Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: Amend chapter 173-224 WAC, Wastewater discharge permit fees, that will set permit fees for wastewater and stormwater dischargers for fiscal years 2007 and 2008. Create a new fee subcategory for invasive moth control[,] restructure the existing fee categories for nuisance and noxious weed control and Phase 2 municipal stormwater secondary permit holders.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 90.48.465 Water pollution control.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 06-07-011 on March 3, 2006.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Ecology restructured the fee schedule for secondary permit holders of Phase 2 municipal stormwater permit coverage.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: May 30, 2006.

Jay J. Manning

Director

OTS-8526.2

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 04-15-046, filed 7/13/04, effective 8/13/04)

WAC 173-224-040   Permit fee schedule.   (1) Application fee. In addition to the annual fee, first time applicants (except those applying for coverage under a general permit) will pay a one time application fee of twenty-five percent of the annual permit fee, or $250.00, whichever is greater. An application fee will be assessed for RCRA sites regardless of whether a new permit is being issued or an existing permit for other than the discharge resulting from the RCRA corrective action, is being modified.

     (2) Industrial facility categories.

INDUSTRIAL FACILITY CATEGORIES				FY ((2005)) 2007 ANNUAL PERMIT FEE		FY ((2006)) 2008 ANNUAL PERMIT FEE AND BEYOND
Aluminum Alloys				(($14,145.00)) $15,007.00		(($14,516.00)) $15,831.00
Aluminum and Magnesium Reduction Mills
	a.	NPDES Permit		((83,417.00)) 88,496.00		((85,603.00)) 93,354.00
	b.	State Permit		((41,710.00)) 44,250.00		((42,803.00)) 46,679.00
Aluminum Forming				((42,435.00)) 45,019.00		((43,547.00)) 47,491.00
Aggregate Production - Individual Permit Coverage
	a.	Mining Activities
		1.	Mining, screening, washing and/or crushing	((2,434.00)) 2,582.00		((2,498.00)) 2,724.00
		2.	Nonoperating aggregate site (fee per site)	((100.00)) 106.00		((103.00)) 112.00
	b.	Asphalt Production
		1.	0 - < 50,000 tons/yr.	((1,014.00)) 1,076.00		((1,041.00)) 1,135.00
		2.	50,000 - < 300,000 tons/yr.	((2,435.00)) 2,583.00		((2,499.00)) 2,725.00
		3.	300,000 tons/yr. and greater	((3,045.00)) 3,231.00		((3,125.00)) 3,408.00
	c.	Concrete Production
		1.	0 - < 25,000 cu. yds/yr.	((1,014.00)) 1,076.00		((1,041.00)) 1,135.00
		2.	25,000 - < 200,000 cu. yds/yr.	((2,435.00)) 2,583.00		((2,499.00)) 2,725.00
		3.	200,000 cu. yds/yr. and greater	((3,045.00)) 3,231.00		((3,125.00)) 3,408.00
The fee for a facility in the aggregate production category is the sum of the applicable fees in the mining activities and concrete and asphalt production categories.
	d.	Portable Operations
		1.	Rock Crushing	((2,434.00)) 2,582.00		((2,498.00)) 2,724.00
		2.	Asphalt	((2,434.00)) 2,582.00		((2,498.00)) 2,724.00
		3.	Concrete	((2,434.00)) 2,582.00		((2,498.00)) 2,724.00
Aggregate Production - General Permit Coverage
	a.	Mining Activities
