Cal. Code Regs. tit. 23, § 2200.7
(a) Annual fees for dischargers covered under Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges of Waste Associated with Cannabis Cultivation shall be as follows:
(1) Tier 1 -- Dischargers that have a disturbed area greater than 2,000 square feet and less than one acre:
Risk Designation
Annual Fee
Low Risk
$804
Moderate Risk
$2,203
High Risk
$5,699
(2) Tier 2 -- Dischargers that have a disturbed area equal to or greater than one acre:
Risk Designation
Annual Fee
Low Risk
$1,271
Moderate Risk
$3,601
High Risk
$9,427
Dischargers that have a disturbed area equal to or greater than two acres shall pay the applicable surcharge below to a maximum surcharge fee of $24,023:
Acres
Per Acre Surcharge
2-50
$216
51-100
$116
101 or more
$58
(3) Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements -- Dischargers with indoor cultivation sites that meet the requirements for a waiver of waste discharge requirements or conditionally exempt outdoor sites:
Discharge Type
Application Fee
Annual Fee
Waste Hauler
$804
$804
Municipal Sewer
$804
$216
Conditionally Exempt Outdoor Site
$804
$216
Other Permitted Discharges1
$804
$804
1 Includes discharges to Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 185, 1058 and 13260, Water Code. Reference: Sections 13260 and 13269, Water Code.
1. New section filed 10-19-2011 as an emergency; operative 10-19-2011. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Water Code section 13260(f), which provides that the regulation shall be deemed an emergency, shall not be subject to OAL review, and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2011, No. 42).
2. Amendment filed 10-27-2014 as an emergency; operative 10-27-2014. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Water Code section 13260(f), which provides that a regulation shall be deemed an emergency, shall not be subject to OAL review, and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2014, No. 44).
3. Renumbering of former section 2200.7 to section 2200.9 and new section 2200.7 filed 10-12-2015 as an emergency; operative 10-12-2015. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Water Code section 13260(f), which provides that the regulation shall be deemed an emergency, shall not be subject to OAL review, and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2015, No. 42).
4. Amendment filed 11-14-2016 as an emergency; operative 11-14-2016. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Water Code section 13260(f), which provides that the regulation shall be deemed an emergency, shall not be subject to OAL review, and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2016, No. 47).
5. Amendment of section heading and section filed 11-6-2017 as an emergency; operative 11-6-2017. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Water Code section 13260(f), which provides that the regulation shall be deemed an emergency, shall not be subject to OAL review, and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2017, No. 45).
6. Repealer of subsections (a)-(a)(2), subsection relettering and amendment of newly designated subsection (a)(3) filed 10-23-2019 as an emergency; operative 10-23-2019. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Water Code section 13260(f), which provides that the regulation shall be deemed an emergency, shall not be subject to OAL review, and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2019, No. 43).
7. Amendment filed 11-8-2021 as an emergency; operative 11-8-2021. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Water Code section 13260(f), which provides that the regulations shall be deemed an emergency, shall not be subject to OAL review, and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2021, No. 46).
8. Amendment of section and Note filed 11-28-2022 as an emergency; operative 11-28-2022. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Water Code section 13260(f), which provides that the regulation shall be deemed an emergency, shall not be subject to OAL review, and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2022, No. 48).
9. Amendment filed 10-24-2023 as an emergency; operative 10-24-2023 (Register 2023, No. 43). Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Water Code section 13260(f), which provides that the regulations shall be deemed an emergency, shall not be subject to OAL review, and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board.
10. Amendment filed 10-31-2024 as an emergency; operative 10-31-2024 (Register 2024, No. 44). Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Water Code section 13260(f), which provides that the regulation shall be deemed an emergency, shall not be subject to OAL review, and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board (Register 2024, No. 44).