The Solid Waste Program Office provides staff assistance to the Douglas County Board of Commissioners for the planning, administration and implementation of the adopted Douglas County Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP) and the Douglas County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) approved budget, program and work schedule. Douglas County through an Interlocal Agreement with it’s participating jurisdictions, currently the cities of Bridgeport, East Wenatchee, and Rock Island, and the towns of Mansfield and Waterville have mutually agreed to regionally plan on solid and hazardous waste issues and concerns in order to comply with RCW 70.95 and RCW 70.105. By interlocal agreement, the Countywide Solid Waste Programs Office is the department responsible for updating the SWMP, administering the SWAC approved budget and work schedule, and assisting the participating jurisdictions in implementing the programs identified within the adopted SWMP.

The Countywide Solid Waste Programs Office also assists the SWAC in preparing recommendations on solid and hazardous waste issues for the elected officials of the participating jurisdictions. As mandated by RCW 70.95.165 the SWAC is an ongoing advisory committee. The SWAC is the focal point of the public involvement effort used in the planning, development and implementation of the SWMP. The SWAC also assists the participating jurisdictions in the development of solid and hazardous waste ordinances, rules, guidelines and policies prior to their adoption.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Countywide Solid Waste Programs Office is to provide technical and financial assistance to it’s participating jurisdictions in order to comply with Federal and State solid and hazardous waste regulations and to assist the participating jurisdictions in implementing their adopted solid waste management plans.