Florida Administrative Code › 40 - WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS › 40D - Southwest Florida Water Management District › Chapter 40D-1 - PROCEDURAL › Part VI - PERMITTING › Section 40D-1.607 - Permit Processing Fee

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
A permit application processing fee is required and shall
					 be paid to the District when certain applications are filed pursuant to
					 District rules. These fees are assessed in order to defray the cost of
					 evaluating, processing, advertising, mailing, compliance monitoring and
					 inspection, required in connection with consideration of such applications.
					 Fees are non-refundable in whole or part unless the activity for which an
					 application is filed is determined by the District to qualify for a permit with
					 a lower fee or not require a permit. Failure to pay the application fees
					 established herein is grounds for the denial of an application or revocation of
					 a permit. The District's permit application processing fees are as
					 follows:
(1) Environmental resource
				  permit applications and related determinations under Chapter 62-330, F.A.C.
(a) Processing fees required by the District
				  for activities regulated under Chapter 62-330, F.A.C., are listed below. The
				  term "N/A" means the requested activity determination is not currently
				  available from the District and is only available from the Department of
				  Environmental Protection.
FEE CATEGORY
FEE AMOUNT
1. Activities qualifying for an electronic
								self-certification:
a. Self-certifications in accordance with Section
								 403.814(12),
								F.S.
N/A
b. Self-certifications for activities other than
								those under Section  403.814(12),
								F.S.
N/A
2. Determination of qualification for an
								activity exemption:
a. Under Rules
								 62-330.050 and
								 62-330.051, F.A.C.
$100
b. Under Rule
								 62-330.0511, F.A.C.
$0
3. Determination of Qualification to use a General
								Permit.
$250
4. Individual or Conceptual Approval Permits
								excluding permits for a mitigation bank:
a. New applications. The processing fee for a new
								permit application shall be as determined from the categories below.
(I) Total project area of less than 10 acres and no
								works in on or over wetlands or other surface waters except where exempt under
								paragraphs  62-330.051(9)(a) through
								(c), F.A.C.
$364
(II) Total project area of less than 10 acres that
								does not meet sub-sub-subparagraph 4.a.(I), above, but that involves less than
								1 acre of works in, on or over wetlands and other surface waters, AND less than
								10 new boat slips.
$2, 912
(III) Project exceeds any of the thresholds in
								sub-sub-subparagraph 4.a.(II), above, but involves a total project area of less
								than 40 acres less than 3 acres of works in on or over wetlands and other
								surface waters AND less than 30 new boat slips.
$3, 322
(IV) Project exceeds any of the thresholds in
								sub-sub-subparagraph 4.a.(III), above, but involves a total project area of
								less than 100 acres less than 10 acres of works in on or over wetlands and
								other surface waters AND less than 50 new boat slips.
$3, 731
(V) Project exceeds any of the thresholds in
								sub-sub-subparagraph 4.a.(IV), above, but involves a total project area of less
								than 640 acres, AND less than 50 acres of works in, on or over wetlands and
								other surface waters.
$4, 141
(VI) Project exceeds any of the thresholds in
								sub-sub-subparagraph 4.a.(V), above.
$4, 550
(VII) Project exclusively for agricultural or
								silvicultural purposes and involving a total project area of less than 10 acres
								AND less than 1 acre of works (i.e. dredging filling construction or
								alteration) in on or over wetlands and other surface waters.
$2, 912
(VIII) Project exclusively for agricultural or
								silvicultural purposes that exceeds any of the thresholds in
								sub-sub-subparagraph 4.a.(VII), above, but involving a total project area of
								less than 40 acres AND less than 3 acres of works in, on or over wetlands and
								other surface waters.
$3, 322
(IX) Project exclusively for agricultural or
								silvicultural purposes that exceeds any of the thresholds in
								sub-sub-subparagraph 4.a.(VIII), above, but involving a total project area of
								less than 100 acres AND less than 10 acres of works in, on or over wetlands and
								other surface waters.
$3, 731
(X) Project exclusively for agricultural or
								silvicultural purposes that exceeds any of the thresholds in
								sub-sub-subparagraph 4.a.(IX), above, but involving a total project area of
								less than 640 acres AND less than 50 acres of works in, on or over wetlands and
								other surface waters.
$4, 141
(XI) Project exclusively for agricultural or
								silvicultural purposes that exceeds any of the thresholds in
								sub-sub-subparagraph 4.a.(X), above.
