PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 11-17-113.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Dam safety, chapter 173-175 WAC, the rule provides for the comprehensive regulation and supervision of dams in order to secure safety to life and property, including:
• | Designates the types of dams the rule applies to. |
• | Provides for the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and supervision of dams consistent with accepted engineering practice. |
• | Establishes a fee schedule based on dam size for the engineering review of plans and specifications and the inspection of dam construction. |
• | Establishes requirements for planning and implementation for dam operation and maintenance, owner inspection, and emergency actions. |
• | Establishes a program for periodic safety inspection of existing dams and fee schedule based on downstream hazard classification. |
Hearing Location(s): Department of Ecology Regional Offices: SWRO, 300 Desmond Drive S.E., Lacey, WA 98503, on December 7, 2011, at 6:00 p.m.; and at the CRO, 15 West Yakima Avenue, Suite 200, Yakima, WA 98902, on December 8, 2011, at 6:00 p.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: December 23, 2011.
Submit Written Comments to: Ben Bonkowski, Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600, e-mail bbon461@ecy.wa.gov, fax (360) 407-6574, by 5:00 p.m., December 16, 2011.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Barbara Anderson at (360) 407-6607, by December 1, 2011, TTY 771 or 1-877-833-6341.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: This amendment will increase fees for the engineering review of dam construction plans and for periodic safety inspections to better reflect the actual cost of providing these services, and update the mailing address for submitting fees.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Fees set in the current rule do not collect sufficient revenue to offset costs per RCW 90.03.470. Furthermore, the legislature authorized the department of ecology (ecology) to increase dam safety fees by up to thirty-five percent in fiscal year (FY) 2012 and up to 4.62 percent in FY 2013 as necessary to meet the actual costs of conducting business (2ESHB 1087.SL). Based on this proviso, the office of financial management directed ecology to increase collected fees to recoup actual costs.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapters 43.21A, 43.27A, 86.16, 90.03, 90.28, and 90.54 RCW. RCW 43.135.055 requires a majority vote of the legislature to raise or add fees. The 2011 legislature authorized ecology in section 302(2) of 2ESHB 1087.SL to increase dam safety fees by up to thirty-five percent in FY 2012, and 4.62 percent in FY 2013 as necessary to recover costs.
Statute Being Implemented: Section 302(2) of 2ESHB 1087.SL and RCW 90.03.470.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Department of ecology, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Rebecca Inman, 300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA 98503, (360) 407-6450; Implementation and Enforcement: Jerald LaVassar, 300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA 98503, (360) 407-6625.
A small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW.
• | Changing construction permit fees and periodic inspection fees. |
• | Removing the fiscal growth factor with annual fee escalation. |
• | Updating the mailing address for fee payments. |
The proposed plan review and construction inspections fees for new dams and modifications vary based on dam height and crest length. If a small company and a large company both build the same size dam, then the impact is likely disproportionate when measured as a percentage of employees and or revenue. For example, if a small firm and a large firm both build an intermediate dam with equivalent fees, then that fee is a larger percentage of the small firm's revenue and ratio of employees. The relative size and revenue of large firms provides them with a scale advantage. The potential for a disproportionate impact would only disappear if larger companies generally built sufficiently larger dams than small companies.
The proposed fees for periodic inspections vary by the level of downstream hazard risk posed by the dams. They are based on three hazard categories. Low hazard dams are not subject to periodic inspection fees, while high hazard dams pay higher periodic inspection fees than significant hazard dams. If a small business owns a low hazard dam there will be no disproportionate effect since a small and large business owning such a dam would not be subject to the payments. If a small business owns a high or significant hazard dam, they could be subject to disproportionate impacts compared to large businesses.
Ecology has determined there will be disproportionate impacts to small versus large businesses. Ecology does not believe the proposed fee increases will cause businesses to lose sales or revenues. Although the fee increases do not "meet the actual costs of conducting business" for dam safety and inspections as described by RCW 90.03.470 and 2ESHB 1087, they represent the closest ecology is able to come when faced with the limitations of thirty-five percent increases in FY 2012 and 4.62 percent in FY 2013 set forth in the bill.
Ecology is developing and issuing this SBEIS as part of its rule adoption process and to meet chapter 19.85 RCW. Ecology intends to use the information in the SBEIS to ensure that the proposed rules are consistent with legislative policy.
Purpose of this Document: Ecology is proposing to amend chapter 173-175 WAC, Water resource program for dam safety.
The objective of this SBEIS is to identify and evaluate the various requirements and costs that the proposed rules might impose on businesses. In particular, the SBEIS examines whether the costs on businesses from the proposed rules impose a disproportionate impact on the state's small businesses. RCW 19.85.040 describes the specific purpose and required contents of an SBEIS.1
Ecology is developing and issuing this SBEIS as part of its rule adoption process and to meet chapter 19.85 RCW. Ecology intends to use the information in the SBEIS to ensure that the proposed rule is consistent with legislative policy.
Introduction: The key elements of the proposed rule amendment include:
• | Changing construction permit fees and periodic inspection fees. |
• | Removing fiscal growth factor with annual fee escalation. |
• | Updating the mailing address for fee payments. |
Ecology has chosen to do rule making to implement the thirty-five percent and 4.62 percent increases.
Analysis of Compliance Costs for Washington Businesses: We have assessed the proposed rule amendment's impact by analyzing and comparing dam safety management under the proposed rule in contrast to current practices. The current framework or "baseline" includes the current chapter 173-175 WAC and legislative directives. The amendments to chapter 173-175 WAC that ecology is proposing are in response to these legislative directives [in] 2ESHB 1087.
