About
Benton County Solid Waste Disposal Commission
In 2013, residents of Benton County met to discuss the future of the County’s Landfill, because their present facility would reach its maximum capacity by 2015. The talks led to the formation of an “ad-hoc” committee of elected officials, along with city and rural representatives, who were charged with the task of directing the future of Solid Waste Management in Benton County. After several meetings, the Ad Hoc Committee reached an agreement to re-create the Benton County Solid Waste Disposal Commission, which had been established in the 70’s to construct and manage the County’s first landfill; later, the BCSWDC turned control of the landfill over to the Benton County Supervisors. In 2014, the original 28E Agreement between the Cities and the County was revised, along with the initial By-Laws; and with that, the Benton County Solid Waste Disposal Commission was formally re-established. The new Commission decided to stay with a landfill operation and at the original location, which necessitated the construction of a new waste cell. To design and manage the construction of a new cell, the Commission hired the firm of Barker/Lemar Engineering, and on April 21, 2015, J B Holland was awarded a contract to build a new cell. Construction began on July 27th, and was completed on October 20, 2015. A proposal from Schrader Construction was accepted by the Commission on February 18, 2016, to rework the ground-water drainage system of the landfill, by tying the original Cell’s drain pipes to the new Cell’s drainage system. The work was completed in March, bringing an end to the construction of the new cell. In early August of 2016, work started on a new maintenance building, capable of housing and maintaining the Landfill’s large equipment, it was finished in late October of 2016. A new scale house was completed in September of 2018, and just a month earlier the Lagoon’s capacity was dramatically Expanded. By late 2022, design work on Cell H of Phase III was completed, and a contract is expected to be let in mid February. Construction is scheduled to start in early Spring, with completion scheduled by the end of Summer.New Maintenance Building - 2016
New Cell in Operation - July 2016
New Scale House - Sept. 2018
Landfill Commission - Nov. 2022
28E Agreement:
By Laws:
Lagoon Expanded August - 2018
BC Landfill
The Benton County Solid Waste Disposal Commission
About
Benton County Solid Waste Disposal
Commission
In 2013, residents of Benton County met to discuss the future of the County’s Landfill, because their present facility would reach its maximum capacity by 2015. The talks led to the formation of an “ad-hoc” committee of elected officials, along with city and rural representatives, who were charged with the task of directing the future of Solid Waste Management in Benton County. After several meetings, the Ad Hoc Committee reached an agreement to re-create the Benton County Solid Waste Disposal Commission, which had been established in the 70’s to construct and manage the County’s first landfill; later, the BCSWDC turned control of the landfill over to the Benton County Supervisors. In 2014, the original 28E Agreement between the Cities and the County was revised, along with the initial By-Laws; and with that, the Benton County Solid Waste Disposal Commission was formally re-established. The new Commission decided to stay with a landfill operation and at the original location, which necessitated the construction of a new waste cell. To design and manage the construction of a new cell, the Commission hired the firm of Barker/Lemar Engineering, and on April 21, 2015, J B Holland was awarded a contract to build a new cell. Construction began on July 27th, and was completed on October 20, 2015. A proposal from Schrader Construction was accepted by the Commission on February 18, 2016, to rework the ground-water drainage system of the landfill, by tying the original Cell’s drain pipes to the new Cell’s drainage system. The work was completed in March, bringing an end to the construction of the new cell. In early August of 2016, work started on a new maintenance building, capable of housing and maintaining the Landfill’s large equipment, it was finished in late October of 2016. A new scale house was completed in September of 2018, and just a month earlier the Lagoon’s capacity was dramatically Expanded. By late 2022, design work on Cell H of Phase III was completed, and a contract is expected to be let in mid February. Construction is scheduled to start in early Spring, with completion scheduled by the end of Summer.