$4, 550
(XII) Individual or conceptual approval permit
								solely for environmental restoration or enhancement activities, provided such
								activities are not associated with a mitigation bank and are not being
								implemented as mitigation for other activities that require a permit under Part
								IV of Chapter 373, F.S. For the purposes of this provision, the term
								"environmental restoration or enhancement" means an action or actions designed
								and implemented solely to convert degraded or altered uplands, wetlands, or
								other surface waters to intact communities typical of those historically
								present, or to improve the quality and condition of currently degraded wetlands
								or other surface waters to a more healthy, functional, and sustaining condition
								for first, wildlife, and sustaining condition for fish, wildlife, and listed
								species.
Based on aforementioned thresholds
(XIII) Individual or conceptual approval permit
								solely to retrofit an existing stormwater management, management system or
								systems.
Based on aforementioned thresholds
(b) Major Modifications exceeding any of the
								thresholds in subsection
								 62-330.315(3),
								F.A.C.:
(I) Major modification to an individual permit that
								is consistent with and existing conceptual approval permit.
50% of the fee prescribed under 4.a. above
(II) Major modification to an Individual or
								Conceptual Approval Permit that increase the project area.
50% of the fee prescribed under 4.a. above
(III) All other major modifications.
50% of the fee prescribed under 4.a. above
5. Individual or Conceptual Permits for a
								Mitigation Bank
a. New application for a mitigation bank with
								a permit area of:
(I) Less than 100 acres
$3, 632
(II) At least 100 acres but less than 640
								acres
$3, 632
(III) 640 acres or more
$3, 632
b. Major modification exceeding any of the
								thresholds in subsection
								 62-330.315(3),
								F.A.C.:
(I) Affecting one of the following: service area
								credit assessment success or release criteria hydrologic structures or
								alterations elimination of lands monitoring or management plans or construction
								or mitigation design that does not increase the project area
$1, 816
(II) Affecting two of the components in
								sub-sub-subparagraph 5.b.(I), above.
$1, 816
(III) Affecting three of the components in
								sub-sub-subparagraph 5.b.(I), above.
$1, 816
(IV) All other major modifications.
$1, 816
c. Mitigation bank credit release.
$0
d. Mitigation bank credit withdrawal.
$0
6. Minor Modification of an individual or
								conceptual approval permit including a permit for a mitigation
bank, that does not exceed any of the thresholds in
								subsection 62 330.315(3), F.A.C.
a. Extension of permit duration, where not exempted
								from fees under Florida statutes.
$0
b. To correct minor errors that do not involve
								technical review.
$0
c. To transfer a permit to a new owner/permittee or
								to transfer a permit to an operation and maintenance entity.
$0
d. All other minor modifications.
$0
7. Variance or Waiver.
a. Under Section
								 120.542, F.S.
$0
b. Under Section
								 373.414(17),
								F.S.
$0
8. Fee Reductions.
a. Application for an individual or conceptual
								approval permit or modification thereof submitted using the District's
								electronic application system where the processing fee in subparagraph (a)4. or
								5., above, exceeds $250.
25% reduction
b. Application for any activity by an entity
								qualifying under Section
								 218.075, F.S., when the fee
								under paragraph (a) exceeds $100.
$100
c. Applications for any activity when submitted by
								the U.S. Department of Defense.
$0
9. Determination of the Landward Extent of Wetlands
								and Other Surface Waters.
a. Informal Determination. Fee shall be based
								on the acreage of the entire property for which the request applies, as
								follows:
(I) Total area to be included in the determination
								is up to 1 acre.
$353
(II) Additional fee per acre (or portion thereof)
								beyond the first 1 acre, total fee not to exceed $500.
$20
b. Petition for formal determination. Fee
								shall be based on the acreage of the entire property for which the petition is
								filed, as follows:
(I) Total area to be included in the determination
								is less than 10 acres.
$777
(II) Total area to be included in the determination
								is at least 10, but less than 40 acres.
$1, 060
(III) Total area to be included in the
								determination is at least 40, but no more than 100 acres.
$2, 119
(IV) Additional fee per 100 acres (or portion
								thereof) that exceeds the first 100 acres.
$283
c. Reissuance of a formal determination.
(I) Submitted 60 days prior to expiration.
$353
(II) Submitted within 2 years of expiration of a
								formal determination provided petitioner certifies no unpermitted alterations
								in physical conditions and no change in delineation methodology since issuance
								of prior formal determination, as confirmed by staff.
50% of the fee prescribed in 9.b above