WSR 00-02-031

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY


[ Order 99-03 -- Filed December 28, 1999, 4:11 p.m. ]

Date of Adoption: December 28, 1999.

Purpose: To amend chapter 173-224 WAC, Wastewater discharge permit fees. Increase fees by 3.32% for FY 2000, 2.87% for FY 2001 and 2.66% for FY 2002. Create four new fee categories. Amend the existing dairy category. Amend various areas for readability.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending chapter 173-224 WAC, Wastewater discharge permit fees.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 90.48 RCW, Water pollution control.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 99-19-124 on September 21, 1999.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Ecology repealed language allowing for automatic fee increases; ecology established a proposed fee increase for FY 2000 of 2.66%.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

December 28, 1999

Tom Fitzsimmons

Director

OTS-3240.5


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 97-27, filed 1/15/98, effective 2/15/98)

WAC 173-224-030
Definitions.

"Administrative expenses" means those costs associated with issuing and administering permits under RCW 90.48.160, 90.48.162, and 90.48.260.

"Aggregate production" means the mining or quarrying of sand, gravel, or rock ((and/)), or the production of concrete ((and/)), or asphalt or a combination thereof.

"Aluminum and magnesium reduction mills" means the electrolytic reduction of alumina or magnesium salts to produce aluminum or magnesium metal.

"Animal unit" means one slaughter or feeder steer, ((0.7)) 1.4 mature dairy cow, 25 swine or as more fully defined in Appendix B of 40 CFR 122.

"Annual permit fee" means the fee charged by the department for annual expenses associated with activities specified in RCW 90.48.465.      This annual fee is based on the state's fiscal year (July 1 - June 30).

"bbls/d" means barrels per day of feedstock for petroleum refineries.

"bins/yr" means total standard bins used during the last complete calendar year by a facility in the crop preparing industry.      The bins measure approximately 47.5 inches x 47.4 inches x 29.5 inches and hold approximately 870 pounds of fruit.

"Chemical pulp mill w/chlorine bleaching" means any pulp mill that uses chlorine or chlorine compounds in their bleaching process.

"Combined food processing waste treatment facility" means a facility ((which)) that treats wastewater from more than one separately permitted food processor and receives no domestic wastewater or waste from industrial sources other than food processing.

"Combined industrial waste treatment" means a facility which treats wastewater from more than one industry in any of the following categories: Inorganic chemicals, metal finishing, ore concentration, organic chemicals, or photofinishers.

"Combined sewer overflow (CSO)" means the event during which excess combined sewage flow caused by inflow is discharged from a combined sewer, rather than conveyed to the sewage treatment plant because either the capacity of the treatment plant or the combined sewer is exceeded.

"Concentrated animal feeding operation" means an "animal feeding operation" ((which)) that meets the criteria in Appendix B of 40 CFR 122 as presently enacted and any subsequent modifications thereto.

"Contaminants of concern" means a chemical for which an effluent limit is established (this does not include pH, flow, temperature, or other "nonchemical parameters").      Petroleum constituents will be considered as one contaminant of concern even if more than one effluent limit is established (e.g., Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons and BTEX).

"Crane" means a machine used for the hoisting and lifting of ship hulls.

"Crop preparing" means the preparation of fruit for wholesale or retail sale by washing and/or other processes in which the skin of the fruit is not broken and in which the interior part of the fruit does not come in direct contact with the wastewater.

"cu. yds/yr" means the total production from an aggregate production facility in cubic yards during the most recent completed calendar year.

"Department" means the department of ecology.

"Director" means the director of the department of ecology.

"Domestic wastewater" means water carrying human wastes, including kitchen, bath, and laundry wastes from residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together with ((such)) any groundwater infiltration or surface waters ((as)) that may be present.

"Domestic wastewater facility" means all structures, equipment, or processes required to collect, carry away, treat, reclaim or dispose of domestic wastewater together with such industrial waste as may be present.

"Existing operations" means those industrial operations requiring a wastewater discharge permit before July 1, 1993.

"EPA" means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

"Fin fish rearing and hatching" means the raising of fin fish for fisheries enhancement or sale, by means of hatcheries, net pens, or other confined fish facilities.

"Flavor extraction" means the recovery of flavors or essential oils from organic products by steam distillation.

"Food processing" means the preparation of food for human or animal consumption or the preparation of animal byproducts, ((but exclusive of)) excluding crop preparing.      This category includes, but is not limited to, fruit and vegetable processing, meat and poultry products processing, dairy products processing, beer production, rendering and animal feed production.      Food processing wastewater treatment plants ((which)) that treat wastes from only one separately permitted food processor ((shall)) must be treated as one facility for billing purposes.

"Hazardous waste clean up sites" means any facility where there has been confirmation of a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance that requires remedial action other than RCRA corrective action sites.

"Industrial facility" means any facility not included in the definition of municipal/domestic facility.

"Industrial gross revenue" means the annual amount of the sales of goods and services produced using the processes regulated by the wastewater discharge permit.

"Industrial storm water" means an operation required to be covered under ecology's NPDES and state waste discharge baseline general permit for storm water discharges associated with industrial activities or modifications to that permit or having an individual wastewater permit for storm water only.

"MGD" means permitted flow expressed in million gallons per day.

"Manufacturing" means the making of goods and articles by hand or especially, by machinery into a manufactured product.

"Metal finishing" means the preparation of metal surfaces by means of electroplating, electroless plating, anodizing, coating (chromating, phosphating and coloring), chemical etching and milling, and printed circuit board manufacture.

"Municipal/domestic facility" means a publicly-owned facility treating domestic wastewater together with ((such)) any industrial wastes ((as)) that may be present, or a privately-owned facility treating solely domestic wastewater.

"Municipal gross revenue" means gross receipts from monthly, bimonthly, and/or quarterly user charges for sewer services received from all classes of customers;

Included in these user charges are user charges and fees based on wastewater constituents' strengths and characteristics including high-strength surcharges and charges based on biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, oil and grease, toxicants, heavy metals, and flow, etc.

Municipal gross revenue includes charges for receipt and treatment of septic tank wastes, holding tank wastes, chemical toilet wastes, etc.

Municipal gross revenue includes all amounts received from other municipalities for sewage interception, treatment, collection, or disposal.

Gross revenue excludes:

Amounts derived by municipalities directly from taxes levied for the support or maintenance of sewer services.

Late charges, penalties for nontimely payment by customers, interest on late payments, and all other penalties and fines.

Permit fees and compliance monitoring fees for wastewater discharge permits issued by municipalities with local pretreatment programs.      Permit fees which are charged to cover the cost of providing sewer service are not excluded from municipal gross revenue.

Receipts by a municipality of special assessments or installments thereof and interests and penalties thereon, and charges in lieu of assessments.

Connection charges.

Revenues from sales of by-products such as sludge, processed wastewater, etc.

"Municipality" means a city, town, county, district, association, or other public body created by or ((pursuant to)) in accordance with state law and ((having)) that has jurisdiction over disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes, or an Indian tribe or an authorized Indian tribal organization, or a designated and approved management agency under 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1288.      State government agencies are not included in this definition.

"Noncontact cooling water with additives" means water used for cooling that comes into contact with corrosives.

"Noncontact cooling water without additives" means water used for cooling that does not come into direct contact with any raw material, intermediate product, waste product or finished product, and which does not contain chemicals added by the permittee.      The noncontact cooling water fee without additives category applies to those facilities which discharge only noncontact cooling water and which have no other wastewater discharges required to be permitted under RCW 90.48.160, 90.48.162, and 90.48.260.

"Nonferrous metals forming" means the manufacturing of semifinished products from pure metal or metal alloys other than iron or steel or of metals not otherwise classified in WAC 173-224-040(2).

"Nonoperating aggregate site" means a location where previous mining or processing has occurred; that has not been fully reclaimed; that has no current mining or processing, and that may include stockpiles of raw materials or finished products.      The permittee may add or withdraw raw materials or finished products from the stockpiles for transportation offsite for processing, use, or sale and still be considered a nonoperating site.      This definition can be found in ecology's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and State Waste Discharge Permit for Process Water ((and)), Storm Water, and Mine Dewatering Water Discharges Associated with Sand and Gravel Operations, Rock Quarries and Similar Mining Facilities including Stockpiles of Mined Materials, Concrete Batch Operations and Asphalt Batch Operations.

"NPDES permit" means a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit issued by the department ((pursuant to)) under Section 402 of the federal Clean Water Act and RCW 90.48.260.

"Person" means any political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, public or private corporation, partnership, association, firm, individual, or any other entity whatever.

"Portable facility" means a facility that is designed for mobility and is moved from site to site for short term operations. A portable facility applies only to an asphalt batch plant, portable concrete batch plant and portable rock crusher.

