Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-14-108 - APP Water Quality Protection Services Flat Fees

A. The Department shall assess a flat fee for an APP water quality protection service listed in this Section.

B. Type 1 General Permits. No fee is required, except as stated in A.A.C. R18-9-A304(A)(2).

C. Fees for Type 2 and Type 3 General Permits and related water quality protection services are listed in Table 4, adjusted annually under subsection (E). For purposes of this Section, "complex" is defined in A.A.C. R18-1-501(9) . "Standard" means any permit that does not meet the definition of complex.

Table 4. Type 2 and 3 General Permit Fees

Permit Description	Permit Fee	Renewal Fee
Standard Type 2: 2.01, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, and 2.06	$2,141	$714
Complex Type 2: 2.02	$4,281	$1,427
Standard Type 3: 3.02, 3.03, 3.05, 3.06, and 3.07	$6,422	$2,141
Complex Type 3: 3.01 and 3.04	$10,703	$3,568
Amendment to Notice of Intent	Same as applicable renewal fee	N/A
Transfer of permit authorization	$71	N/A
If a site contains more than one facility covered by the same Type 2 or Type 3 General Permit and each facility is substantially similar in design, construction, and operation, the first facility is paid at the full applicable fee, and each additional facility is:	Half the applicable fee	Half the applicable fee

D. Fees for Type 4 General Permits and related water quality protection services are listed in Table 5, adjusted annually under subsection (E).

Table 5. Type 4 General Permit Fees

Water Quality Protection Service	Description	Permit Fee
4.01 General Permit: Sewage Collection Systems	Under each Notice of Intent to Discharge, the fee is assessed on a per-component basis for the components listed below and is assessed cumulatively up to the maximum fee: * Maximum fee * Force mains with design flow less than or equal to 10,000 gpd * Each additional increment of 50,000 gpd or less of force mains * Gravity sewer with design flow less than or equal to 10,000 gpd * Each additional increment of 50,000 gpd or less of gravity sewer * Each sewer lift station * Each depressed sewer * Realignment of existing sewer for a contiguous project that is less than 300 linear feet with no change in design flow or pipe size	$35,675 $1,427 $1,427 $1,427 $1,427 $1,427 $1,427 $714
4.01 General Permit courtesy review	If an applicant requests courtesy review, the Department shall approve or deny the request. When determining whether to approve a courtesy review request, the Department shall consider the complexity of the project and the Department's current work load	One-third applicable fee upon submittal, then balance of fee if Notice of Intent to Discharge is submitted with final documentation within 180 days of first submittal
4.23 General Permit: 3,000 to less than 24,000 Gallons per day Design Flow	* Onsite wastewater treatment facility with up to: * Three treatment technologies and disposal methods consisting of technologies or designs that are covered under other Type 4 general permits; and * Two onsite wastewater treatment facilities * Maximum fee (cumulative) * Each additional onsite wastewater treatment facility on same Notice of Intent to Discharge up to maximum fee * Each additional treatment technology or disposal method consisting of technologies or designs that are covered under other Type 4 general permits on same Notice of Intent to Discharge up to maximum fee	$5,137 $10,703 $1,712 $714
4.23 General Permit annual report	Annual report required under A.A.C. R18-9-E323(G)	$285
Type 4 General Permits (4.02 through 4.22)	* Maximum fee * First Type 4 general permit * Each additional Type 4 general permit on same Notice of Intent to Discharge	$5,280 $1,712 $714
Alternative Design under A.A.C. R18-9-A312(G)	A request for an alternative design, installation, or operational feature, per alternative design: * Type 4.01 general permit * All other Type 4 general permits	$1,070 $357
Interceptor under A.A.C. R18-9-A315	A design requiring an interceptor (per interceptor)	$143
Transfer	Transfer of discharge authorization	$71
Priority Review	If an applicant requests priority review, the Department shall approve or deny the request. When determining whether to approve a priority review request, the Department shall consider the complexity of the project and the Department's current work load.	Double the Applicable Fee (including any applicable maximum fee)

E. The Director shall adjust the APP water quality protection services flat fees listed in subsections (C) and (D) every August 1, to the nearest $10, beginning August 4, 2023, by multiplying the APP water quality protection services flat 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.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-14-108

Adopted effective November 15, 1996 (Supp. 96-4). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 564, effective January 2, 2001 (Supp. 01-1). New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 851, effective July 1, 2010 (Supp. 10-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1505, effective July 1, 2010 (Supp. 10-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 17 A.A.R. 568, effective July 1, 2011 (Supp. 11-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 1869, effective 8/4/2023.