Summary: Petition for an exemption from WAC 480-07-520 and general rate increase that would generate approximately $12,200 (.44 percent) additional annual revenue to recover the increased cost of disposal fees set by the Cowlitz County Department of Public Works. On April 1, 2016, disposal fees will increase from $49.00 per ton to $49.78 per ton at the Third Avenue Transfer Station. The company serves approximately 11,000 solid waste customers in Clark, Cowlitz, and Skamania Counties. The company's last general rate increase became effective on November 1, 2015.