"RCRA" means Resource Conservation Recovery Act clean up sites required to have a wastewater discharge permit resulting from a corrective action under relevant federal authorities or under chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW including chapters 173-303 and 173-340 WAC, and are not subject to cost recovery.

"Residential equivalent" means a single-family residence or a unit of sewer service that yields an amount of gross revenue equal to the annual user charge for a single-family residence.      In cases where the permit holder does not maintain data on gross revenue, user charges, and/or the number of single-family residences that it serves, "residential equivalent" means an influent flow of two hundred fifty gallons per day.

"Sewer service" means the activity of receiving sewage deposited into and carried off by a system of sewers, drains, and pipes to a common point, or points, for disposal or for transfer to treatment for disposal, and activities involving the interception, transfer, storage, treatment, and/or disposal of sewage, or any of these activities.

"State waste discharge permit" means a permit required under RCW 98.48.260.

"Storm water" means an industrial operation or construction activity discharging storm water runoff as defined in 40 CFR 122.26 (b)(14) or facilities ((who)) that are permitted as a significant contributor of pollutants as allowed in the federal Clean Water Act at Section 402 (p)(2)(E).

"Tons/yr." means the total production from an asphalt production facility in tons during the most recent completed calendar year.

"Vegetable/bulb washing" means the washing, packing, and shipping of fresh vegetables and bulbs when there is no cooking or cutting of the product before packing.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 90.48 RCW.      98-03-046 (Order 97-27), § 173-224-030, filed 1/15/98, effective 2/15/98; 94-10-027 (Order 93-08), § 173-224-030, filed 4/28/94, effective 5/29/94; 92-03-131 (Order 91-45), § 173-224-030, filed 1/21/92, effective 2/21/92.      Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.21A RCW.      89-12-027 and 90-07-015 (Order 89-8 and 89-8A), § 173-224-030, filed 5/31/89 and 3/13/90, effective 4/13/90.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 97-27, filed 1/15/98, effective 2/15/98)

WAC 173-224-040
Permit fee schedule.

(1) Application fee.      In addition to the annual fee, first time applicants (except those applying for coverage under a general permit) will pay a one time application fee of twenty-five percent of the annual permit fee, or $250.00, whichever is greater.      An application fee will be assessed for RCRA sites regardless of whether a new permit is being issued or an existing permit for other than the discharge resulting from the RCRA corrective action, is being modified.

(2) Industrial facility categories.