Chapter 50, Laws of 2011 1st sp. sess.
2011-2013 OPERATING BUDGET
(2) Pursuant to RCW 43.135.055, the department is authorized to increase the following fees as necessary to meet the actual costs of conducting business and the appropriation levels in this section: Wastewater discharge permit, not more than 4.34 percent in FY 2012 and 4.62 percent in FY 2013; biosolids permit fee, not more than ten percent during the biennium; and air contaminate source registration fee, not more than thirty-six percent during the biennium; and dam safety and inspection fees, not more than thirty-five percent in FY 2012 and 4.62 percent in FY 2013.
Process and procedure requirement language is unchanged except for the correction of the mailing address for submitting fee payments. The amendment also removes the use of a fiscal growth factor for annual fee escalation. This discussion focuses on rule changes regarding fee increases proposed in response to the legislative directives described here.
We provide a brief description of compliance requirements below. You can find further details of existing practices and the proposed rule in Appendix A.
Defining the Regulated Community: Ecology's inventory of dams potentially subject to this rule includes over one thousand dams. Approximately three hundred eighty are currently subject to periodic inspection fees. Some of the activities covered by this analysis are done by both the private and public sector. The public entities from within the electric utilities, water purveyors, irrigation districts, solid waste facilities, and the like are not subject to this analysis. Removing these cut the size of the list approximately in half. Ecology used the remainder to develop a set of illustrative entities for this discussion.
The remaining dam operations were reviewed by program and agency staff in order to identify the economic sector (standard industrial classification or SIC) into which these fell. (See "The SIC codes of Potentially Impacted Industries" section below.) In some cases, this could be done with reasonable confidence. In others, best judgment estimates were made. Some could not be identified.
Businesses use dams for a range of uses, from basic agriculture to recreation. The sectors included below are represented at least once in the ecology dam inventory. Not every industry having at least one dam that comes under this rule is included here. In some cases, data limitations prevented inclusion of industries. However, this list indicates the range of uses to which the dams or reservoirs might be put. Readers whose industry of interest is not included on this list should be able to find another industry performing comparable work.
Impacts to Businesses Operating Dams: The direct impact of the proposed rule is that businesses subject to these fees will be required to pay higher fees for periodic inspections of dams and plan review and inspections for newly constructed dams and modifications.
Periodic Inspection Fees: For periodic inspections high hazard dams will pay an additional $352 in fees annually under the proposed rule. Significant hazard dams will pay an additional $256 annually under the proposed rule. Existing low hazard dams pay no periodic inspection fees and will remain unchanged.
Hazard Class | Current Annual | Proposed 35% and
4.62% Combined Beginning with July 2012 Bill (FY 2013) |
High 3 > Homes Downstream |
$856 | $1,208 |
Significant 1-2 Homes Downstream |
$625 | $881 |
Low | $0 | $0 |
Size | Current | 35% Increase FY 2012 | 4.62% Increase FY 2013 |
Small <15 Feet High | $8,511 | $11,490 | $12,021 |
Assume 14 feet high, 800 feet long (Circle Fruit Koehn Ranch Reservoir) | |||
Intermediate
>15 < 50 Feet
High
|
$19,255 | $25,994 | $27,195 |
Large >50
Feet High
|
$34,638 | $46,761 | $48,922 |
The proposed fees for periodic inspections vary by the level of downstream hazard risk posed by the dams. They are based on three hazard categories. Low hazard dam[s] are not subject to periodic inspection fees, while high hazard dams pay higher periodic inspection fees than significant hazard dams. If a small business owns a low hazard dam there will be no disproportionate effect since a small and large business owning such a dam would not be subject to the payments. If a small business owns a high or significant hazard dam, they could be subject to disproportionate impacts compared to large businesses.
Reporting and Recordkeeping: The proposed rule amendment adds no additional reporting or recordkeeping requirements for small businesses.
Additional Professional Services: Ecology anticipates no additional professional services under the proposed rule.
Costs of Equipment, Supplies, Labor, and Increased Administrative Costs: We expect no additional equipment, supplies, labor, or administrative costs from the proposed rule.
Other Compliance Requirements: We expect no other compliance requirements from the proposed rule.
Quantification of Costs and Ratios: It is the purpose of this section to evaluate whether:
• | Compliance with the proposed rule will cause businesses to lose sales or revenue. |
• | The proposed rule will have a disproportionate impact on small businesses. |
Periodic Inspection Fees: For periodic inspections, owners of high hazard dams will pay an additional $352 in fees annually under the proposed rule. Owners of significant hazard dams will pay an additional $256 annually under the proposed rule. Existing low hazard dams pay no periodic inspection fees and will remain unchanged.
Fees for Plan Review and Inspection of New Construction and Modifications: For plan review and construction inspections of new construction or modifications, owners constructing small dams will pay an additional $3,510 in fees under the proposed rule. Owners constructing intermediate size dams will pay an additional $7,940 under the proposed rule. Fees for constructing large dams will increase $14,284 after both fee increases take effect.
Will complying with the proposed rule cause businesses to lose sales or revenue? Ecology does not anticipate any lost sales or revenue under the proposed rule for businesses.
