D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 21, § 501
501.1 Each year, the fees in this section shall increase by the percentage, if any, by which the Urban Consumer Price Index for June of the calendar year exceeds the Urban Consumer Price Index for June of the previous year. Each inflation adjustment shall be posted to the Department's website. The fee rates shown in this section went into effect on March 11, 2022, based on the Urban Consumer Price Index for June of 2021.
501.2 An applicant shall pay supplemental and revision review fees as follows:
(a) An applicant shall pay a supplemental review fee for each Department review after the review for the first resubmission of a plan, and the fee shall be paid before a building permit may be issued, except that a supplemental review fee for a review specified for a design phase under the Maximum Extent Practicable (MEP) process described in the Department's Stormwater Management Guidebook (SWMG) shall not be required for a project or portion of a project entirely in the existing public right-of-way (PROW); and
(b) An applicant shall pay a revision review fee for each Department review for a revised submittal after the Department's approval of a plan. The fee shall be paid following the Department's review. If the Department determines that the applicant's submittal is a new plan instead of a revision to an approved plan, the applicant shall pay an initial, final, or supplemental review fee as appropriate. A submittal is a new plan if, relative to the approved plan, it involves:
(1) Changes to the number, type, or location of stormwater management practices;
(2) Changes to the number, type, or location of Green Area Ratio landscape elements;
(3) Changes to the size or location of a project; or
(4) Other substantial changes to the project design.
501.3 An applicant for Department approval of a soil erosion and sediment control plan shall pay the fees in Table 1 for Department services at the indicated time, as applicable:
Table 1. Fees for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan Review (as of March 11, 2022)
| Payment Type | Payment Requirement | Fees by Land Disturbance Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | All Other | |||
| ≥ 50 ft² and < 500 ft² | ≥ 50 ft² and < 5,000 ft² | ≥ 5,000 ft² | ||
| Initial | Due upon filing for building permit | $55.20 | $480.26 | $1,181.32 |
| Final | Due before building permit is issued | n/a | $0.17 per 100 ft² | |
| • Clearing and grading > 5,000 ft² | n/a | $480.26 | ||
| • Excavation base fee | $0.11 per yd³ | |||
| • Excavation > 66 yd³ | $0.11 per yd³ | |||
| • Filling > 66 yd³ | $0.11 per yd³ | |||
| Supplemental | Due before building permit is issued | $110.40 | $110.40 | $1,104.04 |
| Revision | Due upon review | $55.20 | $55.20 | $552.02 |
501.4 An applicant for Department approval of a Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) shall pay the fees in Table 2 for Department services at the indicated time:
Table 2. Fees for Stormwater Management Plan Review (as of March 11, 2022)
| Payment Type | Payment Requirement | Fees by Combined Area of Land Disturbance and Substantial Improvement Building Footprint | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≥ 5,000 ft² and ≤ 10,000 ft² | > 10,000 ft² | ||
| Initial | Due upon filing for building permit | $3,643.32 | $6,734.62 |
| Final | Due before building permit is issued | $1,656.06 | $2,649.69 |
| Supplemental | Due before building permit is issued | $1,104.04 | $2,208.07 |
| Revision | Due upon review | $552.02 | $1,104.04 |
501.5 A person requesting a service from the Department that is listed in Table 3 shall pay the corresponding fee before:
501.6 In Table 3, the applicant's corresponding fee:
by Region III of the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and
(b) Is not required for Department review of an application for relief from extraordinarily difficult site conditions for a plan to construct a single-family or two (2) family house as affordable housing pursuant to § 518.14.
Table 3. Fees for Additional Services (as of March 11, 2022)
| Review or Inspection Type | Fees by Combined Area of Land Disturbance and Substantial Improvement Building Footprint | |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 10,000 ft² | > 10,000 ft² | |
| Soil characteristics inquiry | $165.61 | |
| Geotechnical report review | $77.28 per hour | |
| Pre-development review meeting | No charge for first hour $77.28 per additional hour | |
| After-hours inspection fee | $55.20 per hour | |
| Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan review | $1,214.44 | |
| Dewatering pollution reduction plan review | $1,214.44 | $2,318.48 |
| Application for relief from extraordinarily difficult site conditions | $552.02 | $1,104.04 |
501.7 An applicant for Department approval of an SWMP for a project being conducted solely to install a Best Management Practice (BMP) or land cover for Department certification of a Stormwater Retention Credit (SRC) shall pay the fees in Table 4 for Department services at the indicated time, except that:
Table 4. Fees for Review of Stormwater Management Plan to Certify Stormwater Retention Credits (as of March 11, 2022)
| Payment Type | Payment Requirement | Fees by Combined Area of Land Disturbance and Substantial Improvement Building Footprint | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 10,000 ft² | > 10,000 ft² | ||
| Initial | Due upon filing for building permit | $634.82 | $938.43 |
| Final | Due before building permit is issued | $138.00 | $220.81 |
| Supplemental | Due before building permit is issued | $552.02 |
| Revision | Due upon review | $276.01 |
|---|---|---|
501.8 A person who requires Departmental approval of an as-built SWMP for SRC certification for a BMP or land cover for which a plan review fee has not been paid to the Department shall pay each applicable fee for initial and final SWMP review in Table 4.
