Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-224 - Water quality permit fees › Section 173-224-040 - Permit fee schedule

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Application
			 fee. In addition to an annual fee, first time individual permit applicants must
			 pay a nonrefundable application fee of 25 percent of the annual permit fee, or
			 $250, whichever is greater. An application fee is assessed for RCRA corrective
			 action sites regardless of whether a new permit is issued or an existing permit
			 for other than the discharge resulting from the RCRA corrective action, is
			 modified.
(2) Minimum fee. The
			 minimum water quality annual permit fee is $150.00, unless specified elsewhere
			 in this section. The department may elect, at its discretion, to assess this
			 minimum fee when no better permit fee category applies, or when a prorated
			 annual permit fee falls below the minimum fee amount.
(3) INDUSTRIAL FACILITY ANNUAL PERMIT FEE
			 SCHEDULE
The following industrial facilities must pay an annual permit
				fee as follows:
INDUSTRIAL FACILITY
						  CATEGORIES
FY2024 ANNUAL PERMIT
						  FEE
FY2025 ANNUAL PERMIT
						  FEE
Aluminum Alloys
$22,950
$22,950
Aluminum and Magnesium Reduction Mills
a. NPDES Permit
115,780
115,780
b. State Permit
57,900
57,900
Aluminum Forming
72,830
77,100
Aquaculture
a. Finfish hatching and rearing - General Permit
4,126
4,126
b. Finfish hatching and rearing - Individual
						  Permit
5,900
5,900
c. Nonfinfish hatching and rearing - Individual
						  Permit
5,900
5,900
Aquatic Pest Control Permits
a. Aquatic & Invasive Species Control (State
						  agencies permits)
8,000
8,000
b. Aquatic Plant & Algae Management
500
500
c. Irrigation System Aquatic Weed Control
710
710
d. Mosquito Control
500
500
e. Noxious Weed Control (State agencies permits)
8,000
8,000
f. Oyster Growers
500
500
Boatyards - General Permit
a. With stormwater only discharge
570
600
b. All others
1,150
1,210
Boatyards - Individual Permit
a. With stormwater only discharge
650
700
b. All others
1,200
1,250
Bridge and Ferry Terminals Washing
a. Single site Permit
4,200
4,200
b. Multi site Permit
1. 1 - 5 Facilities
6,200
6,200
2. 6 - 10 Facilities
8,200
8,200
3. 11 - 20 Facilities
10,500
10,500
c. WSDOT Annual Fee
13,500
13,500
Coal Mining and Preparation
a. < 200,000 tons per year
9,000
9,000
b. 200,000 - < 500,000 tons per year
20,500
20,500
c. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 tons per year
36,500
36,500
d. 1,000,000 tons per year and greater
68,500
68,500
Combined Industrial Waste Treatment
a. < 10,000 gpd
3,970
3,970
b. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd
9,800
9,800
c. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd
19,600
19,600
d. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd
39,200
39,200
e. 500,000 gpd and greater
58,800
58,800
Combined Food Processing Waste Treatment
						  Facilities
19,800
21,000
Combined Sewer Overflow System
a. < 50 acres
3,900
3,900
b. 50 - < 100 acres
9,800
9,800
c. 100 - < 500 acres
11,780
11,780
d. 500 acres and greater
15,700
15,700
Commercial Laundry
575
575
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) - Dairy
						  GP
$0.52 per animal unit, not to exceed $2,190
$0.54 per animal unit, not to exceed $2,320
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) - Dairy
						  IP
$0.66 per animal unit, not to exceed $2,850
$0.70 per animal unit, not to exceed $3,020
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
						  (CAFO) - General Permit
Size of CAFO by Animal Type and Animal
						  Count
SMALL
MEDIUM
LARGE
FY2024 and FY2025 Annual
						  Fee
$350
$1,500
$3,500
a. Veal Calves
< 300
300 - 999