Will the proposed rule have a disproportionate impact on small businesses? As stated above, a disproportionate impact can occur when small firms build or modify dams. In many cases, the fees prescribed under the revised rule would be expected to be small relative to the number of employees or revenue estimated for many typical firms in these sectors; i.e., smaller projects are correlated with smaller businesses. On the other hand, relatively small businesses (as measured by employment) may choose to undertake larger projects at higher costs based on an economic/financial analysis of the effects upon their activity. Similarly, disproportionate impact can occur when small firms own significant or high hazard dams and are required to pay the same periodic annual inspection fees as large firms owning high hazard or significant dams.
Table 5 describes the industries that will be potentially affected by the rule. Some industries will be affected more or less by the rule depending on which businesses have or will build dams required to comply with the proposed rule. In order to calculate if disproportionalities exist, ecology has chosen sawmills (Industry 3211) as a representative industry for this analysis. There are fifty-three businesses in Washington state in industry 3211 (sawmills). Ecology will also use cost per employee to describe impacts on small businesses versus the top ten percent largest businesses required to comply with the proposed rule.
Average # of Employees | Cost Per Employee | ||||
Fee Schedule | Fee Increase | Small Business | 10% Largest Business | Small Business | 10% Largest Business |
High Hazard | $352 | 6 | 175 | $59 | $2 |
Significant Hazard | $256 | 6 | 175 | $43 | $1 |
Low Hazard | $0 | 6 | 175 | $0 | $0 |
Average # of Employees | Cost Per Employee | ||||
Fee Schedule | Fee Increase | Small Business | 10% Largest Business | Small Business | 10% Largest Business |
Small Dam | $3,510 | 6 | 175 | $585 | $20 |
Intermediate Dam | $7,940 | 6 | 175 | $1323 | $45 |
Large Dam | $14,284 | 6 | 175 | $2381 | $82 |
Conclusions: Ecology has determined there will be disproportionate impacts to small versus large businesses. Ecology does not believe the proposed fee increases will cause businesses to lose sales or revenues. Although the fee increases do not "meet the actual costs of conducting business" for dam safety and inspections as described by RCW 90.03.470 and 2ESHB 1087, they represent the closest ecology is able to come when faced with the limitations of thirty-five percent increases in FY 2012 and 4.62 percent in FY 2013 set forth in the bill.
Actions Taken to Reduce the Impact of the Rules on Small Business: Given that the department has found a disproportionate impact, mitigation is required where legal and feasible. The proposed changes to chapter 173-175 WAC are responses to legislative directives as reflected in the budget notes cited above. The directives are to develop fee systems adequate to fund the department's activities related periodic safety inspections and the review of plans and construction for new projects and modifications of existing projects. These directives are sufficiently explicit that only limited mitigative modifications are feasible. The department has provided the following cost minimizing features:
This rule amendment relies on provisions in the current rule and statute to reduce costs of the rule on small businesses.
• | Very small dams (under ten acre-feet capacity) are not subject to this regulation including fees. |
• | Low hazard dams are not subject to periodic inspections or related fees. |
• | There are free inspections (no fees) for significant and high hazard dams for the first ten years after review and construction. |
• | High hazard dams pay lower inspection fee from year eleven through year twenty after construction equal to the lower significant hazard dam periodic inspection fee. |
• | The fee schedule for planning and construction of new dams is based on size. Smaller dams pay lower fees even though they typically require more assistance from the dam safety office. |
The SIC Codes of Potentially Impacted Industries: There are currently more than one thousand dams potentially subject to this rule amendment, about three hundred of them required to pay the periodic inspection fees. Some of the activities covered by this analysis are done by both the private and public sector. The department removed the public entities such as electric utilities, water purveyors, irrigation districts, solid waste facilities and the like, which are not subject to this analysis. Removing these cut the size of the list approximately in half. The remainder was used to develop a set of illustrative entities for this discussion.
The remaining dam operations were reviewed by program and agency staff in order to identify the economic sector (SIC) into which these fell. In some cases, this could be done with reasonable confidence. In others, best judgment estimates were made. Some could not be identified.
Businesses use dams for a range of uses, from basic agriculture to recreation. The sectors listed below are represented at least once in the ecology dam inventory. Not every industry having at least one dam that comes under this rule is included here. In some cases, data limitations prevented inclusion of industries. However, this list provides indication of the range of uses to which the dams or reservoirs might be put. Readers whose industry of interest is not included on this list should be able to find another industry performing comparable work.
Disproportionate impacts can occur when small firms build large dams. In many cases, the fees implied by the revised rule would be expected to be small relative to the revenue estimated for many typical firms in these sectors; i.e., smaller projects are correlated with smaller businesses. On the other hand, relatively small businesses (as measured by employment) may choose to undertake larger projects at higher costs based on an economic/financial analysis of the effects upon their activity. In short, it has been assumed that the magnitudes and ranges of impacts displayed here are generally representative of a larger scope, and that the results here might be usable on a broader basis.
(North American Industry Classification System2)
Industry Type | NAICS# |
Crop production | 111 |
Animal production | 112 |
Forestry and logging | 113 |
Fishing and hunting | 114 |
Mining | 212 |
Residential building construction | 2361 |
Food processing | 311 |
Real estate property managers | 53131 |
Offices of bank holding companies | 551111 |
Waste treatment and disposal | 56221 |
Technical and trade schools | 61151 |
Nature parks and similar institutions | 712190 |
Golf courses and country clubs | 713910 |
Hotels and motels | 721110 |
RV parks and recreational camps | 7212 |
Religious organizations | 813110 |
Environment, conservation, and wildlife organizations | 813312 |
Civic and social organizations | 813410 |
Sawmills | 3211 |
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills | 3221 |
Petroleum and coal product manufacturing | 3241 |
Basic chemical manufacturing | 3251 |
Glass and glass product manufacturing | 3272 |
Aluminum production | 3313 |
Software reproduction | 334611 |
Aircraft manufacturing | 336411 |
1Due to size limits for filing documents with the code reviser, the SBEIS does not contain the appendices that further
explain ecology's analysis. Nor does it contain the raw data used in this analysis, or all of ecology's analysis of this data. However,
the rule-making file contains this information and it is available upon request.
