(3) To ensure
protection of public health, safety, and welfare, any
construction,
modification, or operation of an
installation which may be a source of
pollution, or of a public drinking water supply, shall be in accordance with
sound professional engineering practices pursuant to Chapter 471, F.S.; and all
final geological papers or documents involving the practice of the profession
of geology shall be in accordance with sound professional geological practices
pursuant to Chapter 492, F.S. All applications for a
Department permit shall be
certified by a professional engineer registered in the State of Florida except,
when the application is for renewal of an air pollution
operation permit at a
non-Title V source as defined in Rule
62-210.200, F.A.C., or where
professional engineering is not required by Chapter 471, F.S. Where required by
Chapter 471 or 492, F.S., applicable portions of
permit applications and
supporting documents which are submitted to the
Department for public record
shall be signed and sealed by the professional(s) who prepared or approved
them.
(4) Processing fees are as
follows:
(a) Air Pollution Permits.
1. Construction Permit Fee for an Emissions
Unit Requiring Prevention of Significant Deterioration or Nonattainment Area
Preconstruction Review. The processing fee for a
construction permit for an
emissions unit requiring a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) or
Nonattainment Area (NAA) preconstruction review pursuant to Rule
62-212.400 or
62-212.500, F.A.C.,
respectively, shall be $7, 500.00.
2. Construction Permit Fee for an Emissions
Unit Not Requiring Prevention of Significant Deterioration or Nonattainment
Area Preconstruction Review. No processing fee shall be required for a
construction permit for an emissions unit not requiring Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (PSD) or Nonattainment Area (NAA) preconstruction
review, if the facility containing the emissions unit holds an air
operation
permit issued pursuant to Chapter 62-213, F.A.C. For any such emissions unit at
a facility not holding a Chapter 62-213, F.A.C., air
operation permit, the
processing fee shall be as follows:
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a. Construction permit for an emissions unit having
potential emissions of 100 or more tons per year of any single
pollutant.
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$5,000.00
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b. Construction permit for an emissions unit having
potential emissions of 50 or more tons per year, but less than 100 tons per
year, of any single pollutant.
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$4,500.00
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c. Construction permit for an emissions unit having
potential emissions of 25 or more tons per year, but less than 50 tons per
year, of any single pollutant.
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$2,000.00
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d. Construction permit for an emissions unit having
potential emissions of 5 or more tons per year, but less than 25 tons per year,
of any single pollutant.
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$1,000.00
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e. Construction permit for an emissions unit having
potential emissions of less than 5 tons per year of each pollutant.
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$250.00
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3. Operation Permit Fee for an Emissions Unit at a
Non-Title V Source.
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a. Operation permit for an emissions unit required to
measure actual emissions by stack sampling.
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$1,500.00
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b. Operation permit for an emissions unit required to
measure actual emissions by any method other than stack sampling (such as
visible emissions observation or continuous emissions monitoring).
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$1,000.00
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c. Operation permit for an emissions unit not
required to measure actual emissions.
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$750.00
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4.
Similar Emissions Unit Fee. Where new or existing multiple emissions units
located at the same facility are substantially similar in nature, the applicant
may submit a single application and any required permit fee for construction or
operation of the emissions units at the facility. To be considered
substantially similar each of the emissions units must be substantially similar
in regard to each of the following: nominal description or type of emissions
unit; type of fuel burned; type of material processed, stored, or handled; type
of air pollution control equipment; regulated pollutants emitted; applicable
emissions standards; and applicable regulatory control criteria. For a
construction permit, the single application fee shall be the fee that would
apply for a single emissions unit with emissions that equal the total of the
potential emissions of all of the substantially similar emissions units at the
facility. The fee for an operation permit for a group of similar emissions
units at the same facility, submitted under the same application and with the
same emissions testing or monitoring requirements, shall be the fee that would
apply to any emissions unit in the group if each emissions unit were being
permitted singly.
5. Multiple
Emissions Unit Fee. If the Department issues a single construction or operation
permit covering multiple emissions units or groups of similar emissions units
at a facility, the permit processing fee shall be the sum of the fees
applicable to each emissions unit and group of similar emissions units covered
by the permit.
(b)
Domestic Wastewater Facility Permits.
1.
Preliminary Design Report reviews for Types I, II, and III domestic wastewater
facilities as defined in Rule
62-600.200, F.A.C. For new
domestic wastewater facilities, the fee for review of a preliminary design
report shall be in addition to the application processing fee.
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Type II
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Type III
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a. Treatment plant with or without reuse/disposal
system.
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$5,000.00
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$3,750.00
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$1,200.00
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b. Reuse/land application system and associated
transmission/distribution facilities, when applied for separately from the
treatment facility.
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$5,000.00
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$3,750.00
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$1,200.00
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c. Residuals/septage management facility.
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$7,500.00
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$4,000.00
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$1,200.00
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d. Limited wet weather discharge.
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$1,000.00
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$800.00
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$600.00
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2.
Wastewater permits for Types I, II, and III domestic wastewater facilities as
defined in Rule
62-600.200, F.A.C.
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Type I
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Type II
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Type III
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a. Treatment plant with or without reuse/disposal
system.
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$5,000.00
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$3,000.00
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$1,000.00
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b. Reuse/land application system and associated
transmission/distribution facilities, when applied for separately from the
treatment facility.
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$5,000.00
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$3,000.00
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$1,000.00
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c. Residuals/septage management facility.
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$7,500.00
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$4,000.00
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$1,000.00
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d. Limited wet weather discharge.
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$1,000.00
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$800.00
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$600.00
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e. Wastewater permits for Type III facilities having
a permitted capacity of less than 10, 000 gallons per day shall be
$600.
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3.
Wastewater
Permit for a surface water discharge, when applied for separately
from the treatment facility.
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a. Type I facility.
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$2,000.00
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b. Type II facility.
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$1000.00
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c. Type III facility.
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$500.00
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4.
Minor revisions, as defined in Rule
62-620.200, F.A.C., to
wastewater permits for domestic wastewater facilities other than minor
modifications of permits listed in paragraph
62-4.050(4)(s),
F.A.C.
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a. Type I facility.
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$500.00
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b. Type II facility.
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$300.00
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c. Type III facility.
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$100.00
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5.