((INDUSTRIAL FACILITY CATEGORIES FY 98

ANNUAL

PERMIT FEE

FY 99

ANNUAL

PERMIT FEE

Aluminum Alloys $11,380.00 $11,836.00
Aluminum and Magnesium Reduction Mills
a. NPDES Permit 67,109.00 69,800.00
b. State Permit 33,555.00 34,901.00
Aluminum Forming 34,139.00 35,508.00
Aggregate Production - Individual Permit Coverage
a. Mining Activities
1. Mining, screening, washing and/or crushing 1,958.00 2,037.00
2. Nonoperating aggregate site
A. Single site 433.00 450.00
B. Single owner/multiple site (fee per site)
i. 1 site will pay 433.00 450.00
ii. Additional sites 2 - < 6 will pay 245.00 255.00
iii. Additional sites 6 - < 11 will pay 163.00 170.00
iv. Additional sites 11 and greater will pay 81.00 84.00
The final fee for single owner/multiple nonoperating aggregate sites is the total sum of all the subcategories.
b. Asphalt Production
1. 0 - < 50,000 tons/yr. 816.00 849.00
2. 50,000 - < 300,000 tons/yr. 1,958.00 2,037.00
3. 300,000 tons/yr. and greater 2,448.00 2,546.00
c. Concrete Production
1. 0 - < 25,000 cu. yds/yr. 816.00 849.00
2. 25,000 - < 200,000 cu. yds/yr. 1,958.00 2,037.00
3. 200,000 cu. yds/yr. and greater 2,448.00 2,546.00
The fee for a facility in the aggregate production category is the sum of the applicable fees in the mining activities and concrete and asphalt production categories.
Aggregate Production - General Permit Coverage
a. Mining Activities
1. Mining, screening, washing and/or crushing 1,371.00 1,426.00
2. Nonoperating aggregate site
A. Single Site 303.00 315.00
B. Single owner/multiple site
i. 1 site will pay 303.00 315.00
ii. Additional sites 2 - < 6 will pay 172.00 179.00
iii. Additional sites 6 - < 11 will pay 114.00 119.00
iv. Additional sites 11 and greater will pay 57.00 59.00
The final fee for single owner/multiple nonoperating aggregate sites is the total sum of all the subcategories.
b. Asphalt Production
1. 0 - < 50,000 tons/yr. 571.00 594.00
2. 50,000 - < 300,000 tons/yr. 1,371.00 1,427.00
3. 300,000 tons/yr. and greater 1,714.00 1,782.00
c. Concrete Production
1. 0 - < 25,000 cu. yds/yr. 571.00 594.00
2. 25,000 - < 200,000 cu. yds/yr. 1,371.00 1,427.00
3. 200,000 cu. yds/yr. and greater 1,714.00 1,782.00
The fee for a facility in the aggregate production category is the sum of the applicable fees in the mining activities and concrete and asphalt production categories.
Aquaculture
a. Finfish hatching and rearing - Individual Permit 3,414.00 3,551.00
b. Finfish hatching and rearing - General Permit Coverage 2,390.00 2,486.00
c. Shellfish hatching 117.00 122.00
Boat Yards - Individual Permit Coverage
a. With storm water only discharge 291.00 303.00
b. All others 584.00 607.00
Boat Yards - General Permit Coverage
a. With storm water only discharge 204.00 212.00
b. All others 409.00 425.00
Coal Mining and Preparation
a. < 200,000 tons per year 4,551.00 4,733.00
b. 200,000 - < 500,000 tons per year 10,242.00 10,653.00
c. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 tons per year 18,206.00 18,936.00
d. 1,000,000 tons per year and greater 34,139.00 35,508.00
Combined Industrial Waste Treatment
a. < 10,000 gpd 2,276.00 2,367.00
b. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 5,689.00 5,917.00
c. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 11,380.00 11,836.00
d. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd 22,759.00 23,672.00
e. 500,000 gpd and greater 34,139.00 35,508.00
Combined Food Processing Waste Treatment Facilities 10,895.00 11,332.00
Combined Sewer Overflow System
a. < 50 acres 2,276.00 2,367.00
b. 50 - < 100 acres 5,689.00 5,918.00
c. 100 - < 500 acres 6,829.00 7,103.00
d. 500 acres and greater 9,104.00 9,469.00
Commercial Laundry 291.00 303.00
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (Including Dairies) - Individual Permit Coverage
a. < 200 Animal Units 117.00 121.00
b. 200 - < 400 Animal Units 291.00 303.00
c. 400 - < 600 Animal Units 584.00 607.00
d. 600 - < 800 Animal Units 875.00 910.00
e. 800 Animal Units and greater 1,167.00 1,214.00
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (Including Dairies) - General Permit Coverage
a. < 200 Animal Units 82.00 85.00
b. 200 - < 400 Animal Units 204.00 212.00
c. 400 - < 600 Animal Units 409.00 425.00
d. 600 - < 800 Animal Units 613.00 637.00
e. 800 Animal Units and greater 817.00 850.00
Crop Preparing - Individual Permit Coverage
a. 0 - < 1,000 bins/yr. 227.00 236.00
b. 1,000 - < 5,000 bins/yr. 455.00 473.00
c. 5,000 - < 10,000 bins/yr. 910.00 947.00
d. 10,000 - < 15,000 bins/yr. 1,822.00 1,895.00
e. 15,000 - < 20,000 bins/yr. 3,014.00 3,135.00
f. 20,000 - < 25,000 bins/yr. 4,210.00 4,379.00
g. 25,000 - < 50,000 bins/yr. 5,632.00 5,858.00
h. 50,000 - < 75,000 bins/yr. 6,259.00 6,510.00
i. 75,000 - < 100,000 bins/yr. 7,282.00 7,574.00
j. 100,000 - < 125,000 bins/yr. 9,104.00 9,469.00
k. 125,000 - < 150,000 bins/yr. 11,380.00 11,836.00
l. 150,000 bins/yr. and greater 13,656.00 14,203.00
Crop Preparing - General Permit Coverage
a. 0 - < 1,000 bins/yr. 159.00 165.00
b. 1,000 - < 5,000 bins/yr. 319.00 331.00
c. 5,000 - < 10,000 bins/yr. 637.00 663.00
d. 10,000 - < 15,000 bins/yr. 1,275.00 1,327.00
e. 15,000 - < 20,000 bins/yr. 2,110.00 2,195.00
f. 20,000 - < 25,000 bins/yr. 2,947.00 3,065.00
g. 25,000 - < 50,000 bins/yr. 3,942.00 4,100.00
h. 50,000 - < 75,000 bins/yr. 4,381.00 4,557.00
i. 75,000 - < 100,000 bins/yr. 5,097.00 5,302.00
j. 100,000 - < 125,000 bins/yr. 6,373.00 6,628.00
k. 125,000 - < 150,000 bins/yr. 7,966.00 8,285.00
l. 150,000 bins/yr. and greater 9,559.00 9,942.00
Facilities Not Otherwise Classified - Individual Permit Coverage
a. < 1,000 gpd 1,138.00 1,184.00
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd 2,276.00 2,367.00
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 5,689.00 5,918.00
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 9,104.00 9,469.00
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd 18,206.00 18,936.00
f. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd 22,759.00 23,671.00
g. 1,000,000 gpd and greater 34,139.00 35,508.00
Facilities Not Otherwise Classified - General Permit Coverage
a. < 1,000 gpd 797.00 829.00
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd 1,593.00 1,657.00
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 3,982.00 4,143.00
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 6,373.00 6,628.00
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd 12,744.00 13,255.00
f. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd 15,931.00 16,570.00
g. 1,000,000 gpd and greater 23,897.00 24,856.00
Flavor Extraction
a. Steam Distillation 117.00 121.00
Food Processing
a. < 1,000 gpd 1,138.00 1,183.00
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd 2,902.00 3,018.00
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 5,178.00 5,385.00
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 8,136.00 8,462.00
e. 100,000 - < 250,000 gpd 11,380.00 11,836.00
f. 250,000 - < 500,000 gpd 14,964.00 15,564.00
g. 500,000 - < 750,000 gpd 18,776.00 19,529.00
h. 750,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd 22,759.00 23,671.00
i. 1,000,000 - < 2,500,000 gpd 27,880.00 28,998.00
j. 2,500,000 - < 5,000,000 gpd 31,293.00 32,548.00
k. 5,000,000 gpd and greater 34,139.00 35,508.00
Fuel and Chemical Storage
a. < 50,000 bbls 1,138.00 1,184.00
b. 50,000 - < 100,000 bbls 2,276.00 2,367.00
c. 100,000 - < 500,000 bbls 5,689.00 5,918.00
d. 500,000 bbls and greater 11,380.00 11,836.00
Hazardous Waste Clean Up Sites
a. Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST)
1. State Permit 2,985.00 3,105.00
2. NPDES Permit Issued pre 7/1/94 2,985.00 3,105.00
3. NPDES Permit Issued post 7/1/94 5,969.00 6,209.00
b. NonLUST Sites
1. 1 or 2 Contaminants of concern 5,836.00 6,070.00
2. > 2 Contaminants of concern 11,671.00 12,139.00
Ink Formulation and Printing
a. Commercial Print Shops 1,751.00 1,821.00
b. Newspapers 2,918.00 3,035.00
c. Box Plants 4,669.00 4,856.00
d. Ink Formulation 5,836.00 6,070.00
Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing
a. Lime Products 5,689.00 5,918.00
b. Fertilizer 6,850.00 7,124.00
c. Peroxide 9,104.00 9,469.00
d. Alkaline Earth Salts 11,380.00 11,836.00
e. Metal Salts 15,930.00 16,569.00
f. Acid Manufacturing 22,759.00 23,671.00
g. Chlor-alkali 45,519.00 47,344.00
Iron and Steel
a. Foundries 11,380.00 11,836.00
b. Mills 22,759.00 23,692.00
Metal Finishing
a. < 1,000 gpd 1,365.00 1,419.00
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd 2,275.00 2,366.00
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 5,689.00 5,917.00
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 11,379.00 11,835.00
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd 22,758.00 23,670.00
f. 500,000 gpd and greater 34,138.00 35,506.00
Noncontact Cooling Water With Additives
a. < 1,000 gpd 712.00 740.00
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd 1,422.00 1,479.00
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 2,134.00 2,220.00
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 4,980.00 5,179.00
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd 8,534.00 8,876.00
f. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd 12,092.00 12,577.00
g. 1,000,000 - < 2,500,000 gpd 15,648.00 16,276.00
h. 2,500,000 - < 5,000,000 gpd 19,201.00 19,971.00
i. 5,000,000 gpd and greater 22,759.00 23,671.00
Noncontact Cooling Water Without Additives - Individual Permit Coverage
a. < 1,000 gpd 569.00 592.00
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd 1,138.00 1,184.00
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 1,707.00 1,776.00
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 3,983.00 4,143.00
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd 6,829.00 7,103.00
f. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd 9,672.00 10,060.00
g. 1,000,000 - < 2,500,000 gpd 12,518.00 13,020.00
h. 2,500,000 - < 5,000,000 gpd 15,362.00 15,978.00
i. 5,000,000 gpd and greater 18,206.00 18,936.00
Noncontact Cooling Water Without Additives - General Permit Coverage
a. < 1,000 gpd 398.00 414.00
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd 797.00 829.00
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 1,195.00 1,243.00
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 2,788.00 2,900.00
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd 4,780.00 4,972.00
f. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd 6,770.00 7,042.00
g. 1,000,000 - < 2,500,000 gpd 8,763.00 9,114.00
h. 2,500,000 - < 5,000,000 gpd 10,753.00 11,185.00
i. 5,000,000 gpd and greater 12,744.00 13,255.00
Nonferrous Metals Forming 11,380.00 11,836.00
Ore Mining
a. Ore Mining 2,276.00 2,367.00
b. Ore mining w/physical concentration processes 4,551.00 4,734.00
c. Ore mining with physical and chemical concentration processes 18,206.00 18,936.00
Organic Chemicals Manufacturing
a. Fertilizer 11,380.00 11,836.00
b. Aliphatic 22,759.00 23,671.00
c. Aromatic 34,139.00 35,508.00
Petroleum Refining
a. < 10,000 bbls/d 22,759.00 23,671.00
b. 10,000 - < 50,000 bbls/d 45,519.00 47,344.00
c. 50,000 bbls/d and greater 91,041.00 94,691.00
Photofinishers
a. < 1,000 gpd 910.00 947.00
b. 1,000 gpd and greater 2,276.00 2,367.00
Power and/or Steam Plants
a. Steam Generation - Nonelectric 4,551.00 4,733.00
b. Hydroelectric 4,551.00 4,733.00
c. Nonfossil Fuel 6,829.00 7,102.00
d. Fossil Fuel 18,206.00 18,936.00
Pulp, Paper and Paper Board
a. Fiber Recyclers 11,380.00 11,835.00
b. Paper Mills 22,759.00 23,671.00
c. Groundwood Pulp Mills
1. < 300 tons per day 34,139.00 35,508.00
2. > 300 tons per day 68,278.00 71,016.00
d. Chemical Pulp Mills
w/o Chlorine Bleaching 91,034.00 94,685.00
e. Chemical Pulp Mills
w/Chlorine Bleaching 102,414.00 106,521.00
Radioactive Effluents and Discharges (RED)
a. < 3 waste streams 22,029.00 22,913.00
b. 3 - < 8 waste streams 38,234.00 39,767.00
c. 8 waste streams and greater 62,972.00 65,497.00
RCRA Corrective Action Sites 15,996.00 16,637.00
Seafood Processing
a. < 1,000 gpd 1,138.00 1,184.00
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd 2,902.00 3,018.00
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 5,178.00 5,385.00
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 8,136.00 8,462.00
e. 100,000 gpd and greater 11,380.00 11,836.00
Shipyards
a. Per crane, travel lift, small boat lift 2,276.00 2,367.00
b. Per drydock under 250 ft in length 2,276.00 2,367.00
c. Per graving dock 2,276.00 2,367.00
d. Per marine way 3,414.00 3,551.00
e. Per sycrolift 3,414.00 3,551.00
f. Per drydock over 250 ft in length 4,551.00 4,734.00
The fee for a facility in the shipyard category is the sum of the fees for the applicable units in the facility.
Solid Waste Sites (nonstorm water)
a. Nonputrescible 4,551.00 4,734.00
b. < 50 acres 9,104.00 9,469.00
c. 50 - < 100 acres 18,206.00 18,936.00
d. 100 - < 250 acres 22,759.00 23,671.00
e. 250 acres and greater 34,139.00 35,508.00
Storm Water (Unless specifically categorized elsewhere.)
a. Individual Industrial Permits
1. < 50 acres 2,276.00 2,367.00
2. 50 - < 100 acres 4,551.00 4,734.00
3. 100 - < 500 acres 6,829.00 7,102.00
4. 500 acres and greater 9,104.00 9,469.00
b. Facilities covered under the Industrial Storm Water General Permit 303.00 315.00
c. Construction activities covered under the Industrial Storm Water General Permit 303.00 315.00
Textile Mills 45,519.00 47,344.00
Timber Products
a. Log Storage 2,276.00 2,367.00
b. Veneer 4,551.00 4,734.00
c. Sawmills 9,104.00 9,469.00
d. Hardwood, Plywood 15,930.00 16,569.00
e. Wood Preserving 22,759.00 23,671.00
Vegetable/Bulb Washing Facilities
a. < 1,000 gpd 75.00 78.00
b. 1,000 - < 5,000 gpd 151.00 157.00
c. 5,000 - < 10,000 gpd 300.00 312.00
d. 10,000 - < 20,000 gpd 602.00 627.00
e. 20,000 and greater 998.00 1,038.00
Vehicle Maintenance and Freight Transfer
a. < 0.5 acre 2,276.00 2,367.00
b. 0.5 - < 1.0 acre 4,551.00 4,734.00
c. 1.0 acre and greater 6,829.00 7,102.00
Water Plants - Individual Permit Coverage 2,846.00 2,960.00
Water Plants - General Permit Coverage 1,992.00 2,072.00
Wineries
a. < 500 gpd 233.00 242.00
b. 500 - < 750 gpd 466.00 485.00
c. 750 - < 1,000 gpd 931.00 969.00
d. 1,000 - < 2,500 gpd 1,862.00 1,937.00
e. 2,500 - < 5,000 gpd 2,969.00 3,088.00
f. 5,000 gpd and greater 4,075.00 4,239.00))


