business Area Growth Led by 26% Surge in Wastewater Investments

All of the business areas increased. The most significant goes to the Wastewater category which increased by 26% with funding for ongoing projects, including Freud & Conner Creek Pump Station Improvements.

Great Lakes Water Authority Invests Over $100 Million in Pump Station Upgrade

Great Lakes Water Authority has four notable line items valued at over $100 million. The largest is the Freud & Conner Creek Pump Station Improvements, totaling $191 million. This project involves creating a basis of design and final operational strategy to optimize interconnected piping and operations between Connor Creek and Freud pumping stations, along with the Connor Creek Retention and Treatment Basin. Other significant line items in the Water category include:

Springwells Water Treatment Plant, Low-Lift and High-Lift Pumping Station Improvements — valued at $158 million.
96-inch Water Transmission Main Relocation and Isolation Valve Installations — valued at $153 million, for relocating 2.5 miles of 96-inch transmission main currently in an EPA NPL landfill, some submerged in landfill leachate.
Lake Huron Water Treatment Plant, Low-Lift, High Lift and Filter Backwash Pumping System Improvements — worth $100 million to rehabilitate or replace several systems and equipment, including high and medium voltage electrical system, low-lift pumps adjusted to current and projected demands, high-lift pumping units adjusted to current and projected demands, filter wash water pumps and related equipment, phosphoric acid storage tanks and fill piping, and upgraded instrumentation, controls, and SCADA systems for pumping equipment.

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