Substantial revisions, as defined in Rule
62-620.200, F.A.C., to wastewater
permits for domestic wastewater facilities shall require a new wastewater
permit application and applicable fee. The applicable application fee shall be:
a. For substantial revisions resulting from
substantial modifications to the facility which require an antidegradation
determination as specified in Rule
62-4.242, F.A.C., or which
increase the permitted capacity of the treatment, reuse, or disposal system,
the preliminary design report fee specified in subparagraph (4)(b)1.
b. For substantial revisions resulting from
substantial modifications to the facility, but which do not require an
antidegradation determination as specified in Rule
62-4.242, F.A.C., and which
do not increase the permitted capacity of the treatment, reuse, or disposal
system, 50 percent of the preliminary design report fee specified in
subparagraph (4)(b)1.
c. For
substantial revisions not associated with substantial modifications to the
facility, 20 percent of the applicable application fee specified in
subparagraph (4)(b)2.
6.
Generic
Permit for domestic wastewater treatment facilities.
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a. Treatment facility with permitted capacity of
10,000 gallons per day up to 100,000 gallons per day shall be:
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$1,000.00
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b. Treatment facility with permitted capacity less
than 10,000 gallons per day shall be:
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$600.00
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7.
Construction Permit for domestic wastewater collection/transmission system.
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a. Domestic wastewater collection/transmission system
serving 10 or more.
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$500.00
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Equivalent Dwelling Units (EDUs). An EDU is equal to
3.5 persons.
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b. Domestic wastewater collection/transmission system
serving less than 10 EDUs.
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$300.00
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(c) Industrial Wastewater Facility Permits.
1. Wastewater permits for Group 1 industrial
wastewater treatment facilities which discharge process wastewater, as defined
in Rule
62-620.200, F.A.C., from the following industry categories: Citrus
Processing; Textiles; Organic Chemicals, Plastics, and Synthetic Fibers;
Inorganic Chemicals; Soaps and Detergents; Fertilizer Manufacturing; Petroleum
Refining; Iron and Steel Manufacturing; Nonferrous Metals; Phosphate
Manufacturing; Steam Electric Power Generating; Asbestos Manufacturing; Pulp,
Paper, and Paper Board; Builders Paper and Board Mills; Coal Mining; Phosphate
Mining and Beneficiation; Ore Mining and Dressing; Paint Formulating; Ink
Formulating; Gum and Wood Chemicals Manufacturing; Pesticides Chemicals
Manufacturing; Explosives Manufacturing; Battery Manufacturing; Mechanized
Scallop Processing; Distilled, Rectified, and Blended Liquors; Sugar Cane
Processing.
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a. Surface water discharges.
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$7,500.00
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b. Non-surface water discharges only.
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$6,000.00
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2.
Wastewater permits for Group 2 industrial wastewater treatment facilities which
discharge process wastewater, as defined in Rule
62-620.200, F.A.C., from the
following industry categories: Cement Manufacturing; Leather Tanning and
Finishing; Glass Manufacturing; Rubber Processing; Carbon Black Manufacturing;
Metal Molding and Casting; Coil Coating; Porcelain Enameling; Aluminum Forming;
Copper Forming; Electrical and Electronic Components; Nonferrous Metals Forming
and Metal Powders.
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a. Surface water discharges.
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$5,000.00
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b. Non-surface water discharges only.
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$4,000.00
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3.
Wastewater permits for Group 3 industrial wastewater treatment facilities which
discharge process wastewater, as defined in Rule
62-620.200, F.A.C., from the
following industry categories: Bulk Oil Terminals, Drawdown and Loading Rack
Discharges; Dairy Products; Canned and Preserved Fruits and Vegetables; Canned
and Preserved Seafood; Concrete Batch Plants; Timber Products; Mineral Mining
and Processing; Peat Mining; Plastic Molding and Forming; Aquaculture
Facilities.
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a. Surface water discharges.
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$2,500.00
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b. Non-surface water discharges only.
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$2,000.00
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4.
Wastewater permits for Group 4 industrial wastewater treatment facilities which
discharge industrial wastewater from the following: Animal Feeding Operations,
Feedlots, Egg Production Facilities.
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a. Feedlots with greater than the number of animals
listed in subsection 62-670.200(3),
or Rule 62-620.435, F.A.C.
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$2,500.00
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b. Feedlots, Other
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$1,500.00
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c. Egg Production Facility, Major.
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$2,500.00
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d. Egg Production Facility, Other.
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$1,500.00
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5.
Wastewater permits for Group 5 industrial wastewater treatment facilities which
discharge concentrate and regenerant from Reverse Osmosis, Membrane Softening,
Ultrafiltration, Ion Exchange Units, and similar processes at Drinking Water
Treatment Facilities.
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a. Design daily discharge flow of greater than
500,000 gpd.
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$6,000.00
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b. Design daily discharge flow of greater than
100,000 gpd up to 500,000 gpd.
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$4,000.00
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c. Design daily discharge flow of greater than 10,000
gpd up to 100,000 gpd.
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$2,000.00
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d. Design daily discharge flow of 10,000 gpd or
less.
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$750.00
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6.
Wastewater permits for Group 6 industrial wastewater treatment facilities which
discharge once-through non-contact cooling water.
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a. Greater than 100 million BTU/hour heat
loss.
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$6,000.00
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b. Greater than 20 million BTU/hour, up to 100
million BTU/hour.
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$3,000.00
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c. Greater than 1 million BTU/hour, up to 20 million
BTU/hour heat loss.
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$1,500.00
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d. 1 million BTU/hour, or less, heat loss.
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$500.00
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7.
Wastewater permits for industrial wastewater treatment facilities in industry
categories not specified in Groups 1 through 3 which discharge process
wastewater to surface waters, or industrial wastewater treatment facilities
which discharge non-process wastewater, as defined in Rule
62-620.200, F.A.C.,
but excluding once-through non-contact cooling water, to surface waters.
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a. Design daily flow of greater than 500,000
gpd.
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$5,000.00
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b. Design daily flow of greater than 100,000 gpd up
to 500,000 gpd.
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$3,000.00
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c. Design daily flow of greater than 50,000 gpd up to
100,000 gpd.
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$2,000.00
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d. Design daily flow of 50,000 gpd or less.
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$1,000.00
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8.
Wastewater permits for industrial wastewater treatment facilities in industry
categories not specified in Groups 1 through 3 which discharge process
wastewater to other than surface waters, or industrial wastewater treatment
facilities which discharge non-process wastewater, as defined in Rule
62-620.200, F.A.C., but excluding once-through non-contact cooling water, to
other than surface waters.
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a. Design daily flow of greater than 500,000
gpd.
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$4,000.00
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b. Design daily flow of greater than 100,000 gpd up
to 500,000 gpd.
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$2,500.00
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c. Design daily flow of greater than 50,000 gpd up to
100,000 gpd.