2Ecology has used NAICS codes rather than SIC codes. It is a comparable system, used at the federal and state level, and has replaced SIC codes in common use.
A copy of the statement may be obtained by contacting Water Resources Program Publications, P.O. Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600, phone (360) 407-6872, fax (360) 407-7162, e-mail WRPublications@ecy.wa.gov.
A cost-benefit analysis is required under RCW 34.05.328. A preliminary cost-benefit analysis may be obtained by contacting Water Resources Program Publications, P.O. Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600, phone (360) 407-6872, fax (360) 407-7162, e-mail WRPublications@ecy.wa.gov.
October 28, 2011
Polly Zehm
Deputy Director
OTS-4281.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 03-08, filed 8/4/04,
effective 9/4/04)
WAC 173-175-360
Construction permit fees for new project
construction.
(1) Fees for the review of plans and
specifications and for construction inspection for new project
construction shall be the amounts shown in Table 4A through
June 30, 2012, and as shown in Table 4B thereafter, as
((adjusted by the fiscal growth factor, and)) determined by
the nearest values of dam height and crest length, in feet,
which correspond to the project's planned dam height and crest
length.
(2) ((The fees in Table 4 are automatically adjusted
annually on July 1st by the fiscal growth factor as calculated
under chapter 43.135 RCW. After July 1st of each year, the
department shall publish the adjusted fees by providing notice
on its internet site and by providing written notification by
mail or electronic mail to permit applicants.
(3))) Fees for the review of plans and specifications and
for construction inspection for new dairy waste impoundments,
and conservation dams, shall be ((in the amount of one
thousand four hundred dollars)) one thousand eight hundred
ninety dollars through June 30, 2012, and one thousand nine
hundred seventy-seven dollars thereafter, provided the project
meets the following requirements:
(a) The facility has a low downstream hazard classification;
(b) The maximum embankment height is less than fifteen feet;
(c) The facility conforms with a set of standard plans and specifications prepared by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and approved by the department; and
(d) The NRCS or its designee provides periodic oversight of construction to ensure that the facility conforms to the standard plans.
If the project fails to meet any of the above
requirements, the standard fees as described under subsection
(1) of this section shall apply. For use through June 30, 2012
Dam Height (ft) | Crest Length (ft) | |||||||||||||||
50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 300 | 350 | 400 | 500 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 1000 | 1500 | 2000 | 4000 | |
400 | 74451 | 83068 | 86270 | 88200 | 89756 | 90979 | 92016 | 92911 | 94181 | 94181 | 94181 | 94181 | 94181 | 94181 | 94181 | 94181 |
300 | 64420 | 76381 | 81561 | 84245 | 85893 | 87118 | 88155 | 89095 | 90602 | 91827 | 92863 | 93804 | 94181 | 94181 | 94181 | 94181 |
250 | 57215 | 71107 | 77087 | 80950 | 82975 | 84669 | 85753 | 86647 | 88155 | 89425 | 90462 | 91357 | 92863 | 94181 | 94181 | 94181 |
200 | 47561 | 62442 | 70636 | 74827 | 78217 | 80666 | 82032 | 83304 | 85187 | 86412 | 87447 | 88389 | 89896 | 92627 | 94181 | 94181 |
180 | 42052 | 58251 | 66351 | 71813 | 75062 | 77841 | 80195 | 81373 | 83444 | 85045 | 86082 | 86976 | 88484 | 91262 | 93193 | 94181 |
160 | 36401 | 53636 | 61877 | 67528 | 71720 | 74356 | 76663 | 78736 | 81326 | 82975 | 84434 | 85422 | 86930 | 89708 | 91639 | 94181 |
150 | 33670 | 51046 | 59287 | 64984 | 69553 | 72520 | 74780 | 76805 | 80195 | 81843 | 83257 | 84528 | 86082 | 88861 | 90791 | 94181 |