1,000 and greater
b. Other Cattle
< 300
300 - 999
1,000 and greater
c. Swine (55 lbs or more)
< 700
700 - 2,499
2,500 and greater
d. Swine (less than 55 lbs)
< 3,000
3,000 - 9,999
10,000 and greater
e. Horses
< 150
150 - 499
500 and greater
f. Sheep and Lambs
< 3,000
3,000 - 9,999
10,000 and greater
g. Turkeys
< 16,500
16,500 - 54,999
55,000 and greater
h. Chickens, including laying hens or broilers,
< 9,000
9,000 - 29,999
30,000 and greater
i. Chickens, other than layers, with dry waste
< 25,000
25,000 - 81,999
82,000 and greater
j. Laying Hens, with dry waste system
< 25,000
25,000 - 81,999
82,000 and greater
k. Ducks, with liquid waste system
< 1,500
1,500 - 4,999
5,000 and greater
l. Ducks, with dry waste system
< 10,000
10,000 - 29,999
30,000 and greater
m. Other Species
As determined by Department
As determined by Department
As determined by Department
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) -
						  Individual Permit
$5,000
$5,000
Facilities Not Otherwise Classified
a. < 1,000 gpd
1,960
1,960
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd
3,930
3,930
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd
9,820
9,820
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd
15,700
15,700
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd
31,260
31,260
f. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd
39,270
39,270
g. 1,000,000 gpd and greater
58,900
58,900
Flavor Extraction
a. Steam Distillation
215
230
Food Processing
a. < 1,000 gpd
1,960
1,960
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd
5,000
5,000
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd
8,930
8,930
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd
14,040
14,040
e. 100,000 - < 250,000 gpd
19,630
19,630
f. 250,000 - < 500,000 gpd
25,820
25,820
g. 500,000 - < 750,000 gpd
32,400
32,400
h. 750,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd
39,270
39,270
i. 1,000,000 - < 2,500,000 gpd
48,370
48,370
j. 2,500,000 - < 5,000,000 gpd
53,990
53,990
k. 5,000,000 gpd and greater
58,900
58,900
Fruit Packing - General Permit
a. 0 - < 1,000 bins per year
275
275
b. 1,000 - < 5,000 bins per year
550
550
c. 5,000 - < 10,000 bins per year
1,100
1,100
d. 10,000 - < 15,000 bins per year
2,200
2,200
e. 15,000 - < 20,000 bins per year
3,640
3,640
f. 20,000 - < 25,000 bins per year
5,080
5,080
g. 25,000 - < 50,000 bins per year
6,800
6,800
h. 50,000 - < 75,000 bins per year
7,560
7,560
i. 75,000 - < 100,000 bins per year
8,790
8,790
j. 100,000 - < 125,000 bins per year
10,990
10,990
k. 125,000 - < 150,000 bins per year
13,740
13,740
l. 150,000 bins per year and greater
16,490
16,490
Fruit Packing - Individual Permit
a. 0 - < 1,000 bins per year
390
390
b. 1,000 - < 5,000 bins per year
790
790
c. 5,000 - < 10,000 bins per year
1,570
1,570
d. 10,000 - < 15,000 bins per year
3,140
3,140
e. 15,000 - < 20,000 bins per year
5,200
5,200
f. 20,000 - < 25,000 bins per year
7,260
7,260
g. 25,000 - < 50,000 bins per year
9,720
9,720
h. 50,000 - < 75,000 bins per year
10,800
10,800
i. 75,000 - < 100,000 bins per year
12,560
12,560
j. 100,000 - < 125,000 bins per year
15,700
15,700
k. 125,000 - < 150,000 bins per year
19,630
19,630
l. 150,000 bins per year and greater
23,520
23,520
Fuel and Chemical Storage
a. < 50,000 bbls
2,080
2,180
b. 50,000 - < 100,000 bbls
4,150
4,300
c. 100,000 - < 500,000 bbls
10,400
11,000
d. 500,000 bbls and greater
20,700
21,800
Hazardous Waste Cleanup Sites
a. Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST)
1. State Permit
5,150
5,150
2. NPDES Permit issued pre 7/1/1994
5,150
5,150
3. NPDES Permit issued post 7/1/1994
10,300
10,300
b. Non-LUST Sites
1. 1 or 2 contaminants of concern
10,070
10,070
2. > 2 contaminants of concern