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$1,500.00
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d. Design daily flow of 50,000 gpd or less.
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$750.00
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9.
Wastewater permits for industrial wastewater treatment facilities which recycle
the wastewater and have no discharge to surface or ground waters, and are not
otherwise exempt from permitting.
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a. Facilities recycling greater than 10,000
gpd.
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$500.00
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b. Facilities recycling 10,000 gpd or less.
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$100.00
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10.
Minor revisions, as defined in subsection
62-620.200(24),
F.A.C., to wastewater permits for industrial wastewater facilities other than
minor modifications of permits listed in paragraph
62-4.050(4)(q),
F.A.C.
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a. Facilities which have no discharge to surface or
ground waters.
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$100.00
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b. All others.
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$250.00
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11.
Substantial revisions, as defined in subsection
62-620.200(45),
F.A.C., to wastewater permits for existing industrial wastewater facilities
shall require a new wastewater
permit application and applicable fee. The
applicable fee shall be:
a. For substantial
revisions resulting from substantial modifications to the facility which
require an antidegradation determination as specified in Rule
62-4.242, F.A.C.,
or which increase the permitted capacity of the treatment or disposal system,
the full applicable application fee.
b. For substantial revisions resulting from
substantial modifications to the facility, but which do not require an
antidegradation determination as specified in Rule
62-4.242, F.A.C., and which
do not increase the permitted capacity of the treatment or disposal system, 50
percent of the applicable application fee.
c. For substantial revisions not associated
with substantial modifications to the facility, 20 percent of the applicable
application fee or $250.00, whichever is greater.
12. The fee for review of engineering reports
for new industrial facilities shall be in the same amount as the applicable
application processing fee for the facility and shall be in addition to the
application processing fee.
13.
Industrial wastewater general and generic permits.
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a. General and generic permits requiring Professional
Engineer or Professional Geologist certification.
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$500.00
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b. General and generic permits not requiring
Professional Engineer or Professional Geologist certification.
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$100.00
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14. Collection systems for industrial wastewater
treatment facilities.
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$500.00
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15. A permitted facility which falls in more than one
of the fee categories in subparagraphs (4)(c)1. through 8., shall not be
subject to multiple fees, but shall pay the larger of the fees.
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(d) Stormwater facilities or activities
regulated under Section
403.0885, F.S.
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1. Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge from Large
and Small Construction Activities.
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a. Activities disturbing 5 or more acres
(large).
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$400.00
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b. Activities disturbing 1 acre of land or greater
and less than 5 acres (small).
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$250.00
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2. Multi-Sector Generic Permit for Stormwater
Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity.
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$500.00
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3. No Exposure Certification for Exclusion from NPDES
Stormwater Permitting.
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$200.00
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4. Stormwater discharge associated with industrial
activity permitted under Chapter 62-620, F.A.C.
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$1,000.00
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5. Generic Permit for Discharge of Stormwater from
Phase II Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s):
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a. Phase II MS4s in jurisdiction with a population of
50,000 or greater as determined by the 2000 Decennial Census by the U.S. Bureau
of Census.
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$11,700.00
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b. Phase II MS4s in a jurisdiction with a population
of greater than 10,000 but less than 50,000 as determined by the 2000 Decennial
Census by the U.S. Bureau of Census.
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$7,988.00
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c. Phase II MS4s in a jurisdiction with a population
of 10,000 or less as determined by the 2,000 Decennial Census by the U.S.
Bureau of Census; Florida Department of Transportation facilities.
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$5,625.00
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(e)
Wetland Resource Management (Dredge and Fill) Permits. This paragraph pertains
to projects that have been grandfathered according to Sections 373.414(11)
(1994 Supp.), (12)(a) (1994 Supp.), (13), (14), (15) or (16), F.S., and
projects, or portions thereof, located in the Northwest Florida Water
Management District.
1. Dredge and fill
construction projects up to and including 5 years:
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a. Standard form projects including dredge and fill
activities that affect 10 or more acres of jurisdictional area pursuant to
subsection 62-312.070(2),
F.A.C.
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$4,000.00
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b. Standard form construction projects that involve
the construction of new docking facilities pursuant to Rule 62-312.070, F.A.C.,
that provide:
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(I) 50 or more new boat slips.
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$4,000.00
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(II) 25 to 49 new boat slips.
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$4,000.00
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(III) 10 to 24 new boat slips.
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$2,480.00
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(IV) 3 to 9 new boat slips.
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$830.00
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(V) 0 to 2 new boat slips.
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$500.00
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c. Short form construction projects involving
dredging or filling of 9.99 acres or less of jurisdictional area, pursuant to
subsection 62-312.070(2),
F.A.C.
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$830.00
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d. Short form construction projects involving the
construction of new docking or boardwalk facilities, pursuant to Rule
62-312.070, F.A.C., that provide:
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(I) 0 to 2 new boat slips.
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$500.00
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(II) 3 to 9 new boat slips.
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$830.00
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(III) The addition of 3 to 20 docking slips to
existing functional docking facilities where the total facility will not exceed
50 slips and the existing and proposed slips are not associated with commercial
facilities or facilities which provide supplies or services required for
boating activities.
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$760.00
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e. Short form and standard form projects solely for
environmental restoration or enhancement activities, provided such activities
are not associated with a mitigation bank and are not being implemented as
mitigation for other activities that require a permit under Part IV of Chapter
373, F.S.
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$250.00
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2.
Dredge and fill
construction permits in excess of 5 years:
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a. Short form permits from 6 years up to and
including 10 years.
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$4,950.00
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b. Standard form permits for 6 years.
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$10,650.00
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c. Standard form permits for 7 years.
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$12,430.00
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d. Standard form permits for 8 years.
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$14,200.00
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e. Standard form permits for 9 years.
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$15,980.00
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f. Standard form permits for 10 years.
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$17,750.00
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g. Standard form permits for 11 years.
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$19,530.00
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h. Standard form permits for 12 years.
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$21,300.00
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i. Standard form permits for 13 years.
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$23,080.00
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j. Standard form permits for 14 years.
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$24,850.00
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k. Standard form permits for 15 years.
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$25,000.00
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l. Standard form permits for 16 years.
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$25,000.00
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m. Standard form permits for 17 years.
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$25,000.00
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n. Standard form permits for 18 years.
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$25,000.00
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o. Standard form permits for 19 years.
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$25,000.00
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p. Standard form permits for 20 years.
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$25,000.00
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q. Standard form permits for 21 years.