140 | 30939 | 47467 | 56509 | 62395 | 66775 | 70588 | 72802 | 74780 | 78171 | 80619 | 82032 | 83257 | 85187 | 87918 | 89896 | 94181 |
130 | 28301 | 43606 | 53684 | 59428 | 63902 | 67528 | 70730 | 72661 | 75957 | 78736 | 80713 | 81938 | 83963 | 86930 | 88908 | 93617 |
120 | 25664 | 39556 | 50245 | 56273 | 60889 | 64420 | 67528 | 70306 | 73603 | 76334 | 78736 | 80478 | 82551 | 85893 | 87824 | 92534 |
110 | 23074 | 35600 | 45866 | 52978 | 57357 | 61171 | 64138 | 66775 | 71201 | 73838 | 76146 | 78171 | 80995 | 84763 | 86694 | 91403 |
100 | 20579 | 31739 | 40875 | 48504 | 53684 | 57310 | 60512 | 63148 | 67575 | 71154 | 73368 | 75346 | 78783 | 83020 | 85422 | 90132 |
95 | 19354 | 29808 | 38426 | 45960 | 51846 | 55285 | 58440 | 61265 | 65550 | 69318 | 71955 | 73885 | 77229 | 82080 | 84763 | 89472 |
90 | 18130 | 27924 | 35977 | 43040 | 49021 | 53307 | 56273 | 59004 | 63525 | 67151 | 70353 | 72331 | 75628 | 81137 | 83775 | 86270 |
85 | 16906 | 26041 | 33575 | 40169 | 46149 | 50953 | 54108 | 56744 | 61406 | 64891 | 68046 | 70777 | 73980 | 80149 | 81561 | 81561 |
80 | 15728 | 24204 | 31221 | 67343 | 42947 | 47844 | 51894 | 54437 | 58911 | 62630 | 65645 | 68376 | 72284 | 76852 | 76852 | 76852 |
75 | 14551 | 22415 | 28867 | 34565 | 39745 | 44548 | 48597 | 52083 | 56367 | 60183 | 63196 | 65832 | 70448 | 72144 | 72144 | 72144 |
70 | 13374 | 20625 | 26559 | 31787 | 36590 | 40969 | 45112 | 48597 | 53778 | 57403 | 60605 | 63243 | 67433 | 67433 | 67433 | 67433 |
65 | 12243 | 18883 | 24298 | 29101 | 33434 | 37484 | 41299 | 44878 | 50764 | 54531 | 57639 | 60417 | 62725 | 62725 | 62725 | 62725 |
60 | 11113 | 17140 | 22086 | 26418 | 30373 | 34047 | 37531 | 40780 | 46761 | 51564 | 54579 | 57215 | 58016 | 58016 | 58016 | 58016 |
55 | 10030 | 15445 | 19919 | 23827 | 27406 | 30703 | 33810 | 36730 | 42240 | 47137 | 51235 | 53307 | 53307 | 53307 | 53307 | 53307 |
50 | 8947 | 13797 | 17753 | 21285 | 24440 | 27406 | 30186 | 32775 | 37720 | 42240 | 46431 | 48597 | 48597 | 48597 | 48597 | 48597 |
46 | 8100 | 12479 | 16105 | 19260 | 22133 | 24817 | 27313 | 29714 | 34141 | 38237 | 42147 | 44830 | 44830 | 44830 | 44830 | 44830 |
42 | 7252 | 11207 | 14457 | 17282 | 19872 | 22273 | 24534 | 26653 | 30655 | 34329 | 37813 | 41062 | 41062 | 41062 | 41062 | 41062 |
38 | 6451 | 9936 | 12808 | 15352 | 17659 | 19778 | 21802 | 23687 | 27218 | 30515 | 33575 | 36543 | 37296 | 37296 | 37296 | 37296 |
34 | 5651 | 8758 | 11254 | 13467 | 15492 | 17377 | 19118 | 20767 | 23874 | 26747 | 29478 | 32022 | 33528 | 33528 | 33528 | 33528 |
30 | 4897 | 7534 | 9701 | 11631 | 13374 | 14975 | 16482 | 17941 | 20625 | 23121 | 25428 | 27642 | 29762 | 29762 | 29762 | 29762 |
28 | 4521 | 6970 | 8947 | 10736 | 12337 | 13844 | 15210 | 16529 | 19024 | 21332 | 23450 | 25523 | 27877 | 27877 | 27877 | 27877 |
26 | 4144 | 6404 | 8240 | 9841 | 11302 | 12667 | 13938 | 15163 | 17423 | 19542 | 21520 | 23403 | 25994 | 25994 | 25994 | 25994 |
24 | 3861 | 5792 | 7487 | 8947 | 10312 | 11537 | 12714 | 13844 | 15916 | 17799 | 19637 | 21332 | 24111 | 24111 | 24111 | 24111 |
22 | 3626 | 5274 | 6781 | 8100 | 9324 | 10454 | 11489 | 12526 | 14362 | 16105 | 17753 | 19260 | 22180 | 22226 | 22226 | 22226 |
20 | 3343 | 4708 | 6075 | 7252 | 8334 | 9371 | 10312 | 11207 | 12856 | 14457 | 15869 | 17282 | 19872 | 20343 | 20343 | 20343 |
18 | 3107 | 4191 | 5368 | 6451 | 7393 | 8287 | 9135 | 9936 | 11396 | 12808 | 14080 | 15304 | 17612 | 18459 | 18459 | 18459 |
16 | 2872 | 3767 | 4708 | 5651 | 6451 | 7252 | 8005 | 8664 | 9983 | 11160 | 12337 | 13374 | 15398 | 16576 | 16576 | 16576 |
15 | 2778 | 3626 | 4379 | 5227 | 6027 | 6733 | 7439 | 8052 | 9277 | 10407 | 11442 | 12432 | 14315 | 15634 | 15634 | 15634 |
