Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-14-102 - Hourly Rate and Maximum Fees for Water Quality Protection Services
A. The Department
shall assess and collect an hourly rate fee for a water quality protection
service, except for APP minor permit amendments specified under A.A.C.
R18-9-A211(C)(1), (2) and
(3) and A.A.C. R18-9-B906(B), unless a flat
fee is otherwise designated in this Article, and UIC minor modifications
specified under A.A.C. R18-9-C633(A).
B. Hourly rate fees. The Department shall
calculate the fee using an hourly rate of $174, adjusted annually under
subsection (D), except for the UIC program, where the Department shall
calculate the fee using an hourly rate of $145, and the AWP program, where the
Department shall calculate the fee using an hourly rate of $223, both adjusted
annually under subsection (D). These rates shall then be multiplied by the
number of review hours to provide a water quality protection service, plus any
applicable review-related costs, up to the maximum fee specified in subsection
(C), adjusted annually under subsection (D).
C. Maximum fees for a water quality
protection service assessed at an hourly rate in Table 1, adjusted annually
under subsection (D).
D. The
Director shall adjust the hourly rate and maximum fees listed in subsections
(B) and (C) every August 1 to the nearest $10, beginning August 4, 2023, by
multiplying the hourly rate or maximum fee by the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
for the most recent year, and then dividing by the CPI for the year 2023. The
CPI for any year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers, Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, all items published by the United
States Department of Labor, as of the close of the 12-month period ending on
June 30 of that year.
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A. The Department shall assess and collect an hourly rate fee for a water quality protection service , except for APP minor permit amendments specified under A.A.C. R18-9-A211(C)(1), (2) and (3) and A.A.C. R18-9-B906(B), unless a flat fee is otherwise designated in this Article, and UIC minor modifications specified under A.A.C. R18-9-C633(A).
B. Hourly rate fees. The Department shall calculate the fee using an hourly rate of $ 174, adjusted annually under subsection (D), except for the UIC program, where the Department shall calculate the fee using an hourly rate of $145, adjusted annually under subsection (D). These rates shall then be multiplied by the number of review hours to provide a water quality protection service , plus any applicable review-related costs , up to the maximum fee specified in subsection (C), adjusted annually under subsection (D).
C. Maximum fees for a water quality protection service assessed at an hourly rate in Table 1, adjusted annually under subsection (D).
D. The Director shall adjust the hourly rate and maximum fees listed in subsections (B) and (C) every August 1 to the nearest $10, beginning August 4, 2023, by multiplying the hourly rate or maximum fee by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the most recent year, and then dividing by the CPI for the year 2023. The CPI for any year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, all items published by the United States Department of Labor, as of the close of the 12-month period ending on June 30 of that year.