Sewage and stormwater ballot measures

Voters have decided on sewage and stormwater ballot measures across the U.S. As a state ballot measure topic, this includes measures to fund, regulate, or manage sewage and stormwater infrastructure and standards. The topic is grouped within the infrastructure policy area.

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Upcoming ballot measures

See also: 2026 ballot measures and 2027 ballot measures

The following is a list of state ballot measures related to this topic that are certified or potential for this year and future elections:

2026

1. Arkansas Natural Resources Commission Bond Measure (2026) - On the ballot

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States

2026

1. Arkansas Natural Resources Commission Bond Measure (2026) - On the ballot

2025

1. Ohio Issue 2, Local Public Infrastructure Bond Amendment (May 2025)

2020

1. Wyoming Constitutional Amendment A, Municipal Debt for Sewage Systems Measure (2020)

2008

1. Missouri Amendment 4, Stormwater Project Financing Measure (2008)

2005

1. Maine Question 3, Bond Issue to Fund Water and Agriculture Projects Measure (2005)

2004

1. Pennsylvania Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Bond Measure (April 2004)

2003

1. New Jersey Question 3, Bonds for Flood Control and Water Improvement (2003)

2002

1. Michigan Proposal 02-2, Water Quality Projects Bond Measure (2002)

1998

1. Missouri Amendment 6, Sewer Improvement Bonds Measure (1998)
2. Missouri Amendment 7, Water and Sewer Bonds Measure (1998)

1997

1. Washington HJR 4209, Local Government Loans for Stormwater and Sewer Services Amendment (1997)

1996

1. Missouri Amendment 6, Sewage Treatment Plant Bonds and Water Plant Deregulation Measure (1996)

1994

1. West Virginia Infrastructure Improvement, Amendment 3 (1994)

1993

1. New York Amendment 2, Debt Limits for Sewage Facilities Amendment (1993)

1992

1. Pennsylvania Stormwater, Water Quality, and Sewage Bond Measure (April 1992)

1990

1. Maine Question 7, Bond Issue to Fund Water Pollution Control Facilities Measure (1990)

1989

1. Maine Question 6, Bond Issue to Fund Sewage Facilities Measure (1989)

1988

1. Michigan Proposal C, Environmental Protection Programs Bond Measure (1988)
2. Missouri Amendment 5, Water Projects Bonds Measure (1988)
3. Pennsylvania Water Supply Bond Measure (April 1988)

1987

1. Ohio Issue 2, Local Public Infrastructure Bond Amendment (1987)

1986

1. Georgia Amendment 1, Debt for Water and Sewer Facilities Measure (1986)
2. Maine Question 3, Sewer Treatment Facilities Bond Measure (1986)

1985

1. Maine Question 2, Bond Issue to Fund Water Quality Improvement Facilities Measure (1985)

1983

1. Texas Proposition 10, Sanitation Sewer Laterals Amendment (1983)

1980

1. Alaska Bonding Proposition B, Water and Sewer Systems Bond Measure (1980)
2. Florida Amendment 4, Water Facility Bonds Amendment (1980)

1979

1. Missouri Amendment 1, Water Pollution Project Bonds Measure (1979)
2. Rhode Island Sewage Treatment, Proposal 2 (1979)

1978

1. Alaska Bonding Proposition 9, Water Supply and Sewage Systems Bond Measure (1978)
2. Rhode Island Sewage Treatment, Proposal 2 (1978)

1976

1. Alaska Bonding Proposition 10, Water Systems Bond Measure (1976)
2. Florida Amendment 1, Water Management Taxes Amendment (March 1976)

1975

1. New York Amendment 5, Allow Towns to Take on Debt to Develop Facilities for Sewer and Storm Services Amendment (1975)

1973

1. North Carolina Amend Clean Water Bond Act to Allow Expenditures for Wastewater Treatment Projects Measure (1973)

1972

1. Alaska Proposition 8, Sewage System Bond Measure (1972)
2. North Carolina Water Quality and Systems Improvement Projects Bond Measure (May 1972)
3. Rhode Island Sewage Treatment Facilities, Proposal 5 (1972)

1971

1. New York Amendment 2, Excluding Debt for the Development of Sewage Facilities from the Debt Limit Amendment (1971)

1970

1. Alaska Proposition 7, Water and Sewage System Bond Measure (1970)
2. Georgia Amendment 9, Tax Exemptions for Water and Sewage Facilities Amendment (1970)

1969

1. Maine Question 5, Native American Reservation Water and Sewage Facilities Bond Measure (1969)

1968

1. Missouri Amendment 1, Voter Approval of Municipal Bonds Measure (1968)

1965

1. New York Proposition 1, Sewage Treatment Facilities Bond Measure (1965)

1963

1. New York Amendment 5, Local Sewage Facility Debt Exclusion Amendment (1963)

1955

1. New York Amendment 6, Powers of Corporations to Contract Indebtedness Amendment (1955)

1952

1. Georgia Amendment 15, Cobb County Sewage Districts Measure (1952)

1948

1. Alabama Public Utility Maintenance Tax, Amendment 6 (1948, November)

1945

1. Georgia Amendment 6, Floyd County Sewage Tax Measure (August 1945)

1938

1. Georgia Amendment 1, City of Adel Bonded Debt Measure (1938)

1928

1. Georgia Amendment 1, City of LaGrange Waterworks Bonds Measure (1928)

1924

1. Missouri Amendment 19, Issuance of Bonds for Constructing Sewers Measure (February 1924)

1912

1. Missouri Amendment 2, Increase of Debt Limit for St. Louis County Sewer Construction Measure (1912)

1910

1. South Dakota Debt Limit for Water and Sewage Amendment (1910)
2. Utah Amendment 5, Permit Cities to Create Additional Debt to Supply Public Works Measure (1910)