		1.	Mining, screening, washing and/or crushing	((1,703.00)) 1,807.00		((1,748.00)) 1,906.00
		2.	Nonoperating aggregate site (fee per site)	((71.00)) 75.00		((73.00)) 79.00
	b.	Asphalt Production
		1.	0 - < 50,000 tons/yr.	((711.00)) 755.00		((730.00)) 796.00
		2.	50,000 - < 300,000 tons/yr.	((1,704.00)) 1,808.00		((1,749.00)) 1,907.00
		3.	300,000 tons/yr. and greater	((2,130.00)) 2,260.00		((2,186.00)) 2,384.00
	c.	Concrete Production
		1.	0 - < 25,000 cu. yds/yr.	((711.00)) 755.00		((730.00)) 796.00
		2.	25,000 - < 200,000 cu. yds/yr.	((1,704.00)) 1,808.00		((1,749.00)) 1,907.00
		3.	200,000 cu. yds/yr. and greater	((2,130.00)) 2,260.00		((2,186.00)) 2,384.00
The fee for a facility in the aggregate production category is the sum of the applicable fees in the mining activities and concrete and asphalt production categories.
	d.	Portable Operations
		1.	Rock Crushing	((1,704.00)) 1,808.00		((1,749.00)) 1,907.00
		2.	Asphalt	((1,704.00)) 1,808.00		((1,749.00)) 1,907.00
		3.	Concrete	((1,704.00)) 1,808.00		((1,749.00)) 1,907.00
Aquaculture
	a.	Finfish hatching and rearing - Individual Permit		((4,243.00)) 4,501.00		((4,354.00)) 4,748.00
	b.	Finfish hatching and rearing - General Permit Coverage		((2,972.00)) 3,153.00		((3,050.00)) 3,326.00
	c.	Shellfish hatching		((146.00)) 155.00		((150.00)) 164.00
Aquatic Pest Control
	a.	Irrigation Districts		((319.00)) 338.00		((327.00)) 357.00
	b.	Mosquito Control Districts		((319.00)) 338.00		((327.00)) 357.00
	c.	((Noxious)) Invasive Moth Control		((319.00)) 338.00		((327.00)) 357.00
	d.	((Nuisance Weed Control Only)) Aquatic Species Control & Eradication		((319.00)) 338.00		((327.00)) 357.00
	e.	Oyster Growers		((319.00)) 338.00		((327.00)) 357.00
	f.	Rotenone Control		((319.00)) 338.00		((327.00)) 357.00
Boat Yards - Individual Permit Coverage
	a.	With storm water only discharge		((362.00)) 384.00		((371.00)) 405.00
	b.	All others		((725.00)) 769.00		((744.00)) 811.00
Boat Yards - General Permit Coverage
	a.	With storm water only discharge		((252.00)) 268.00		((259.00)) 282.00
	b.	All others		((509.00)) 540.00		((522.00)) 570.00
Coal Mining and Preparation
	a.	< 200,000 tons per year		((5,655.00)) 5,999.00		((5,803.00)) 6,328.00
	b.	200,000 - < 500,000 tons per year		((12,731.00)) 13,507.00		((13,065.00)) 14,248.00
	c.	500,000 - < 1,000,000 tons per year		((22,632.00)) 24,010.00		((23,225.00)) 25,328.00
	d.	1,000,000 tons per year and greater		((42,435.00)) 45,019.00		((43,547.00)) 47,491.00
Combined Industrial Waste Treatment
	a.	< 10,000 gpd		((2,829.00)) 3,001.00		((2,903.00)) 3,166.00
	b.	10,000 - < 50,000 gpd		((7,071.00)) 7,501.00		((7,256.00)) 7,913.00
	c.	50,000 - < 100,000 gpd		((14,145.00)) 15,007.00		((14,516.00)) 15,831.00
	d.	100,000 - < 500,000 gpd		((28,290.00)) 30,012.00		((29,031.00)) 31,659.00
	e.	500,000 gpd and greater		((42,435.00)) 45,019.00		((43,547.00)) 47,491.00
Combined Food Processing Waste Treatment Facilities				((13,542.00)) 14,367.00		((13,897.00)) 15,156.00
Combined Sewer Overflow System
	a.	< 50 acres		((2,829.00)) 3,001.00		((2,903.00)) 3,166.00
	b.	50 - < 100 acres		((7,071.00)) 7,501.00		((7,256.00)) 7,913.00
	c.	100 - < 500 acres		((8,490.00)) 9,007.00		((8,712.00)) 9,501.00
