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Pullman unveils first comprehensive stormwater management plan, seeks funding strategy for $14M-plus work
Summary
Pullman staff presented the city’s first comprehensive stormwater management plan, describing permit-driven deadlines, a 10-year capital-improvement plan totaling roughly $14 million (grant-dependent flood projects excluded), and a proposed cost-of-service study to identify needed rate changes.
Pullman officials presented the city’s first comprehensive stormwater management plan on Jan. 27, saying the document lays out regulatory compliance and a multi-year capital program while highlighting a funding gap that will require a follow-up cost-of-service analysis.
The plan, completed in December 2025 and presented by Deputy Public Works Director Clayton Forsman and Stormwater Services Program Manager Justin Cohee, compiles the city’s obligations under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) municipal stormwater Phase 2 general permit and maps infrastructure needs across 11 modeled subbasins. Forsman said the city’s stormwater system discharges to seven receiving waters through roughly 167 outfalls and that soil conditions limit infiltration, increasing reliance on conveyance and treatment systems.
“The plan…
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