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Water Quality - Fees

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Collection System: Fees

 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 Permit 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:

1.    Refer to the definitions page for specific descriptions of each activity category.

2.    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.

3.    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.

4.    These fees shall be in addition to the associated annual fee as listed under Category A.

5.    This fee is non-refundable if the permit request is denied.
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