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Measure would add modest fees to fund aquifer monitoring, data and education
Summary
The proposed APA would levy monthly fees (about $1.25 per equivalent residential unit for water and $1.25 for on-site sewage disposal) resulting in roughly $15 annually in urban single-family parcels and $30 in rural areas; funds would pay monitoring at about 30 sites, data management, education centers and infrastructure projects.
The presenter laid out the proposed fee structure for the West Plains Aquifer Protection Area: "The fee is $1.25 per month per equivalent residential unit for water and another $1.25 per month for on-site sewage disposal." For a single-family residential parcel that translates to about $15 per year in urban areas and $30 per year in rural areas. Multifamily, commercial and industrial parcels would be charged based on water-meter size; undeveloped parcels would not be charged.
According to the presentation, revenues would fund monitoring at approximately 30 sites to detect groundwater-level declines, changes in surface-water flows and early contamination. The presenter said funds would also support data management and analysis, public education through the Water Resource Center and the Doris Morrison Learning Center, and regional drinking-water, stormwater and sanitary sewer improvements. He added that APA funds would cover administrative costs and staffing for the Water Resources program before distribution of remaining funds to participating cities and Spokane County.
