The City of Spokane is providing the following statement about outside City rates and a recent legal action:
“City of Spokane residents, over the past 100 years, have paid to expand, update, and maintain their complex water system. Today that system is the second largest water system in the state with 1,000 miles of water main, wells, pumps, and reservoirs necessary to provide reliable drinking water. The City’s citizens rightfully benefit from their long-term investment with inside City rates. State law and court decisions support this approach, which has been in place in the City for more than 50 years and in cities around the state including Tacoma, Seattle, and Kennewick. It would be unfair to ask City residents to pay more now to accommodate lower rates for outside developments.”