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$25,000.00
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r. Standard form permits for 22 years.
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$25,000.00
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s. Standard form permits for 23 years.
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$25,000.00
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t. Standard form permits for 24 years.
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$25,000.00
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u. Standard form permits for 25 years.
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$25,000.00
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v. 6 to 10-year permits for beach restoration
projects approved pursuant to Chapter 161, F.S., and to maintenance dredge
navigation channels, port harbors, turning basins and harbor berths located
within deepwater ports, pursuant to Section
403.816, F.S.
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$5,000.00
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w. Permits for phosphate and attapulgite mines with a
duration of greater than 25 years pursuant to the provisions of Section
373.414(15),
F.S.
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$25,000.00
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x. Modifications involving permits issued pursuant to
Section 403.816, F.S., or Chapter 62-45,
F.A.C.
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$1,000.00
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y. 6 to 25-year permits pursuant to Chapter 62-45,
F.A.C., and all permits under Section
403.816, F.S.
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$5,000.00
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z. Short form and standard form projects solely for
environmental restoration or enhancement activities, provided such activities
are not associated with a mitigation bank and are not being implemented as
mitigation for other activities that require a permit under Part IV of Chapter
373, F.S.
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$250.00
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3.
Mitigation Banks:
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a. Mitigation Bank Permit, other than Conceptual
Approval Permit.
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$6,050.00
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b. Credit Release (credit available for sale).
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$330.00
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c. Credit Withdrawal (actual use of credit).
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$0.00
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d. Mitigation Bank Conceptual Approval Permit.
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$6,050.00
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e. Major modifications involving changes to one or
more of the following components: service area; credit assessment; success or
release criteria; hydrologic structures or alterations; construction or
mitigation design that does not increase the project area; elimination of
lands; or monitoring or management plans:
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(I) Affecting one of the above components.
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$1,340.00
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(II) Affecting two of the above components.
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$2,680.00
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(III) Affecting three of the above components.
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$4,020.00
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4.
Modifications:
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a. Major modifications of Standard Form and Short
Form Permits, as determined by Rule
62-312.100, F.A.C., and
mitigation banks under Chapter 62-342, F.A.C., that increase the project area
or involve four or more of the components listed in sub-subparagraph
62-4.050(4)(e)
3.e., F.A.C., other than for Class I solid waste disposal facilities or as
otherwise specified above
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Same fee as for a new application for the
activity
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b. Minor modifications of Standard Form and Short
Form Permits, including mitigation banks, where the modification will not
require substantial technical evaluation by the Department, will not lead to
substantially different environmental impacts or will lessen the impacts of the
original permit, and as further determined by Rule 62-312.100, F.A.C., other
than for Class I solid waste disposal facilities or as otherwise specified
above:
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(I) To correct minor errors or typographical mistakes
and that do not involve technical review.
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$0.00
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(II) To incorporate changes requested by the
Department or required through permits issued by other regulatory agencies, and
to change due dates for reporting or performance deadlines when such changes in
the due date do not involve any new work, any new work locations, or any new
activities, and will not alter, replace, or otherwise eliminate the
requirements for otherwise performing the work required by the permit.
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$0.00
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(III) That consist of transfers of permits or time
extensions.
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$80.00
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(IV) That consist of minor technical changes which
involve new work, new work locations, new activities, or any other change which
alters, replaces, or otherwise eliminates the work authorized by the permit
when the original permit fee of the issued permit is less than $300, except for
modifications to permits issued pursuant to Section
403.816, F.S.
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$250.00
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(V) That consist of minor technical changes which
involve new work, new work locations, new activities, or any other change which
alters, replaces, or otherwise eliminates the work authorized by the permit
when the original permit fee of the issued permit is more than or equal to
$300, except for permits issued pursuant to Section
403.816, F.S.
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$420.00
|
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(VI) For minor modifications for Class I solid waste
disposal facilities.
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$2,110.00
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5. For
the purposes of determining the fee for wetlands resource management permits,
the term of duration for the permit shall be reduced by the period of time (in
yearly increments) during which no dredging or filling activity occurs or no
reclamation, restoration, or mitigation occurs and only minor monitoring and
maintenance activities are required. The fee for the full term shall be
submitted with the application. After the Department determines the period of
time that the term of the permit can be reduced, the excess fee shall be
returned.
6. For
permit
applications which involve a combination of the project fee categories listed
above, the highest fee that applies to the appropriate standard form or short
form project, pursuant to Rule
62-312.070, F.A.C., shall be charged.
7. Variances from permitting standards,
permit conditions, or water quality standards associated with a wetland
resource or mangrove alteration
permit application:
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a. Under Section
403.812, F.S.
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|
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(I) From the prohibition of subsection
62-312.080(7),
F.A.C.
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$170.00
|
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(II) Other variances.
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$830.00
|
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b. Under Section
120.542, F.S.
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$0.00
|
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8. Verification of qualification to use a general
permit, except:
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$250.00
|
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a. Paving of existing municipally owned roads under
Rule 62-312.824, F.A.C.
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$0.00
|
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b. Environmental enhancement and restoration
activities conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under Rule
62-312.825, F.A.C.
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$0.00
|
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9. Verification that an activity is exempt from
regulation under Section
403.813, F.S., or Part IV of
Chapter 373, F.S.
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$100.00
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(f) Mangrove Alteration and Trimming.
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1. Alteration of less than 20 mangroves under Section
403.9328, F.S.
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$420.00
|
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2. Alteration of 20 or more mangroves under Section
403.9328, F.S.
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$830.00
|
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3. General Permit under Section
403.9327, F.S.
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$250.00
|
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4. Verification of an exemption for trimming or
alteration.
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$0.00
|
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5. Minor modification, other than transfer & time
extensions.
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$250.00
|
|
6. Transfer of ownership or permit.
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$90.00
|
|
7. Time extension.
|
$90.00
|
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8. Variance under Section
403.9333, F.S.
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$170.00
|
(g)
Stormwater Permits under Chapter 62-25, F.A.C.
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1. Notice to use stormwater general permit per
paragraphs 62-25.801(1)(a) through
(d), F.A.C.
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$420.00
|
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2. Conversion of construction permit to
operation.
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$100.00
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(h)
Environmental Resource Permits. Processing fees required by the
Department and
the Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD) for activities
regulated under Chapter 62-330, F.A.C., are listed below. For purposes of
determining the applicable processing fee, the terms "activity," "project, "
"project area, " and "works" are as defined in Section 2.0 of the Applicant's
Handbook Volume I incorporated by reference in paragraph
62-330.010(4)(a),
F.A.C.