INDUSTRIAL FACILITY CATEGORIES FY 2000

ANNUAL

PERMIT FEE

FY 2001

ANNUAL

PERMIT FEE

*FY 2002

ANNUAL PERMIT FEE AND BEYOND

Aluminum Alloys $12,229.00 $12,580.00 $12,915.00
Aluminum and Magnesium Reduction Mills
a. NPDES Permit 72,117.00 74,187.00 76,160.00
b. State Permit 36,060.00 37,095.00 38,082.00
Aluminum Forming 36,687.00 37,740.00 38,744.00
Aggregate Production - Individual Permit Coverage
a. Mining Activities
1. Mining, screening, washing and/or crushing 2,105.00 2,165.00 2,223.00
2. Nonoperating aggregate site (fee per site) 87.00 89.00 91.00
b. Asphalt Production
1. 0 - < 50,000 tons/yr. 877.00 902.00 926.00
2. 50,000 - < 300,000 tons/yr. 2,105.00 2,162.00 2,220.00
3. 300,000 tons/yr. and greater 2,631.00 2,707.00 2,779.00
c. Concrete Production
1. 0 - < 25,000 cu. yds/yr. 877.00 902.00 926.00
2. 25,000 - < 200,000 cu. yds/yr. 2,105.00 2,162.00 2,220.00
3. 200,000 cu. yds/yr. and greater 2,631.00 2,707.00 2,779.00
The fee for a facility in the aggregate production category is the sum of the applicable fees in the mining activities and concrete and asphalt production categories.
d. Portable Facilities
1. Portable Rock Crushing Operations 2,105.00 2,165.00 2,223.00
2. Asphalt Portable Batch Plant 2,105.00 2,165.00 2,223.00
3. Concrete Portable Batch Plant 2,105.00 2,165.00 2,223.00
Aggregate Production - General Permit Coverage
a. Mining Activities
1. Mining, screening, washing and/or crushing 1,473.00 1,515.00 1,555.00
2. Nonoperating aggregate site (fee per site) 61.00 63.00 65.00
b. Asphalt Production
1. 0 - < 50,000 tons/yr. 614.00 632.00 649.00
2. 50,000 - < 300,000 tons/yr. 1,474.00 1,516.00 1,556.00
3. 300,000 tons/yr. and greater 1,841.00 1,894.00 1,944.00
c. Concrete Production
1. 0 - < 25,000 cu. yds/yr. 614.00 632.00 649.00
2. 25,000 - < 200,000 cu. yds/yr. 1,474.00 1,516.00 1,556.00
3. 200,000 cu. yds/yr. and greater 1,841.00 1,894.00 2,971.00
The fee for a facility in the aggregate production category is the sum of the applicable fees in the mining activities and concrete and asphalt production categories.
d. Portable Facilities
1. Portable Rock Crushing Operations 1,474.00 1,516.00 1,556.00
2. Asphalt Portable Batch Plant 1,474.00 1,516.00 1,556.00
3. Concrete Portable Batch Plant 1,474.00 1,516.00 1,556.00
Aquaculture
a. Finfish hatching and rearing - Individual Permit 3,669.00 3,774.00 3,874.00
b. Finfish hatching and rearing - General Permit Coverage 2,569.00 2,643.00 2,713.00
c. Shellfish hatching 126.00 130.00 133.00
Boat Yards - Individual Permit Coverage
a. With storm water only discharge 313.00 322.00 331.00
b. All others 627.00 645.00 662.00
Boat Yards - General Permit Coverage
a. With storm water only discharge 219.00 225.00 231.00
b. All others 439.00 452.00 464.00
Coal Mining and Preparation
a. < 200,000 tons per year 4,890.00 5,030.00 5,164.00
b. 200,000 - < 500,000 tons per year 11,007.00 11,323.00 11,624.00
c. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 tons per year 19,565.00 20,127.00 20,662.00
d. 1,000,000 tons per year and greater 36,687.00 37,740.00 38,743.00
Combined Industrial Waste Treatment
a. < 10,000 gpd 2,446.00 2,516.00 2,583.00
b. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 6,114.00 6,289.00 6,456.00
c. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 12,229.00 12,580.00 12,914.00
d. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd 24,458.00 25,160.00 25,829.00
e. 500,000 gpd and greater 36,687.00 37,740.00 38,744.00
Combined Food Processing Waste Treatment Facilities 11,708.00 12,044.00 12,364.00
Combined Sewer Overflow System
a. < 50 acres 2,446.00 2,516.00 2,583.00
b. 50 - < 100 acres 6,114.00 6,289.00 6,456.00
c. 100 - < 500 acres 7,339.00 7,550.00 7,751.00
d. 500 acres and greater 9,783.00 10,064.00 10,332.00
Commercial Laundry 313.00 322.00
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
a. < 200 Animal Units 125.00 129.00 132.00
b. 200 - < 400 Animal Units 313.00 322.00 331.00
c. 400 - < 600 Animal Units 627.00 645.00 662.00
d. 600 - < 800 Animal Units 940.00 967.00 993.00
e. 800 Animal Units and greater 1,254.00 1,290.00 1,324.00
Crop Preparing - Individual Permit Coverage
a. 0 - < 1,000 bins/yr. 244.00 251.00 258.00
b. 1,000 - < 5,000 bins/yr. 489.00 503.00 516.00
c. 5,000 - < 10,000 bins/yr. 978.00 1,006.00 1,033.00
d. 10,000 - < 15,000 bins/yr. 1,958.00 2,014.00 2,068.00
e. 15,000 - < 20,000 bins/yr. 3,239.00 3,332.00 2,421.00
f. 20,000 - < 25,000 bins/yr. 4,524.00 4,654.00 4,778.00
g. 25,000 - < 50,000 bins/yr. 6,052.00 6,226.00 6,392.00
h. 50,000 - < 75,000 bins/yr. 6,726.00 6,919.00 7,103.00
i. 75,000 - < 100,000 bins/yr. 7,825.00 8,050.00 8,264.00
j. 100,000 - < 125,000 bins/yr. 9,783.00 10,064.00 10,332.00
k. 125,000 - < 150,000 bins/yr. 12,229.00 12,580.00 12,915.00
l. 150,000 bins/yr. and greater 14,675.00 15,096.00 15,498.00
Crop Preparing - General Permit Coverage
a. 0 - < 1,000 bins/yr. 170.00 175.00 180.00
b. 1,000 - < 5,000 bins/yr. 342.00 352.00 362.00
c. 5,000 - < 10,000 bins/yr. 685.00 705.00 724.00
d. 10,000 - < 15,000 bins/yr. 1,371.00 1,410.00 1,448.00
e. 15,000 - < 20,000 bins/yr. 2,268.00 2,333.00 2,395.00
f. 20,000 - < 25,000 bins/yr. 3,167.00 3,258.00 3,345.00
g. 25,000 - < 50,000 bins/yr. 4,236.00 4,358.00 4,474.00
h. 50,000 - < 75,000 bins/yr. 4,708.00 4,843.00 4,972.00
i. 75,000 - < 100,000 bins/yr. 5,478.00 5,635.00 5,786.00
j. 100,000 - < 125,000 bins/yr. 6,848.00 7,045.00 7,232.00
k. 125,000 - < 150,000 bins/yr. 8,560.00 8,806.00 9,040.00
l. 150,000 bins/yr. and greater 10,272.00 10,567.00 10,848.00
Dairies $.50 per Animal Unit not to exceed $878.00 for FY 2000, $903.00 for FY 2001 and 927.00 for FY 2002
Facilities Not Otherwise Classified - Individual Permit Coverage
a. < 1,000 gpd 1,223.00 1,258.00 1,291.00
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd 2,446.00 2,516.00 2,583.00
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 6,114.00 6,290.00 6,457.00
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 9,783.00 10,064.00 10,332.00
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd 19,565.00 20,027.00 20,560.00
f. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd 24,457.00 25,159.00 25,828.00
g. 1,000,000 gpd and greater 36,687.00 37,740.00 38,744.00
Facilities Not Otherwise Classified - General Permit Coverage
a. < 1,000 gpd 857.00 882.00 905.00
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd 1,712.00 1,761.00 1,808.00
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 4,281.00 4,404.00 4,521.00
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 6,848.00 7,045.00 7,232.00
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd 13,695.00 14,088.00 14,463.00
f. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd 17,120.00 17,611.00 18,079.00
g. 1,000,000 gpd and greater 25,681.00 26,418.00 27,121.00
Flavor Extraction
a. Steam Distillation 125.00 129.00 132.00
Food Processing
a. < 1,000 gpd 1,222.00 1,257.00 1,290.00
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd 3,118.00 3,207.00 3,292.00
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 5,564.00 5,724.00 5,876.00
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 8,743.00 8,994.00 9,232.00
e. 100,000 - < 250,000 gpd 12,229.00 12,580.00 12,915.00
f. 250,000 - < 500,000 gpd 16,081.00 16,543.00 16,983.00
g. 500,000 - < 750,000 gpd 20,177.00 20,756.00 21,308.00
h. 750,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd 24,457.00 25,159.00 28,528.00
i. 1,000,000 - < 2,500,000 gpd 29,961.00 30,821.00 31,641.00
j. 2,500,000 - < 5,000,000 gpd 33,629.00 34,594.00 35,514.00
k. 5,000,000 gpd and greater 36,687.00 37,740.00 38,744.00
Fuel and Chemical Storage
a. < 50,000 bbls 1,223.00 1,258.00 1,291.00
b. 50,000 - < 100,000 bbls 2,446.00 2,516.00 2,583.00
c. 100,000 - < 500,000 bbls 6,114.00 6,289.00 6,456.00
d. 500,000 bbls and greater 12,229.00 12,580.00 12,915.00
Hazardous Waste Clean Up Sites
a. Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST)
1. State Permit 3,208.00 3,300.00 3,388.00
2. NPDES Permit Issued pre 7/1/94 3,208.00 3,300.00 3,338.00
3. NPDES Permit Issued post 7/1/94 6,415.00 6,599.00 6,775.00
b. Non-LUST Sites
1. 1 or 2 Contaminants of concern 6,272.00 6,452.00 6,624.00
2. > 2 Contaminants of concern 12,542.00 12,902.00 13,245.00
