8 CAR § 12-304 – Fees for permits issued under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination (NPDES) permits

(a) Nonmunicipal major facilities.
1. (1) All facilities classified as nonmunicipal major facilities, as defined in 8 CAR § 12-103, with a major/minor permit rating (MRAT) equal to or greater than one hundred (100), except for discretionary major facilities, see subdivision (a)(2) of this section, are subject to fees as follows: Initial Fee…………………………………………………………… $15,000 Annual Fee…………………………………………………………… $15,000 Modification Fee Major………………………………………………………… $5,000 Minor*……………………………………………………………… $1,000
2. (2) Nonmunicipal major facilities with MRAT less than one hundred (100) and discretionary major facilities are subject to fees as follows: Initial Fee…………………………………………………………… $11,000 Annual Fee…………………………………………………………… $11,000 Modification Fee Major………………………………………………………… $5,000 Minor*……………………………………………………………… $1,000
(b) Major municipal facilities. All major municipal facilities, as defined in Subpart 1 of this part, are subject to fees as follows: Initial and annual fees shall be calculated as follows: Fee = $5,000 + (900 x (Q-1)) Modification Fee Major…………………………………………………………………… $5,000 Minor*………………………………………………………………… $1,000
(c) Minor municipal and minor nonmunicipal domestic facilities.
1. (1) Facilities without toxics, priority pollutants, or hazardous substances, as defined in 40 C.F.R. § 122, Appendix D, Tables II, III, and V, or whole effluent toxicity (WET) limits, limited in the permit: Initial and annual fees shall be calculated as follows: Fee = $200 + (5,600 x Q) with Maximum Fee = $5,800 Modification Fee Major………………………………………………………… $2,000 Minor*………………………………………………………… $1,000
2. (2) Facilities with toxics, priority pollutants, or hazardous substances, as defined in 40 C.F.R. § 122, Appendix D, Tables II, III, and V, or whole effluent toxicity (WET) limits, limited in the permit: Initial and annual fees shall be calculated as follows: Fee = $200 + (21,500 x Q) with Maximum Fee = $15,000 Modification Fee Major………………………………………………………… $2,000 Minor*……………………………………………………… $1,000
3. (3) Facilities with toxic pollutants based solely on a total maximum daily load (TMDL), limited in the permit: Initial and annual fees shall be calculated as follows: Fee = $200 + (5,600 x Q) with Maximum Fee = $5,800 Modification Fee Major………………………………………………………… $2,000 Minor*………………………………………………………………… $1,000
(d) Nonmunicipal minor facilities. Nonmunicipal minor facilities with MRAT less than eighty (80) are subject to fees as follows: Initial and annual fees shall be calculated as follows: Fee = $200 + (5,600 x Q) with Maximum Fee = $10,000 Modification Fee Major…………………………………………………………………………… $2,000 Minor …………………………………………………………………………… $1,000
(e) Noncontact cooling water (including discharges from power plants not subject to fees described in subsection (a) of this section) and noncontaminated storm water discharges: Initial and annual fees shall be calculated as follows: Fee = $200 + (700 x Q) with Maximum Fee = $10,000 Modification Fee Major…………………………………………………………………… $2,000 Minor*………………………………………………………………… $1,000
(f) Aquatic animal production facilities (fish hatcheries, etc.) with flow-through systems shall be subject to the following fees: Initial and Annual Fees…………………………………………………… $2,500 Modification Major…………………………………………………………………… $2,000 Minor*………………………………………………………………… $500
(g) Variable discharge (i.e., storm water and land clearing not addressed in subsection (c) of this section, aggregate facilities, mining, etc.): Initial and Annual …………………………………………………………… $300 Modification (Major and Minor) ………………………………………… $300
(h) Note. *Minor modifications to NPDES permits are restricted to those defined in 40 C.F.R. § 122.63.