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King County approves purchase and settlement to acquire landfill gas processing plant at Cedar Hills
Summary
The county authorized an asset purchase and settlement to acquire the landfill gas processing plant at Cedar Hills Regional Landfill from Bioenergy Washington for $70 million, plus a $5 million payment to settle ongoing litigation. Closing must occur by Aug. 29, 2025, or the lawsuit resumes.
The Metropolitan King County Council on July 22 approved a substitute ordinance authorizing the county executive to enter an asset purchase agreement to acquire the landfill gas processing plant at Cedar Hills Regional Landfill from Bioenergy Washington for $70 million, and to pay $5 million to settle outstanding litigation tied to the facility.
John Taylor, director of the Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP), told the council the facility processes landfill gas—primarily methane—into pipeline-quality gas. For the county, ownership would stop a period of flaring and give the county control of a resource that DNRP staff estimate could supply the equivalent heat for roughly 17,500 homes.
Nut graf: The ordinance (proposed substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0176.2 as amended) settles a multi‑year dispute, transfers the plant to county ownership on an "as‑is" basis, and includes a July–August schedule that requires closing by Aug. 29, 2025, unless both parties…
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