501.9 A person who requires the Department's review of a proposed or as-built SWMP solely for the purpose of applying for a stormwater fee discount under this chapter shall not be required to pay a plan review fee to the Department for that project, except that a person who subsequently applies for SRC certification for the same project shall pay each applicable fee for initial and final plan review before the Department will consider the application for SRC certification.
501.10 An applicant for Department approval of a Green Area Ratio plan shall pay the fees in Table 5 for Department services at the indicated time:
Table 5. Fees for Review of Green Area Ratio Plan (as of March 11, 2022)
| Payment Type | Payment Requirement | Fees by Combined Area of Land Disturbance and Substantial Improvement Building Footprint | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 10,000 ft² | > 10,000 ft² | ||
| Initial | Due upon filing for building permit | $1214.44 | $2,244.87 |
| Final | Due before building permit is issued | $552.02 | $883.23 |
| Supplemental | For reviews after first resubmission | $368.01 | $736.02 |
| Revision | Due upon review | $184.05 | $368.01 |
501.11 The in-lieu fee (as of March 11, 2022) shall be three dollars and eighty-six cents ($3.86) per year for each gallon of Off-Site Retention Volume (Offv), and the Department shall use these fees to construct green infrastructure, as follows:
(a) In-lieu fees paid for regulated projects in the Green Combined Sewer System (CSS) area shall be used to fund projects in the Green CSS area; and
(b) In-lieu fees paid for regulated projects in combined sewersheds shall not be used to fund projects that are located in the Gray CSS area.
501.12 The administrative late fee for an in-lieu fee payment shall be ten percent (10%) of the late payment.
501.13 501.13 A person shall pay the fees in Table 6 for the indicated resource before
receipt of the printed resource:
Table 6. Fees for Printed Resources (as of March 11, 2022)
| Paper Copies of Documents | Cost |
|---|---|
| District Standards and Specifications for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control | $55.20 |
| District Stormwater Management Guidebook | $96.51 |
| District Erosion and Sediment Control Standard Notes and Details (24 in x 36 in) | $27.60 |
| District Erosion and Sediment Control Manual | $46.04 |
| District Erosion and Sediment Control Field Handbook | $27.60 |
501.14 If a project that consists entirely of single- and two (2) family affordable houses is eligible for consideration under the practicable process described in § 518.14 or satisfies less than fifty percent (50%) of the Stormwater Retention Volume (SWRv) requirement on-site as described in §§ 520.4(a)(2) or 522.5(a)(2), then the applicant for Department approval of an SWMP shall pay the reduced fees in Table 7 for Department services at the indicated time, as applicable, except that:
(a) A person who is paying a review fee in Table 2 for a major regulated project shall not be required to pay a review fee in Table 7 for the same project; and
(b) A person who has paid each applicable fee to the Department for its review of an SWMP shall not be required to pay a review fee in Table 7 for the same project:
Table 7. Reduced Fees for Stormwater Management Plan Review (as of March 11, 2022)
| Payment Type | Payment Requirement | Fees by Combined Area of Land Disturbance and Substantial Improvement Building Footprint | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≥ 5,000 ft² and ≤ 10,000 ft² | > 10,000 ft² | ||
| Initial | Due upon filing for building permit | $2,732.49 | $5,050.97 |
| Final | Due before building permit is issued | $1,242.04 | $1,987.27 |
| Supplemental | Due before building permit is issued | $828.03 | $1,656.06 |
| Revision | Due upon review | $414.02 | $828.03 |
501.15 If a person chooses to pay a fee in this chapter through an online payment platform, the fee shall be two and thirty-six hundredths percent (2.36%) higher.
SOURCE: 8 DCRR § 8-2:803 and 8-2:804, Health Regulations (1965 Edition); Section 2 of the Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Act of 1977 (D.C. Law 2-23; 24 DCR 792 (July 22, 1977)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 3858 (June 2, 1989); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 10640 (July 19, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 12468 (December 5, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 285 (January 8, 2016); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 63 DCR 1030 (January 29, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 3794 (April 21, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 818 (January 31, 2020) as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 001858 (March 11, 2022); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 012101 (October 31, 2025).