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Pasco reviews sewer options for Riverview: lift stations, private pumps and policy trade-offs
Summary
City staff and consultants outlined gravity sewer preference, regional lift-station standards, private grinder-pump use and shared pressurized systems; council asked staff to further study liability, cost allocation and possible shared-system policies for Riverview infill.
City staff delivered a technical briefing on Pasco's wastewater infrastructure and policy choices Thursday, focusing on how to serve low-lying parts of the Riverview area without existing trunk mains.
Director Sarah opened the segment by underscoring sewer as a core public service and explaining the hierarchy of options: gravity sewer is preferred when feasible; regional lift stations are the public standard where gravity cannot reach; private grinder-pump systems and shared private pressurized systems are…
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