Responding to online rumors that the Weber County Transfer Station is set to close in the coming months, Weber County Community Development Department Director Sean Wilkinson told the Standard-Examiner in an email Tuesday that no such decision has been reached at this time.

“Weber County has not made a decision to close the Transfer Station,” he said. “The operation will likely see some changes, but the County’s intent is to keep it open and operating.”

He said that discussions are currently being held on the transfer station with several entities.

“Weber County meets regularly with the Weber Area Council of Governments (WACOG) to discuss the Transfer Station,” he said. “We are also discussing options with various waste hauling and operation companies.”

An anonymous March 3 post on the “You know your from Ogden if” Facebook page accused the county of pursuing “likely” closure.

“The Commissioners don’t want to take responsibility or don’t think it is there worry,” part of the post reads. “They are worried about $$$ though, the Transfer station doesn’t get any taxes, what $$$ there is for the Transfer Station, is what they made for there area.”

Wilkinson said there is a lot of work to be done in the coming months and that there could be changes to operations.

“The next steps are coordinating with cities and haulers/operators to establish a new operations plan,” he said. “The County may contract out some of the current services being provided, for example, green waste processing and material sales.”

He said that, if the Weber County Transfer Station were to end up shuttering, the basic plan would be to haul solid waste to other transfer stations in the region.

Wilkinson noted that, in 2024, the transfer station received approximately 261,500 tons of solid waste while in 2025, the Transfer Station received approximately 225,000 tons.