Md. Code Regs. 26.03.12.06

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024
Section 26.03.12.06 - Major Sewerage System Application and Permit Fees
A. Exception. Notwithstanding §§B-E of this regulation and Regulation .09 of this chapter, and in the discretion of the Department, fees for minor improvements or revisions to existing permits may be waived or reduced.
B. Application and Permit Fees. An applicant for a permit to install, materially alter, or materially extend a major sewerage system shall pay the sum of the applicable fees set forth in the fee schedules in §§C-E of this regulation.
C. Sewage Treatment Plants.
(1) Fees for a new plant and fees for an existing plant at which two or more new unit processes are to be constructed are as follows:

Design CapacityFee
Greater than 10 MGD$2,000
From 5 up to 10 MGD1,625
From 1 up to 5 MGD1,200
From 0.5 up to 1 MGD900
Less than 0.5 MGD750

(2) Fees for an existing plant at which only one new unit process is to be constructed are as follows:

Design CapacityFee
Greater than 10 MGD$1,750
From 5 up to 10 MGD1,500
From 1 up to 5 MGD1,100
From 0.5 up to 1 MGD800
Less than 0.5 MGD450

(3) If no fee is due under §C(1) or (2) of this regulation, the fee shall be the lesser of the:
(a) Amount listed in §C(2) of this regulation for the design capacity of the particular plant; or
(b) Sum of the following:
(i) $125 for each unit process that is installed, materially altered, or materially extended, plus
(ii) $125 for each component, which is not part of a unit process, that is installed, materially altered, or materially extended.
(4) In §C(3)(b) of this regulation, examples of components which are not part of a unit process include bar screens, comminutors, splitter boxes, flow meters, sludge holding tanks, and sludge drying beds.
D. Sewage Collection Lines.
(1) Fees for new lines and material alterations and material extensions to existing lines are set forth in §D(2) and (3) of this regulation. Sewage treatment plant and pumping station fees are additional.
(2) Fees for sewage collection lines and appurtenances are as follows:

Length in Feet, Excluding Pumping StationsFee
Greater than 10,000$1,800
From 5,000 up to 10,0001,400
From 2,000 up to 5,000800
From 400 up to 2,000450
Less than 400125

E. Pumping Stations.
(1) Fees for new pumping stations and for material alterations and material extensions to existing pumping stations are set forth in the following fee schedule:

Design CapacityFee
Greater than 10 MGD$1,400
From 5 up to 10 MGD1,100
From 1 up to 5 MGD800
From 0.5 up to 1 MGD600
Less than 0.5 MGD400

(2) The combined design capacity of all lift stations applied for under the permit shall be used in calculating the design capacity.

Md. Code Regs. 26.03.12.06

Regulations .06 amended as an emergency provision effective November 17, 1995 (22:25 Md. R. 1959); amended permanently effective February 26, 1996 (23:4 Md. R. 274)