Summary: General rate increase request that as originally filed, would have generated approximately $1,037,000 (7.5 percent) additional annual revenue for the collection of garbage, recycling, yard waste services. Staff and the Company have agreed to a revised revenue requirement of $954,717 (7 percent) resulting in revised rates. The revised rates for garbage, recycling, yard waste services are lower than the original rates noticed to customers. The Company provides regulated solid waste collection service to approximately 26,200 customers in Yakima County. The Company’s last general rate increase became effective on May 1, 2021.
