PERMANENT RULES
Purpose: WAC 173-175-755 Periodic inspection fees and 173-175-765 Fee schedule.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 173-175-755 and 173-175-765.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapters 43.21A and 90.03 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 05-13-113 on June 17, 2005.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: August 31, 2005.
Jay J. Manning
Director
OTS-8144.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 03-08, filed 8/4/04,
effective 9/4/04)
WAC 173-175-755
Periodic inspection fees.
The
department is required by RCW 90.03.470(8) to collect in
advance a fee based on the actual cost, including the expense
incident thereto, of the inspection of any dam to insure
safety to life and property. Fee amounts contained in this
section represent the department's true estimate of the cost
of performing periodic dam safety inspections as described in
WAC 173-175-705, and reflect the department's commitment to
fully recover all eligible expenses.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21A.064, 43.21A.080, 86.16.061, 90.03.350 and [90.03].470. 04-16-122 (Order 03-08), § 173-175-755, filed 8/4/04, effective 9/4/04.]
(a) Equation 1 below is used to calculate the annual inspection fees.
| Annual Inspection Fee | = | (COSTFGF) | ÷ | (Cycle) | Equation 1 |
(i) Cycle = number of years between inspections, with five years being the minimum.
(ii) FGF = an annual fiscal growth factor expressed as a percentage, as determined under chapter 43.135 RCW.
(iii) COSTFGF = cost of inspection in dollars including a fiscal growth factor. The cost is obtained by multiplying the inspection cost in the preceding year by the current year's fiscal growth factor as follows:
| COSTFGF | = | Previous year's cost x [1 + (FGF)] Equation 2 |
(c) The cost for an inspection by the department in the base year will be as follows:
(i) $3440.00 for dams with high downstream hazard classifications, with a prorated annual fee of $688.00 for a five-year inspection cycle.
(ii) $2500.00 for dams with significant downstream hazard classifications, with a prorated annual fee of $500.00 if a five-year inspection cycle is implemented, or $250.00 if a ten-year inspection cycle is implemented.
(2) Exceptions to periodic inspection fee schedule.
(a) For any hydraulic works less than ten years old, that the department examined and approved the construction plans and specifications as to its safety when required under RCW 90.03.350, there shall be no fee charged; or
(b) For any hydraulic works more than ten years old, but less than twenty years old, that the department examined and approved the construction plans and specifications as to its safety when required under RCW 90.03.350, the fee charged shall equal the fee for a significant hazard dam.
(3) Inspection fee for impoundments with multiple dams. For reservoirs or impoundments with a main dam and one or more saddle dams, a single annual inspection fee will be charged for the facility. The dam with the highest downstream hazard rating will be used for fee computation.
(((3))) (4) Inspection fee for multicell impoundments.
For multicell impoundments, such as wastewater lagoons, where
two or more cells are located side-by-side or share a common
embankment, a single annual inspection fee will be charged for
the facility. The cell with the highest downstream hazard
classification will be used for fee computation.
(((4))) (5) Inspection fee for nonroutine inspections.
For nonroutine inspections as described in WAC 173-175-725, no
fees will be charged to the dam owner.
(((5))) (6) Inspection fee for inspections at public
request. For inspections done at public request, as described
in WAC 173-175-735, no fees will be charged to the dam owner.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21A.064, 43.21A.080, 86.16.061, 90.03.350 and [90.03].470. 04-16-122 (Order 03-08), § 173-175-765, filed 8/4/04, effective 9/4/04.]
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.