14 | 2683 | 3437 | 4050 | 4850 | 5556 | 6215 | 6875 | 7439 | 8571 | 9606 | 10596 | 11489 | 13232 | 14692 | 14692 | 14692 |
13 | 2590 | 3249 | 3813 | 4473 | 5132 | 5745 | 6309 | 6875 | 7911 | 8853 | 9748 | 10596 | 12150 | 13751 | 13751 | 13751 |
12 | 2543 | 3060 | 3626 | 4097 | 4708 | 5227 | 5792 | 6262 | 7204 | 8100 | 8900 | 9701 | 11113 | 12808 | 12808 | 12808 |
11 | 2496 | 2920 | 3391 | 3813 | 4284 | 4756 | 5227 | 5698 | 6546 | 7346 | 8100 | 8806 | 10125 | 11866 | 11866 | 11866 |
10 | 2448 | 2778 | 3154 | 3578 | 3908 | 4284 | 4708 | 5132 | 5886 | 6593 | 7299 | 7911 | 9088 | 10925 | 10925 | 10925 |
9 | 2401 | 2636 | 2967 | 3296 | 3626 | 3908 | 4237 | 4568 | 5274 | 5886 | 6498 | 7063 | 8100 | 9983 | 9983 | 9983 |
8 | 2354 | 2543 | 2778 | 3013 | 3343 | 3578 | 3813 | 4050 | 4614 | 5179 | 5698 | 6215 | 7110 | 9040 | 9040 | 9040 |
7 | 2354 | 2448 | 2590 | 2825 | 3013 | 3249 | 3484 | 3673 | 4002 | 4473 | 4945 | 5368 | 6169 | 7958 | 8100 | 8100 |
6 | 2354 | 2401 | 2496 | 2636 | 2778 | 2967 | 3107 | 3296 | 3626 | 3861 | 4191 | 4568 | 5227 | 6733 | 7157 | 7157 |
5 | 2354 | 2354 | 2401 | 2496 | 2590 | 2683 | 2825 | 2920 | 3202 | 3437 | 3673 | 3861 | 4332 | 5556 | 6215 | 6215 |
For use beginning July 1, 2012
Dam Height (ft) | Crest Length (ft) | |||||||||||||||
50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 300 | 350 | 400 | 500 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 1000 | 1500 | 2000 | 4000 | |
400 | 77890 | 86905 | 90255 | 92274 | 93902 | 95182 | 96267 | 97203 | 98532 | 98532 | 98532 | 98532 | 98532 | 98532 | 98532 | 98532 |
300 | 67396 | 79909 | 85329 | 88137 | 89861 | 91142 | 92227 | 93211 | 94787 | 96069 | 97153 | 98137 | 98532 | 98532 | 98532 | 98532 |
250 | 59858 | 74392 | 80648 | 84689 | 86808 | 88580 | 89714 | 90650 | 92227 | 93556 | 94641 | 95577 | 97153 | 98532 | 98532 | 98532 |
200 | 49758 | 65326 | 73899 | 78284 | 81830 | 84392 | 85821 | 87152 | 89122 | 90404 | 91487 | 92472 | 94049 | 96906 | 98532 | 98532 |
180 | 43994 | 60942 | 69416 | 75130 | 78529 | 81437 | 83900 | 85132 | 87299 | 88974 | 90058 | 90994 | 92571 | 95478 | 97498 | 98532 |
160 | 38082 | 56113 | 64735 | 70647 | 75033 | 77791 | 80204 | 82373 | 85083 | 86808 | 88334 | 89368 | 90946 | 93852 | 95872 | 98532 |
150 | 35225 | 53404 | 62026 | 67986 | 72766 | 75870 | 78234 | 80353 | 83900 | 85624 | 87103 | 88433 | 90058 | 92966 | 94985 | 98532 |
140 | 32368 | 49659 | 59119 | 65277 | 69860 | 73849 | 76165 | 78234 | 81782 | 84343 | 85821 | 87103 | 89122 | 91979 | 94049 | 98532 |
130 | 29608 | 45620 | 56164 | 62173 | 66854 | 70647 | 73997 | 76017 | 79466 | 82373 | 84441 | 85723 | 87842 | 90946 | 93015 | 97942 |
120 | 26849 | 41383 | 52566 | 58872 | 63702 | 67396 | 70647 | 73554 | 77003 | 79860 | 82373 | 84196 | 86364 | 89861 | 91881 | 96809 |
110 | 24140 | 37244 | 47985 | 55425 | 60006 | 63997 | 67101 | 69860 | 74490 | 77249 | 79663 | 81782 | 84736 | 88679 | 90699 | 95625 |
100 | 21529 | 33205 | 42763 | 50744 | 56164 | 59957 | 63307 | 66065 | 70696 | 74441 | 76757 | 78826 | 82422 | 86855 | 89368 | 94296 |
95 | 20248 | 31185 | 40201 | 48083 | 54241 | 57839 | 61139 | 64095 | 68578 | 72520 | 75279 | 77298 | 80796 | 85872 | 88679 | 93605 |
90 | 18967 | 29214 | 37639 | 45028 | 51285 | 55769 | 58872 | 61729 | 66459 | 70253 | 73603 | 75672 | 79122 | 84885 | 87645 | 90255 |
85 | 17687 | 27244 | 35126 | 42024 | 48281 | 53307 | 56607 | 59365 | 64242 | 67888 | 71189 | 74046 | 77397 | 83851 | 85329 | 85329 |
80 | 16454 | 25322 | 32663 | 70454 | 44931 | 50054 | 54291 | 56951 | 61632 | 65523 | 68677 | 71534 | 75623 | 80402 | 80402 | 80402 |
75 | 15223 | 23450 | 30200 | 36161 | 41581 | 46606 | 50842 | 54489 | 58971 | 62963 | 66115 | 68873 | 73702 | 75477 | 75477 | 75477 |