20,140
20,140
Ink Formulation and Printing
a. Commercial Print Shops
3,020
3,020
b. Newspapers
5,040
5,040
c. Package Printing
8,060
8,060
d. Ink Formulation
10,070
10,070
Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing
a. Lime Products
9,820
9,820
b. Fertilizer
11,820
11,820
c. Peroxide
15,700
15,700
d. Alkaline Earth Salts
19,640
19,640
e. Metal Salts
27,480
27,480
f. Acid Manufacturing
38,940
38,940
g. Chlor-alkali
78,530
78,530
Iron and Steel
a. Foundries
22,900
22,900
b. Mills
45,940
45,940
Metal Finishing
a. < 1,000 gpd
2,750
2,750
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd
4,590
4,590
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd
11,470
11,470
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd
22,950
22,950
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd
45,900
45,900
f. 500,000 gpd and greater
68,840
68,840
Noncontact Cooling Water with Additives - General
						  Permit
a. < 1,000 gpd
860
860
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd
1,720
1,720
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd
2,580
2,580
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd
6,010
6,010
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd
10,300
10,300
f. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd
14,600
14,600
g. 1,000,000 - < 2,500,000 gpd
18,900
18,900
h. 2,500,000 - < 5,000,000 gpd
23,190
23,190
i. 5,000,000 gpd and greater
27,480
27,480
Noncontact Cooling Water without Additives - General
						  Permit
a. < 1,000 gpd
690
690
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd
1,380
1,380
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd
2,060
2,060
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd
4,810
4,810
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd
8,250
8,250
f. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd
11,680
11,680
g. 1,000,000 - < 2,500,000 gpd
15,120
15,120
h. 2,500,000 - < 5,000,000 gpd
18,550
18,550
i. 5,000,000 gpd and greater
21,990
21,990
Noncontact Cooling Water with Additives - Individual
						  Permit
a. < 1,000 gpd
1,230
1,230
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd
2,000
2,000
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd
3,680
3,680
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd
8,590
8,590
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd
14,720
14,720
f. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd
20,860
20,860
g. 1,000,000 - < 2,500,000 gpd
27,000
27,000
h. 2,500,000 - < 5,000,000 gpd
32,990
32,990
i. 5,000,000 gpd and greater
39,270
39,270
Noncontact Cooling Water without Additives - Individual
						  Permit
a. < 1,000 gpd
980
980
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd
1,960
1,960
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd
2,950
2,950
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd
6,870
6,870
e. 100,000 - < 500,000 gpd
11,780
11,780
f. 500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd
16,690
16,690
g. 1,000,000 - < 2,500,000 gpd
21,510
21,510
h. 2,500,000 - < 5,000,000 gpd
26,500
26,500
i. 5,000,000 gpd and greater
31,410
31,410
Nonferrous Metals Forming
22,950
22,950
Ore Mining
a. Ore mining
4,800
4,800
b. Ore mining with physical concentration
						  processes
9,600
9,600
c. Ore mining with physical and chemical concentration
						  processes
38,300
38,300
Organic Chemicals Manufacturing
a. Fertilizer
19,640
19,640
b. Aliphatic
39,260
39,260
c. Aromatic
58,900
58,900
Petroleum Refining
a. < 10,000 bbls per day
39,260
39,260
b. 10,000 - < 50,000 bbls per day
77,850
77,850
c. 50,000 bbls per day and greater
157,000
157,000
Photofinishers
a. < 1,000 gpd
1,570
1,570
b. 1,000 and greater
3,930
3,900
Power and/or Steam Plants
