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Benton County Solid Waste Disposal Commission

In 2013, residents from across Benton County met to discuss the future of the County’s Landfill, knowing that the 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. The new committee was charged with the task of directing the future of solid waste management in Benton County. After many meetings, agreement was reached on re-creating the Benton County Solid Waste Disposal Commission, which was 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; with that, the new 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; this 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. On April 21, 2015, J B Holland was awarded a contract to build the 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, tying the two original Cell’s drain pipes to the new Cell’s drainage system. The work was completed on March 11th, bringing an end to the construction of the new cell. In early August of 2016, work was started on a new maintenance building, capable of housing and maintaining the Landfill’s equipment; it was finished by late October. A new scale house was completed in September of 2018. 28E Agreement: By Laws: FY20-21 Budget: FY18-19 Audit: