Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 36, September 7, 2024
Section 92a.62 - Annual fees(a) Permittees shall pay an annual fee in the amount indicated in the following schedule to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The annual fee for permits issued before August 28, 2021, is due on each anniversary of the effective date of the last permit issuance or reissuance until the Department terminates the permit. The annual fee for permits issued for the first time after August 28, 2021, is due on each anniversary of the effective date of the initial permit until the Department terminates the permit. The flows listed in this section are total annual average design flows for all discharges at a facility in million gallons per day (MGD).(b) Annual fees for individual NPDES permits are as follows: | Category | Annual Fee |
| Single Residence Sewage Treatment Plant | $100 |
| Small Flow Treatment Facility | $250 |
| Minor Sewage Facility [LESS THAN] 0.05 MGD | $500 |
| Minor Sewage Facility [GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO] 0.05 MGD and [LESS THAN] 1.0 MGD | $1,000 |
| Minor Sewage Facility with CSO | $2,500 |
| Major Sewage Facility [GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO] 1.0 MGD and [LESS THAN] 5.0 MGD | $3,750 |
| Major Sewage Facility [GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO] 5.0 MGD | $5,000 |
| Major Sewage Facility with CSO | $7,500 |
| Minor Industrial Waste Facility not covered by ELG | $1,500 |
| Minor Industrial Waste Facility covered by ELG | $3,000 |
| Major Industrial Waste Facility [LESS THAN] 250 MGD | $7,500 |
| Major Industrial Waste Facility [GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO] 250 MGD | $50,000 |
| Industrial Stormwater | $1,500 |
| CAFO | $500 |
| MS4 | $2,500 |
| CAAP | $1,500 |
| Pesticides | $1,500 |
| Mining Activity | $0 |
| Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities | $500 |
(e) The Department will review the adequacy of the fees established in this section at least once every 3 years and provide a written report to the EQB. The report will identify any disparity between the amount of program income generated by the fees and the costs to administer these programs, and contain recommendations to increase fees to eliminate the disparity, including recommendations for regulatory amendments to increase program fees.(f) Any Federal or State agency or independent state commission that provides funding to the Department for the implementation of the NPDES Program through terms and conditions of a mutual agreement and any municipality that is currently designated as a financially distressed municipality by the Department of Community and Economic Development under the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act (53 P.S. §§ 11701.101-11701.712) may be exempt from the fees in this section.The provisions of this §92a.62 amended August 27, 2021, effective 8/28/2021, 51 Pa.B. 5361.The provisions of this §92a.62 amended under sections 5(b)(1) and 6 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.5(b)(1) and 691.6); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 1920-A).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 92a.26 (relating to application fees).