Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
Section 445A.Sec. 1.4 - NEW
Current through December 12, 2024
1. A nonrefundable application fee must accompany each original application for a permit and each application to renew a permit for the discharges set forth in this subsection that is submitted to or required by the Director. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and NAC 445A.446, the Director shall charge the following fees:
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Type of Discharge Permitted |
Application Fee for Original Permit or Renewal of Permit |
Fee for Annual Review and Services |
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DISCHARGE TO GROUNDWATER FROM THE DEWATERING OF A MINE | ||
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Less than 50,000 gallons of dewatering water daily ..................................................... |
$2,500 |
$2,500 |
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50,000 gallons or more but less than 1,000,000 gallons of dewatering water daily ............................................... |
3,750 |
3,750 |
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1,000,000 gallons or more but less than 5,000,000 gallons of dewatering water daily ............................................... |
5,000 |
5,000 |
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5,000,000 gallons or more but less than 10,000,000 gallons of dewatering water daily ............................................... |
7,500 |
7,500 |
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10,000,000 gallons or more of dewatering water daily ................................................................ |
10,000 |
10,000 |
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MINING FACILITIES CHEMICALLY PROCESSING MATERIAL AND MINING FACILITIES USING PHYSICAL SEPARATION FOR RECOVERY OF MATERIAL OTHER THAN GOLD | ||
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Mining facility permitted to process less than 18,250 tons per year ................................................................ |
$650 |
$350 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 18,250 tons per year or more but less than 36,500 tons per year ......................................................... |
2,000 |
2,600 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 36,500 tons per year or more but less than 100,000 tons per year ....................................................... |
5,300 |
5,300 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 100,000 tons per year or more but less than 500,000 tons per year ....................................................... |
8,000 |
10,500 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 500,000 tons per year or more but less than 1,000,000 tons per year ......................... |
13,250 |
13,250 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 1,000,000 tons per year or more but less than 2,000,000 tons per year ......................... |
19,000 |
19,000 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 2,000,000 tons per year or more but less than 5,000,000 tons per year ......................... |
27,000 |
27,000 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 5,000,000 tons per year or more but less than 10,000,000 tons per year .......................................... |
29,000 |
29,000 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 10,000,000 tons per year or more but less than 20,000,000 tons per year .......................................... |
31,000 |
31,000 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 20,000,000 tons per year or more but less than 40,000,000 tons per year .......................................... |
33,000 |
33,000 |
|
Mining facility permitted to process 40,000,000 tons per year or more .................................................. |
35,000 |
35,000 |
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MINING FACILITIES USING PHYSICAL SEPARATION FOR RECOVERY OF GOLD | ||
|
Mining facility permitted to process less than 18,250 tons per year ...................................... |
$650 |
$250 |
|
Mining facility permitted to process 18,250 tons per year or more but less than 36,500 tons per year ............................... |
650 |
300 |
|
Mining facility permitted to process 36,500 tons per year or more ....................................... |
650 |
300 |
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Type of Discharge Permitted |
Application Fee for Original Permit or Renewal of Permit |
Fee for Annual Review and Services |
|
DISCHARGE TO GROUNDWATER FROM THE DEWATERING OF A MINE | ||
|
Less than 50,000 gallons of dewatering water daily ......................................................... |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
|
50,000 gallons or more but less than 1,000,000 gallons of dewatering water daily ........................................ |
7,500 |
7,500 |
|
1,000,000 gallons or more but less than 5,000,000 gallons of dewatering water daily ........................................ |
10,000 |
10,000 |
|
5,000,000 gallons or more but less than 10,000,000 gallons of dewatering water daily ........................................ |
15,000 |
15,000 |
|
10,000,000 gallons or more of dewatering water daily ................................................................ |
20,000 |
20,000 |
|
MINING FACILITIES CHEMICALLY PROCESSING MATERIAL AND MINING FACILITIES USING PHYSICAL SEPARATION FOR RECOVERY OF MATERIAL OTHER THAN GOLD | ||
|
Mining facility permitted to process less than 18,250 tons per year..................................................... |
$825 |
$415 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 18,250 tons per year or more but less than 36,500 tons per year .............................................. |
2,475 |
3,300 |
|
Mining facility permitted to process 36,500 tons per year or more but less than 100,000 tons per year ............................ |
6,600 |
6,600 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 100,000 tons per year or more but less than 500,000 tons per year ............................ |
9,900 |
13,200 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 500,000 tons per year or more but less than 1,000,000 tons per year ......................... |
16,500 |
6,500 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 1,000,000 tons per year or more but less than 2,000,000 tons per year .......................... |
23,100 |
23,100 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 2,000,000 tons per year or more but less than 5,000,000 tons per year .......................... |
33,000 |
33,000 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 5,000,000 tons per year or more but less than 10,000,000 tons per year ........................ |
38,000 |
38,000 |
|
Mining facility permitted to process 10,000,000 tons per year or more but less than 20,000,000 tons per year ........................ |
42,000 |
42,000 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 20,000,000 tons per year or more but less than 40,000,000 tons per year ........................................... |
46,000 |
46,000 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 40,000,000 tons per year or more ................................................... |
50,000 |
50,000 |
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MINING FACILITIES USING PHYSICAL SEPARATION FOR RECOVERY OF GOLD | ||
|
Mining facility permitted to process less than 18,250 tons per year......................................................... |
$825 |
$415 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 18,250 tons per year or more but less than 36,500 tons per year .................................................. |
1,200 |
600 |
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Mining facility permitted to process 36,500 tons per year or more ................................................................ |
2,000 |
1,000 |
2. The fee for annual review and services must be:
3. The Director shall post on the Internet website of the Division the fees required by this section that are applicable to each fiscal year.
4. For the purposes of subsections 1 and 2, the measurement of tons per year that a mining facility is permitted to process is based on the maximum dry tonnage of the material processed for beneficiation that the mining facility is permitted to process.
5. As used in this section, "beneficiation" has the meaning ascribed to it in NAC 445A.353.
Added to NAC by Environmental Comm'n by R137-24A, eff. 10/23/2024
NRS 445A.425, 445A.430
