Alaska Administrative Code
Title 18 - Environmental Conservation
Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management
Article 6 - User Fees
18 AAC 60.700 - Fee requirements
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) Except as provided in (g) of this section, the owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility shall pay the applicable fees as prescribed in Tables E-l. E-2. E-3. and E-4 of this subsection. The owner or operator of a facility subject to the annual fee requirement shall continue to pay the annual fee until the department approves termination of the post-closure obligations under 18 AAC 60.270.
TABLE E-l ANNUAL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL FACILITY FEES |
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Facility Type: |
Class I |
Class II |
Class III (camp)1 |
Class III (community)1 |
Individual permit |
$9,000 |
$4,000 |
$670 |
$250 |
R, D, and D permit2 |
$1,035 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Comprehensive permit under 18 AAC 60.207 |
$11,250 |
$5,000 |
$835 |
$310 |
Post-closure period3 |
$3,370 |
$2,020 |
$320 |
$140 |
Notes: |
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1A Class 111 (camp) landfill is a MSWLF that is classified under 18 AAC 60.300(c)(3)(A), and a Class IN (community) landfill is a MSWLF that is classified under 18 AAC 60.300(c)(3)(B). |
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2 AnR, D, and D permit is a research, development, and demonstration permit issued under 18 AAC 60.213. This permit type is only allowed for a Class I MSWLF, |
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3 The post-closure period fee is payable each year from the time final closure is completed under 18 AAC 60.390 -18 AAC 60.395 until the department approves termination of the post-closure obligations under 18 AAC 60,270. |
TABLE E-2 ANNUAL TREATMENT FACILITY, NONMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL FACILITY, AND BIOSOLIDS LAND APPLICATION FEES |
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Facility Type: |
TypeX |
TypeY |
TypeZ |
- industrial waste |
- Asbestos monofill |
- Inert waste monofill |
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treatment |
- Wood waste monofill |
- Unlined coal ash |
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- Drilling waste |
- Sewage solids monofill |
monofill |
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treatment, including grind and inject |
- Land application of bio sol ids (without |
- Biosolids treatment facility |
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- Drilling waste monofill |
treatment facility) |
- Medical waste treatment |
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- Lined coal ash monofill |
facility |
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- Industrial waste |
- Municipal solid waste |
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monofill |
treatment |
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Individual permit |
$4,440 |
$1,220 |
$2,225 |
Comprehensive permit under 18 AAC 60.207 |
$5,550 |
$1,525 |
$2,780 |
Post-closure period1 |
$490 |
$370 |
$245 |
Notes: |
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1 The post-closure period fee is payable each year from the time final closure is completed under 18 AAC 60.430 - |
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18 AAC 60.490 until the department approves termination of the post-closure obligations under 18 AAC 60.270. |
TABLE E-3 ONE-TIME SOLID WASTE FACILITY FEES |
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Fee type1: |
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Storage plan review, at site without a permit |
$895 |
One-time solid waste treatment facility plan review2 |
$2,530 |
One-time inert waste monofill authorization |
$1,500 |
One-time asbestos monofill authorization |
$1,500 |
One-time sewage solids monofill authorization |
$1,500 |
Solid waste as fill authorization - small3 |
$685 |
Solid waste as fill authorization - large3 |
$1,595 |
Upland dredge material disposal - small3 |
$685 |
Upland dredge material disposal - large3 |
$1,595 |
Polluted soil disposal or landfarm in a landfill4 |
$1,945 |
Closure plan review, without a permit |
$920 |
Notes: |
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1 Applicable fees must be submitted with the plan or application, prior to department review. |
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2 This fee applies to a solid waste treatment facility covered under 18 AAC 60.200(e). |
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1 For the purposes of fees, a small project is one that involves 23,000 cubic yards or less, and a large project is one that involves more than 23,000 cubic yards. |
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4 The polluted soil disposal fee applies to a polluted soil disposal plan required under 18 AAC 60.025(d). |
TABLE E-4 ANNUAL FEES FOR COVERAGE UNDER GENERAL PERMITS |
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Type of general permit |
Annual fee |
Remote camps and lodges with fewer than 50 residents |
$115 |
United States Air Force long range radar sites (LRRS) |
$220 |
North Slope drilling waste long-term storage sites |
$1,605 |
Woodwaste disposal in rock pits in Southeast Alaska |
$665 |
Regional North Slope Borough Class III landfills |
$250 |
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The first annual fee must be submitted with an application for coverage under a general permit as specified in 18 A AC 60.255(e); subsequent annual fees will be billed each year; a subsequent annual fee must be paid not later than 60 days after the date of billing for coverage under the general permit to remain in effect. |
(b) Before the department will review a plan required under this chapter, an application for a permit, or any other document listed in (a) of this section, the applicant must pay each applicable fee at the time of application. For the purposes of this section, a new permit or authorization includes a permit or authorization that has expired and was not administratively continued under the provisions of 18 AAC 15.110.
(c) Annual fees in Tables E-1, E-2, and E-4 in (a) of this section will be billed at the beginning of each calendar year and must be paid not later than 60 days after the date of billing.
(d) A fee required under (a) of this section is not refundable.
(e) Fees listed in (a) of this section are based on standard designated regulatory services, as that term is defined in AS 37.10.058. In addition to these fees, the department may charge an hourly fee of $53 per hour for time spent on the activity if the department determines that
(f) The department will notify the applicant in writing before starting hourly billing under (e) of this section, with an explanation of why the requested regulatory service meets one or both of the criteria set out in (e)(l) and (2) of this section.
(g) For a solid waste facility or activity that is not listed in (a) of this section,
(h) If the department determines that the department lacks the technical expertise to evaluate a portion of a facility plan, application, or waiver request, and that evaluation is necessary in order to protect public health, safety, welfare, or the environment, the department will notify the applicant and, under AS 36.30, enter into a contract with a consultant for the needed expertise to complete the evaluation. The applicant shall pay for the cost of the contract in addition to any other fees in this section.
(i) The permittee shall pay the fee assessed under (e), (g), or (h) of this section not later than 60 days after the date of the billing.
(j) Interest on an overdue payment accrues at the rate prescribed in AS 45.45.010 and begins to accrue when the payment is more than
Facility classification and required fees may be discussed at the preapplication meeting under 18 AAC 60.210(a).
Authority: AS 37.10.052
AS 44.46.020
AS 44.46.025
AS 46.03.010
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.100
AS 46.03.110