Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 216.08

Current through October 28, 2024

Section NR 216.08 - Permit fees

A storm water discharge permit fee shall be paid annually by each permittee under this subchapter, and by each permittee whose WPDES permit incorporates storm water management requirements under this subchapter. Permit fees are due by June 30th each year. The fees shall be assessed according to the following schedule:

(1) For city or village owned or operated municipal separate storm sewer systems, an annual permit fee shall be based on the total municipal population as reported by the latest U.S. bureau of the census decennial census. The population residing within an area served by a combined sewer outfall may not be included in determining the total municipal population for purposes of establishing the annual permit fee. For town owned or operated municipal separate storm sewer systems, an annual permit fee shall be based on the population within the urbanized area as defined by the U.S. census bureau. The annual permit fees are listed in Table 1.

Population	Annual Fee
400,000 or greater	$25,000
200,000 to 399,999	$20,000
100,000 to 199,999	$12,000
75,000 to 99,999	$10,000
50,000 to 74,999	$8,000
40,000 to 49,999	$7,500
35,000 to 39,999	$6,500
30,000 to 34,999	$5,000
25,000 to 29,999	$4,000
15,000 to 24,999	$3,000
12,500 to 14,999	$2,000
10,000 to 12,499	$1,500
6,000 to 9,999	$1,000
2,000 to 5,999	$500
1,000 to 1,999	$250
100 to 999	$50
Less than 100	Zero

(2) For any other owner or operator of a municipal separate storm sewer system including county, state and federal systems, the fee shall be $500.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 216.08

CR 03-028: cr. Register July 2004 No. 583, eff. 8-1-04.

The annual permit fee is the same regardless of whether the municipal separate storm sewer system is covered under a general permit or an individual permit alone or with co-permittees. Municipal permit fees were established in order to administer the municipal permit program pursuant to s. 283.33(9) (b), Stats.