When maintenance crews popped the lid to inspect one of the 12 pumping stations for the Pasadena Park Irrigation District #17 in Spokane Valley, Wash., the water level was at the top of the valve, and there was a dead mouse floating on the surface. District manager Kathleen Small knew there were concerns with the aging water system, but no one knew the depth of issues about to be uncovered.Formed in 1910 to irrigate local farmland, the district has grown to a 95 percent residential customer base. It is one of 18 water purveyors that serve incorporated and unincorporated areas
