340-045-0075

Permit Fee Schedule

(1) The fee schedule for onsite sewage disposal system permits, including WPCF permits, and graywater reuse and disposal system WPCF individual permits is found in OAR chapter 340, division 071.

(2) The department has established fees for various industrial, domestic and general permit categories. The industrial and domestic permit categories and fees are listed in Tables 70B and 70C. The general permit categories are defined in OAR 340-045-0033 and the fees are listed in Table 70G.

(3) The department must consider the following criteria when classifying a facility for determining applicable fees. For industrial sources that discharge to surface waters, discharge flowrate refers to the system design capacity. For industrial sources that do not discharge to surface waters, discharge flow refers to the total annual flow divided by 365:

(a) Tier 1 industry. A facility is classified as a Tier 1 industry if the facility:

(A) Discharges at a flowrate that is greater than or equal to 1 mgd; or

(B) Discharges large biochemical oxygen demand loads; or

(C) Is a large metals facility; or

(D) Has significant toxic discharges; or

(E) Has a treatment system that will have a significant adverse impact on the receiving stream if not operated properly; or

(F) Needs special regulatory control, as determined by the department.

(b) Tier 1 domestic facility. A facility is classified as a Tier 1 domestic facility if the facility:

(A) Has a dry weather design flow of 1 mgd or greater; or

(B) Serves an industry that can have a significant impact on the treatment system.

(c) Tier 2 industry or domestic facility: does not meet Tier 1 qualifying factors.

(4) New-permit application fee. Unless waived by this rule, the applicable new-permit application fee listed in Table 70A, 70C or 70G (available on the department's website or upon request) must be submitted with each application. The amount of the fee is based on the facility category and type of permit (e.g., individual vs. general).

(5) Permit modification fee. Permit modification fees are listed in Tables 70A and 70C (available on the department's website or upon request). They vary with the type of permit, the type of modification and the timing of modification as follows:

(a) Modification at time of permit renewal:

(A) Major modification — involves an increase in effluent limitations or any other change that involves significant analysis by the department;

(B) Minor modification — does not involve significant analysis by the department.

(b) Modification prior to permit renewal:

(A) Major modification — involves an increase in effluent limitations or any other change that involves significant analysis by the department. A permittee requesting a significant modification to their permit may be required by the department to enter into an agreement to pay for these services according to ORS 468.073. ORS 468.073 allows the department "to expedite or enhance a regulatory process by contracting for services, hiring additional staff or covering costs of activities not otherwise provided during the ordinary course of department business;"

(B) Minor modification — does not involve significant analysis by the department.

(6) Annual fees. Applicable annual fees for General and Industrial permit holders may be found in Tables 70G and 70B (available on the department's website or upon request). Annual fees for domestic sources may also be found in Table 70C (available on the department's website or upon request), and consist of the following:

(a) Base annual fee. This is based on the type of treatment system and the dry weather design flow;

(b) Population-based fee. A permit holder with treatment systems other than Type F (septage alkaline stabilization facilities) must pay a population-based fee. The applicable fee may be found in Table 70D (available on the department's website or upon request);

(c) Pretreatment fee. A source required by the department to administer a pretreatment program pursuant to federal pretreatment program regulations (40CFR, Part 403; January 29, 1981 and amendments thereto) must pay an additional annual fee plus a fee for each significant industrial user specified in their annual report for the previous year. The applicable fee may be found in Table 70E (available on the department's website or upon request).

(7) Technical activities fee. Technical activity fees are listed in Tables 70F and 70H (available on the department's website or upon request). They are categorized as follows:

(a) All permits. A permittee must pay a fee for NPDES and WPCF permit-related technical activities. A fee will be charged for initial submittal of engineering plans and specifications. Fees will not be charged for revisions and re-submittals of engineering plans and specifications or for facilities plans, design studies, reports, change orders, or inspections;

(b) General permits. A permittee must pay the technical activity fee shown in Table 70H (available on the department's website or upon request) when the following activities are required for application review:

(A) Disposal system plan review;

(B) Site inspection and evaluation.

