Watsonville Landfill

Landfill

Watsonville, CA

This landfill is closed (closed 2020).

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Facility details

Address
730 San Andreas Rd
Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone
(831) 768-3133
Website
cityofwatsonville.org
Facility type
Landfill
County
Santa Cruz County
EPA Region
9
Data sources
EPA
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110012694218

Programs on file: CA-ENVIROVIEW 106481 · CASWIS 44-AA-0002 · E-GGRT 1004364 · Emissions inventory 3147511 · LMOP 315 · NPDES permit CAU000255 · NPDES permit CAZ186532

Interest types: GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTER, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, ICIS-NPDES UNPERMITTED, LANDFILL GAS (LFG) RECOVERY, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL

EPA record updated 2017-06-01

EPA LMOP landfill data

Status
Closed
Opened / Closed
1963 / 2020
Ownership
Public · City of Watsonville, CA
Waste in place
1,454,016 tons (as of 2020)
Annual acceptance
6,694 tons per year
Landfill gas collection
Yes

Source: EPA LMOP, Sep 2024

About this facility

A municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is an engineered disposal site where household, commercial and some construction waste is weighed in at a scale house, tipped, compacted and covered with soil or an approved alternative at the end of each operating day. Modern landfills are lined and monitored, and many capture landfill gas. Some landfills accept self-haul loads from residents and small businesses; others take only contracted hauler or commercial loads. Fees are usually charged by the ton or by the load. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead.

Nearby facilities

Nearest other landfill: Buena Vista Landfill and Recycle Center, Watsonville — 0.9 mi

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Area served

Serves Freedom, Watsonville, Moss Landing, Aptos, Capitola, Santa Cruz, Castroville, Soquel, Aromas, Salinas, Scotts Valley.

County context

One of 4 landfills in Santa Cruz County, CA.

ZIP 95076 population 82,409.

California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle