Summary: General rate increase of approximately $390,000 (4.6 percent) in additional annual revenue. The company also requests an exemption from WAC 480-70-266 to allow rates to become effective August 15, 2010, and for an exemption from WAC 480-70-271 to allow the company to notify customers of increases in the next billing cycle. The company requests exemptions because staff determined the solid waste rates should be higher than the company's original proposal. The company serves approximately 47,000 residential and commercial customers in Snohomish County. The company's last general rate increase became effective on July 1, 2005.