Ink Formulation and Printing
a. Commercial Print Shops 1,881.00 1,935.00 1,986.00
b. Newspapers 3,136.00 3,226.00 3,312.00
c. Box Plants 5,017.00 5,161.00 5,298.00
d. Ink Formulation 6,272.00 6,452.00 6,624.00
Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing
a. Lime Products 6,114.00 6,289.00 6,456.00
b. Fertilizer 7,361.00 7,572.00 7,773.00
c. Peroxide 9,783.00 10,064.00 10,332.00
d. Alkaline Earth Salts 12,229.00 12,580.00 12,915.00
e. Metal Salts 17,119.00 17,610.00 18,078.00
f. Acid Manufacturing 24,457.00 25,159.00 25,829.00
g. Chlor-alkali 48,916.00 50,320.00 51,659.00
Iron and Steel
a. Foundries 12,229.00 12,580.00 12,915.00
b. Mills 24,479.00 25,181.00 25,851.00
Metal Finishing
a. < 1,000 gpd 1,466.00 1,508.00 1,548.00
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd 2,445.00 2,515.00 2,582.00
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 6,113.00 6,288.00 6,455.00
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 12,228.00 12,579.00 12,914.00
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd 24,456.00 25,158.00 25,827.00
f. 500,000 gpd and greater 36,685.00 37,738.00 38,742.00
Noncontact Cooling Water With Additives - Individual Permit Coverage
a. < 1,000 gpd 765.00 787.00 808.00
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd 1,528.00 1,572.00 1,614.00
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 2,294.00 2,360.00 2,423.00
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 5,351.00 5,505.00 5,651.00
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd 9,171.00 9,434.00 9,685.00
f. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd 12,995.00 13,368.00 13,724.00
g. 1,000,000 - < 2,500,000 gpd 16,816.00 17,299.00 17,759.00
h. 2,500,000 - < 5,000,000 gpd 20,634.00 21,226.00 21,791.00
i. 5,000,000 gpd and greater 24,457.00 25,159.00 25,828.00
Noncontact Cooling Water With Additives - General Permit Coverage
a. < 1,000 gpd 536.00 552.00 567.00
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd 1,069.00 1,100.00 1,129.00
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 1,606.00 1,652.00 1,696.00
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 3,746.00 3,854.00 3,957.00
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd 6,420.00 6,604.00 6,780.00
f. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd 9,097.00 9,358.00 9,607.00
g. 1,000,000 - < 2,500,000 gpd 11,771.00 12,109.00 12,431.00
h. 2,500.000 - < 5,000,000 gpd 14,444.00 14,858.00 15,253.00
i. 5,000,000 gpd and greater 17,120.00 17,611.00 18,079.00
Noncontact Cooling Water Without Additives - Individual Permit Coverage
a. < 1,000 gpd 612.00 630.00 647.00
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd 1,223.00 1,258.00 1,291.00
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 1,835.00 1,888.00 1,938.00
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 4,281.00 4,404.00 4,521.00
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd 7,339.00 7,550.00 7,751.00
f. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd 10,394.00 10,692.00 10,981.00
g. 1,000,000 - < 2,500,000 gpd 13,452.00 13,838.00 14,206.00
h. 2,500,000 - < 5,000,000 gpd 16,508.00 16,982.00 17,434.00
i. 5,000,000 gpd and greater 19,565.00 20,127.00 20,662.00
Noncontact Cooling Water Without Additives - General Permit Coverage
a. < 1,000 gpd 428.00 441.00 453.00
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd 857.00 882.00 905.00
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 1,284.00 1,321.00 1,356.00
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 2,996.00 3,082.00 3,164.00
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd 5,137.00 5,284.00 5,425.00
f. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd 7,276.00 7,485.00 7,684.00
g. 1,000,000 - < 2,500,000 gpd 9,417.00 9,687.00 9,945.00
h. 2,500,000 - < 5,000,000 gpd 11,556.00 11,888.00 12,204.00
i. 5,000,000 gpd and greater 13,695.00 14,088.00 14,623.00
Nonferrous Metals Forming 12,229.00 12,580.00 12,915.00
Ore Mining
a. Ore Mining 2,446.00 2,516.00 2,583.00
b. Ore mining with physical concentration processes 4,891.00 5,031.00 5,165.00
c. Ore mining with physical and chemical concentration processes 19,565.00 20,127.00 20,662.00
Organic Chemicals Manufacturing
a. Fertilizer 12,229.00 12,580.00 12,915.00
b. Aliphatic 24,457.00 25,159.00 25,828.00
c. Aromatic 36,687.00 37,740.00 38,744.00
Petroleum Refining
a. < 10,000 bbls/d 24,457.00 25,159.00 25,828.00
b. 10,000 - < 50,000 bbls/d 48,916.00 50,320.00 51,659.00
c. 50,000 bbls/d and greater 97,835.00 100,643.00 103,320.00
Photofinishers
a. < 1,000 gpd 978.00 1,006.00 1,034.00
b. 1,000 gpd and greater 2,446.00 2,516.00 2,583.00
Power and/or Steam Plants
a. Steam Generation - Nonelectric 4,890.00 5,030.00 5,164.00
b. Hydroelectric 4,890.00 5,030.00 5,164.00
c. Nonfossil Fuel 7,338.00 7,549.00 7,750.00
d. Fossil Fuel 19,565.00 20,127.00 20,662.00
Pulp, Paper and Paper Board
a. Fiber Recyclers 12,228.00 12,579.00 12,914.00
b. Paper Mills 24,457.00 25,159.00 25,828.00
c. Groundwood Pulp Mills
1. < 300 tons per day 36,687.00 37,740.00 38,744.00
2. > 300 tons per day 73,373.00 75,479.00 77,487.00
d. Chemical Pulp Mills
w/o Chlorine Bleaching 97,829.00 100,637.00 103,314.00
e. Chemical Pulp Mills
w/Chlorine Bleaching 110,057.00 113,216.00 116,228.00
Radioactive Effluents and Discharges (RED)
a. < 3 waste streams 23,674.00 24,353.00 25,001.00
b. 3 - < 8 waste streams 41,087.00 42,266.00 43,390.00
c. 8 waste streams and greater 67,672.00 69,614.00 71,466.00
RCRA Corrective Action Sites 17,189.00 17,682.00 18,152.00
Seafood Processing
a. < 1,000 gpd 1,223.00 1,258.00 1,291.00
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd 3,118.00 3,207.00 3,292.00
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd 5,564.00 5,724.00 5,876.00
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd 8,743.00 8,994.00 9,233.00
e. 100,000 gpd and greater 12,229.00 12,580.00 12,915.00
Shipyards
a. Per crane, travel lift, small boat lift 2,446.00 2,516.00 2,583.00
b. Per drydock under 250 ft in length 2,446.00 2,516.00 2,583.00
c. Per graving dock 2,446.00 2,516.00 2,583.00
d. Per marine way 3,669.00 3,774.00 3,874.00
e. Per sycrolift 3,669.00 3,774.00 3,874.00
f. Per drydock over 250 ft in length 4,891.00 5,031.00 5,165.00
The fee for a facility in the shipyard category is the sum of the fees for the applicable units in the facility.
Solid Waste Sites (nonstorm water)
a. Nonputrescible 4,891.00 5,031.00 5,165.00
b. < 50 acres 9,783.00 10,063.00 10,331.00
c. 50 - < 100 acres 19,565.00 20,127.00 20,662.00
d. 100 - < 250 acres 24,457.00 25,159.00 25,828.00
e. 250 acres and greater 36,687.00 37,740.00 38,744.00
Storm Water (Unless specifically categorized elsewhere.)
a. Individual Industrial Permits
1. < 50 acres 2,446.00 2,516.00 2,583.00
2. 50 - < 100 acres 4,891.00 5,031.00 5,165.00
3. 100 - < 500 acres 7,338.00 7,549.00 7,750.00
4. 500 acres and greater 9,783.00 10,064.00 10,332.00
b. Facilities covered under the Industrial Storm Water General Permit 325.00 334.00 343.00
c. Construction activities covered under the Industrial Storm Water General Permit 325.00 334.00 343.00
Textile Mills 48,916.00 50,320.00 51,659.00
Timber Products
a. Log Storage 2,446.00 2,516.00 2,583.00
b. Veneer 4,891.00 5,031.00 5,165.00
c. Sawmills 9,783.00 10,064.00 10,332.00
d. Hardwood, Plywood 17,119.00 17,610.00 18,078.00
e. Wood Preserving 24,457.00 24,159.00 24,802.00
Vegetable/Bulb Washing Facilities
a. < 1,000 gpd 81.00 83.00 85.00
b. 1,000 - < 5,000 gpd 162.00 167.00 171.00
c. 5,000 - < 10,000 gpd 322.00 331.00 340.00
d. 10,000 - < 20,000 gpd 648.00 667.00 685.00
e. 20,000 and greater 1,072.00 1,103.00 1,132.00
Vehicle Maintenance and Freight Transfer
a. < 0.5 acre 2,446.00 2,516.00 2,583.00
b. 0.5 - < 1.0 acre 4,891.00 5,031.00 5,165.00
c. 1.0 acre and greater 7,338.00 7,549.00 7,750.00
Water Plants - Individual Permit Coverage 3,058.00 3,146.00 3,230.00
Water Plants - General Permit Coverage 2,141.00 2,202.00 2,261.00
Wineries
a. < 500 gpd 250.00 257.00
b. 500 - < 750 gpd 501.00 515.00 518.00
c. 750 - < 1,000 gpd 1,001.00 1,030.00
d. 1,000 - < 2,500 gpd 2,001.00 2,058.00 2,113.00
e. 2,500 - < 5,000 gpd 3,191.00 3,283.00 3,370.00
f. 5,000 gpd and greater 4,380.00 4,506.00 4,626.00