	d.	500 acres and greater		((11,316.00)) 12,004.00		((11,612.00)) 12,663.00
Commercial Laundry				((362.00)) 384.00		((371.00)) 405.00
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
	a.	< 200 Animal Units		((145.00)) 154.00		((149.00)) 162.00
	b.	200 - < 400 Animal Units		((362.00)) 384.00		((371.00)) 405.00
	c.	400 - < 600 Animal Units		((725.00)) 769.00		((744.00)) 811.00
	d.	600 - < 800 Animal Units		((1,087.00)) 1,153.00		((1,115.00)) 1,216.00
	e.	800 Animal Units and greater		((1,451.00)) 1,539.00		((1,489.00)) 1,624.00
Crop Preparing - Individual Permit Coverage
	a.	0 - < 1,000 bins/yr.		((282.00)) 299.00		((289.00)) 315.00
	b.	1,000 - < 5,000 bins/yr.		((566.00)) 601.00		((581.00)) 634.00
	c.	5,000 - < 10,000 bins/yr.		((1,131.00)) 1,200.00		((1,161.00)) 1,266.00
	d.	10,000 - < 15,000 bins/yr.		((2,265.00)) 2,403.00		((2,324.00)) 2,535.00
	e.	15,000 - < 20,000 bins/yr.		((3,746.00)) 3,974.00		((3,844.00)) 4,192.00
	f.	20,000 - < 25,000 bins/yr.		((5,233.00)) 5,552.00		((5,370.00)) 5,857.00
	g.	25,000 - < 50,000 bins/yr.		((7,001.00)) 7,427.00		((7,184.00)) 7,835.00
	h.	50,000 - < 75,000 bins/yr.		((7,780.00)) 8,254.00		((7,984.00)) 8,707.00
	i.	75,000 - < 100,000 bins/yr.		((9,052.00)) 9,603.00		((9,289.00)) 10,130.00
	j.	100,000 - < 125,000 bins/yr.		((11,316.00)) 12,004.00		((11,612.00)) 12,663.00
	k.	125,000 - < 150,000 bins/yr.		((14,145.00)) 15,006.00		((14,516.00)) 15,830.00
	l.	150,000 bins/yr. and greater		((16,974.00)) 18,008.00		((17,419.00)) 18,997.00
Crop Preparing - General Permit Coverage
	a.	0 - < 1,000 bins/yr.		((197.00)) 209.00		((202.00)) 220.00
	b.	1,000 - < 5,000 bins/yr.		((396.00)) 420.00		((406.00)) 443.00
	c.	5,000 - < 10,000 bins/yr.		((793.00)) 842.00		((814.00)) 888.00
	d.	10,000 - < 15,000 bins/yr.		((1,585.00)) 1,682.00		((1,627.00)) 1,774.00
	e.	15,000 - < 20,000 bins/yr.		((2,623.00)) 2,783.00		((2,692.00)) 2,936.00
	f.	20,000 - < 25,000 bins/yr.		((3,664.00)) 3,887.00		((3,760.00)) 4,100.00
	g.	25,000 - < 50,000 bins/yr.		((4,900.00)) 5,198.00		((5,028.00)) 5,483.00
	h.	50,000 - < 75,000 bins/yr.		((5,445.00)) 5,777.00		((5,588.00)) 6,094.00
	i.	75,000 - < 100,000 bins/yr.		((6,331.00)) 6,717.00		((6,497.00)) 7,086.00
	j.	100,000 - < 125,000 bins/yr.		((7,922.00)) 8,405.00		((8,130.00)) 8,866.00
	k.	125,000 - < 150,000 bins/yr.		((9,902.00)) 10,504.00		((10,161.00)) 11,081.00
	l.	150,000 bins/yr. and greater		((11,881.00)) 12,604.00		((12,192.00)) 13,296.00
Dairies $.50 per Animal Unit not to exceed (($1,015.00)) $1,077.00 for FY ((2005)) 2007 and (($1,042.00)) $1,136.00 for FY ((2006)) 2008 and beyond
Facilities Not Otherwise Classified - Individual Permit Coverage
	a.	< 1,000 gpd		((1,415.00)) 1,501.00		((1,452.00)) 1,583.00
	b.	1,000 - < 10,000 gpd		((2,829.00)) 3,001.00		((2,903.00)) 3,166.00
	c.	10,000 - < 50,000 gpd		((7,072.00)) 7,502.00		((7,257.00)) 7,914.00
	d.	50,000 - < 100,000 gpd		((11,316.00)) 12,004.00		((11,612.00)) 12,663.00
	e.	100,000 - < 500,000 gpd		((22,519.00)) 23,890.00		((23,109.00)) 25,202.00
	f.	500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd		((28,289.00)) 30,011.00		((29,030.00)) 31,659.00
	g.	1,000,000 gpd and greater		((42,435.00)) 45,019.00		((43,547.00)) 47,490.00
