 In 2012, it was reported that the company paid approximately $312,000 in fines as a result of not reporting waste spills that had occurred.Aside from the company, the county also stands to gain $1.5 million in fees from the truckloads of waste deposited annually, as well as $17.5 million to the economy of the county from the facility's operation.The residents of Kettleman City have been promised financial benefits as well if the expansion is passed.