25 Pa. Code § 92a.62 - Annual fees
(a) Permittees
shall pay an annual fee in the amount indicated in the following schedule to
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The annual fee for permits issued before
August 28, 2021, is due on each anniversary of the effective date of the last
permit issuance or reissuance until the Department terminates the permit. The
annual fee for permits issued for the first time after August 28, 2021, is due
on each anniversary of the effective date of the initial permit until the
Department terminates the permit. The flows listed in this section are total
annual average design flows for all discharges at a facility in million gallons
per day (MGD).
(b) Annual fees for
individual NPDES permits are as follows:
| Category | Annual Fee |
| Single Residence Sewage Treatment Plant | $100 |
| Small Flow Treatment Facility | $250 |
| Minor Sewage Facility < 0.05 MGD | $500 |
| Minor Sewage Facility >= 0.05 MGD and < 1.0 MGD | $1,000 |
| Minor Sewage Facility with CSO | $2,500 |
| Major Sewage Facility >= 1.0 MGD and < 5.0 MGD | $3,750 |
| Major Sewage Facility >= 5.0 MGD | $5,000 |
| Major Sewage Facility with CSO | $7,500 |
| Minor Industrial Waste Facility not covered by ELG | $1,500 |
| Minor Industrial Waste Facility covered by ELG | $3,000 |
| Major Industrial Waste Facility < 250 MGD | $7,500 |
| Major Industrial Waste Facility >= 250 MGD | $50,000 |
| Industrial Stormwater | $1,500 |
| CAFO | $500 |
| MS4 | $2,500 |
| CAAP | $1,500 |
| Pesticides | $1,500 |
| Mining Activity | $0 |
| Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities | $500 |
(c) (Reserved).
(d) (Reserved).
(e) The Department will review the adequacy
of the fees established in this section at least once every 3 years and provide
a written report to the EQB. The report will identify any disparity between the
amount of program income generated by the fees and the costs to administer
these programs, and contain recommendations to increase fees to eliminate the
disparity, including recommendations for regulatory amendments to increase
program fees.
(f) Any Federal or
State agency or independent state commission that provides funding to the
Department for the implementation of the NPDES Program through terms and
conditions of a mutual agreement and any municipality that is currently
designated as a financially distressed municipality by the Department of
Community and Economic Development under the Municipalities Financial Recovery
Act (53 P.S. §§
11701.101-11701.712) may be exempt from
the fees in this section.
Notes
The provisions of this § 92a.62 amended under sections 5(b)(1) and 6 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.5(b)(1) and 691.6); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 1920-A).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 92a.26 (relating to application fees).
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