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1. Activities qualifying for an Agency's electronic
self-certification:
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|
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a. Self-certification in accordance with the general
permit under Section 403.814(12),
F.S.
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$0.00
|
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b. Self-certification for activities other than those
under Section 403.814(12),
F.S.
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$0.00
|
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2. Determination of qualification for an activity
exemption:
|
|
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a. Under Rules
62-330.050 and
62-330.051, F.A.C.
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$100.00
|
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b. Under Rule
62-330.0511, F.A.C.
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$0
|
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3. Determination of qualification to use a general
permit.
|
$250.00
|
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4. Individual or conceptual approval permit,
excluding permits for a mitigation bank:
|
|
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a. New application - the processing fee for a new
permit application shall be as determined from the categories below:
|
|
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(I) Total project area of less than 10 acres and less
than 1 acre of works in, on, or over wetlands and other surface waters, and
less than 10 new boat slips.
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$420.00
|
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(II) Project exceeds any of the thresholds in
4.a.(I), above, but involves a total project area of less than 40 acres, less
than 3 acres of works in, on, or over wetlands and other surface waters, and
less than 30 new boat slips.
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$1,500.00
|
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(III) Project exceeds any of the thresholds in
4.a.(II), above, but involves a total project area of less than 100 acres, less
than 10 acres of works in, on, or over wetlands and other surface waters, and
less than 50 new boat slips.
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$5,000.00
|
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(IV) Project exceeds any of the thresholds in
4.a.(III), above, but involves a total project area of less than 640 acres, and
less than 50 acres of works in, on, or over wetlands and other surface
waters.
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$9,000.00
|
|
(V) Project exceeds any of the thresholds in
4.a.(IV), above.
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$14,000.00
|
|
(VI) Project exclusively for agricultural or
silvicultural purposes; the fee for projects that are solely for agricultural
or silvicultural purposes shall be the same as that required by the Water
Management District in which the majority of the project area is located, in
accordance with Rule 40A-44.201, F.A.C, (7-1-98)
incorporated by reference herein (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-02680),
and Rules 40B-1.706,
40C-1.603,
40D-1.607, or
40E-1.607, F.A.C., as
applicable, as incorporated by reference in Rule
62-330.071, F.A.C.
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The fee shall be the same as that required by the
Water Management District in which the majority of the project area is
located.
|
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(VII) Individual or conceptual approval permit solely
for environmental restoration or enhancement, provided such activities are not
associated with a mitigation bank and are not being implemented as mitigation
for other activities that require a permit under Part IV of Chapter 373, F.S.
For purposes of this provision, the term "environmental restoration or
enhancement" means an action or actions designed and implemented solely to
convert degraded or altered uplands, wetlands, or other surface waters to
intact communities typical of those historically present, or to improve the
quality and condition of currently degraded wetlands or other surface waters to
a more healthy, functional, and sustaining condition for fish, wildlife, and
listed species.
|
$250.00
|
|
(VIII) Individual or conceptual approval permit
solely to retrofit an existing stormwater management system or to add treatment
to and reduce stormwater pollutant loadings from an existing stormwater
management system.
|
$250.00
|
|
(IX) Individual permit to construct, alter, maintain
or operate a project that is consistent with a valid conceptual approval
permit.
|
50% of the fee otherwise required for an individual
permit under sub-sub-subparagraphs 4.a.(I) through (VIII), above, but not below
the minimum required processing fee of $250.00.
|
|
b. Major modification exceeding any of the thresholds
in subsection 62-330.315(3),
F.A.C.
|
Same fee as for new permit for the same activity
under sub-sub-subparagraphs 4.a.(I) through (IX), above.
|
|
5. Individual or conceptual approval permit for a
mitigation bank:
|
|
|
a. New application.
|
$6,050.00
|
|
b. Major modification exceeding any of the thresholds
in subsection 62-330.315(3),
F.A.C.:
|
|
|
(I) Major modification affecting one of the
following: the service area, credit assessment, success or release criteria,
hydrologic structures or alterations, elimination of lands, monitoring or
management plans, or construction or mitigation design that does not increase
the project area.
|
$1,340.00
|
|
(II) Affecting two of the components in
sub-sub-subparagraph 5.b.(I), above.
|
$2,680.00
|
|
(III) Affecting three of the components in
sub-sub-subparagraph 5.b.(I), above.
|
$4,020.00
|
|
(IV) All other major modifications.
|
$6,050.00
|
|
c. Mitigation bank credit release.
|
$330.00
|
|
d. Mitigation bank credit withdrawal.
|
$0.00
|
|
6. Minor modification of an individual or conceptual
approval permit, including a permit for a mitigation bank, that does not exceed
any of the thresholds in subsection
62-330.315(3),
F.A.C.:
|
|
|
a. Extension of permit duration, where not exempt
from payment of fees under Florida Statutes.
|
$80.00
|
|
b. To correct minor errors that do not involve
technical review.
|
$0.00
|
|
c. To transfer ownership of a permit or to transfer
the permit to an operation and maintenance entity.
|
$0.00
|
|
d. All other minor modifications.
|
$250.00
|
|
7. Variance or waiver:
|
|
|
a. Under Section
120.542, F.S.
|
$0.00
|
|
b. Under Section
373.414(17),
F.S.
|
$170.00
|
|
8. Fee reductions:
|
|
|
a. Applications for an individual or conceptual
approval permit or modification thereof submitted using the Agency's electronic
application system where the processing fee in subparagraph (h)4. or 5., above,
exceeds $250.00.
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Fee shall be reduced by $100.00, but not below the
minimum required processing fee of $250.00.
|
|
b. Applications for any activity by an entity
qualifying under Section
218.075, F.S. when the fee under
paragraph (h), exceeds $100.00.
|
$100.00
|
|
c. Applications for any activity when submitted by
the U.S. Department of Defense.
|
$0.00
|
(i)
Determinations of the Landward Extent of Wetlands and Other Surface Waters:
1. Informal determination - fees shall be
based on the acreage of the entire property for which the request applies, as
follows:
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a. Total area to be included in the determination is
up to 1 acre.
|
$100.00
|
|
b. Additional fee per acre (or portion thereof)
beyond the first acre; total fee not to exceed $500.00.
|
$50.00
|
2.
