Summary: Tariff revisions to recover increasing disposal fee costs. On January 1, 2022, disposal fees set by Columbia Basin, L.L.C. will increase from $53.26 per ton to $54.72 per ton at the BDI Transfer Station. The tariff revision also revises rates to reflect the increase in the State B&O tax rate from 1.5 percent to 1.75 percent (0.25 percent increase) that went into effect April 1, 2020, being applied to the disposal fee portion of rates. The company serves approximately 4,500 garbage customers in Benton County. The company's last general rate increase became effective on January 1, 2018.