* Fees for FY 2002 are based on the projected fiscal growth factor of 2.66% established by the governor's office of financial management. Ecology will increase fees to match the final fiscal growth factor determination and will directly notify permit holders of their fee assessment no later than March, 2001.

(a) Facilities other than those in the aggregate production, crop preparing, shipyard, or RCRA categories ((which)) that operate within several fee categories or subcategories, shall be charged from that category or subcategory with the highest fee.

(b) The total annual permit fee for a water treatment plant that primarily serves residential customers ((shall)) may not exceed three dollars per residential equivalent.      The number of residential equivalents is determined by dividing the facility's annual gross revenue in the previous calendar year by the annual user charge for a single family residence ((which)) that uses nine hundred cubic feet of water per month.

(c) Crop preparation and aggregate production ((permittees)) permit holders are required to submit information to the department certifying annual production (calendar year) or unit processes.      When required, the ((information form shall be completed and returned to the department within thirty days after it is mailed to the permittee by the)) department will send the information form to the permit holder. The permit holder shall complete and return the information form to the department by the required due date.      Failure to provide this information ((could)) will result in ((permit termination)) a fee determination based on the highest subcategory the facility has received permit coverage in.

(i) Information submitted shall bear a certification of correctness and be signed:

(A) In the case of a corporation, by an authorized corporate officer;

(B) In the case of a limited partnership, by an authorized general partner;

(C) In the case of a general partnership, by an authorized partner; or

(D) In the case of a sole proprietorship, by the proprietor.

(ii) The department may verify information submitted and, if it determines that false or inaccurate statements have been made, it may, in addition to taking other actions provided by law, revise both current and previously granted fee determinations.

(d) Fees for crop preparers discharging only noncontact cooling water without additives shall pay the lesser of the applicable fee in the crop preparing or noncontact cooling water without additives categories.

(e) Where no clear industrial facility category exists for placement of a ((permittee)) permit holder, the department may elect to place the ((permittee)) permit holder in a category with dischargers or ((permittees)) permit holders that contain or use similar properties or processes and/or a category which contains similar permitting complexities to the department.

(f) Hazardous waste clean up sites and EPA authorized RCRA corrective action sites with whom the department ((is commencing)) has begun cost recovery through chapter 70.105D RCW shall not pay a permit fee under chapter 173-224 WAC until such time as the cost recovery under chapter 70.105D RCW ceases.

(g) Any permit holder, with the exception of nonoperating aggregate operations or a permitted portable facility, who has not been in continuous operation within a consecutive eighteen-month period or who commits to not being in operation for a consecutive eighteen-month period or longer can have their permit fee reduced to twenty-five percent of the fee ((which)) that they would be otherwise assessed.      This nonoperating mode must be verified by the appropriate ecology staff.      Once operations resume, the permit fee ((shall)) will be returned to the full amount.

Facilities who commit to the minimum eighteen-month nonoperating mode but go back into operation during the same eighteen-month period will be assessed permit fees as if they were active during the entire period.

(h) Facilities with subcategories based on gallons per day (gpd) shall have their annual permit fee determined by using the maximum daily flow or maximum monthly average permitted flow in gallons per day as specified in the waste discharge permit, whichever is greater.

(i) RCRA corrective action sites requiring a waste discharge permit will be assessed a separate permit fee regardless of whether the discharge is authorized by a separate permit or by a modification to an existing permit for a discharge other than that resulting from the corrective action.

(3) MUNICIPAL/DOMESTIC FACILITIES

(a) The annual permit fee for a permit held by a municipality for a domestic wastewater facility issued under RCW 90.48.162 or 90.48.260 is determined as follows:


(i) Residential

Equivalents

(RE)

FY ((98)) 2000 Annual

Permit Fee

FY ((99)) 2001 Annual

Permit Fee

*FY 2002 Annual Permit Fee and Beyond
< 250,000 $((1.40)) 1.51 per RE $((1.46)) 1.59 per RE $1.59 per RE
> 250,000 ((.84)) .91 per RE ((.88)) .97 per RE .97 per RE

* Fees for FY 2002 are based on the projected fiscal growth factor of 2.66% established by the governor's office of financial management. Ecology will increase fees to match the final fiscal growth factor determination and will directly notify permit holders of their fee assessment no later than March, 2001.

