Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 8 - WATER USE EFFICIENCY › FEES › Section 246-290-990 - Water system evaluation and project review and approval fees

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The fees for
					 the review and approval of water system plans, project reports, construction
					 documents, existing systems, and related evaluations required under chapters
					 246-290, 246-291, 246-293, 246-294, and 246-295 WAC are:
(a) Water system plans required under WAC
					 246-290-100,
					 246-290-105,
					 246-291-140,
					 246-293-220, and
					 246-293-230.
Group A
Project Type
Group B
<100 Services
100 to 500 Services
501 to 999 Services
1,000 to 9,999 Services
10,000 or more Services
Water system plan (New and Updated)
$138
$491
$1,206
$2,280
$3,705
$5,484
Minor water system plan alteration
$31
$115
$293
$565
$919
$1,349
(b) Satellite management agency (SMA) plans
					 for Group A and Group B water systems required under WAC
					 246-295-040.
Total Active or Approved
									 Services
Project Type
<100 Services
100 to 500 Services
501 to 999 Services
1,000 to 9,999 Services
10,000 or more Services
SMA plan for ownership (New and Updated)
$491
$1,206
$2,280
$3,705
$5,484
SMA approval amendment
$102 per hour or appropriate fee from category
									 above, whichever is less
SMA plan for operation only (New and
									 Updated)
$1,206
$1,206
$1,206
$1,206
$1,206
Note:
SMAs owning water systems and submitting
								  planning documents to the department for review shall be charged only the SMA
								  fee.
(c) New plan elements required under WAC
					 246-290-100,
					 246-290-105,
					 246-290-125,
					 246-290-132,
					 246-290-135,
					 246-290-691, and 246-291-140
					 including:
(i) Water use efficiency;
					 and
(ii) Wellhead protection, shall
					 be reviewed separately by the department and the fee assessed shall reflect the
					 time spent for this review and shall be calculated based on $102 per hour.
					 After the initial submittal, updated information shall be reviewed as part of
					 the updated water system plan and the review fee shall be included in the
					 applicable updated plan review fee listed under (a) or (b) of this
					 subsection.
(d) Project
					 reports required under WAC
					 246-290-110 and design reports
					 required under WAC
					 246-291-120.
Group A
Project Type
Group B
<100 Services
100 to 500 Services
501 to 999 Services
1,000 to 9,999 Services
10,000 or more Services
All types of filtration or other complex
									 treatment processes
$348
$710
$1,103
$1,598
$2,204
$2,922
Chemical addition only, such as ion exchange,
									 hypochlorination, or fluoridation
$102
$205
$348
$525
$743
$994
Complete water system (an additional fee shall
									 be assessed for review of treatment facility, if any)
$205
$491
$778
$1,137
$1,564
$2,061
System modifications requiring a detailed
									 evaluation to determine whether the system, as modified, will comply with
									 regulations (an additional fee shall be assessed for review of treatment
									 facility, if any)
$138
$348
$565
$851
$1, 206
$1,626
Note:
In accordance with WAC
								  246-290-125, project reports are
								  not required for minor projects that are described in sufficient detail in an
								  approved water system plan, and have been reviewed as part of the process for
								  approving the water system plan.
(e) Special reports or plans required under
					 WAC 246-290-230,
					 246-290-235,
					 246-290-250,
					 246-290-470,
					 246-290-636,
					 246-290-640,
					 246-290-654,
					 246-290-676, 246-291-230
					 including:
(i) Corrosion control
					 recommendation report;
(ii)
					 Corrosion control study;
(iii) Plan
					 to cover uncovered reservoirs;
(iv)
					 Predesign study;
(v) Uncovered
					 reservoir plan of operation;
(vi)
					 Tracer study plan;
(vii) Surface
					 water or GWI treatment facility operations plan;
(viii) Filtration pilot study; or
(ix) GWI determination reports, shall be
					 reviewed by the department and the fee assessed shall reflect the time spent
					 for this review and shall be calculated based on $102 per hour.
(f) Construction documents
					 required under WAC 246-290-120 and design reports required under WAC
					 246-291-120.
Group A
Project Type
Group B
<100 Services
100 to 500 Services
501 to 999 Services
1,000 to 9,999 Services
10,000 or more Services
All types of filtration or other complex
									 treatment processes
$348
$710
$1,103
$1,598
$2,204
$2,922
Chemical addition only, such as ion exchange,
									 hypochlorination, or fluoridation
$102
$205
$348
$525
$743
$994
Complete new water system except treatment (an
									 additional fee shall be assessed for review of treatment facility, if
									 any)
$281
$633
$919
$1,279
$1,709
$2,204
New source only (an additional fee shall be
									 assessed for review of treatment facility, if any)
$205
$382
$525
$710
$919
$1,172
One or more of the following submitted as a
									 package and not requiring a detailed evaluation as determined by the
									 department: Water line installation, booster pump station, modifications to
									 source pumping, piping-valving, controls or storage reservoir (an additional
									 fee shall be assessed for review of treatment facility, if any)
$138
$241
$382
$565
$778
$1,027
Documents submitted for projects such as water
									 line installation, booster pump stations, modifications to source pumping,
									 piping/valving, controls or storage reservoirs as determined by the department
									 where such projects:
Comply with design standards established by the
									 department;
Are prepared by a professional engineer in
									 accordance with WAC
									 246-290-040; and
Do not require a detailed evaluation by the
									 department.
$64
$118
$198
$281
$389
$512
(g) Existing system approval required under
					 WAC 246-290-140 and 246-291-130. For the purpose of this subsection the
					 department shall determine whether a system is expanding or nonexpanding.
Group A
Project Type
Group B
<100 Services
100 to 500 Services
501 to 999 Services
1,000 to 9,999 Services
10,000 or more Services
NONEXPANDING system not requiring a detailed
									 evaluation by the department
$268
$539
$811
$1,083
$1,355
$1,626
NONEXPANDING system requiring a detailed
									 evaluation as determined by the department
$404
$811
$1,229
$1,626
$2,034
$2,441
EXPANDING system not requiring a detailed
									 evaluation by the department
$539
$1,083
$1,626
$2,169
$2,714
$3,256
EXPANDING system requiring a detailed
									 evaluation as determined by the department
$676
$1,355
$2,034
$2,714
$3,391
$4,072
(h) Other evaluations and approvals. As
					 applicable, these fees will be charged in addition to the basic fees assessed
					 under (a) through (h) of this subsection.
Group A
Project Type
Group B
<100 Services
100 to 500 Services
501 to 999 Services
1,000 to 9,999 Services
10,000 or more Services
Well-site evaluation and approval including the
									 site inspection and hydrogeologic information review.
$205
$309
$363
$451
$565
$710
Regulatory monitoring
									 plan1
No plan required
$198
$268
$337
$404
$471
Unfiltered system annual comprehensive
									 report
Not applicable
$404
$676
$947
$1,218
$1,489
1 A comprehensive
									 document containing coliform, inorganic chemical and organic chemical
									 monitoring plans in accordance with WAC
									 246-290-300.
Water system compliance report
$115
$115
$115
$115
$115
$115