Petitions for formal determination - fees shall be based on the acreage of the
entire property for which the petition is filed, as follows:
|
a. Total area to be included in the determination is
less than 10 acres.
|
$780.00
|
|
b. Total area to be included in the determination is
at least 10, but less than 40 acres.
|
$1,060.00
|
|
c. Total area to be included in the determination is
at least 40, but no more than 100 acres.
|
$2,110.00
|
|
d. Additional fee per 100 acres (or portion thereof)
beyond the first 100 acres.
|
$290.00
|
|
3. Reissuance of a formal determination, in
accordance with section 7.2.4 of Applicant's Handbook Volume I.
|
$350.00
|
(j) Solid Waste Permits.
|
1. Construction permit for a Class I facility.
|
$10,000.00
|
|
2. Construction permit for a Class II
facility.
|
$10,000.00
|
|
3. Construction permit for a Class III
facility.
|
$6,000.00
|
|
4. Construction permit for a waste-to-energy facility
not covered by the Electric Power Plant Siting Act.
|
$10,000.00
|
|
5. Construction permit for other resource recovery
facilities.
|
$2,000.00
|
|
6. Construction permit for an incinerator.
|
$3,000.00
|
|
7. Construction permit for a yard trash composting
facility.
|
$2,000.00
|
|
8. Construction permit for a manure composting
facility.
|
$2,000.00
|
|
9. Construction permit for a solid waste composting
facility.
|
$5,000.00
|
|
10. Construction/operation permit for a waste tire
processing facility.
|
$1,250.00
|
|
11. Construction permit for all other solid waste
facilities.
|
$1,000.00
|
|
12. Construction permit for an off-site Biohazardous
Waste Treatment Facility other than a biohazardous waste incinerator.
|
$2,000.00
|
|
13. Construction permit and/or an operation permit
for a facility which has multiple solid waste management components which
normally would require individual solid waste permits. A single application may
be submitted and the permit fee will be the sum of each individual permit;
however, the total permit fees for the facility shall not exceed $25,000,
exclusive of modifications and renewals.
|
|
14. Operation permit for a Class I facility.
|
$10,000.00
|
|
15. Operation permit for a Class II facility.
|
$10,000.00
|
|
16. Operation permit for a Class III facility.
|
$4,000.00
|
|
17. Operation permit for a waste-to-energy facility
not covered by the Electric Power Plant Siting Act.
|
$10,000.00
|
|
18. Operation permit for other resource recovery
facilities.
|
$1,000.00
|
|
19. Operation permit for an incinerator.
|
$1,000.00
|
|
20. Operation permit for a yard trash composting
facility.
|
$1,000.00
|
|
21. Operation permit for a manure composting
facility.
|
$1,000.00
|
|
22. Operation permit for a solid waste composting
facility.
|
$3,000.00
|
|
23. Operation permit for an offsite Biohazardous
Waste Treatment Facility other than a biohazardous waste incinerator.
|
$1,000.00
|
|
24. Operation permit for all other solid waste
facilities.
|
$500.00
|
|
25. Request for an Alternate Procedure.
|
|
|
a. Landfill
|
$2,000.00
|
|
b. Other
|
$500.00
|
|
26. Research, Development and Demonstration permits
(one year permit).
|
$1,000.00
|
|
27. Closure permit for a Class I facility.
|
$7,500.00
|
|
28. Closure permit for a Class II facility.
|
$7,500.00
|
|
29. Closure permit for a Class III facility.
|
$4,000.00
|
|
30. Closure permit for all other solid waste
facilities.
|
$1,000.00
|
|
31. Renewal of Closure permit for landfills which
address only long term care.
|
$1,000.00
|
|
32. Construction or Operation permits for Materials
Recovery Facility.
|
$2,000.00
|
|
33. Ground Water Monitoring Plan Approvals for solid
waste landfills with no other Department permit.
|
$500.00
|
(k)
Petroleum Cleanup General Permits.
|
1. Soil thermal treatment - mobile.
|
$500.00
|
|
2. Soil thermal treatment - stationary.
|
$500.00
|
(l)
Hazardous Waste Permits.
|
1. Construction of container and/or tank hazardous
waste storage facilities.
|
$15,000.00
|
|
2. Construction of container and/or tank hazardous
waste storage and treatment facilities.
|
$20,000.00
|
|
3. Construction of landfill, surface impoundment,
waste pile, land treatment, and miscellaneous unit facilities.
|
$25,000.00
|
|
4. Construction of hazardous waste storage, treatment
and/or disposal facilities with an incinerator, boiler or industrial furnace
for treatment of hazardous wastes generated onsite.
|
$25,000.00
|
|
5. Construction of commercial treatment, storage,
and/or disposal facility with a commercial incinerator, boiler or industrial
furnace managing hazardous wastes generated off-site.
|
$32,500.00
|
|
6. Operation of container and/or tank hazardous waste
storage facilities.
|
$10,000.00
|
|
7. Operation of container and/or tank hazardous waste
storage and treatment facilities.
|
$10,000.00
|
|
8. Operation of landfill, surface impoundment, waste
pile, land treatment, and miscellaneous unit facilities.
|
$15,000.00
|
|
9. Operation of hazardous waste storage, treatment
and/or disposal facilities with an incinerator, boiler or industrial furnace
for treatment of hazardous wastes generated on-site.
|
$15,000.00
|
|
10. Operation of commercial treatment, storage,
and/or disposal facilities with a commercial incinerator, boiler or industrial
furnace managing hazardous wastes generated off-site.
|
$32,500.00
|
|
11. Closure of container and/or tank hazardous waste
storage facilities.
|
$10,000.00
|
|
12. Closure of container and/or tank hazardous waste
storage and treatment facilities.
|
$10,000.00
|
|
13. Closure of landfill, surface impoundment, waste
pile, land treatment, previously closed units required to demonstrate
equivalent clean closure, and miscellaneous unit facilities.
|
$20,000.00
|
|
14. Closure of hazardous waste storage, treatment
and/or disposal facilities with an incinerator, boiler or industrial furnace
for treatment of hazardous wastes generated on-site.
|
$15,000.00
|
|
15. Closure of commercial treatment, storage, and/or
disposal facilities with a commercial incinerator, boiler or industrial furnace
managing hazardous wastes generated off-site.
|
$32,500.00
|
|
16. Hazardous waste research, development and
demonstration facilities.
|
$4,000.00
|
|
17. Fees for modifications to hazardous waste permits
proposed by the permittee or required by Department rules shall be determined
as stated below. All modifications listed below require public notice. Contact
the appropriate District Office for guidance on how to determine which fee
applies before submitting the required information.
|
|
|
a. Substantial modifications that require significant
changes to the existing permit and require an extensive evaluation by the
Department. These shall require the same fee as a new application. Examples in
this category include alteration of the existing facility, change in the
facility plan, ground water monitoring program assessment or
remediation/engineering design or other general facility standard. The fee
schedule for new permit applications is listed above.
|
|
|
b. Substantial modifications that require a moderate
technical evaluation by the Department. Examples in this category include
alterations of the existing facility or its operation which will require
additional site-specific evaluation.
|
$10,000.00
|
|
c. Moderate modifications that require moderate
technical evaluation by the Department. These require a new site inspection,
lead to different environmental impacts, or lessen the impacts of the original
permit.
|
$5,000.00
|
|
d. Minor modifications, as defined in this
subsection, that are not otherwise specified, including common or frequently
occurring changes needed to maintain a facility's capacity to manage wastes
safely, minor changes in ground water monitoring plans, or modifications to
conform to new requirements.
|
$1,000.00
|
|
18. Department variance from federal regulations
under 40 C.F.R.
260.30.
|
$32,500.00
|
|
19. All other hazardous waste facility permits or
authorizations for which a specific fee is not specified.
|
$32,500.00
|
(m)
Underground Injection Control Permits.
|
1. Construction permit for each Class I
test/injection well.
|
$12,500.00
|
|
2. Construction permit for each Class I exploratory
well.
|
$5,000.00
|
|
3. Construction permit for each monitoring well
associated with a Class I injection facility when not permitted under a Class I
exploratory well or Class I test/injection well permit.
|
$1,000.00 per well not to exceed $10,000.00 for the
facility.
|
|
4. Permit to convert each well from a Class I to a
Class V well.
|
$10,000.00
|
|
5. Operation permit for each Class I well.
|
$10,000.00
|
|
6. Permit to convert a Class I injection well or
exploratory well to a monitoring well when not proposed under a construction
permit.
|
$500.00
|
|
7. Abandonment permit for each Class I well.
|
$100.00
|
|
8. Construction permit for each Class III
well.
|
$1,000.00
|
|
9. Operation permit for each Class III well.
|
$1,000.00
|
|
10. Abandonment permit for each Class III
well.
|
$100.00
|
|
11. Construction permit for each Class V well.
|
$750.00
|
|
12. Operation permit for each Class V well.
|
$750.00
|
|
13. Abandonment permit for each Class V well.
|
$25.00
|
|
14. General permit for each Class V well.
|
|
|
a. General permits requiring Professional Engineer or
Professional Geologist certification.
|
$250.00
|
|
b. General permits not requiring Professional
Engineer or Professional Geologist certification.
|
$25.00
|
|
15. Major modifications are modifications to an
injection facility requiring substantial technical evaluation by the
Department, and which will not lead to substantially different environmental
impacts (unless those impacts will lessen the impacts of the original
permit).
|
|
|
a. Major modification to a Class I injection
facility.
|
$1,000.00
|
|
b. Major modification to a Class III injection
facility.
|
$500.00
|
|
c. Major modification to a Class V injection
facility.
|
$250.00
|
|
16. Minor modifications are modifications to an
injection facility that do not require a substantial technical evaluation by
the Department, will not result in increased capacity of the injection system,
do not require a new site inspection by the Department, and will not lead to
substantially different environmental impacts or will lessen the impacts of the
original permit.
|
|
a. Minor modification to a Class I or Class III
injection facility.
|
$250.00
|
|
b. Minor modification to a Class V injection
facility.
|
$100.00
|
|
17. Rerating of the permitted capacity of a Class I
injection well to the maximum injection velocity allowed under paragraph
62-28.230(1)(e), F.A.C.
|
$250.00
|
(n)
Drinking Water (Public Water Supply) Permits.
1. Construction permit for each Category I
through III treatment plant, as defined in Rule
62-699.310, F.A.C.
|
a. Treatment plant - 5 MGD and above.
|
$12,500.00
|
|
b. Treatment plant - 1 MGD up to 5 MGD.
|
$10,000.00
|
|
c. Treatment plant - 0.25 MGD up to 1 MGD.
|
$7,000.00
|
|
d. Treatment plant - 0.1 MGD up to 0.25 MGD.
|
$4,000.00
|
|
e. Treatment plant - up to 0.1 MGD.
|
$2,000.00
|
2.
Construction permit for each Category IV treatment plant, as defined in Rule
62-699.310, F.A.C.
|
a. Treatment plant - 5 MGD and above.
|
$12,500.00
|
|
b. Treatment plant - 1 MGD up to 5 MGD.
|
$10,000.00
|
|
c. Treatment plant - 0.25 MGD up to 1 MGD.
|
$7,000.00
|
|
d. Treatment plant - 0.1 MGD up to 0.25 MGD.
|
$4,000.00
|
|
e. Treatment plant - .01 MGD up to 0.1 MGD.
|
$2,000.00
|
|
f. Treatment plant - up to 0.01 MGD.
|
$800.00
|
3.
Construction permit for each Category V treatment plant, as defined in Rule
62-699.310, F.A.C.
|
a. Treatment plant - 5 MGD and above.
|
$10,000.00
|
|
b. Treatment plant - 1 MGD up to 5 MGD.
|
$6,000.00
|
|
c. Treatment plant - 0.25 MGD up to 1 MGD.
|
$2,000.00
|
|
d. Treatment plant - up to 0.25 MGD.
|
$1,000.00
|
|
e. Treatment plant - up to 0.1 MGD.
|
$600.00
|
4.
Distribution and transmission systems, including raw water lines into the
plant, except those under
general permit.
|
a. Serving a community public water system.
|
$900.00
|
|
b. Serving a non-transient non-community public water
system.
|
$700.00
|
|
c. Serving a non-community public water
system.
|
$500.00
|
|
5. Construction permit for each public water supply
well.
|
|
|
a. Well located in a delineated area pursuant to
Chapter 62-524, F.A.C.
|
$1,000.00
|
|
b. Any other public water supply well.
|
$500.00
|
6.
Major modifications to systems that alter the existing treatment without
expanding the capacity of the system and are not considered substantial changes
pursuant to subsection
62-4.050(7),
F.A.C., below.
|
a. 1 MGD and above.
|
$4,000.00
|
|
b. 0.1 MGD up to 1 MGD.
|
$2,000.00
|
|
c. 0.01 MGD up to 0.1 MGD.
|
$1,000.00
|
|
d. Up to 0.01 MGD.
|
$500.00
|
|
7. Minor modifications to systems that result in no
change in the treatment or capacity.
|
|
|
a. 0.1 MGD and above.
|
$1,000.00
|
|
b. Up to 0.1 MGD.
|
$500.00
|
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8. General Permit fee for any General Permit not
specifically in subparagraphs 1. through 7. above:
a. General permits requiring Professional Engineer or
Professional Geologist certification.
