Section 72-0602. State pollutant discharge elimination system program fees


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  • All persons required to obtain a permit or certificate pursuant to the
      state  pollutant discharge elimination system (SPDES) program as defined
      in section 72-0601 of this title shall submit annually to the department
      a fee in an amount to be determined as follows:
        a. $300.00 for any P/C/I facilities having a permit  to  discharge  or
      discharging at an average daily rate of less than 100,000 gallons;
        b.  $600.00  for  P/C/I  facilities  having  a  permit to discharge or
      discharging at an average daily rate of 100,000 gallons or more;
        c. $600.00 for industrial facilities having a permit to  discharge  or
      discharging at an average daily rate of less than 10,000 gallons;
        d. $2,000.00 for industrial facilities having a permit to discharge or
      discharging  at  an  average  daily  rate  of between 10,000 gallons and
      99,999 gallons;
        e. $6,000.00 for industrial facilities having a permit to discharge or
      discharging at an average daily rate  of  between  100,000  gallons  and
      499,999 gallons;
        f.  $20,000.00  for industrial facilities having a permit to discharge
      or discharging at an average daily rate of between 500,000  and  999,999
      gallons;
        g.  $30,000.00  for industrial facilities having a permit to discharge
      or discharging at  an  average  daily  rate  of  between  1,000,000  and
      9,999,999 gallons;
        h.  $50,000.00  for industrial facilities having a permit to discharge
      or discharging at an average daily rate of 10,000,000 gallons or more;
        i. $50,000.00 for any power plant;
        j. $375.00 for municipal facilities having a permit  to  discharge  or
      discharging at an average daily rate of less than 200,000 gallons;
        k.  $1,875.00 for municipal facilities having a permit to discharge or
      discharging at an average daily rate  of  between  200,000  and  999,999
      gallons;
        l.  $7,500.00 for municipal facilities having a permit to discharge or
      discharging at an average daily rate of between 1,000,000 and  4,999,999
      gallons;
        m. $15,000.00 for municipal facilities having a permit to discharge or
      discharging at an average daily rate of between 5,000,000 and 39,999,999
      gallons;
        n. $37,500.00 for municipal facilities having a permit to discharge or
      discharging at an average daily rate of 40,000,000 gallons or more;
        o.   $100.00  for  any  facility  having  a  permit  to  discharge  or
      discharging ballast no more than 1,000,000 gallons  in  any  twenty-four
      hour period;
        p.   $500.00  for  any  facility  having  a  permit  to  discharge  or
      discharging ballast in excess of 1,000,000 gallons  in  any  twenty-four
      hour period;
        q.  $100.00 per acre disturbed plus $600.00 per future impervious acre
      for any facility, not owned or managed by a local government or a  state
      department, agency, or authority, discharging or authorized to discharge
      pursuant  to  a SPDES permit for stormwater discharges from construction
      activity. For the purposes of  this  subdivision,  acres  disturbed  are
      acres  subject  to  clearing,  grading,  or  excavating subject to SPDES
      permitting and future impervious acres are  acres  that  will  be  newly
      paved or roofed during construction;
        r.   $50.00   for  a  medium  concentrated  animal  feeding  operation
      discharging or authorized to discharge pursuant to a general permit;
        s.  $50.00  for  a  large  concentrated   animal   feeding   operation
      discharging or authorized to discharge pursuant to a general permit;
    
        t.  $100.00  for  any  facility, other than a municipal separate storm
      sewer as defined by 40 CFR §122.26 (b) (8), discharging or authorized to
      discharge pursuant to a general permit unless a specific fee is  imposed
      pursuant  to subdivisions a through s of this section for such discharge
      or authorization to discharge.