Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-308 - Biosolids management
Section 173-308-320 - Permit fees
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) All facilities that are required to obtain a permit must pay an annual biosolids permit fee to the department.
(2) Biosolids permit fees are assessed on an annual basis and apply regardless of the date of issuance of a permit.
(3) Except for those facilities described in subsection (4)(h) of this section, biosolids permit fees are assessed and collected for fiscal years for wastewater treatment facilities and for calendar years for receiving-only facilities and septage management facilities. Fees are due and payable within forty-five days after the department mails a billing statement.
(4) The permit fee schedule is based on the number of residences or residential equivalents (residential equivalent value) contributing to a permittee's biosolids management system. All charges per residential equivalent and any maximum fees listed in this subsection will be adjusted by the annual fiscal growth factor calculated under chapter 43.135 RCW.
Equation (5) |
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Permit Fee = (REV x Cost per REFGF) |
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Where: |
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REV = residential equivalent value. |
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FGF = an annual fiscal growth factor expressed as a percentage, as determined under chapter 43.135 RCW. |
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Cost per REFGF = cost per residential equivalent in dollars including a fiscal growth factor. The cost per REFGF is obtained by multiplying the cost per residential equivalent in the preceding year by the current year's fiscal growth factor as follows in equation (6). |
Equation (6) |
Cost per REFGF = Previous year's cost per RE x [1+ (FGF)] |
(5) Following is a summary table showing the equations used to calculate fees for the base year.
Facility Type |
Fee Formula for Base Year |
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Septage management |
$600 + (gallons / 1,250 x $0.215) |
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Receiving-only (includes beneficial use facilities) |
$600 + (REVreceived x $0.051) Maximum of $3,000 |
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Out-of-state |
$600 + (REVexported x $0.215) |
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Incineration |
$600.00 |
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All others (includes most wastewater treatment facilities) |
$600 + (REV<100,000 x $0.215) + (REV>=100,000 x $0.16) |
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New facility review fee |
$1,800 |
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Where: |
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REVreceived = residential equivalent values received (based on the portion of the residential equivalent values contributed from each source). |
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REVexported = residential equivalent values exported (based on the portion of the annual production of the facility that is exported into the state). |
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REV<100,000 = residential equivalent values less than 100,000. |
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REV>100,000 = residential equivalent values greater than or equal to 100,000. |
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.95J and 70.95 RCW. 07-12-010 (Order 06-06), § 173-308-320, filed 5/24/07, effective 6/24/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.95J.020 and 70.95.255. 98-05-101 (Order 97-30), § 173-308-320, filed 2/18/98, effective 3/21/98.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency.