Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
Facilities covered under the construction stormwater general
and individual permits, and the industrial stormwater general permits are not
eligible to apply for a fee reduction under this section.
(1) Market research and development.
(a) To qualify for the market research and
development fee reduction, the permit holder must be:
(i) A research facility with the primary
purpose of researching market viability for products or processes that reduce
or eliminate wastewater pollutants or wastewater pollutant generating
activity;
(ii) Covered under an
individual permit issued within the past three fiscal years; and
(iii) Assessed a fee under an established fee
category, excluding facility not otherwise classified.
(b) To receive a fee reduction, the permit
holder must apply in a manner prescribed by the department demonstrating that
the conditions in (a) of this subsection are met. The application must include
a signature certifying the provided information is correct:
(i) For a corporation, by an authorized
corporate officer;
(ii) For a
limited partnership, by an authorized general partner;
(iii) For a general partnership, by an
authorized partner;
(iv) For a sole
proprietorship, by the proprietor; or
(v) For a municipality, state, other public
entity, or Native American tribe, by either a principal executive officer or an
elected official.
(c)
The department may verify the information contained in the application and, if
it determines that the permit holder has made false statements, will deny the
fee reduction request and revoke previously granted fee reductions.
(d) If the department determines a permit
holder is eligible for a fee reduction under this subsection, the annual permit
fee is reduced to 25 percent of the assessed annual permit fee but not less
than the minimum permit fee in WAC
173-224-040(2).
(e) A permit holder can only be eligible for
a market research and development reduction for three consecutive fiscal
years.
(2) Small
business fee reduction.
(a) To qualify for the
small business fee reduction, a business must meet all of the following
conditions:
(i) Be a corporation, partnership,
sole proprietorship, or other legal entity formed for the purpose of making a
profit;
(ii) Be independently owned
and operated from all other businesses (i.e., not a subsidiary of a parent
company);
(iii) Have annual sales
of $1,000,000 or less of the goods or services produced using the processes
regulated by the waste discharge or individual stormwater discharge permit;
and
(iv) Have an original annual
permit fee assessment totaling $500 or greater.
(b) To receive a small business fee
reduction, the permit holder must apply in a manner prescribed by the
department demonstrating that the conditions in this subsection are met. The
application must include a signature certifying the information provided is
correct:
(i) For a corporation, by an
authorized corporate officer;
(ii)
For a limited partnership, by an authorized general partner;
(iii) For a general partnership, by an
authorized partner; or
(iv) For a
sole proprietorship, by the proprietor.
(c) The department may verify the information
contained in the application and, if it determines that the permit holder has
made false statements, will deny the fee reduction request and revoke
previously granted fee reductions.
(d) If the department determines a permit
holder is eligible under this subsection, the annual permit fee is reduced to
50 percent of the assessed annual permit fee but not less than the minimum
permit fee in WAC
173-224-040(2).
(3) Extreme hardship fee
reduction.
(a) Any small business with annual
gross revenue totaling $100,000 or less from goods and services produced using
the processes regulated by the discharge permit may apply in a manner
prescribed by the department for an extreme hardship fee reduction.
(b) To receive an extreme hardship fee
reduction, the permit holder must provide sufficient evidence to support its
claim of hardship and demonstrate that the conditions in this subsection are
met. The application must have a signature certifying that the information
provided is correct and be signed:
(i) For a
corporation, by an authorized corporate officer;
(ii) For a limited partnership, by an
authorized general partner;
(iii)
For a general partnership, by an authorized partner; or
(iv) For a sole proprietorship, by the
proprietor.
(c) The
department may verify the information contained in the application and, if it
determines that the permit holder has made false statements, will deny the fee
reduction request and revoke previously granted fee reductions.
(d) If the department determines a permit
holder is eligible under this subsection, the annual permit fee is reduced to
the minimum annual permit fee specified in WAC
173-224-040(2).
(4) Hazardous waste cleanup
hardship reduction.
(a) Any former small
business that is currently assessed a hazardous waste cleanup sites fee and no
longer operates as a small business on the cleanup site, may apply in a manner
prescribed by the department to have their assessed fee reduced. The permit
holder must provide sufficient evidence to support its claim of hardship and
demonstrate that the conditions in this subsection are met. The application
must have a signature certifying the information provided is correct and be
signed:
(i) For a corporation, by an
authorized corporate officer;
(ii)
For a limited partnership, by an authorized general partner;
(iii) For a general partnership, by an
authorized partner; or
(iv) For a
sole proprietorship, by the proprietor.
(b) The department may verify the information
contained in the application and, if it determines that the permit holder has
made false statements, will deny the fee reduction request and revoke
previously granted fee reductions.
(c) If the department determines a permit
holder is eligible under this subsection, the annual permit fee is reduced to
$500.
Statutory Authority:
RCW
90.48.465. WSR 13-22-051 (Order 13-02),
§ 173-224-090, filed 11/1/13, effective 12/2/13. Statutory Authority:
RCW
90.48.465 and
2011 c
50
§ 302(2). WSR 11-20-035 (Order 11-02),
§ 173-224-090, filed 9/27/11, effective 10/28/11. Statutory Authority:
RCW
90.48.465. WSR 09-20-020 (Order 09-06),
§ 173-224-090, filed 9/28/09, effective 10/29/09. Statutory Authority:
Chapter
90.48 RCW. WSR 08-16-109
(Order 08-05), § 173-224-090, filed 8/5/08, effective 9/5/08. Statutory
Authority:
RCW
90.48.465. WSR 04-15-046, § 173-224-090,
filed 7/13/04, effective 8/13/04. Statutory Authority:
Chapter
90.48 RCW. WSR 96-03-041
(Order 94-21), § 173-224-090, filed 1/10/96, effective 2/10/96; WSR
94-10-027 (Order 93-08), § 173-224-090, filed 4/28/94, effective 5/29/94;
WSR 92-03-131 (Order 91-45), § 173-224-090, filed 1/21/92, effective
2/21/92. Statutory Authority:
Chapter
43.21A RCW. WSR 89-12-027
and 90-07-015 (Order 89-8 and 89-8A), § 173-224-090, filed 5/31/89 and
3/13/90, effective 4/13/90. WSR 13-21-033, § 173-224-090, filed 10/9/2013,
effective 11/9/2013