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$650.00
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b. General permits not requiring Professional
Engineer or Professional Geologist certificaiton.
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$500.00
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(o) Temporary operation permits shall be 20
percent over the fee for the operation permit for the activity to be
permitted.
(p) General Permit fee
for any
General Permit not specifically listed in paragraphs (a) through (l).
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1. General permits requiring Professional Engineer or
Professional Geologist certification.
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$250.00
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2. General permits not requiring Professional
Engineer or Professional Geologist certification.
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$100.00
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(q)
Unless otherwise specified in this rule, the fee for applications for relief
mechanisms shall be as follows:
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1. Site specific alternative criteria for each
application.
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$15,000.00
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2. Variance or exemption for each water quality
criteria.
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$6,000.00
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3. Variance or exemption for public water system from
maximum contaminant level/treatment techniques.
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$1,000.00
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4. Variance from other permitting standards or
conditions.
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$2,000.00
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5. Aquifer exemption - major.
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$15,000.00
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6. Aquifer exemption - minor.
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$7,500.00
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(r) Permits to construct or operate any other type of
facility or stationary installation not specifically listed in paragraphs (a)
through (n).
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$100.00
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(s) Minor
modifications of permits that do not require substantial technical evaluation
by the
Department, do not require a new site inspection by the
Department, and
will not lead to substantially different environmental impacts or will lessen
the impacts of the original
permit:
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1. To correct minor errors or typographical mistakes
and that do not involve technical review.
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$0.00
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2. To incorporate changes requested by the Department
or required through permits issued by other regulatory agencies, and to change
due dates for reporting or performance deadlines when such changes in the due
date do not involve any new work, any new work locations, or any new
activities, and will not alter, replace, or otherwise eliminate the
requirements for otherwise performing the work required by the permit.
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$0.00
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3. That consist of transfers of permits or time
extensions.
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$50.00
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4. That consist of minor technical changes which
involve new work, new work locations, new activities, or any other change which
alters, replaces, or otherwise eliminates the work authorized by the permit
when the original permit fee of the issued permit is less than $300, except for
modifications to permits issued pursuant to Section
403.816, F.S.
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$50.00
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5. That consist of minor technical changes which
involve new work, new work locations, new activities, or any other change which
alters, replaces, or otherwise eliminates the work authorized by the permit
when the original permit fee of the issued permit is more than or equal to
$300, except for Domestic Wastewater Facility Permits, Industrial Wastewater
Facility Permits, Drinking Water (Public Water Supply) Permits, Underground
Injection Control Permits and permits issued pursuant to Section
403.816, F.S.
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$250.00
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(t)
For purposes of requiring a
permit application and fee for the following
facility types, each non-contiguous project shall be considered a stationary
installation and shall require a separate application and fee.
1. Domestic wastewater collection
system.
2. Drinking water
distribution system.
(u)
All fees shall be deposited in the Florida Permit Fee Trust Fund created
pursuant to Section 403.087(5),
F.S.
(v) If the department requires
by rule or permit condition that any specific permit be renewed more frequently
than once every five years, the permit fee shall be prorated based upon the
permit fee schedule in effect at the time of permit renewal. Upon issuance of
such a permit, a prorated refund of the fee shall be returned to the applicant.
This provision does not apply to permits issued for less than five years which
could be extended to five years without the filing of an application for
renewal. However, applications for permits to continue operation of a facility
where an existing permit has or is about to expire in accordance with Section
403.087(1),
F.S., shall be accompanied by the appropriate processing fee.
(w) This fee schedule does not apply to
applications for certification pursuant to Sections 288.501-.518, F.S., Florida
Industrial Siting Act; Sections 341.321-.386, F.S., the High Speed Rail
Transportation Commission, except that fees may be assessed for the permitting
of Ancillary Facilities under the Act for which a master plan approval was
granted under the Act; to Sections 403.501-.519, F.S., Florida Electrical Power
Plant Siting Act; or to sections 403.52-.539, F.S., the Transmission Line
Siting Act.
(x) This fee schedule
will supersede all other references to fees in
Department rules or forms, where
in conflict except as noted in paragraph
62-4.050(4)(n),
F.A.C.
(y) In the jurisdiction of
an approved local program which in accordance with an interagency agreement
assists the Department in the processing of permits the fee paid to the
Department shall be reduced by the amount specified in the agreement. That
amount shall be commensurate with the savings to the Department resulting from
the assistance of the local program.
(z) The fees in paragraphs (e) through (i),
and (n), shall be increased March 1, 2013, and at subsequent 5-year intervals,
to adjust the fees for inflation using the percentage change in the Consumer
Price Index for the "CPI-U, U.S. City Average, All Items" established by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (
www.bls.gov/cpi/), computed as provided in the
BLS publication "Handbook of Methods, " Chapter 17 (
www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch17.pdf).
The
Department shall use the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index from
March 2008 to December 2012 for the 2013 fee calculations and the percentage
change in the rates from March to December for subsequent five-year periods.
The
Department shall round any increased fees to the next highest whole ten
dollar increment. In the event of deflation during the 5-year interval, the
Department shall consult with the Executive Office of the Governor and the
Legislature to determine whether downward fee adjustments are appropriate based
on the current budget and appropriation considerations.
(5)
(a) To
be considered by the Department, each application must be accompanied by the
proper processing fee. The fee shall be paid by check, payable to the
Department of Environmental Protection. The fee is non-refundable except as
provided in Section 120.60, F.S., and in this
section.
(b) When an application is
received without the required fee, the Department shall acknowledge receipt of
the application and shall immediately notify the applicant by certified mail
that the required fee was not received and advise the applicant of the correct
fee. The Department shall take no further action until the correct fee is
received. If a fee was received by the Department which is less than the amount
required, the Department shall return the fee along with the written
notification.
(c) Upon receipt of
the proper application fee, the permit processing time requirements of Sections
120.60(1) and
403.0876, F.S., shall
begin.
(d) If the applicant does
not submit the required fee within ten days of receipt of written notification,
the Department shall either return the unprocessed application or arrange with
the applicant for the pick up of the application.
(e) If an applicant submits an application
fee in excess of the required fee, the permit processing time requirements of
Sections 120.60(1) and
403.0876, F.S., shall begin upon
receipt, and the Department shall refund to the applicant the amount received
in excess of the required fee.
