Category | Fiscal Year 2020 (July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020) | Fiscal Year 2021 (July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021) |
Group I and Group I OIT Applications | $50.00 | $50.00 |
Groups II through IV Applications and Groups II through IV OIT Applications | $59.00 | $67.00 |
Renewals | $64.00 | $98.00 |
(6) After fiscal year 2021, the department must base the fee schedule on the budget and workload analysis described in this section.
(a) Every two years, the department will issue a draft fee schedule with the proposed application and renewal fees for the next biennium for public comment.
(b) The department will publish the draft fee schedule for the following biennium on or before March 31st of each odd year.
(c) The comment period on the draft fee schedule is forty-five days.
(d) The department will publish the final fee schedule for the following biennium on or before June 30th of each odd year.
(7) Fees specified in this section must be made payable to the department.
(a) The department will process applications only when accompanied by an application fee, based on the fee schedule published for that state fiscal year.
(b) The department will process renewals only when accompanied by a renewal fee, based on the fee schedule published for that state fiscal year, and when renewal requirements are met per WAC
173-230-300.
(c) Operators are only required to pay one renewal fee per year.
(d) Fees are not refundable; however, the department may issue refunds at its discretion.
(8) All fees paid pursuant to RCW
70.95B.095 and any other receipts realized in the administration of this program must be deposited into the wastewater treatment plant operator certification account.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter
70.95B RCW. WSR 19-15-025 (Order 18-02), § 173-230-240, filed 7/10/19, effective 8/10/19.]