Facilities Not Otherwise Classified - General Permit Coverage
	a.	< 1,000 gpd		((992.00)) 1,052.00		((1,018.00)) 1,110.00
	b.	1,000 - < 10,000 gpd		((2,052.00)) 2,177.00		((2,106.00)) 2,297.00
	c.	10,000 - < 50,000 gpd		((4,952.00)) 5,254.00		((5,082.00)) 5,542.00
	d.	50,000 - < 100,000 gpd		((7,922.00)) 8,405.00		((8,130.00)) 8,866.00
	e.	100,000 - < 500,000 gpd		((15,841.00)) 16,805.00		((16,256.00)) 17,728.00
	f.	500,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd		((19,801.00)) 21,007.00		((20,320.00)) 22,160.00
	g.	1,000,000 gpd and greater		((29,705.00)) 31,513.00		((30,483.00)) 33,243.00
Flavor Extraction
	a.	Steam Distillation		((145.00)) 154.00		((149.00)) 162.00
Food Processing
	a.	< 1,000 gpd		((1,414.00)) 1,500.00		((1,451.00)) 1,582.00
	b.	1,000 - < 10,000 gpd		((3,605.00)) 3,824.00		((3,699.00)) 4,034.00
	c.	10,000 - < 50,000 gpd		((6,436.00)) 6,828.00		((6,605.00)) 7,203.00
	d.	50,000 - < 100,000 gpd		((10,113.00)) 10,729.00		((10,378.00)) 11,318.00
	e.	100,000 - < 250,000 gpd		((14,145.00)) 15,007.00		((14,516.00)) 15,830.00
	f.	250,000 - < 500,000 gpd		((18,602.00)) 19,734.00		((19,089.00)) 20,817.00
	g.	500,000 - < 750,000 gpd		((23,338.00)) 24,758.00		((23,949.00)) 26,117.00
	h.	750,000 - < 1,000,000 gpd		((28,289.00)) 30,011.00		((29,030.00)) 31,659.00
	i.	1,000,000 - < 2,500,000 gpd		((34,852.00)) 36,974.00		((35,765.00)) 39,003.00
	j.	2,500,000 - < 5,000,000 gpd		((38,898.00)) 41,266.00		((39,917.00)) 43,532.00
	k.	5,000,000 gpd and greater		((42,435.00)) 45,019.00		((43,547.00)) 47,491.00
Fuel and Chemical Storage
	a.	< 50,000 bbls		((1,415.00)) 1,501.00		((1,452.00)) 1,583.00
	b.	50,000 - < 100,000 bbls		((2,829.00)) 3,001.00		((2,903.00)) 3,166.00
	c.	100,000 - < 500,000 bbls		((7,071.00)) 7,501.00		((7,256.00)) 7,913.00
	d.	500,000 bbls and greater		((14,145.00)) 15,007.00		((14,516.00)) 15,831.00
Hazardous Waste Clean Up Sites
	a.	Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST)
		1.	State Permit	((3,710.00)) 3,936.00		((3,807.00)) 4,152.00
		2.	NPDES Permit Issued pre 7/1/94	((3,710.00)) 3,936.00		((3,807.00)) 4,152.00
		3.	NPDES Permit Issued post 7/1/94	((7,420.00)) 7,871.00		((7,614.00)) 8,303.00
	b.	Non-LUST Sites
		1.	1 or 2 Contaminants of concern	((7,254.00)) 7,696.00		((7,444.00)) 8,118.00
		2.	> 2 Contaminants of concern	((14,508.00)) 15,391.00		((14,888.00)) 16,236.00
Ink Formulation and Printing
	a.	Commercial Print Shops		((2,176.00)) 2,308.00		((2,233.00)) 2,435.00
	b.	Newspapers		((3,628.00)) 3,849.00		((3,723.00)) 4,060.00
	c.	Box Plants		((5,803.00)) 6,156.00		((5,955.00)) 6,494.00
	d.	Ink Formulation		((7,254.00)) 7,696.00		((7,444.00)) 8,119.00
Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing
	a.	Lime Products		((7,071.00)) 7,501.00		((7,256.00)) 7,913.00
	b.	Fertilizer		((8,513.00)) 9,031.00		((8,736.00)) 9,527.00
	c.	Peroxide		((11,316.00)) 12,004.00		((11,612.00)) 12,663.00
	d.	Alkaline Earth Salts		((14,145.00)) 15,007.00		((14,516.00)) 15,831.00
	e.	Metal Salts		((19,800.00)) 21,006.00		((20,319.00)) 22,159.00
	f.	Acid Manufacturing		((28,284.00)) 30,006.00		((29,025.00)) 31,653.00
	g.	Chlor-alkali		((56,580.00)) 60,024.00		((58,062.00)) 63,319.00