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County receives $2 million from settlement special master; staff recommend using funds to replace stormwater equipment
Summary
County staff said Spokane County received a $2 million payment from a settlement special master (referenced in the briefing) and recommended using the funds to replace end-of-life stormwater equipment—specifically two vacuum/Vactor machines and two sweepers—and to pursue ecology grants for outfall remediation work.
Spokane County staff told commissioners on May 20 that the county received a $2 million payment from a settlement special master tied to a previously filed request and recommended using the funds to replace aging stormwater equipment and pursue ecology grants for outfall remediation.
According to staff, the county previously submitted a request up to a $5 million cap to the special master but received $2 million. Staff recommended allocating those settlement funds to equipment purchases the county cannot otherwise fund: two Vactor (vacuum) machines (staff estimated about $650,000 each) and two roadway sweepers. Staff said the outfall-removal work that was part of the original request remains a high priority, but it could be funded instead through Department of Ecology grants (which typically require a match and cover treatment or outfall retrofit costs).
Commissioners asked for a brief written summary showing the proposed equipment list and pricing; staff agreed to provide a one-page breakdown of the $2 million expenditure plan, including equipment types and costs, before returning with a final recommendation for approval.
No formal board vote was recorded at the briefing; staff said they would return with procurement and budget materials and the recommended resolution or approval item.