(8) For permits administered by the Oregon Department of Agriculture, the following fees are applicable until superseded by a fee schedule established by the Oregon Department of Agriculture:

(a) WPCF and NPDES General Permits #800 for Confined Animal Feeding Operations Filing Fee — $50;

(b) Individual Permits:

(A) Filing Fee — $50;

(B) New applications — $6,280;

(C) Permit renewals (including request for effluent limit modifications) — $3,140;

(D) Permit renewals (without request for effluent limit modifications) — $1,416;

(E) Permit modifications (involving increase in effluent limit modifications) — $3,140;

(F) Permit modifications (not involving an increase in effluent limitations) — $500;

(G) Annual compliance determination fee for dairies and other confined feeding operations — $705;

(H) Annual compliance determination fee for facilities not elsewhere classified with disposal of process wastewater — $1,885;

(I) Annual compliance determination fee for facilities not elsewhere classified that dispose of non-process wastewater (e.g., small cooling water discharges, boiler blowdown, filter backwash, log ponds) — $1,180.

(c) Annual compliance determination fee for facilities that dispose of wastewater only by evaporation from watertight ponds or basins — $705.

(9) A surcharge in the amount listed below is imposed on municipalities that are permittees as defined in 2007 Oregon Laws chapter 696, section 2. The surcharge is imposed to defray the cost of conducting and administering the study of persistent pollutants discharged in the State of Oregon required under 2007 Oregon Laws chapter 696, section 3. A permittee subject to the surcharge must pay one half of the surcharge on or before July 15, 2008 and the other half of the surcharge on or before July 15, 2009.

Each municipality will pay a surcharge based on a dry weather design flow in millions of gallons per day (mgd) as follows:

less than 5 mgd = $6,975.

5 mgd to 9.9 mgd = $13,950.

10 mgd and greater = $20,925.

[ED. NOTE: Tables referenced are not included in rule text. Click here for PDF copy of table(s).]

Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020, 468B.020 & 468B.035
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468.065, 468B.015, 468B.035 & 468B.050
Hist.: DEQ 113, f. & ef. 5-10-76; DEQ 129, f. & ef. 3-16-77; DEQ 31-1979, f. & ef. 10-1-79; DEQ 18-1981, f. & ef. 7-13-81; DEQ 12-1983, f. & ef. 6-2-83; DEQ 9-1987, f. & ef. 6-3-87; DEQ 18-1990, f. & cert. ef. 6-7-90; DEQ 10-1991, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-91; DEQ 9-1992, f. & cert. ef. 6-5-92; DEQ 10-1992, f. & cert. ef. 6-9-92; DEQ 30-1992, f. & cert. ef. 12-18-92; DEQ 20-1994, f. & cert. ef. 10-7-94; DEQ 4-1998, f. & cert. ef. 3-30-98; Administrative correction 10-22-98; DEQ 15-2000, f. & cert. ef. 10-11-00; DEQ 2-2002, f. & cert. ef. 2-12-02; DEQ 7-2004, f. & cert. ef. 8-3-04; DEQ 5-2005, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-05; DEQ 11-2006, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-06; DEQ 5-2007, f. & cert. ef. 7-3-07; DEQ 8-2008, f. 6-27-08, cert. ef. 7-1-08; DEQ 7-2010, f. 8-27-10, cert. ef. 9-1-10; DEQ 9-2011, f. & cert. ef. 6-30-11; DEQ 15-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-12-11; DEQ 6-2012, f. f. 10-31-12, cert. ef. 11-1-12

OAR 340-045-0075

Permit Fee Schedule

1. New permit applications must include the annual fee specified in Table 70B in addition to the new permit application fee.

1.  New permit applications must include the annual fee in addition to the new permit application fee.

1. New permit applications must include both the new permit application fee and the first year’s annual fee.

2. A person registered under the 700-PM permit may pre-pay $90 for permit coverage through 2014 in lieu of the $25 annual fee.

