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Payment of Solid Waste Disposal Fees Bond - City of West Burlington, IA in Iowa

Brief Summary

Haulers working in West Burlington have two separate obligations that are easy to mix up. The annual hauler permit comes from the Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste Commission, while this bond is owed to the City of West Burlington and guarantees that your disposal fees get paid. Posting a bond keeps cash in your business while giving the City the assurance it asks for.

The City of West Burlington, Iowa is the obligee on this bond, which guarantees that the principal pays the solid waste disposal fees it owes. West Burlington Code 105.12 designates the landfill operated by the Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste Commission as the City's official Public Sanitary Disposal Project, and Code 106.07 requires commercial haulers to hold an annual permit from that Commission. Confirm the bond amount and form with the City Clerk before the bond is issued.

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How to Apply for a Payment of Solid Waste Disposal Fees Bond:

Obtain the annual commercial hauler permit from the Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste Commission if you haul solid waste for others in the City.
Contact West Burlington City Hall at (319) 752-5451 for the bond amount and any required form.
Have the exact legal name and address of the hauling business.
Complete the bond application and provide the information the surety needs for underwriting.
Pay the premium and receive the signed bond.
File the original bond with the City of West Burlington, 122 Broadway St, West Burlington, Iowa 52655.

Detailed Information About the Iowa Payment of Solid Waste Disposal Fees Bond:

The permit and the bond are two different things

West Burlington does not issue the hauler permit itself. Code 106.07 says no commercial hauler may collect, transport or dispose of solid waste within the City without first obtaining an annual permit from the Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste Commission. No permit is required to collect recyclables or appliances. A commercial hauler is any person whose primary business is transporting solid waste for other persons for a fee.

This bond runs to the City of West Burlington. It guarantees that the principal pays the solid waste disposal fees it owes. Holding the Commission permit does not satisfy the City's bond, and the bond does not replace the permit.

Where West Burlington waste has to go

Code 105.12 designates the sanitary landfill facilities operated by the Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste Commission as the City's official Public Sanitary Disposal Project. All of the City's solid waste disposed of within Iowa must go to the Des Moines County Regional Landfill unless the contractor obtains a written waiver from the City to use an alternate site identified in the Commission's Comprehensive Plan.

How the landfill bills

The Des Moines County Regional Landfill takes cash, check or a landfill charge account only. Charge accounts are set up by calling (319) 753-8722. The rate sheet effective 7/1/26 to 6/30/27 lists mixed municipal solid waste at $55.00 per ton with a $10 minimum. Loads that are not tarped or secured are charged $10.00, rising in $10.00 increments for each offense.

Before the bond is issued

The City of West Burlington sets the bond amount and wording. Contact the City at 122 Broadway St, West Burlington, Iowa 52655, (319) 752-5451, to confirm the current amount, the form and where to file the original.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Iowa Payment of Solid Waste Disposal Fees Bond:

City of West Burlington, Iowa named as obligee.
Bond amount as set by the City.
Principal name matching the business name on the hauler permit and landfill account.
Separate annual hauler permit from the Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste Commission under Code 106.07.
Disposal at the Des Moines County Regional Landfill unless the City grants a written waiver under Code 105.12.

Iowa Payment of Solid Waste Disposal Fees Bond FAQs:

Does the Commission hauler permit take care of this bond?

No. Code 106.07 requires an annual permit from the Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste Commission. This bond is a separate obligation owed to the City of West Burlington, guaranteeing payment of disposal fees.

Who needs the hauler permit?

Any commercial hauler, meaning a person whose primary business is transporting solid waste for others for a fee. Collecting recyclables or appliances does not require the permit.

Can we take West Burlington waste to another landfill?

Only with a written waiver from the City to use an alternate site included in the Commission's Comprehensive Plan. Otherwise Code 105.12 sends the City's waste disposed of in Iowa to the Des Moines County Regional Landfill.

What does the landfill charge?

The rate sheet effective 7/1/26 to 6/30/27 lists mixed municipal solid waste at $55.00 per ton with a $10 minimum. Payment is cash, check or a landfill charge account, which is set up by calling (319) 753-8722.

How much is the bond?

The City of West Burlington sets the amount. Call City Hall at (319) 752-5451 to confirm the amount and form before the bond is written.