1902

1. South Dakota Municipal Debt Limits for Water, Street Railways and Lighting Amendment (1902)

Alabama

1. Alabama Public Utility Maintenance Tax, Amendment 6 (1948, November)

Alaska

1. Alaska Bonding Proposition 10, Water Systems Bond Measure (1976)
2. Alaska Bonding Proposition 9, Water Supply and Sewage Systems Bond Measure (1978)
3. Alaska Bonding Proposition B, Water and Sewer Systems Bond Measure (1980)
4. Alaska Proposition 7, Water and Sewage System Bond Measure (1970)
5. Alaska Proposition 8, Sewage System Bond Measure (1972)

Arkansas

1. Arkansas Natural Resources Commission Bond Measure (2026) - On the ballot

Florida

1. Florida Amendment 1, Water Management Taxes Amendment (March 1976)
2. Florida Amendment 4, Water Facility Bonds Amendment (1980)

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 1, City of Adel Bonded Debt Measure (1938)
2. Georgia Amendment 1, City of LaGrange Waterworks Bonds Measure (1928)
3. Georgia Amendment 1, Debt for Water and Sewer Facilities Measure (1986)
4. Georgia Amendment 15, Cobb County Sewage Districts Measure (1952)
5. Georgia Amendment 6, Floyd County Sewage Tax Measure (August 1945)
6. Georgia Amendment 9, Tax Exemptions for Water and Sewage Facilities Amendment (1970)

Maine

1. Maine Question 2, Bond Issue to Fund Water Quality Improvement Facilities Measure (1985)
2. Maine Question 3, Bond Issue to Fund Water and Agriculture Projects Measure (2005)
3. Maine Question 3, Sewer Treatment Facilities Bond Measure (1986)
4. Maine Question 5, Native American Reservation Water and Sewage Facilities Bond Measure (1969)
5. Maine Question 6, Bond Issue to Fund Sewage Facilities Measure (1989)
6. Maine Question 7, Bond Issue to Fund Water Pollution Control Facilities Measure (1990)

Michigan

1. Michigan Proposal 02-2, Water Quality Projects Bond Measure (2002)
2. Michigan Proposal C, Environmental Protection Programs Bond Measure (1988)

Missouri

1. Missouri Amendment 1, Voter Approval of Municipal Bonds Measure (1968)
2. Missouri Amendment 1, Water Pollution Project Bonds Measure (1979)
3. Missouri Amendment 19, Issuance of Bonds for Constructing Sewers Measure (February 1924)
4. Missouri Amendment 2, Increase of Debt Limit for St. Louis County Sewer Construction Measure (1912)
5. Missouri Amendment 4, Stormwater Project Financing Measure (2008)
6. Missouri Amendment 5, Water Projects Bonds Measure (1988)
7. Missouri Amendment 6, Sewage Treatment Plant Bonds and Water Plant Deregulation Measure (1996)
8. Missouri Amendment 6, Sewer Improvement Bonds Measure (1998)
9. Missouri Amendment 7, Water and Sewer Bonds Measure (1998)

New Jersey

1. New Jersey Question 3, Bonds for Flood Control and Water Improvement (2003)

New York

1. New York Amendment 2, Debt Limits for Sewage Facilities Amendment (1993)
2. New York Amendment 2, Excluding Debt for the Development of Sewage Facilities from the Debt Limit Amendment (1971)
3. New York Amendment 5, Allow Towns to Take on Debt to Develop Facilities for Sewer and Storm Services Amendment (1975)
4. New York Amendment 5, Local Sewage Facility Debt Exclusion Amendment (1963)
5. New York Amendment 6, Powers of Corporations to Contract Indebtedness Amendment (1955)
6. New York Proposition 1, Sewage Treatment Facilities Bond Measure (1965)

North Carolina

1. North Carolina Amend Clean Water Bond Act to Allow Expenditures for Wastewater Treatment Projects Measure (1973)
2. North Carolina Water Quality and Systems Improvement Projects Bond Measure (May 1972)

Ohio

1. Ohio Issue 2, Local Public Infrastructure Bond Amendment (1987)
2. Ohio Issue 2, Local Public Infrastructure Bond Amendment (May 2025)

Pennsylvania

1. Pennsylvania Stormwater, Water Quality, and Sewage Bond Measure (April 1992)
2. Pennsylvania Water Supply Bond Measure (April 1988)
3. Pennsylvania Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Bond Measure (April 2004)

Rhode Island

1. Rhode Island Sewage Treatment, Proposal 2 (1978)
2. Rhode Island Sewage Treatment, Proposal 2 (1979)
3. Rhode Island Sewage Treatment Facilities, Proposal 5 (1972)

South Dakota

1. South Dakota Debt Limit for Water and Sewage Amendment (1910)
2. South Dakota Municipal Debt Limits for Water, Street Railways and Lighting Amendment (1902)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 10, Sanitation Sewer Laterals Amendment (1983)

Utah

1. Utah Amendment 5, Permit Cities to Create Additional Debt to Supply Public Works Measure (1910)

Washington

1. Washington HJR 4209, Local Government Loans for Stormwater and Sewer Services Amendment (1997)

West Virginia

1. West Virginia Infrastructure Improvement, Amendment 3 (1994)

Wyoming

1. Wyoming Constitutional Amendment A, Municipal Debt for Sewage Systems Measure (2020)

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