Solid Waste/Storm Water FAQs

You can purchase a decal by sending in a written request. Enclose your contact information, including the address of the property, along with a check or money order. The current fiscal year cost is as follows: If purchased between July 2025 through December 2025 the cost will be $181.00 (County Residents), $275.00(Out of County) and January 2025 through June 2026 the cost will be $90.50(County Residents), $137.50(Out of County). The mailing address is Durham County Tax Office, PO Box 3397, Durham, NC 27702.

At this time this option is not available.

At this time this option is not available.
 

Click Change of Address Form to submit online.

No commercial vehicles are allowed to dump trash at the site. Durham County Convenience Center is for the disposal of household waste only. No waste from businesses, contractors, landscapers or any form of commercial or agricultural activity is accepted.

The decal is valid for a fiscal year, from July 1 through June 30 of the following year.

FOR COUNTY RESIDENTS (residents not living in the City Limits of Durham), Solid Waste Decals will be mailed each year in your annual tax bill.

If you pay property taxes in Durham County that include a solid waste fee, you are permitted to use the sites by displaying your decal. If you are not a resident who owns real property in Durham County you can purchase a decal for disposal of household waste while living here in Durham.

Yes, the fee is currently $275.00. 'The Durham County Convenience Center is for the disposal of household waste only.'  No waste from businesses, contractors, landscapers or any form of commercial or agricultural activity is accepted.

You will be issued 2 decals. Additional decals may be purchased at a cost of $181.00 for County Residents for each.

You can purchase a decal for a fee of $181.00.

No solid waste decals are provided to residents who own vacant property. A liveable residential structure must be located on the property.

Yes, this fee includes the usage of the convenience sites and the recycling program. Therefore, every citizen who resides outside the municipal limits is required to pay the fee.

Replacement decals may be purchased for a cost of $181.00 for County Residents.

Click Change of Address form to change your address online.

We provide decals to residential property owners annually for the use of the solid waste convenience centers. However, the owner of the property will need to provide the decal they receive to the tenant, or the tenant can purchase a decal based on current rates.

No, there are no provisions for a monthly pro-rated fee. Decals will be sold on a fiscal year or a half fiscal year cost only.

No, there are no provisions in the statutes or ordinances to allow a reduced fee to any resident.

No, there are no provisions in the statutes or ordinances to allow a reduced fee to any resident.

You will be required to provide documentation that you have a new vehicle or a replacement windshield.

Please remove any prior year decal as each decal is specific to the current year. The new decal should be applied to the bottom right hand corner of your windshield (Passenger side of vehicle)

FOR COUNTY RESIDENTS (residents not living in the City Limit of Durham), you will receive your solid waste decal with your annual county tax bill in August of each year.  However, if you are a city resident who purchased a decal you will be required to purchase a new decal by September 1st.

That is the minimum user fee projected to cover the County's cost.

No, the City Landfill fee is a separate fee for City and County Residents. The Landfill is located at 2115 East Club Boulevard and a per ton disposal fee applies.

The Durham County Stormwater and Erosion Control Division administers and enforces the sedimentation and erosion control sections 3.8, 12.10 and 15.5 of the Durham City/County Unified Development Ordinance and the Durham County Stormwater Ordinance. The Division also administers the County Stormwater Utility Fee.

The Erosion Control Program administers and enforces the sedimentation and erosion control sections of the Durham City-County Unified Development Ordinance. A state-delegated local program, it includes all privately funded, non-agricultural land-disturbing activities of more than 12,000 square feet in both the City of Durham and the unincorporated areas of Durham County.  The Program conducts plans reviews, issues land disturbance permits, and inspects all permitted projects for compliance.

The Stormwater Program is responsible for administering the Durham County Stormwater Ordinance, which applies to all unincorporated areas of Durham County.  The Program is enforcing the Neuse River, Falls Lake, and Jordan Lake nutrient management rules through development reviews including flood control, water quantity, and water quality control measures.  It is also responsible for maintaining the County’s compliance with the rules through stormwater retrofit identification, illicit discharge detection and elimination, and education and outreach activities.

The Stormwater Utility Fee is charged to all properties in the unincorporated areas of Durham County with development.  The fee is based on the amount of impervious surface area on a property.  It is divided into residential and non-residential charges, with residential properties paying one of three flat rate tiers.  Non-residential properties pay per the total amount of impervious area with no maximum charge.  Revenues from the Stormwater Utility Fee fund compliance actions required by the Neuse River, Falls Lake, and Jordan Lake nutrient management strategies.

mfmyers@dconc.gov

For more information about the stormwater fee click here.