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County seeks city support to renew aquifer‑protection fee; council asks for interlocal safeguards
Summary
Spokane County asked the City of Spokane Valley whether it will join a ballot measure to renew the Spokane Valley–Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Protection Area (APA) fee, a $15 per‑household charge used for monitoring, education and water‑quality projects. Council asked staff to seek an interlocal agreement that ensures funds collected in the city are
Spokane County requested that the City of Spokane Valley indicate whether it will allow a county ballot measure to put an aquifer‑protection fee renewal before city voters in August 2025.
Background and purpose: The Spokane Valley–Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Protection Area (APA) program has operated under voter approval since 1985. The APA funds monitoring, public education, septic‑to‑sewer projects and stormwater retrofits aimed at protecting a sole‑source aquifer that supplies drinking water across a multi‑jurisdictional basin. The standard fee in the city is $15 per household per year; nonhousehold fees scale with meter size.
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