UTC Case Docket Orders

Company: Waste Management of Washington, Inc.

DBA: Waste Management - North Sound, Waste Management - Marysville

Filing Type: Tariff Revision

Case Status: Closed

Dates (Opened & Effective): 11/13/2018 & 01/01/2019

Summary: Petition for an exemption by Waste Management of Washington’s North Sound/Marysville business unit from WAC 480-70-351(2) requesting calculation of the commodity adjustment based on the most recent six months of actual cost; request to retain up to 50 percent of the revenue received for the sale of recyclable commodities in accordance with the 2018-2019 King County and Snohomish County Revenue Sharing Plans; and requested $2.80 increase (decrease from a credit of $1.90 to a charge of $0.90) per month for residential recycling customers in Snohomish County, and requested $2.78 increase (decrease from a credit of $1.62 to a charge of $1.16) per month for residential recycling customers in King County. Also, tariff revisions that would generate approximately $317,000 (2.3 percent) additional annual revenue to recover the increased cost of disposal fees set by the King County Council, which will increase from $134.59 per ton to $140.82 per ton at all King County transfer stations. In addition, the King County Board of Health is increasing the Local Hazardous Waste Management Plan fee by 5.4 percent, or $0.04 per month for single family customers. The company serves approximately 21,000 garbage and recycling customers in King County and approximately 99,700 garbage and recycling customers in Snohomish County. The company’s last general rate case became effective September 1, 2015.