1. (1) Plan examination and inspection fees. Fees for the examination of plans, site inspections and reinspections for tanks used for the storage of liquids that are flammable, combustible or federally regulated hazardous substances shall be determined in accordance with Table 93.1605.
2. (1m) Projects initiated without plan approval. The plan examination fees specified in Table 93.1605 shall be doubled for projects where the installation, erection, or construction was initiated without the required departmental approval.
3. (2) Groundwater fee. Pursuant to s. 168.23 (5), Stats., in addition to any fee charged by the department by rule for plan review and approval for the construction of a new or additional installation or change in operation of a previously approved installation for the storage, handling or use of flammable, combustible or hazardous liquids, the department shall collect a groundwater fee of $100 for each plan review submittal that includes at least one storage tank with a 1,000 gallon or greater capacity. The fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the environmental fund for environmental management.

4. (3) Reinspection fee. The contractor, when performing activities covered under s. ATCP 93.240 (16) to (19), shall pay the reinspection fee to the authorized agent or the department if a return trip is required due to any of the following or is required to reschedule a trip on less than 24 hours of notice for any of the following:

   1. (a) Failure to have the tank system accessible for inspection on the date and time specified for inspection.
   2. (b) Installation inspection points that are incomplete on the date and time specified for inspection.

   3. (c) Failure to correct deficiencies by the date and time specified for inspection.

      Note: Section ATCP 93.240 (16) covers aboveground tank system installation certification requirements. Section ATCP 93.240 (17) covers underground tank system installation certification requirements. Section ATCP 93.240 (18) covers tank system lining certification requirements. Section ATCP 93.240 (19) covers tank system removing and cleaning certification requirements.

5. (4) Special inspection fee. The owner or operator shall pay the miscellaneous inspection fee specified in sub. (5) to the authorized agent or the department for any of the following reasons:

   1. (a) Replacement of identical equipment where the department or local program operator has waived the plan submittal requirement.
   2. (b) Pre-operational inspection required by the department as a result of compliance orders where plan submittal is not required.

6. (5) Special inspection fee; amount. Any miscellaneous inspection fees assessed under this subsection or s. ATCP 93.115 (3) (c) 2. shall be assessed at the following rates:

   1. (a) $160 per inspection for a facility with only aboveground storage tanks.
   2. (b) $240 per inspection for a facility with at least one underground storage tank.

   3. (c) If applicable, any additional actual costs for special circumstances may be assessed.

      Table 93.1605

      Plan Examination and Inspection Fees for Liquid Storage Tanks

      - See PDF for table

      Note: For all tanks which have a capacity of less than 5,000 gallons and which are reviewed by a local program operator, no state fees are required. The local program operator shall charge a fee which must be at least equal to the fee in this table, but which does not include the groundwater fee in sub. (2).

      * If the department is conducting plan review in the absence of an assigned local program operator, the appropriate Table 93.1605 fees must be submitted, along with the groundwater fee in sub. (2). Further information on where local program operators perform reviews is available at the following Web site: https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/PetroleumHazStorageTanks.aspx.

      ** A point-of-sale system is any dispensing system that will authorize fuel dispensing by means of key, card or code activation. These conversions are reviewed by local program operators.

      *** These reviews are performed only by the department.

History

History: CR 17-092: cr. Register October 2019 No. 766, eff. 11-1-19; correction in (3) (intro.), (5) (intro.), made under s. 35.17, Stats., and correction in (5) (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 12., Stats., Register October 2019 No. 766; CR 24-034: am. Table 93.1605 Register October 2025 No. 838, eff. 11-1-25.