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Stevens County board approves amended hauler license, OKs disposal-rate increases amid new state landfill rules
Summary
The Stevens County Board approved an amended hauler license and monthly rate adjustments to offset rising disposal fees, citing forthcoming state rules requiring liners and leachate management at demolition landfills and concerns about landfill capacity and treatment costs.
The Stevens County Board of Commissioners on a voice vote approved an amended county hauler license that would require demolition debris to be delivered to Stevens County facilities and authorized increases to local garbage-disposal fees to cover higher tipping charges expected in 2026.
County presenter (Speaker 3) told the board that state rulemaking under consideration would require demolition landfills to install liners, collect leachate, erect caps and carry financial assurance for future closure and mitigation. “The problem with arsenic, manganese, boron, and other, like we just have signs of vinyl chloride at our demolition landfill,” Speaker 3 said, adding…
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