Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 305 - CONSOLIDATED PERMITS › Subchapter C - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT OR POST-CLOSURE ORDER › Section 305.53 - Application Fee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except for
				  radioactive material licenses or as specifically provided hereunder, an
				  applicant shall include with each application a fee of $100.
(1) The permit application fee for each
				  disposal well which will not be authorized to receive hazardous waste is $100.
				  The fee for each disposal well which will be authorized to receive hazardous
				  waste is $2,000.
(2) The permit
				  application fee for each solid waste management facility to be used for the
				  storage, processing, or disposal of hazardous waste, the Part B application for
				  which was filed after September 1, 1985, shall be not less than $2,000 and not
				  more than $50,000 as calculated in accordance with the following:
(A) site evaluation - $100 per acre of solid
				  waste facility up to 300 acres; no additional fee thereafter;
(B) process analysis - $1,000;
(C) facility unit(s) analysis - $500 per
				  unit;
(D) management/facility
				  analysis - $500.
(3) For
				  purposes of paragraph (2)(C) of this subsection, each landfill, surface
				  impoundment, incinerator, waste pile, tank, and container storage area shall be
				  considered a facility unit subject to the $500 per unit fee; except that
				  multiple storage tanks or container storage area identical in type and use will
				  be subject to a single $500-unit fee.
(4) The permit application fee for water use
				  permits shall be submitted in accordance with Subchapter B of this chapter
				  (relating to Emergency Orders, Temporary Orders, and Executive Director
				  Authorizations).
(5) The permit
				  application fee for mine shaft permits shall be submitted in accordance with
				  §
											329.9
				  of this title (relating to Procedures for Application ).
(6) The permit application fees for
				  wastewater disposal permits shall not be less than $100 and not more than
				  $2,000 as follows.
(A) Agricultural permit
				  applications fees are as follows:
(i) minor
				  amendments - $100; and
(ii) new,
				  amendment, and renewal applications - $300.
(B) Domestic wastewater permit application
				  fees are based upon the following flow categories:
(i) minor amendments - $100;
(ii) new, amendment, and renewal applications
				  less than 50,000 gallons per day - $300;
(iii) new, amendment, and renewal
				  applications 50,000 to less than 100,000 gallons per day - $500;
(iv) new, amendment, and renewal applications
				  100,000 to less than 250,000 gallons per day - $800;
(v) new, amendment, and renewal applications
				  250,000 to less than 500,000 gallons per day - $1,200;
(vi) new, amendment, and renewal applications
				  500,000 to less than 1 million gallons per day - $1,600; and
(vii) new, amendment, and renewal
				  applications 1 million and greater gallons per day - $2,000.
(C) Municipal stormwater permit
				  application fees as follows:
(i) minor
				  amendments - $100; and
(ii) new,
				  major amendments, and renewal applications - $2,000.
(D) Industrial wastewater permit application
				  fees are based upon the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
				  major/minor designation and the commission assigned toxicity rating as follows:
(i) minor amendments for minor facilities -
				  $100;
(ii) minor amendments for
				  major facilities - $400;
(iii) new,
				  amendment, and renewal applications for minor facilities that are not subject
				  to categorical standards promulgated by EPA (40 Code of Federal Regulations,
				  Part 400) - $300;
(iv) new,
				  amendment, and renewal applications for minor facilities that must comply with
				  a categorical standard promulgated by the EPA (40 Code of Federal Regulations,
				  Part 400) - $1,200; and
(v) new,
				  amendment, and renewal applications for major facilities - $2,000.
(7) The permit
				  application fee for a permit, or a major permit amendment as provided in §
											305.62(j)(1)
				  of this title (relating to Amendments), for a municipal solid waste landfill is
				  $2,000.
(8) The fees established by
				  this section are due at the time that the application is filed in accordance
				  with §
											281.3
				  of this title (relating to Initial Review), except that for hazardous waste
				  permit applications filed on or after September 1, 1985, but prior to the
				  effective date of paragraph (2) of this subsection are due at the time that the
				  application is forwarded to the chief clerk of the Texas Commission on
				  Environmental Quality for purposes of issuance of the notice of application.
				  Unless the recommendation of the executive director is that the application be
				  denied, the commission will not consider an application for final decision
				  until such time as the fees in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection
				  are paid.