UTC Case Docket Orders

Company: HAROLD LEMAY ENTERPRISES, INC.

DBA: PIERCE COUNTY REFUSE

Filing Type: Tariff Revision

Case Status: Closed

Dates (Opened & Effective): 01/15/2025 & 03/01/2025

Summary: Less than statutory notice request for Tariff revisions for Harold LeMay Enterprises, Inc. dba Pierce County Refuse, that would generate approximately $815,000 (5.1 percent) additional annual revenue to recover the increased cost of disposal fees set by Pierce County Recycling, Composting and Disposal, LLC d/b/a LRI. On March 1, 2025, disposal fees will increase from $174.84 per ton to $184.99 per ton at LRI. The Tariff revisions will further generate approximately $34,500 (2.1 percent) additional annual revenue on Joint Base Lewis-McChord to recover the increased cost of disposal fees set by the LRI. On March 1, 2025, disposal fees for Joint Base Lewis-McChord will increase from $130.75 per ton to $138.29 per ton at LRI. Additionally, there is a Tariff revision for commodity adjustment. The Tariff revisions for $1.56 decrease (debit decrease from $3.07 to $1.52) per month for residential recycling customers in Pierce County, and a $1.61 decrease (debit decrease from $2.69 to $1.08) per month for residential recycling customers on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Additionally, there is a Tariff revision in Item 230, drop box disposal fees. On March 1, 2025, drop box disposal fees for appliances with freon, mattresses, and tires with and without rims set by LRI, at the Hidden Valley Landfill/LW Transfer Station will increase. The Company serves approximately 61,500 residential, 5,600 commercial garbage, and 230 drop box customers in Pierce County, and 4,300 residential customers on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The Company’s last general rate increase was March 1, 2024.