a. Steam generation - nonelectric
8,300
8,300
b. Hydroelectric
8,300
8,300
c. Nonfossil fuel
12,400
12,400
d. Fossil fuel
33,000
33,000
Pulp, Paper, and Paper Board
a. Fiber Recyclers/Nonwood Pulp Mills
19,600
19,600
b. Paper Mills
39,250
39,250
c. Groundwood Pulp Mills
1. < 300 tons per day
58,900
58,900
2. > 300 tons per day
117,800
117,800
d. Chemical Pulps Mills w/o chlorine bleaching
157,070
157,070
e. Chemical Pulp Mills with chlorine bleaching
176,700
176,700
Radioactive Effluents and Discharges (RED)
a. < 3 waste streams
38,000
38,000
b. 3 - < 8 waste streams
66,000
66,000
c. 8 waste streams and more
108,500
108,500
RCRA Corrective Action Sites
27,600
27,600
Sand and Gravel - General Permit
a. Mining Activities
1. Mining, screening, washing, and/or crushing
2,550
2,550
2. Nonoperating
150
150
b. Asphalt Production and Recycling
1. 0 - < 50,000 tons per year
1,070
1,070
2. 50,000 - < 300,000 tons per year
2,550
2,550
3. 300,000 tons per year and greater
3,180
3,180
4. Nonoperating
150
150
c. Concrete Production and Recycling
1. 0 - < 25,000 cubic yards per year
1,070
1,070
2. 25,000 - < 200,000 cubic yards per year
2,550
2,550
3. 200,000 cubic yards per year and greater
3,180
3,180
4. Nonoperating
150
150
d. Portable Facility
1. Rock crushing
2,700
2,700
2. Asphalt
2,700
2,700
3. Concrete
2,700
2,700
4. Nonoperating
165
165
Sand and Gravel - Individual Permit
a. Mining Activities
1. Mining, screening, washing, and/or crushing
3,580
3,580
2. Nonoperating
175
175
b. Asphalt Production and Recycling
1. 0 - < 50,000 tons per year
1,550
1,550
2. 50,000 - < 300,000 tons per year
3,580
3,580
3. 300,000 tons per year and greater
4,480
4,480
4. Nonoperating
175
175
c. Concrete Production and Recycling
1. 0 - < 25,000 cubic yards per year
1,550
1,550
2. 25,000 - < 200,000 cubic yards per year
3,580
3,580
3. 200,000 cubic yards per year and greater
4,480
4,480
4. Nonoperating
175
175
d. Portable Facility
1. Rock crushing
3,700
3,700
2. Asphalt
3,700
3,700
3. Concrete
3,700
3,700
4. Nonoperating
200
200
The sand and gravel annual fee is the sum of
						  the applicable fees for the permitted activities.
Seafood Processing
a. < 1,000 gpd
1,960
1,960
b. 1,000 - < 10,000 gpd
5,000
5,000
c. 10,000 - < 50,000 gpd
8,930
8,930
d. 50,000 - < 100,000 gpd
14,040
14,040
e. 100,000 gpd or greater
19,640
19,640
Shipyards
a. Per crane, travel lift, small boat lift
4,820
4,820
b. Per drydock under 250 feet in length
4,820
4,820
c. Per graving dock
4,820
4,800
d. Per marine way/ramp
7,230
7,230
e. Per syncolift
7,230
7,230
f. Per drydock 250 feet and over in length
9,640
9,640
g. In-water vessel maintenance
9,640
9,640
The shipyard annual fee is the sum of the fees
						  for applicable
Solid Waste Sites (nonstormwater)
a. Nonputrescible
7,850
7,850
b. < 50 acres
15,700
15,700
c. 50 - < 100 acres
31,410
31,410
d. 100 - < 250 acres
39,260
39,260
e. 250 acres and greater
58,900
58,900
Textile Mills
78,500
78,500
Timber Products
a. Log Storage
3,930
3,930
b. Veneer
7,850
7,850
c. Sawmills
15,700
15,700
d. Hardwood, Plywood
27,480
27,480
e. Wood Preserving
37,700
37,700
Vegetable/Bulb Washing Facilities
a. < 1,000 gpd
150
200
b. 1,000 - < 5,000 gpd
280
300
c. 5,000 - < 10,000 gpd
550
600
d. 10,000 - < 20,000 gpd
1,100
1,180
e. 20,000 gpd and greater
1,830
1,930
Vehicle Maintenance and Freight Transfer
a. < 0.5 acre
3,930
3,930
b. 0.5 - < 1.0 acre
7,850
7,850
c. 1.0 acre and greater
11,780
11,780
Vessel Deconstruction
a. Base Fee
3,160
3,160
b. On land (per project)
3,550
3,550
c. On barge or drydock (per project)
4,850
4,850
d. In-Water (per project)
18,700
18,700
The vessel deconstruction annual fee is the sum
						  of the base fee and applicable subcategories.
