Events & Meetings

Pursuant to RCW 36.58.100 et seq., the Lewis County Solid Waste Disposal District (LCSWDD) No. 1, a quasi-municipal corporation, was established by Ordinance 1124 (now LCC 8.15.150) in 1992, after Lewis County and all incorporated cities signed an interlocal agreement to form it. In addition to forming the district, the agreement established flow control, directing all solid waste generated in Lewis County to be disposed of at LCSWDD sites. Representatives from the cities and the County serve as the Executive Advisory Committee to the Disposal District Commissioners, who by statute are the Lewis County Commissioners.

The governing board of the LCSWDD #1 meets at 10:30 a.m. the fourth Monday of each month in the hearing room of the Lewis County Commissioners, second floor of the historic Lewis County Courthouse, 351 N.W. North St., Chehalis, WA 98532. There may be times, however, that the Disposal District Board of Commissioners will change the time and/or date of the meeting with proper public notification. The meetings are open to the public.

The Executive Advisory Committee (EAC) is an advisory committee to the Lewis County Disposal District. It consists of members from each incorporated city within Lewis County, as well as a member of the Board of County Commissioners, as all are party to the county’s integrated flow control ordinance. This committee was formed to consider matters in the management of the County’s Comprehensive Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan and to advise the District Commissioners on District matters. However, not specifically in the bylaws, the EAC has traditionally met annually to advise the Disposal District Commissioners on the Disposal District budget. Th EAC will meet at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 2 in the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room to review the proposed 2027 budgets for the Lewis County Solid Waste Disposal District No. 1 and the Lewis County Solid Waste Utility. Here is a link to the Executive Advisory Committee Nov. 2, 2026, meeting agenda.

The Lewis County SWAC meets at 1:00 p.m. the second Wednesday of every other month in the new Lewis County Public Works Building, 57 W. Main St., Chehalis, WA 98532. If a regularly scheduled meeting lands on a holiday, members may elect to cancel the meeting or vote to meet on an alternate date.

Meetings are open to the public, and offered online via Zoom. Please contact the Lewis County Solid Waste Utility Office at 360-740-1451 or email swu@lewiscountywa.gov to receive Zoom registration information.