Brief · North Dakota · 2026-09-18
Water infrastructure intelligence — North Dakota
2026-09-18 · Clean Water SRF, Drinking Water SRF · $1.6B in tracked project value · list grew 689 → 712 (SFY2026)
The September 2026 North Dakota brief covers SFY2026 Clean Water SRF (IUP) and SFY2026 Drinking Water SRF (IUP/annual_report), adopted January 2026. 180 projects appeared on the priority list for the first time. 78 climbed materially in priority, and 282 carry a changed cost estimate. The combined priority list grew from 689 to 712 projects.
Treatment Improvement. Requested $114.2M.
Treatment Improvement. Requested $85.0M.
Sewer Rehabilitation. Requested $41.5M.
Mandan appeared on the priority list for the first time (Treatment Improvement), requested $114.2M, rank #244.
Wahpeton appeared on the priority list for the first time (Treatment Improvement), requested $85.0M, rank #107. Flaxton climbed in priority rank (Water main, gate valve & hydrant replacement), est. cost $986K, rank #34.
Collection & sewer is the largest category by tracked value, at 225 projects worth $1.1B. Wastewater treatment follows at 71 projects worth $604.9M.
The list grew from 689 to 712 projects, tracking $1.6B in all.
Projects the state has flagged as fundable — the closest signal to imminent procurement. Ordered by requested amount.
| Entity | Scope | Program | Requested |
|---|
Projects that climbed materially in the ranking year over year — the least-watched signal in the document.
| Entity | Scope | Program | Rank movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flaxton | Water main, gate valve & hydrant replacement | DWSRF | #306 → #34 · ▲272 |
| Maxbass | Curb stop & gate valve replacement | DWSRF | #295 → #36 · ▲259 |
| Wildrose | Water main & service line replacement | DWSRF | #302 → #122 · ▲180 |
| South Central RWD | Keever Butte mainline improvements to Apple Creek Booster | DWSRF | #272 → #99 · ▲173 |
| Mooreton | Water system improvements | DWSRF | #206 → #43 · ▲163 |
| Sykeston | Water main replacement | DWSRF | #256 → #93 · ▲163 |
| Sawyer | Water main replacement & looping | DWSRF | #211 → #61 · ▲150 |
| Ryder | Water tower replacement | DWSRF | #163 → #23 · ▲140 |
| Valley City | NW standpipe/water tower replacement | DWSRF | #190 → #54 · ▲136 |
| South Central RWD | Hawktree tank | DWSRF | #271 → #135 · ▲136 |
| Garrison RWD | Douglas Creek pump station & reservoir | DWSRF | #307 → #172 · ▲135 |
| Makoti | Well & transmission line improvements | DWSRF | #214 → #109 · ▲105 |
Projects seeking SRF financing — not every municipal water or wastewater project in North Dakota. Source: NDDEQ — Clean Water SRF, Drinking Water SRF (IUP/PPL). Stages are labeled precisely; "no longer listed" does not assert an outcome.