Water Plants - General Permit
3,700
3,700
Water Plants - Individual Permit
5,300
5,300
Wineries - General Permit
a. < 24,999 gpy
300
300
b. 25,000 - < 39,999 gpy
440
440
c. 40,000 - < 54,999 gpy
680
680
d. 55,000 - < 69,999 gpy
910
910
e. 70,000 - < 99,999 gpy
1,150
1,150
f. 100,000 - < 299,999 gpy
1,660
1,660
g. 300,000 - < 699,999 gpy
4,970
4,970
h. 700,000 - < 999,999 gpy
11,600
11,600
i. 1,000,000 - < 1,999,999 gpy
16,600
16,600
j. 2,000,000 gpy and greater
33,200
33,200
Wineries - Individual Permit
a. < 24,999 gpy
430
430
b. 25,000 - < 39,999 gpy
630
630
c. 40,000 - < 54,999 gpy
960
960
d. 55,000 - < 69,999 gpy
1,300
1,300
e. 70,000 - < 99,999 gpy
1,650
1,650
f. 100,000 - < 299,999 gpy
2,370
2,370
g. 300,000 - < 699,999 gpy
7,110
7,110
h. 700,000 - < 999,999 gpy
16,600
16,600
i. 1,000,000 - < 1,999,999 gpy
23,760
23,760
j. 2,000,000 gpy and greater
47,000
47,000
(a) Facilities
			 are assessed a fee or fees that best aligns with the category and subcategory
			 relevant to their water quality discharge. Except for CAFO, RCRA, sand and
			 gravel, shipyard, and vessel deconstruction that operate within multiple fee
			 subcategories, if the facility fits within several categories or subcategories,
			 then the permit holder is assessed the highest fee.
(b) CAFO, fruit packing, sand and gravel,
			 vessel deconstruction and winery permit holders must submit information to the
			 department certifying annual unit amounts or production during the previous
			 calendar year. The permit holder must submit the information to the department
			 by the required due date. Failure to provide this information will result in a
			 fee determination based on the highest subcategory for which the facility has
			 received permit coverage.
(c)
			 Information submitted on the required form must include a signature certifying
			 the information is correct:
(i) For a
			 corporation, by an authorized corporate officer;
(ii) For a limited partnership, by an
			 authorized partner;
(iii) For a
			 general partnership, by an authorized general partner; or
(iv) For a sole proprietorship, by the
			 proprietor.
(d) The
			 department may verify information submitted and, if it determines that false
			 statements have been made, it will, revise both current and previously granted
			 fee determinations as appropriate, in addition to taking other actions provided
			 by law.
(e) Fees for fruit packing
			 facilities discharging only noncontact cooling water without additives shall
			 pay the lesser of the applicable fee in the fruit packing or noncontact cooling
			 water without additives categories. Any inactive fruit packing facility shall
			 be assessed the lowest bin per year fee or lowest noncontact cooling water fee,
			 as determined by the department.
(f) Where no clear industrial facility
			 category exists for placement of a permit holder, the department will place the
			 permit holder in a category with dischargers or permit holders that contain or
			 use similar properties or processes or a category that contains similar
			 permitting complexities. If no such category exists, the department will assess
			 the minimum permit fee as specified in this section, until an appropriate
			 permit fee category can be added to the rule.
(g) Hazardous waste cleanup sites and EPA
			 authorized RCRA corrective action sites where the department has begun cost
			 recovery through chapter 70A.305 RCW shall not pay an annual permit fee under
			 this chapter until such time as the cost recovery under chapter 70A.305 RCW
			 ceases.
(h) Any permit holder (with
			 the exception of nonoperating portable facilities and fruit packing
			 operations), who has not been in continuous operation within a consecutive
			 18-month period to include the assessed fiscal year or who commits to not being
			 in operation for a consecutive 18-month period or longer may request their
			 annual permit fee be reduced to the inactive rate by submitting the required
			 request form. The inactive rate is 25 percent of the annual permit fee that
			 would otherwise be assessed. The inactive status may be verified by the
			 appropriate department staff. After the inactive status for the 18-month period
			 ends, the permit fee returns to the full amount. The permit holder must submit
			 another form to extend the inactive rate for another 18 months.
If a permit holder resumes operations during the 18-month
				inactive status, the full permit fee is due for that fiscal year. The inactive
				rate fee paid, will be applied to the full fee due.
(i) Facilities with subcategories based on
			 gallons per day (gpd) shall have their annual permit fee determined by using
			 the maximum daily flow or maximum monthly average permitted flow in gallons per
			 day as specified in the waste discharge permit, whichever is greater.
(j) RCRA corrective action sites requiring a
			 waste discharge permit are assessed a separate annual permit fee regardless of
			 whether the discharge is authorized by a separate permit or by a modification
			 to an existing permit for a discharge other than that resulting from the
			 corrective action.