3. Some of these permits are administered by public agencies under contract with DEQ.

4. This permit incorporates the 1300-J permit.

1.  These fees apply when these activities are required for DEQ’s review of the application.

340-071-0140

Onsite System Fees

(1) This rule establishes the fees for site evaluations, permits, reports, variances, licenses, and other services the department provides under this division.

(2) Site evaluation and existing system evaluation fees are listed in Table 9A. [Table not included. See ED. NOTE.]

(3) Permitting fees for systems not subject to WPCF permits are listed in Table 9B and Table 9C. [Table not included. See ED. NOTE.]

(4) WPCF permit fees. Fees in this section apply to WPCF permits issued pursuant to OAR 340-071-0162. WPCF permit fees are listed in Table 9D. [Table not included. See ED. NOTE.]

(5) Innovative or Alternative Technology or Material Review fees are listed in Table 9F. [Table not included. See ED. NOTE.]

(6) Material Plan Review fees are listed in Table 9F. [Table not included. See ED. NOTE.]

(7) Sewage Disposal Service License and Truck Inspection fees are listed in Table 9E. [Table not included. See ED. NOTE.]

(8) Contract county fee schedules.

(a) Each county having an agreement with the department under ORS 454.725 must adopt a fee schedule for services rendered and permits issued. The county fee schedule may not include the department's surcharge established in section (9) of this rule unless identified as a department surcharge.

(b) A copy of the fee schedule and any subsequent amendments to the schedule must be submitted to the department.

(c) Fees may not exceed actual costs for efficiently conducted services.

(9) Department surcharge.

(a) To offset a portion of the administrative and program oversight costs of the statewide onsite wastewater management program, the department and contract counties must levy a surcharge for each site evaluation, report permit, and other activity for which an application is required in this division. The surcharge fee is listed in Table 9F. [Table not included. See ED. NOTE.] This surcharge does not apply to sewage disposal service license applications, pumper truck inspections, annual report evaluation fees, or certification of installers or maintenance providers.

(b) Proceeds from surcharges collected by the department and contract counties must be accounted for separately. Each contract county must forward the proceeds to the department in accordance with its agreement with the department.

(10) Refunds. The department may refund all or a portion of a fee accompanying an application if the applicant withdraws the application before any field work or other substantial review of the application has been done.

[ED. NOTE: Tables referenced are not included in rule text. Click here for PDF copy of table(s).]

Stat. Auth.: ORS 454.625, 468.020 & 468.065(2)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 454.745, 468.065 & 468B.050
Hist.: DEQ 10-1981, f. & ef. 3-20-81; DEQ 19-1981, f. 7-23-81, ef. 7-27-81; DEQ 5-1982, f. & ef. 3-9-82; DEQ 8-1983, f. & ef. 5-25-83; DEQ 9-1984, f. & ef. 5-29-84; DEQ 13-1986, f. & ef. 6-18-86; DEQ 15-1986, f. & ef. 8-6-86; DEQ 6-1988, f. & cert. ef. 3-17-88; DEQ 11-1991, f. & cert. ef. 7-3-91; DEQ 18-1994, f. 7-28-94, cert. ef. 8-1-94; DEQ 27-1994, f. & cert. ef. 11-15-94; DEQ 12-1997, f. & cert. ef. 6-19-97; Administrative correction 1-28-98; DEQ 8-1998, f. & cert. ef. 6-5-98; DEQ 16-1999, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-99; Administrative correction 2-16-00; DEQ 9-2001(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-16-01 thru 12-28-01; DEQ 14-2001, f. & cert. ef. 12-26-01; DEQ 2-2002, f. & cert. ef. 2-12-02; DEQ 11-2004, f. 12-22-04, cert. ef. 3-1-05; DEQ 7-2008, f. 6-27-08, cert. ef. 7-1-08; DEQ 10-2009, f. 12-28-09, cert. ef. 1-4-10; DEQ 7-2010, f. 8-27-10, cert. ef. 9-1-10; DEQ 9-2011, f. & cert. ef. 6-30-11; DEQ 6-2012, f. f. 10-31-12, cert. ef. 11-1-12

OAR 340-071-0140

ONSITE SYSTEM FEE SCHEDULE