LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Gate fees at the county's landfill are set to go up next month, county officials said this week.
Pursuant to a multiyear fee schedule adopted in 2011 by the Board of Supervisors, gate fees at the Eastlake Landfill in Clearlake will increase starting Monday, July 1, to offset the costs of landfill operations and increasing and costly compliance regulations, Lake County Public Services reported.
The tonnage rates will go up 6 percent, from $45.50/ton to $48.22/ton. Volume rates for loads up to 5 cubic yards will go up from $6.50/cubic yard to $6.85/cubic yard, the county said.
The minimum gate fee will remain at $5, and prices will not change for individual materials such as couches ($10), mattresses ($10-15 depending on size), and 30-gallon bags or cans ($2.00 each), according to the report.
Even with the approved increase, officials said the Eastlake Landfill will have considerably lower rates than surrounding landfills which charge tipping fees in the $60-75/ton range.
Landfill rates will be passed through by the franchise haulers to their curbside residential and commercial customers, Public Services reported.
Beginning July 1, residential customers can expect to see a slight increase to pass through the new landfill increase on their billing statement about $.50 a month or $1.50 a quarter for a standard 32-gallon service in the unincorporated areas, the county said.
Commercial customers will see about $14.00 monthly increase for a 4-cubic yard bin picked up weekly for the pass-though cost of new landfill increase. Public services said customers' total charges depend on the location, size and frequency of service.
The transfer station operated by Lake County Waste Solutions in Lakeport also will pass through the landfill increases, county officials said
Lakeport transfer station rates
Tonnage rate: $57.40/ton
Volume rate: $7.75/cubic yard
Mattresses/couches: $10.85 each
30-gallon cans/bags: $1.75 each
55-gallon cans: $3.60 each
Minimum fee: $5.95
New rate sheets are being distributed to customers at the Eastlake Landfill. For more information on curbside rates, contact your franchise hauler.
More information on county franchise haulers, programs and recycling opportunities can be found on the county’s recycling Web site at www.recycling.co.lake.ca.us .
For more information on landfill rates, please contact Caroline Chavez at the Public Services Department at 707-262-1760.