Palouse lagoon plan could require county code change

The quest by the City of Palouse to meet new requirements of the Washington State Department of Ecology for its wastewater treatment system took another turn two weeks ago as a plan for a lagoon will require a change in county code.

The realization came two months before an April deadline.

“Nothing about this project has been easy,” said Michael Echanove, Palouse mayor. “Of course a lagoon’s not permitted. Why would anything go right on this? We will be asking for another extension.”

City Administrator Kyle Dixon met with county commissioners Feb. 4 to discuss a possible code change, which wou...