70 | 13991 | 21577 | 27786 | 33255 | 38280 | 42861 | 47196 | 50842 | 56262 | 60055 | 63404 | 66164 | 70548 | 70548 | 70548 | 70548 |
65 | 12808 | 19755 | 25420 | 30445 | 34978 | 39215 | 43207 | 46951 | 53109 | 57050 | 60301 | 63208 | 65622 | 65622 | 65622 | 65622 |
60 | 11626 | 17931 | 23106 | 27638 | 31776 | 35619 | 39264 | 42664 | 48921 | 53946 | 57100 | 59858 | 60696 | 60696 | 60696 | 60696 |
55 | 10493 | 16158 | 20839 | 24927 | 28672 | 32121 | 35372 | 38426 | 44191 | 49314 | 53602 | 55769 | 55769 | 55769 | 55769 | 55769 |
50 | 9360 | 14434 | 18573 | 22268 | 25569 | 28672 | 31580 | 34289 | 39462 | 44191 | 48576 | 50842 | 50842 | 50842 | 50842 | 50842 |
46 | 8474 | 13055 | 16849 | 20149 | 23155 | 25963 | 28574 | 31086 | 35718 | 40003 | 44094 | 46901 | 46901 | 46901 | 46901 | 46901 |
42 | 7587 | 11724 | 15124 | 18080 | 20790 | 23302 | 25667 | 27884 | 32071 | 35915 | 39559 | 42959 | 42959 | 42959 | 42959 | 42959 |
38 | 6749 | 10395 | 13399 | 16061 | 18474 | 20691 | 22809 | 24781 | 28475 | 31924 | 35126 | 38231 | 39019 | 39019 | 39019 | 39019 |
34 | 5912 | 9162 | 11773 | 14089 | 16207 | 18179 | 20001 | 21726 | 24976 | 27982 | 30839 | 33501 | 35076 | 35076 | 35076 | 35076 |
30 | 5123 | 7882 | 10149 | 12168 | 13991 | 15666 | 17243 | 18769 | 21577 | 24189 | 26602 | 28919 | 31137 | 31137 | 31137 | 31137 |
28 | 4729 | 7292 | 9360 | 11232 | 12906 | 14483 | 15912 | 17292 | 19902 | 22317 | 24533 | 26702 | 29164 | 29164 | 29164 | 29164 |
26 | 4335 | 6699 | 8620 | 10295 | 11824 | 13252 | 14581 | 15863 | 18227 | 20444 | 22514 | 24484 | 27194 | 27194 | 27194 | 27194 |
24 | 4039 | 6059 | 7832 | 9360 | 10788 | 12070 | 13301 | 14483 | 16651 | 18621 | 20544 | 22317 | 25224 | 25224 | 25224 | 25224 |
22 | 3793 | 5517 | 7094 | 8474 | 9754 | 10936 | 12019 | 13104 | 15025 | 16849 | 18573 | 20149 | 23204 | 23252 | 23252 | 23252 |
20 | 3497 | 4925 | 6355 | 7587 | 8719 | 9803 | 10788 | 11724 | 13449 | 15124 | 16602 | 18080 | 20790 | 21282 | 21282 | 21282 |
18 | 3250 | 4384 | 5616 | 6749 | 7734 | 8669 | 9557 | 10395 | 11922 | 13399 | 14730 | 16011 | 18425 | 19311 | 19311 | 19311 |
16 | 3004 | 3941 | 4925 | 5912 | 6749 | 7587 | 8374 | 9064 | 10444 | 11675 | 12906 | 13991 | 16109 | 17341 | 17341 | 17341 |
15 | 2906 | 3793 | 4581 | 5468 | 6305 | 7044 | 7782 | 8424 | 9705 | 10887 | 11970 | 13006 | 14976 | 16356 | 16356 | 16356 |
14 | 2806 | 3595 | 4237 | 5074 | 5812 | 6502 | 7192 | 7782 | 8966 | 10049 | 11085 | 12019 | 13843 | 15370 | 15370 | 15370 |
13 | 2709 | 3399 | 3989 | 4679 | 5369 | 6010 | 6600 | 7192 | 8276 | 9262 | 10198 | 11085 | 12711 | 14386 | 14386 | 14386 |
12 | 2660 | 3201 | 3793 | 4286 | 4925 | 5468 | 6059 | 6551 | 7536 | 8474 | 9311 | 10149 | 11626 | 13399 | 13399 | 13399 |
11 | 2611 | 3054 | 3547 | 3989 | 4481 | 4975 | 5468 | 5961 | 6848 | 7685 | 8474 | 9212 | 10592 | 12414 | 12414 | 12414 |
10 | 2561 | 2906 | 3299 | 3743 | 4088 | 4481 | 4925 | 5369 | 6157 | 6897 | 7636 | 8276 | 9507 | 11429 | 11429 | 11429 |
9 | 2511 | 2757 | 3104 | 3448 | 3793 | 4088 | 4432 | 4779 | 5517 | 6157 | 6798 | 7389 | 8474 | 10444 | 10444 | 10444 |
8 | 2462 | 2660 | 2906 | 3152 | 3497 | 3743 | 3989 | 4237 | 4827 | 5418 | 5961 | 6502 | 7438 | 9457 | 9457 | 9457 |
7 | 2462 | 2561 | 2709 | 2955 | 3152 | 3399 | 3644 | 3842 | 4186 | 4679 | 5173 | 5616 | 6454 | 8325 | 8474 | 8474 |
6 | 2462 | 2511 | 2611 | 2757 | 2906 | 3104 | 3250 | 3448 | 3793 | 4039 | 4384 | 4779 | 5468 | 7044 | 7487 | 7487 |
5 | 2462 | 2462 | 2511 | 2611 | 2709 | 2806 | 2955 | 3054 | 3349 | 3595 | 3842 | 4039 | 4532 | 5812 | 6502 | 6502 |
[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), § 173-175-360, filed 8/4/04, effective 9/4/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21A.064, [43.21A.]080 and 86.16.061. 92-12-055 (Order 91-17), § 173-175-360, filed 6/1/92, effective 7/2/92.]
