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The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Waste Management oversees the Permitting of Solid Waste Landfills and other waste management facilities within the state of Nevada. The counties of Clark and Washoe administer permitting programs for landfills and waste management facilities within their jurisdiction.

At right is an interactive Google map of most Nevada permitted landfills; For specific detailed information for each facility see the links in the tables below.

Interactive Google Map of Nevada Landfills
Ph: (775) 687-9477

Landfill Name &
Operator

Regulatory Status & Class Definitions*

Landfill Location by Nevada County


Carson City Sanitary Landfill
Carson City Public Works

Operating - Class III & I Permitted

Carson City
Independent City


Russell Pass Landfill
City of Fallon

Operating - Class I Permitted

City of Fallon
Churchill County


Elko City Landfill
City of Elko

Operating - Class I Permitted

Elko Nevada
Elko County


West Wendover
City of Wendover

Operating - Class II Permitted

Wendover
Elko County


Goldfield Sanitary
Esmeralda County

Operating - Class II Permitted

Goldfield
Esmeralda County


Eureka Sanitary Landfill
Eureka County Public Works

Operating - Class II Permitted

City of Eureka
Eureka County


TS Power Plant Landfill
Newmount, Nevada Energy Investment

Operating - Class III Permitted

Eureka County


Humboldt County Regional Landfill
Humboldt County

Operating - Class I Permitted

Winnemucca
Humboldt County


North Valmy Station
Fly ash (Nevada Power)

Operating - Class III Permitted

Valmy Nevada
Humboldt County


New Austin Landfill
Lander County

Class II, Post Closure Permit

Austin
Lander Country


Battle Mountain Landfill
Lander County Public Works

Operating - Class II Permitted

Battle Mountain
Lander County


Copper Basin Landfilll
Newmount Mining

Operating - Class III
Post Closure Prmit

Rural
Lander County


Crestline Landfill
NORCAL Waste Systems

Operating - Class II & I Permitted

Lincoln County


Western Elite Landfill
Western Elite

Operating - Class III Permitted

Lincoln County


Mesquite Municipal Waste Landfill
City of Mesquite

Operating - Class I Permitted

City of Mesquite
Lincoln County


Dry Lake Sitel
Rural Areaa

Not Operating

Lincoln County


Hawthorne Landfill
Hawthorne Utilities

Operating - Class I Permitted

City of Hawthorne
Mineral County


Hawthorne Landfill
Hawthorne Army Depot

Operating - Class III Permitted

Hawthorne
Mineral County


Rawhide Landfill
Nevada Resource Recovery

Not Operating - Class I Permitted

Central Mineral County
Mineral County


Pahrump Valley Landfill
Nye County

Operating - Class I Permitted

Pahrump Nevada
Nye County


Round Mtn SW Disposal Site
Nye County

Operating - Class II Permitted

Round Mountain
Nye County


Tonopah Landfill
Nye County

Operating - Class II Permitted

Tonopah
Nye County


Tonopah Test Range
99 CES/CEVC

Operating - Class II Permitted

Tonopah Test Range
Nye County


Nevada Test Site Area 23
DOE NNSA

Operating - Class II Permitted

Nevada Test Site
Nye County


Nevada Test Site U10c
DOE NNSA

Operating - Class II Permitted

Nevada Test Site
Nye County


Nevada Test Site Area 6 Hydrocarbon
DOE NNSA

Operating - Class III Permitted

Nevada Test Site
Nye County


Nevada Test Site Area 5 Asbestiform Landfill
DOE NNSA

Operating - Class III Permitted

Nevada Test Site
Nye County


Pershing County Landfill
Pershing County

Operating - Class II Permitted

Lovelock
Pershing County


Ely Landfill
City of Ely

Operating - Class I & III Permitted

City of Ely
White Pine County




Compost Site Name &
Operator

Regulatory Status & Class Definitions*

Compost Site Location by Nevada County


NNCC Compost Plant
Full Circle Compost

Compost Facility Operating - Permitted

Carson City, Nevada
Carson City


Bently Agrowdynamics Compost Facility
Bently Compost Plant

Compost Facility Operating - Permitted

Rural Douglas County
Douglas County


Genoa Trees & Landscaping
Genoa PC

Compost Facility Operating - Permitted

Rural Douglas County
Douglas County


Wendover Compost Facility
City of West Wendover Public Works Dept.

Compost Facility Operating - Permitted

West Wendover
Elko County


Ponderosa Dairy

Compost Facility Operating - Permitted

Pahrump Nevada
Nye County


Nevada Forest Products
Nevada Forest Products

Compost Facility Operating - Permitted

Las Vegas
Clark County




Landfill Name &
Operator

Regulatory Status & Class Definitions*

Landfill Location by Nevada County


Laughlin Landfill
Republic Services, Inc

Operating - Class I Permitted

Laughlin Nevada
Clark County


Apex Regional Landfill
Republic Services, Inc

Operating - Class I Permitted

Las Vegas Valley
Clark County


Boulder City Landfill
Bolder City Disposal

Operating - Class I Permitted

Bolder City
Clark County


NPC/Reid Gardner Fly ash Disposal
Nevada Power Company

Operating - Class III Permitted

Rural Clark County
Clark County


Mojave Generating Station
S. CAl. Edison

Operating - Class III Permitted

Rural Clark County
Clark County


Timet J-2 Landfill
Timet

Operating - Class III Permitted

Las Vegas Valley
Clark County


Wells Cargo Industrial Landfill
Wells Cargo

Operating - Class III Permitted

Las Vegas Valley
Clark County


Nellis AFB Industrial Landfill
Nellis AFB

Operating - Class III Permitted

Las Vegas Valley
Clark County


Southern Nevada Water Authority
Southern Nevada Water Authority

Operating - Class III Permitted

Las Vegas Valley
Clark County




Landfill Name &
Operator

Regulatory Status & Class Definitions*

Landfill Location by Nevada County


Lockwood Regional Landfill
Waste Management of Nevada

Operating - Class I Permitted

Lockwood
Story County




Class Definitions

NAC 444.5705 “Class I site” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Class I site” means a disposal site which:

  1. Is comprised of at least one municipal solid waste landfill unit including all contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances and improvements on the land used for the disposal of solid waste; and
  2. Is not a Class II or Class III site.

NAC 444.571 “Class II site” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Class II site” means a disposal site:

  1. Which is comprised of at least one municipal solid waste landfill unit;
  2. Which accepts less than 20 tons of solid waste per day on an annual average;
  3. For which there is no evidence of contamination of groundwater originating from the site;
  4. Which serves a community that has no other practicable alternatives for waste management; and
  5. Which is located in an area which annually receives no more than 25 inches of precipitation.


  6. The term includes all contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances and improvements on the land used for the disposal of solid waste.

NAC 444.5715 “Class III site” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Class III site” means a disposal site which accepts only industrial solid waste.


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