Summary: Tariff revisions that would generate approximately $25,900 (0.9 percent) additional annual revenue to recover the increased cost of disposal fees set by the Whitman County Department of Public Works, at the Whitman County Transfer Station and the City of Spokane, at the Waste to Energy Plant. On January 1, 2019, disposal fees will increase from $106.00 per ton to $110.00 per ton at the Whitman County Transfer Station, and from $104.00 per ton to $107.53 per ton at the Waste to Energy Plant. Empire Disposal serves approximately 5,350 garbage customers in Whitman and Spokane Counties. The company's last general rate increase became effective on April 1, 2018.
