Summary: Proposed general rate increase that would generate approximately $183,000 (.69 percent) additional annual revenue to recover the increased cost of disposal fees set by the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System. On January 1, 2014, disposal fees will increase from $98 per ton to $99.50 per ton for Municipal Solid Waste at the Waste to Energy Plant and from $103 per ton to $104.59 per ton at the North County and Valley Transfer Stations. The processing fee for yard waste will increase from $44.00 per ton to $47.00 per ton. The company serves approximately 51,400 residential and commercial customers in Spokane County. The company's last general rate increase became effective on May 1, 2013.
