Wastewater capacity and renewal

Construction and long-range planning

Current regional sewer construction and long-range improvements include a planned future West Des Moines outfall project.

Workers install erosion-control material beside the Sugar Creek channel and a road bridge in West Des Moines. — Historical infrastructure context
Sugar Creek corridor work
Earlier erosion-control work in West Des Moines’ Sugar Creek corridor, shown in Snyder & Associates’ project portfolio. Capture date is not stated; this is not verified imagery of WRA Phase 2.
Source: Snyder & Associates · Technical derivative only: proportional downsample with Lanczos and JPEG quality 86; no scene edit, crop, retouch, or generated content. Responsive WebP copy.View original source

Service area: West Des Moines and regional systemSource
Program stage: Construction and long-range planningSource 1 Source 2
Source period: 2024–2060 facility plan and 2026 project updatesSource 1 Source 2

Projects & phases

West Des Moines Outfall, segments 1–2: Plan estimates construction in 2029 and $6.74 million.Source
Nearer-term regional conveyance: The long-range plan includes Southwest Diversion modifications and corrosion control, plus Southern Tier improvements.Source
Later western connections: Westside Interceptor (2032) and Southern Tier western interceptor segments (2040) appear in the plan.Source
Other regional components: Pleasant Hill, Southside Des Moines River, Beaver Creek, Common Trunk, Little Four Mile and Saylor Creek conveyance work; regional treatment modernization and future nutrient-removal needs.Source
Joint Trunk / Common Sewer current phases: Phase 1 construction ongoing in 2026; target periods are 2026–27 for phase 1, 2027–28 for phase 2 and 2029–30 for phase 3. The first phase is outside West Des Moines.Source

What matters next

Program status: Active regional construction alongside long-range planned improvements.Source 1 Source 2
Next milestone: Updated agency schedules, adopted capital plans and phase-completion notices.

Project context

The regional wastewater plan includes a future West Des Moines outfall project and staged conveyance and treatment improvements serving member communities.

Project milestones

2024–2060 facility plan

Documented program stage

The regional wastewater plan includes a future West Des Moines outfall project and staged conveyance and treatment improvements serving member communities.

Source

Documents & sources

Official records and reporting, with access limitations noted.

WRA 2024–2060 facility planPlanning estimates and regional program WRA regional service release2026 member-community context Joint Trunk and Common Sewer improvementsWRA current project update

Open questions

Follow the linked agency records for updated phase schedules, approvals and completion milestones.

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