((TABLE 4. CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FEES - NEW PROJECT CONSTRUCTION
(3) Fees for the review of plans and specifications and
for construction inspection for repair of a dam with safety
deficiencies as required by the department shall be ((one
thousand four hundred dollars)) one thousand eight hundred
ninety dollars through June 30, 2012, or one thousand nine
hundred seventy-seven dollars thereafter.
(4) Fees for the review of plans and specifications and for construction inspection for the removal or partial removal of a dam with safety deficiencies for the purpose of eliminating a public safety hazard shall be the minimum fee of ten dollars.
(5) Fees for the review of plans and specifications and
for construction inspection for the planned abandonment and
reclamation of dams and reservoir areas used in mining
operations shall be ((the minimum fee of one thousand four
hundred dollars)) one thousand eight hundred ninety dollars
through June 30, 2012, or one thousand nine hundred
seventy-seven dollars thereafter.
FEATURES MODIFIED | TABLE 5A MODIFICATIONS INVOLVING SIGNIFICANT ENLARGEMENTS |
TABLE 5B MODIFICATIONS NOT INVOLVING SIGNIFICANT ENLARGEMENTS |
Spillway(s) | 35% | 25% |
Impounding Barrier | 35% | 25% |
Appurtenant Works and Miscellaneous Construction Elements | 10% | 10% |
[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), § 173-175-370, filed 8/4/04, effective 9/4/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21A.064, [43.21A.]080 and 86.16.061. 92-12-055 (Order 91-17), § 173-175-370, filed 6/1/92, effective 7/2/92.]
(a) An initial payment, which may represent all or a portion of the construction permit fee shall be paid in conjunction with the submittal of the construction permit application described in WAC 173-175-120. The amount of the initial payment shall be:
(i) Ten dollars for the removal of a dam with safety deficiencies as described in WAC 173-175-370(3); or
(ii) One thousand ((four)) eight hundred ninety dollars
for construction of a new dam or modification of an existing
dam or project through June 30, 2012, and one thousand nine
hundred seventy-seven dollars thereafter.
(b) The balance of the fee amount (less the initial payment above) is to be paid following notification by the department of the balance due.
(c) All fees collected are nonrefundable.
(2) No fee shall be required for the review of conceptual plans which describe proposed repairs or improvements to existing dams to correct safety deficiencies. The normal construction permit process will apply at the time plans and specifications are submitted to the department.
(3) No additional fees shall be required for plan and specification changes and resubmittals required by the department as part of the review process.
(4) No additional fees shall be required for review of construction change orders.
[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), § 173-175-390, filed 8/4/04, effective 9/4/04. Statutory Authority: 1995 c 8. 95-22-030 (Order 94-15), § 173-175-390, filed 10/24/95, effective 11/24/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21A.064, [43.21A].080 and 86.16.061. 93-01-090 (Order 92-35), § 173-175-390, filed 12/16/92, effective 1/16/93; 92-12-055 (Order 91-17), § 173-175-390, filed 6/1/92, effective 7/2/92.]
(((a) Equation 1 below is used to calculate the annual
inspection fees.
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(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:
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(c))) The cost for ((an)) a periodic inspection by the
department ((in the base year)) starting July 1, 2012, will be
as follows:
(((i) $3440.00)) (a) For dams with high downstream hazard
classifications the fee is six thousand forty dollars, with a
prorated annual fee of (($688.00)) one thousand two hundred
eighty dollars for a five-year inspection cycle.
(((ii) $2500.00)) (b) For dams with significant
downstream hazard classifications the fee is four thousand
four hundred five dollars, with a prorated annual fee of
(($500.00)) eight hundred eighty-one dollars if a five-year
inspection cycle is implemented, or (($250.00)) four hundred
forty dollars and fifty cents 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.
(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.
(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.
(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: Chapters 43.21A and 90.03 RCW. 05-18-039 (Order 05-11), § 173-175-765, filed 8/31/05, effective 10/1/05. 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.]
Department of Ecology
((Dam Safety Inspection Fee Program)) Cashiering Unit
P.O. Box ((5128)) 47611
((Lacey)) Olympia, Washington ((98509-5128)) 98504-7611.
(2) In the event a check is returned due to insufficient
funds, the department shall consider the inspection fee to be
unpaid.
(3) Delinquent accounts. Dam owners are considered delinquent in the payment of fees if the fees are not received by the first invoice billing due date. Delinquent accounts will be processed in the following manner:
(a) Municipal and government entities shall be notified by certified mail that they have one hundred eighty days to bring the delinquent account up-to-date. Regulatory orders may be issued to enforce a restriction of reservoir filling until all delinquent fees are paid on accounts that remain delinquent after ninety days.
(b) Nonmunicipal or nongovernment dam owners shall be notified by the department by certified mail that they have one hundred eighty days to bring the delinquent account up-to-date. Accounts that remain delinquent after one hundred eighty days may be turned over for collection. In addition, a surcharge totaling twenty percent of the delinquent amount owed will also be added. The surcharge is to recover the costs for collection. If the collection agency fails to recover the delinquent fees after twelve months, the department may issue regulatory orders to enforce restriction of reservoir filling until all delinquent fees are paid.
[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), § 173-175-785, filed 8/4/04, effective 9/4/04.]