Primary Sources of Funding

The Will County Land Use Department's Resource Recovery and Energy Division is funded primarily from fees generated by Will County's Prairie View Landfill. The landfill opened in January of 2004.  The landfill has consistently provided over two million dollars of revenue annually the last several years through a host agreement and contractual fees between the County and Waste Management,the landfill's contracted operator.  The revenue is distributed to the County, the division and to other local government bodies.

A grant from the State of Illinois funds inspections and occasional additional grants, such as the EECBG (that funds the school education program through the first half of 2012) round out the budget. No direct property tax funds contribute to this division's budget.

The Gas-to-Energy facility, which broke ground in September 2010 with the assistance of EECBG funds, is expected to generate future revenue for both the County and the operator.  The EECBG encourages projects that result in sustained funding for energy conservation education and improvements.