Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 6 - User Fees › 18 AAC 60.700 - Fee requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as provided in (g) of this
				section, the owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility shall pay the
				applicable fees as prescribed in Tables E-l. E-2. E-3. and E-4 of this
				subsection. The owner or operator of a facility subject to the annual fee
				requirement shall continue to pay the annual fee until the department approves
				termination of the post-closure obligations under 18 AAC 60.270.
TABLE E-l
ANNUAL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
							 LANDFILL
FACILITY FEES
Facility Type:
Class I
Class II
Class III
							 (camp)
1
Class III
							 (community)1
Individual permit
$9,000
$4,000
$670
$250
R, D, and D
							 permit2
$1,035
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not
applicable
Comprehensive permit under 18 AAC 60.207
$11,250
$5,000
$835
$310
Post-closure
							 period3
$3,370
$2,020
$320
$140
Notes:
1A Class 111 (camp)
							 landfill is a MSWLF that is classified under 18 AAC 60.300(c)(3)(A), and a
							 Class IN (community) landfill is a MSWLF that is classified under 18 AAC 60.300(c)(3)(B).
2 AnR, D, and D permit is
							 a research, development, and demonstration permit issued under 18 AAC 60.213.
							 This permit type is only allowed for a Class I MSWLF,
3 The post-closure period
							 fee is payable each year from the time final closure is completed under 18 AAC 60.390-18 AAC 60.395 until the department approves termination of the
							 post-closure obligations under 18 AAC 60,270.
TABLE E-2
ANNUAL TREATMENT FACILITY, NONMUNICIPAL SOLID
						  WASTE LANDFILL
FACILITY, AND BIOSOLIDS LAND APPLICATION
						  FEES
Facility Type:
TypeX
TypeY
TypeZ
- industrial waste
- Asbestos monofill
- Inert waste monofill
treatment
- Wood waste monofill
- Unlined coal ash
- Drilling waste
- Sewage solids monofill
monofill
treatment, including grind and inject
- Land application of bio sol ids (without
- Biosolids treatment facility
- Drilling waste monofill
treatment facility)
- Medical waste treatment
- Lined coal ash monofill
facility
- Industrial waste
- Municipal solid waste
monofill
treatment
Individual permit
$4,440
$1,220
$2,225
Comprehensive permit under 18 AAC 60.207
$5,550
$1,525
$2,780
Post-closure
						  period1
$490
$370
$245
Notes:
1 The post-closure period
						  fee is payable each year from the time final closure is completed under 18 AAC 60.430 -
18 AAC 60.490 until the department approves termination
						  of the post-closure obligations under 18 AAC 60.270.
TABLE E-3 ONE-TIME SOLID WASTE FACILITY
						  FEES
Fee
						  type1:
Storage plan review, at site without a permit
$895
One-time solid waste treatment facility plan
						  review2
$2,530
One-time inert waste monofill authorization
$1,500
One-time asbestos monofill authorization
$1,500
One-time sewage solids monofill authorization
$1,500
Solid waste as fill authorization -
						  small3
$685
Solid waste as fill authorization -
						  large3
$1,595
Upland dredge material disposal -
						  small3
$685
Upland dredge material disposal -
						  large3
$1,595
Polluted soil disposal or landfarm in a
						  landfill4
$1,945
Closure plan review, without a permit
$920
Notes:
1 Applicable fees must be
						  submitted with the plan or application, prior to department review.
2 This fee applies to a
						  solid waste treatment facility covered under 18 AAC 60.200(e).
1 For the purposes of fees,
						  a small project is one that involves 23,000 cubic yards or less, and a large
						  project is one that involves more than 23,000 cubic yards.
4 The polluted soil disposal
						  fee applies to a polluted soil disposal plan required under 18 AAC 60.025(d).
TABLE E-4 ANNUAL FEES FOR COVERAGE UNDER GENERAL
						  PERMITS
Type of general permit
Annual fee
Remote camps and lodges with fewer than 50
						  residents
$115
United States Air Force long range radar sites
						  (LRRS)
$220
North Slope drilling waste long-term storage
						  sites
$1,605
Woodwaste disposal in rock pits in Southeast
						  Alaska
$665
Regional North Slope Borough Class III landfills
$250
Note:
The first annual fee must be submitted with an
						  application for coverage under a general permit as specified in 18 A AC
						  60.255(e); subsequent annual fees will be billed each year; a subsequent annual
						  fee must be paid not later than 60 days after the date of billing for coverage
						  under the general permit to remain in effect.
(b) Before the
				department will review a plan required under this chapter, an application for a
				permit, or any other document listed in (a) of this section, the applicant must
				pay each applicable fee at the time of application. For the purposes of this
				section, a new permit or authorization includes a permit or authorization that
				has expired and was not administratively continued under the provisions of 18 AAC 15.110.
(c) Annual fees in
				Tables E-1, E-2, and E-4 in (a) of this section will be billed at the beginning
				of each calendar year and must be paid not later than 60 days after the date of
				billing.
(d) A fee required under
				(a) of this section is not refundable.
(e) Fees listed in (a) of this section are
				based on standard designated regulatory services, as that term is defined in AS
				37.10.058. In addition to these fees, the department may charge an hourly fee
				of $53 per hour for time spent on the activity if the department determines
				that
(1) a revised permit application or
				other revised submittal is substantially incomplete or technically inadequate
				because the applicant failed to address the deficiencies identified in the
				department's notification following its review of the original application or
				submittal; or
(2) a requested
				activity involves complex or controversial legal, technical, or policy issues
				that exceed those that meet the definition of a standard designated regulatory
				service under AS 37.10.058.