1. A. Initial registration fee. Upon making a request for a special waste identification number on a form as provided by the Director, and shown as Appendix A to this Article, an applicant shall submit to the Department an initial registration fee for each operation as follows:

   1. 1. For a generator of shredder residue, $3,600; and
   2. 2. For a special waste shipper, $1,800.

2. B. Annual registration fee. The Department shall bill an annual registration to a generator of shredder residue, a special waste receiving facility, and a special waste shipper that has a special waste identification number that has not filed a notice of termination of registration with the Department for each operation as follows:

   1. 1. For a generator of shredder residue, $3,000;
   2. 2. For a special waste receiving facility, $5,000; and
   3. 3. For a special waste shipper, $1,500.
3. C. A generator of shredder residue, special waste receiving facility, or special waste shipper shall pay the annual registration fee within 30 days of invoice receipt.
4. D. In accordance with A.R.S. § 49-855(G), a solid waste landfill that pays registration fees under A.R.S. § 49-747 is exempt from the fees under subsections (A) and (B) of this Section.

5. E. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Director shall adjust the fee amounts in subsections (A) and (B) of this Section annually by the following method, except that no adjustment in any year shall exceed four percent of the fee amount of the preceding year:

   1. 1. Multiply the amount by the October CPI for the most recent year and then divide by the October CPI for the year 2024. The October CPI for any year is the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, all items, published by the United States Department of Labor at www.bls.gov/cpi/regional-resources.htm, for October of that year.
   2. 2. Round the result from subsection (E)(1) down to the nearest cent. ADEQ shall post the new amounts on its webpage and install them in the billing software as soon as practicable.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 348 (January 24, 2025), with an immediate effective date of December 24, 2024 (Supp. 24-4). Section repealed by emergency rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 1897 (June 13, 2025), effective June 6, 2025, for 180 days (Supp. 25-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 4716 (December 26, 2025), with an immediate effective date of December 3, 2025 (Supp. 25-4).