(ii) Municipal storm water permit annual fee for only ((the)) those entities listed below will be:


Name of Entity FY ((98)) 2000 Annual

Permit Fee

FY ((99)) 2001 Annual

Permit Fee

*FY 2002 Annual Permit Fee and Beyond
King County $ ((25,922.00)) 27,856.00 $ ((26,961.00)) 28,655.00 $29,417.00
Snohomish County ((25,922.00)) 27,856.00 ((26,961.00)) 28,655.00 29,417.00
Pierce County ((25,922.00)) 27,856.00 ((26,961.00)) 28,655.00 29,417.00
Tacoma, City of ((25,922.00)) 27,856.00 ((26,961.00)) 28,655.00 29,417.00
Seattle, City of ((25,922.00)) 27,856.00 ((26,961.00)) 28,655.00 29,417.00
Department of Transportation ((25,922.00)) 27,856.00 ((26,961.00)) 28,655.00 29,417.00
Clark County ((25,922.00)) 27,856.00 ((26,961.00)) 28,655.00 29,417.00

* Fees for FY 2002 are based on the projected fiscal growth factor of 2.66% established by the governor's office of financial management. Ecology will increase fees to match the final fiscal growth factor determination and will directly notify permit holders of their fee assessment no later than March, 2001.

Facilities listed in (a)(ii) of this subsection shall pay an annual fee for fiscal year ((1998)) 2000 and fiscal year ((1999)) 2001 regardless of the permit issuance date or the number of municipal storm water permits under which they are covered.

(b) The annual permit fee ((for each permit issued)) under RCW 90.48.162 or 90.48.260 that is held by a municipality ((that)) which:

(i) Holds more than one permit for domestic wastewater facilities; and ((which))

(ii) Treats each domestic wastewater facility as a separate accounting entity, (((i.e., maintaining separate funds/accounts for each facility, into which revenue received from the users of that facility is deposited and out of which expenditures to pay for the costs of operating, etc., that facility are made))) is determined as in (a) of this subsection.

A separate accounting entity is one that maintains separate funds or accounts for each domestic wastewater facility. Revenues are received from the users to pay for the costs of operating that facility.

(c) The sum of the annual permit fees for permits held by a municipality that:

(i) Holds more than one permit for domestic wastewater facilities issued under RCW 90.48.162 or 90.48.260; and ((which))

(ii) Does not treat each domestic wastewater facility as a separate accounting entity, (((i.e., maintaining separate funds/accounts for each facility, into which revenue received from the users of that facility is deposited and out of which expenditures to pay for the costs of operating, etc., that facility are made))) as described in (b) of this subsection, is determined as in (a) of this subsection.

(d) The permit fee for a privately-owned domestic wastewater facility that primarily serves residential customers is determined as in (a) of this subsection.      Residential customers are those whose lot, parcel or real estate, or building is primarily used for domestic dwelling purposes.

(e) The annual permit fee for privately owned domestic wastewater facilities must be determined by using the maximum daily flow or maximum monthly average permitted flow in million gallons per day, whichever is greater, as specified in the waste discharge permit. Permit fees for privately-owned domestic wastewater facilities that do not serve primarily residential customers and for state-owned domestic wastewater facilities are the following:


Permitted Flows FY ((98)) 2000 Annual

Permit Fee

FY ((99)) 2001 Annual

Permit Fee

*FY 2002 Annual Permit Fee and Beyond
.1 MGD and Greater $((5,689.00))

6,114.00

$((5,918.00))

6,289.00

$6,456.00
.05 MGD to < .1 MGD ((2,276.00))

2,446.00

((2,367.00))

2,516.00

2,583.00
.0008 MGD to < .05 MGD ((1,138.00))

1,223.00

((1,184.00))

1,258.00

1,291.00
< .0008 MGD ((341.00))

367.00

((355.00))

378.00

388.00

* Fees for FY 2002 are based on the projected fiscal growth factor of 2.66% established by the governor's office of financial management. Ecology will increase fees to match the final fiscal growth factor determination and will directly notify permit holders of their fee assessment no later than March, 2001.

((Privately-owned domestic wastewater facilities shall have their annual permit fee determined by using the maximum daily flow or maximum monthly average permitted flow in million gallons per day, whichever is greater, as specified in the waste discharge permit.))

(f) The number of residential equivalents is calculated in the following manner:

(i) If the facility serves only single-family residences, the number of residential equivalents is the number of single-family residences that it served on January 1 of the previous calendar year.

(ii) If the facility serves both single-family residences and other classes of customers, the number of residential equivalents is calculated in the following manner:

(A) Calculation of the number of residential equivalents that the facility serves in its own service area.      Subtract from the previous calendar year's gross revenue:

(I) Any amounts received from other municipalities for sewage interception, treatment, collection, or disposal; and

(II) Any user charges received from customers for whom the permit holder pays amounts to other municipalities for sewage treatment or disposal services.      Divide the resulting figure by the annual user charge for a single-family residence.

(B) Calculation of the number of residential equivalents that the facility serves in other municipalities which pay amounts to the facility for sewage interception, treatment, collection, or disposal:

(I) Divide any ((such)) amounts received from other municipalities during the previous calendar year by the annual user charge for a single-family residence.      In this case "annual user charge for a single-family residence" means the annual user charge that the facility charges other municipalities for sewage interception, treatment, collection, or disposal services for a single-family residence.      If the facility charges different municipalities ((differing)) different single-family residential user ((charges)) fees, then the charge used in these calculations must be that which applies to the largest number of single-family residential customers.      Alternatively, if the facility charges different municipalities ((differing)) different single-family residential user ((charges)) fees, the permit holder may divide the amount received from each municipality by the annual user charge that it charges that municipality for a single-family residence and sum the resulting figures.

(II) If the facility does not charge the other municipality on the basis of a ((charge)) fee per single-family residence, the number of residential equivalents in the other municipality is calculated by dividing its previous calendar year's gross revenue by its annual user ((charge)) fee for a single-family residence.      If the other municipality does not maintain data on its gross revenue, user ((charges)) fees, and/or the number of single-family residences that it serves, the number of residential equivalents is calculated as in (f)(iv) of this subsection.

(III) If the other municipality serves only single-family residences, the number of residential equivalents may be calculated as in (f)(i) of this subsection.

The sum of the resulting figures is the number of residential equivalents that the facility serves in other municipalities.

(C) The number of residential equivalents is the sum of the number of residential equivalents calculated in (f)(ii)(A) and (B) of this subsection.

(iii) The annual user ((charge)) fee for a single-family residence is calculated by either of the following methods, at the choice of the permit holder:

(A) The annual user ((charge)) fee for a single-family residence using nine hundred cubic feet of water per month.      If users are billed monthly, this is calculated by multiplying by twelve the monthly user ((charge)) fee for a single-family residence using nine hundred cubic feet of water per month.      If users are billed bimonthly, the annual user ((charge)) fee is calculated by multiplying by six the bimonthly user ((charge)) fee for a single-family residence using one thousand eight hundred cubic feet of water per two-month period.      If the user ((charge)) fee for a single-family residence varies, depending on age, income, location, etc., then the ((charge)) fee used in these calculations must be that which applies to the largest number of single-family residential customers.

(B) The average annual user ((charge)) fee for a single-family residence.      This average is calculated by dividing the previous calendar year's gross revenue from provision of sewer services to single-family residences by the number of single-family residences served on January 1 of the previous calendar year.      If the user ((charge)) fee for a single-family residence varies, depending on age, income, location, etc., then the gross revenue and number of single-family residences used in making this calculation must be those for all the single-family residential customers.

In either case, (f)(iii)(A) or (B) of this subsection, the permit holder must provide the department with a copy of its complete sewer rate schedule for all classes of customers.

(iv) If a permit holder does not maintain data on its gross revenue, user ((charges)) fees, and/or the number of single-family residences that it serves, and therefore cannot use the methods described in (f)(i) or (ii) of this subsection to calculate the number of residential equivalents that it serves, then the number of residential equivalents that it serves is calculated by dividing the average daily influent flow to its facility for the previous calendar year by two hundred fifty gallons.      This average is calculated by summing all the daily flow measurements taken during the previous calendar year and then dividing the resulting sum by the number of days on which flow was measured.      Data for this calculation must be taken from the permit holder's discharge monitoring reports.      Permit holders using this means of calculating the number of their residential equivalents must submit with their application a complete set of copies of their discharge monitoring reports for the previous calendar year.

(g) Fee calculation procedures for holders of permits for domestic wastewater facilities.

(i) Municipalities holding permits for domestic wastewater facilities issued under RCW 90.48.162 and 90.48.260, and holders of permits for privately-owned domestic wastewater facilities that primarily serve residential customers must complete a form certifying the number of residential equivalents served by their domestic wastewater system.      The form must be completed and returned to the department within thirty days after it is mailed to the permit holder by the department.      Failure to return the form could result in permit termination.      ((Fees will be calculated in even-numbered fiscal years.))

