Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources
Article II - Water Resources
Chapter 109 - SAFE DRINKING WATER
Subchapter N - DRINKING WATER FEES
Section 109.1402 - Annual fees
Universal Citation: 25 PA Code § 109.1402
Current through Register Vol. 55, No. 26, June 28, 2025
(a) Annual fee. Beginning January 1, 2019, each public water system shall pay an annual fee as set forth in this section.
(1)
For community water systems, the annual fees are as follows:
| Population Served | Fee |
| 100 or less | $250 |
| 101-500 | $500 |
| 501-1,000 | $1,000 |
| 1,001-2,000 | $2,000 |
| 2,001-3,300 | $4,000 |
| 3,301-5,000 | $6,500 |
| 5,001-10,000 | $10,000 |
| 10,001-25,000 | $20,000 |
| 25,001-50,000 | $25,000 |
| 50,001-75,000 | $30,000 |
| 75,001-100,000 | $35,000 |
| 100,001 or more | $40,000 |
(2) For nontransient noncommunity water
systems, the annual fees are as follows:
| Population Served | Fee |
| 100 or less | $100 |
| 101-500 | $250 |
| 501-1,000 | $500 |
| 1,001-3,300 | $750 |
| 3,301 or more | $1,000 |
(3) For transient noncommunity water systems,
the annual fees are as follows:
| Population Served | Fee |
| 100 or less | $50 |
| 101-500 | $100 |
| 501-1,000 | $200 |
| 1,001 or more | $500 |
(4) For bottled water or vended water
systems, retail water facilities or bulk water hauling systems, the annual fees
are as follows:
| Type | Fee |
| Bottled-in-State | $2,500 |
| Bottled-out-of-State | $2,500 |
| Vended | $1,000 |
| Retail | $1,000 |
| Bulk | $1,000 |
(b) Basis for "population served." The "population served" shall be based on the Department's public water system inventory at the time of billing.
(c) Payment of fees.
(1) All fees payable under this section are
due according to the following schedule:
| Population Served | Submit Annual Fee By |
| 3,301 or more | March 31 |
| 501-3,300 | June 30 |
| 101-500 | September 30 |
| 100 or less | December 31 |
(2) New systems that begin operation after
January 1 will not be assessed an annual fee for partial calendar year periods.
Annual fees shall be payable on or before the date indicated in paragraph (1)
of the next calendar year, and each year thereafter.
(3) For annual fees of $6,500 or more, a
public water system may request to divide its annual fee payment into equal
quarterly installments by submitting a written request to the Department.
Quarterly installments shall be due on March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 109.1412 (relating to annual fees).
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