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Council keeps WWTF solids handling unchanged, moves dispute with Grand Coulee to arbitration
Summary
After reviewing a pre-construction plan from Gray & Osborne, Electric City voted to retain existing solids-handling at the wastewater treatment facility and to use non-potable water for washdown; the council also authorized moving to arbitration with the City of Grand Coulee over the interlocal WWTF agreement.
City engineers from Gray & Osborne presented a pre-construction status update on the Wastewater Treatment Facility. The council voted to keep solids handling "as is" (declining upgrades recommended in the plan) and to use non-potable water for washdown purposes at the facility.
On a separate motion the council voted to move toward arbitration with the City of Grand Coulee regarding the WWTF interlocal agreement; the motion passed by consensus (M/S Gilbert/Martin). The minutes record the decisions but do not include the detailed technical rationale for rejecting solids upgrades or the full arbitration brief; staff were directed to proceed with the course approved by the council and to coordinate next steps with the contracted engineering firm.
The record does not show a budgetary allocation tied specifically to the decision in these minutes nor an expected arbitration timeline; those items will likely appear in follow-up reports or future agendas.
