9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-20-110
A. Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) permits. The following fee schedules apply to applications for issuance of a new individual VPDES permit or certificate. (Note: All flows listed in the table below are facility "design" flows.)
| VPDES Industrial Major | $24,000 | |
| VPDES Municipal Major | $21,300 | |
| VPDES Industrial Minor/No Standard Limits | $10,200 | |
| VPDES Industrial Minor/Standard Limits | $3,300 | |
| VPDES Industrial Stormwater | $7,200 | |
| VPDES Municipal Minor/Greater Than 100,000 GPD | $7,500 | |
| VPDES Municipal Minor/10,001 GPD-100,000 GPD | $6,000 | |
| VPDES Municipal Minor/1,001 GPD-10,000 GPD | $5,400 | |
| VPDES Municipal Minor/1,000 GPD or less | $2,000 | |
| VPDES Municipal - The authorization for land application, distribution, or marketing of biosolids or land disposal of sewage sludge | $5,000* | |
| *For a new VPDES permit that includes authorization for land application, distribution, or marketing of biosolids or land disposal of sewage sludge, the $5,000 biosolids permit fee will be paid in addition to the required VPDES permit fee. |
B. Virginia Pollution Abatement (VPA) permits. The following fee schedules apply to applications for issuance of a new individual VPA permit or certificate.
| VPA Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation | (Reserved) | |
| VPA Intensified Animal Feeding Operation | (Reserved) | |
| VPA Industrial Wastewater Operation/Land Application of 10 or More Inches Per Year | $15,000 | |
| VPA Industrial Wastewater Operation/Land Application of Less Than 10 Inches Per Year | $10,500 | |
| VPA Industrial Sludge Operation | $7,500 | |
| VPA Combined Sludge Operation - Industrial Sludge (excluding water treatment plant residuals) and Municipal Biosolids | $7,500 | |
| VPA Municipal Wastewater Operation | $13,500 | |
| VPA Municipal Biosolids Operation | $5,000 | |
| All other operations not specified above | $750 |
C. Virginia Water Protection (VWP) permits. The following fee schedules apply to applications for issuance of a new individual and reissuance of an existing individual VWP permit or certificate. Only one permit application fee shall be assessed per application; for a permit application involving more than one of the operations described below, the governing fee shall be based upon the primary purpose of the proposed activity. (Note: Withdrawal amounts shown in the table below are maximum daily withdrawals.)
| VWP Individual/Surface Water Impacts (Wetlands, Streams and/or Open Water) | $2,400 plus $220 for each 4,356 sq. ft. (1/10 acre) (or portion thereof) of incremental impact over 87,120 sq. ft. (two acres) ($60,000 maximum) | |
| VWP Individual/Minimum Instream Flow - Withdrawals equal to or greater than 3,000,000 gallons on any day | $25,000 | |
| VWP Individual/Minimum Instream Flow - Withdrawals between 2,000,000 and 2,999,999 gallons on any day | $20,000 | |
| VWP Individual/Minimum Instream Flow - Withdrawals between 1,000,000 and 1,999,999 gallons on any day | $15,000 | |
| VWP Individual/Minimum Instream Flow - Withdrawals less than 1,000,000 gallons on any day that do not otherwise qualify for a general VWP permit for water withdrawals | $10,000 | |
| VWP Individual/Reservoir - Major | $35,000 | |
| VWP Individual/Reservoir - Minor | $25,000 | |
| VWP Individual/Nonmetallic Mineral Mining | $2,400 plus $220 for each 4,356 sq. ft. (1/10 acre) (or portion thereof) of incremental impact over 87,120 sq. ft. (two acres) ($7,500 maximum) |
D. Surface Water Withdrawal (SWW) permits or certificates issued in response to Chapter 24 (§ 62.1-242 et seq.) of Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia. The following fee schedules apply to applications for issuance of a new individual, and reissuance of an existing individual SWW permit or certificate.
| Agricultural withdrawal not exceeding 150 million gallons in any single month | (Reserved) | |
| Agricultural withdrawal greater than 150 million gallons but less than 300 million gallons in any single month | (Reserved) | |
| Agricultural withdrawal of 300 million gallons or greater in any single month | (Reserved) | |
| Surface Water Withdrawal | $12,000 |
E. Groundwater Withdrawal (GWW) permits issued in response to Chapter 25 (§ 62.1-254 et seq.) of Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia. The following fee schedules apply to applications for issuance of a new individual, and reissuance of an existing individual GWW permit or certificate.
| Agricultural withdrawal not exceeding 150 million gallons in any single month | (Reserved) | |
| Agricultural withdrawal greater than 150 million gallons but less than 300 million gallons in any single month | (Reserved) | |
| Agricultural withdrawal of 300 million gallons or greater in any single month | (Reserved) | |
| Groundwater Withdrawal/Initial Permit for an Existing Withdrawal Based Solely on Historic Withdrawals | $1,200 | |
| Groundwater Withdrawal - effective through December 31, 2018 | $6,000 | |
| Groundwater Withdrawal - effective January 1, 2019 | $9,000 |
§ 62.1-44.15:6 of the Code of Virginia.
Derived from VR680-01-01 § 3.2, eff. July 1, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 2003; Volume 20, Issue 23, eff. July 1, 2004; Volume 24, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2008; Volume 29, Issue 24, eff. September 1, 2013; Volume 35, Issue 4, eff. November 14, 2018; Volume 37, Issue 1, eff. October 15, 2020.