Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-13-402 - [Effective 12/3/2025] Solid Waste Facilities Subject to Best Management Practices; Fees

A. The following solid waste facilities subject to best management practices under A.R.S. § 49-762.02 shall register with the Department and pay registration fees as provided in this Section:

1. A transfer facility, as defined in A.R.S. § 49-701, with a daily throughput of 180 cubic yards or less, but not including:

a. A material recovery facility where the incoming materials are primarily source separated recyclables; or

b. Community or neighborhood recycling bins including drop boxes, roll off containers, and plastic containers used to collect residential, business, or governmental recyclable solid waste.

2. A site at which more than 500 and fewer than 5,000 waste tires are stored on any day that is not required to obtain plan approval pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-762.

B. Initial registration. A new solid waste facility listed in subsection (A) shall not begin operation until the owner or operator registers with the Department on a form approved by the Department. The owner or operator of a new solid waste facility listed in subsection (A) shall submit an initial registration fee of $1,800 at the time of registration under this subsection.

C. Annual registration fee. The Department shall bill an annual registration fee of $1,500 to a registered solid waste facility listed in subsection (A) that has not filed a notice of termination of registration with the Department. The owner or operator of a registered solid waste facility listed in subsection (A) shall pay the annual registration fee within 30 days of invoice receipt.

D. Registration as a waste tire collection site under R18-13-1211 shall satisfy registration and fee requirements pursuant to this Section for a site under subsection (A)(2) of this Section.

E. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Director shall adjust the fee amounts in subsections (B) and (C) of this Section annually by the following method, except that no adjustment in any year shall exceed four percent of the fee amount of the preceding year:

1. Multiply the amount by the October CPI for the most recent year and then divide by the October CPI for the year 2024. The October CPI for any year is the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, all items, published by the United States Department of Labor at www.bls.gov/cpi/regional-resources.htm, for October of that year.

2. Round the result from subsection (E)(1) to the nearest cent. ADEQ shall post the new amounts on its webpage and install them in the billing software as soon as practicable.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-13-402

New Section made by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 348, effective 12/24/2024. Amended by Emergency Rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 1897, effective 6/6/2025, exp. 12/3/2025 (Emergency).