Spokane woman whose basement flooded with sewage likely to receive $62,000 settlement from city

A Spokane woman whose furnished basement was flooded with sewage following city maintenance behind her home will likely receive a $62,000 settlement, which the City Council is scheduled to approve on Dec. 15.

City crews in May had been conducting a pressurized cleaning of the sewer system near Alisha Johnson’s home on Euclid Avenue, causing a rupture that poured sewage into the home’s furnished, two-bedroom basement, according to the claim.

Johnson’s initial claim requested at least $100,000 in damages.

The city does not admit to any fault under the terms of the settlement agreement.