About Us
The Benton County Solid Waste Disposal Commission
In 2013, Benton County’s Landfill was nearing its design capacity, and this motivated residents from across the county to meet to discuss the future of landfill operations in the County. These initial meetings led to the formation of an “ad-hoc” Committee - composed of elected officials, and both urban and rural residents from across the County - to direct the future of Solid Waste Management inside the County. The newly formed committee decided to re-create the Benton County Solid Waste Disposal Commission (BCSWDC), a commission initially created in the mid 70’s to build & manage the county’s landfill; the original commission would later turn over control of landfill operation to the county’s supervisors. On July 1st of 2014, a revised “28E” Agreement between the Cities and the County, created the new Benton County Solid Waste Disposal Commission. After considering all options, the BCSWDC decided that the County should remain a landfill operation at its current location; this required the immediate construction of a new waste cell. Barker/Lemar Engineering was hired to design and supervise construction of Cell G, and on April 21, 2015, J B Holland was awarded the contract. Construction began in late July and was completed in October. On February 18, 2016, a proposal from Schrader Construction was accepted to connect the ground-water drainage system of the landfill, tying the original cell’s drainage pipes to the new waste cell’s drainage system. The work was completed in March, bringing an end to the construction of Cell G. 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. In September of 2018, a new scale house was built, and in the Fall of 2022 work began on our “Convenience Center” to expedites and simplifies a customer’s Trip to the Landfill. Design work for a new Waste Cell (View Cell H Construction) and Sediment Basin was completed by HLW Engineering Group in late 2022. Bids were solicited, and a contract for the work was let on February 16, 2023, to J B Holland. Construction started in June and on October 9th, the Landfill was given approval by the DNR to start using the cell. In February of 2025, HLW Engineering Group completed design work for relocating our original lagoon to finalize our long-term operational layout. In March, the Commission accepted a Bid from Connolly Construction, Inc. to proceed with construction... Rain pushed the start date into July, but by September 16th the DNR approved the new Lagoon for use, and by October the lagoon was in service. (View Lagoon Relocation)Maintenance Building - 2016
Scale House - Sept. 2018
28E Agreement:
BCSWDC By Laws:
Cell H and Sediment Basin
Permitted Landfill Expansion
Convenience Center
New Lagoon
BC Landfill
About Us
The Benton County Solid Waste Disposal
Commission
In 2013, Benton County’s Landfill was nearing its design capacity, and this motivated residents from across the county to meet to discuss the future of landfill operations in the County. These initial meetings led to the formation of an “ad-hoc” Committee - composed of elected officials, and both urban and rural residents from across the County - to direct the future of Solid Waste Management inside the County. The newly formed committee decided to re-create the Benton County Solid Waste Disposal Commission (BCSWDC), a commission initially created in the mid 70’s to build & manage the county’s landfill; the original commission would later turn over control of landfill operation to the county’s supervisors. On July 1st of 2014, a revised “28E” Agreement between the Cities and the County, created the new Benton County Solid Waste Disposal Commission. After considering all options, the BCSWDC decided that the County should remain a landfill operation at its current location; this required the immediate construction of a new waste cell. Barker/Lemar Engineering was hired to design and supervise construction of Cell G, and on April 21, 2015, J B Holland was awarded the contract. Construction began in late July and was completed in October. On February 18, 2016, a proposal from Schrader Construction was accepted to connect the ground-water drainage system of the landfill, tying the original cell’s drainage pipes to the new waste cell’s drainage system. The work was completed in March, bringing an end to the construction of Cell G. 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. In September of 2018, a new scale house was built, and in the Fall of 2022 work began on our “Convenience Center” to expedites and simplifies a customer’s Trip to the Landfill. Design work for a new Waste Cell (View Cell H Construction) and Sediment Basin was completed by HLW Engineering Group in late 2022. Bids were solicited, and a contract for the work was let on February 16, 2023, to J B Holland. Construction started in June and on October 9th, the Landfill was given approval by the DNR to start using the cell. In February of 2025, HLW Engineering Group completed design work for relocating our original lagoon to finalize our long-term operational layout. In March, the Commission accepted a Bid from Connolly Construction, Inc. to proceed with construction... Rain pushed the start date into July, but by September 16th the DNR approved the new Lagoon for use, and by October the lagoon was in service. (View Lagoon Relocation)