(ii) The form shall bear a certification of correctness and be signed:

(A) In the case of a corporation, by an authorized corporate officer;

(B) In the case of a limited partnership, by an authorized partner;

(C) In the case of a general partnership, by an authorized partner;

(D) In the case of a sole proprietorship, by the proprietor; or

(E) In the case of a municipal or other public facility, by either a ranking elected official or a principal executive officer.

(iii) The department may verify the information contained in the form and, if it determines that the permit holder has made false statements, may, in addition to taking other actions provided by law, revise both current and previously granted fee determinations.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 90.48 RCW.      98-03-046 (Order 97-27), § 173-224-040, filed 1/15/98, effective 2/15/98; 96-03-041 (Order 94-21), § 173-224-040, filed 1/10/96, effective 2/10/96; 94-10-027 (Order 93-08), § 173-224-040, filed 4/28/94, effective 5/29/94; 92-03-131 (Order 91-45), § 173-224-040, filed 1/21/92, effective 2/21/92.      Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.21A RCW.      89-12-027 and 90-07-015 (Order 89-8 and 89-8A), § 173-224-040, filed 5/31/89 and 3/13/90, effective 4/13/90.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 97-27, filed 1/15/98, effective 2/15/98)

WAC 173-224-050
Permit fee computation and payments.

(1) The department shall charge permit fees based on the permit fee schedule contained in WAC 173-224-040.      The department may charge fees at the beginning of the year to which they apply.      The department shall notify permit holders of fee charges by mailing billing statements.      Permit fees must be received by the department within forty-five days after the department mails a billing statement.      The department may elect to bill permit holders a prorated portion of the annual fee on a monthly, quarterly, or other periodic basis.      ((In cases where a new permit is only in effect for a portion of the fiscal year upon which the annual fee is based, the department shall prorate the fee on a quarterly basis.      In addition to other circumstances, this applies where the department terminates a permit upon its determination that an industry which discharges to a municipal sewer system is satisfactorily regulated by a local pretreatment program.))

(2) Permit fee computation for individual permits.      Computation of permit fees shall begin on the first day of each fiscal year, or in the case of facilities or activities not previously covered by permits, on the issuance date of the permit.      In the case of applicants for state waste discharge permits who are deemed to have a temporary permit under RCW 90.48.200, computation shall begin on the sixty-first day after the department accepts a completed application.      In the case of NPDES permit holders who submit a new, updated permit application containing information ((which)) that could change their assigned permit fee, computation and permit fee category reassignment begins upon acceptance of the application by the department.      Any facility that obtains permit coverage but fails to operate will still be obligated to pay the annual permit fee assessment until the permit has been terminated by the department.      Permits terminated during the fiscal year will have their fees prorated as follows unless it results in an annual fee assessment of less than one hundred dollars.      Ecology will not process refunds of one hundred dollars or less:

(a) Permit coverage for up to three months will pay twenty-five percent of the annual permit fee;

(b) Permit coverage for three to six months will pay fifty percent of the annual permit fee;

(c) Permit coverage for six to nine months will pay seventy-five percent of the annual permit fee; and

(d) Permit coverage for nine months or greater will pay one hundred percent of the annual permit fee.

(3) Permit fee computation for general permits.      Computation of fees for permittees covered under a general permit (((with the exception of permittees who have received permit coverage under the general storm water permits for industrial and construction activities and municipal storm water general permit) begins at the end of the permit application coverage period, regardless of the date of submission of the notice of intent.      Any facility that is an existing operation requiring general permit coverage but that does not apply for a permit during the permit application coverage period will incur fees beginning at the end of the application coverage period)) begins on the permit coverage date.      Any facility that obtains permit coverage is obligated to pay the annual permit fee regardless of whether or not the facility has ever operated until the permit has been terminated by the department.      Permits terminated during the fiscal year will have their fees prorated as described in subsection (2)(a), (b), (c) and (d) of this section unless it results in an annual fee assessment of less than one hundred dollars.      Ecology will not process refunds of one hundred dollars or less.

(4) Permit fees for sand and gravel (aggregate) general ((permittees)) permit holders will be assessed as in subsection (3) of this section and:

(a) Nonoperating aggregate sites.      A facility conducting mining, screening, washing and/or crushing activities excluding portable rock crushing operations is considered nonoperating for fee purposes if they are conducting these activities for less than ninety cumulative days during a calendar year.      A facility producing no asphalt and/or concrete during the calendar year is also considered nonoperating for fee purposes.

(b) ((Inactive)) Nonoperating sites that become active for only concrete and/or asphalt production will be assessed a prorated fee for the actual time inactive.      For the actual time a concrete and/or asphalt facility is active excluding asphalt portable batch plants and concrete portable batch plants, fees will be based on total production of concrete and/or asphalt.

(c) Fees for continuously active sites that produce concrete and/or asphalt excluding asphalt portable batch plants and concrete portable batch plants, will be based on the average of the three previous calendar years production totals.      Existing facilities must provide the department with the production totals for concrete and/or asphalt produced during the previous three calendar years or for the number of full calendar years of operation if less than three.      New facilities with no historical asphalt and/or concrete production data will have their first year fee based on the production levels reported on the ((notice of intent)) application for coverage under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and State Waste Discharge Permit for Process Water ((and)), Storm Water, and Mine Dewatering Water Discharges Associated with Sand and Gravel Operations, Rock Quarries and Similar Mining Facilities including Stockpiles of Mined Materials, Concrete Batch Operations and Asphalt Batch Operations general permit.      The second year fee will be determined based on the actual production during the first year and estimated production for the second year.      The third year fee will be determined based on the average of actual production for the first two years and estimated for the third year.      Fee calculation for subsequent years will be based on the average production values of previous years.

(d) Asphalt portable batch plants, concrete portable batch plants and portable rock crushing operations will be assessed fees as in subsection (3) of this section. Each permitted operation must commit to being shut down for a minimum of twelve calendar months before the status can be changed to nonoperating.

(5) Fees for crop preparation general ((permittees)) permit holders will be assessed as in subsection (3) of this section and will be computed on the three previous calendar years production totals.      Existing facilities must provide the department with the production totals in the manner described in WAC 173-224-040 (2)(d).      New facilities with no historical production data will have their first year fee based on the estimated production level for that year.      The second year fee will be determined based on the actual production during the first year and estimated production for the second year.      The third year fee will be determined based on the average of actual production for the first two years and estimated for the third year.      Fee calculation for subsequent years will be based on the average production values of previous years.

(6) Facilities with construction and industrial storm water general permit coverage will have their annual permit fees begin on the permit issuance date.      Permit fee accrual will continue until the permit has been terminated by the department regardless if the activity covered under the permit has already ceased.

(7) Facilities with an existing NPDES and/or state wastewater discharge permit who also have obtained industrial and/or construction storm water general permit coverage shall only pay an annual fee based on the permit with the highest permit fee category assessment.

(8) Computation of fees shall end on the last day of the state's fiscal year, or in the case of a terminated permit, during the quarter the termination took place.

(9) The applicable permit fee shall be paid by check or money order payable to the "Department of Ecology" and mailed to the Wastewater Discharge Permit Fee Program, P.O. Box 5128, Lacey, Washington 98509-5128.

(10) In the event a check is returned due to insufficient funds, the ((permit fee shall be deemed)) department shall consider the permit fee to be unpaid.

(11) Delinquent accounts.      ((Permittees)) Permit holders are considered delinquent in the payment of fees if the fees are not received by the first invoice billing due date.      The department will notify the delinquent ((permittee)) permit holder by certified letter of its intent to turn the delinquent account over to a collection agency.      Permit holders will have thirty days from receipt of the certified letter to bring the account up-to-date before the department turns it over for collection.      Any delinquent account turned over for collection will be assessed a surcharge totaling twenty percent of the delinquent amount owed.      The surcharge assessment is to recover the costs for collection.      If the collection agency fails to recover the delinquent fees after twelve months, the department ((may exercise other legal or equitable remedies including, but not limited to, the assessment of penalties.      Civil penalties issued by the department shall not be deemed as payment of fees, nor shall payment of fees after assessment of penalties be deemed as a cause for reducing the penalty.      Nothing herein shall be interpreted as restricting the authority of the department to exercise other enforcement remedies as authorized by law)) will terminate the permit for nonpayment of fees.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 90.48 RCW.      98-03-046 (Order 97-27), § 173-224-050, filed 1/15/98, effective 2/15/98; 96-03-041 (Order 94-21), § 173-224-050, filed 1/10/96, effective 2/10/96; 94-10-027 (Order 93-08), § 173-224-050, filed 4/28/94, effective 5/29/94; 92-03-131 (Order 91-45), § 173-224-050, filed 1/21/92, effective 2/21/92.      Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.21A RCW.      89-12-027 and 90-07-015 (Order 89-8 and 89-8A), § 173-224-050, filed 5/31/89 and 3/13/90, effective 4/13/90.]

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