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.
Landfill Commission - Nov. 2022
28E Agreement:
By Laws:
Lagoon Expanded August - 2018