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Water Quality - Fees

Water Quality

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Collection System: Fees

Activity
(Category A) See Notes 1,2

New Permit Application Fee / Annual Fee

Major Modification Fee
See Note 3

Major Individual NPDES Permits

$3,440

$1030

Minor Individual NPDES Permits

$860

$260

Single Family Residences

$60

$20

Stormwater and Wastewater Discharge General Permits

$100

Not Applicable

Recycle Systems

$360

$110

Animal Permits(Small Operations)

$60

Not Applicable

Animal Permits (Medium Operations)

$180

Not Applicable

Animal Permits (Large Operations)

$360

Not Applicable

Nondischarge Major Permits

$1,310

$395

Nondischarge Minor Permits

$810

$245

 

Activity
(Category B) See Note 1

Additional Annual Fee
See Note 4

Project Fee
See Note 4

 

Special Order by Consent – Major

$500

$400

 

Special Order by Consent – Minor

$250

$400

 

Activity
(Category C) See Note 1

Project Fee
See Note 5

 

Sewer Extensions

$480

 

State Stormwater

$505

 

Water Quality Certifications – Major

$570

 

Water Quality Certifications – Minor

$240

 

Petroleum Contaminated Soils

$480

 

Miscellaneous Activities

Project Fee
 

 

Permit Renewal

No Fee

 

Authorization to Construct

No Fee

 

Minor Permit Modification

No Fee

 

Notes:

  • Refer to definitions page for specific descriptions of each activity category.
  • For new permit requests under activities listed in Category A, a fee equivalent to the corresponding annual fee is required. This fee is non-refundable if the permit request is denied. If the permit is granted, this fee applies as the annual fee for the first year after permit issuance.
  • This fee is non-refundable if the permit request is denied. A major modification shall be defined as one that increases the volume, increases the pollutant load, results in a significant relocation of the discharge point, or results in a change in the characteristics of the waste generated.
  • These fees shall be in addition to the associated annual fee as listed under Category A.
  • This fee is non-refundable if the permit request is denied.

Definition of Permitted Activities

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