Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-16-56d

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 19A, May 9, 2024

Section 28-16-56d - Sewage permit fees; schedules

(a) Each person applying for a permit pursuant to K.S.A. 65-165, and amendments thereto, and each holder of a permit issued pursuant to K.S.A. 65-165 and amendments thereto, shall submit the appropriate fee in accordance with the following schedule:

Schedule of Fees at Annual Rate

Unit Rates and

Classification Minimum Rates

(1) Municipal or commercial $185/year/million gallons per

wastewater treatment facility. day permitted capacity and for

any portion thereof.

$185 minimum fee per year.

(2) Municipal storm water system

(A) population less than 100,000 None

persons.

(B) population of 100,000 persons or $2,000 per year.

greater

(3) Industrial wastewater $320/year/million gallons per

treatment facility. day permitted capacity and for

any portion thereof.

$320 minimum fee per year.

(4) Cooling water discharge.

Surface disposal:

(A) Non-contact cooling water. $60 per year.

(B) treated cooling water. $120/year/million gallons per

day permitted capacity and for

any portion thereof.

$120 minimum fee per year.

(5) Dewatering discharge. $60 per year.

(6) Pretreatment permit. $320 per year.

(7) General permit. $60 per year.

(8) Industrial storm water

discharge.

(A) General permit $60 per year.

(B) individual permit. $320 per year.

(9) Confined feeding facility or

public livestock market required

to register or obtain a permit:

(A) Initial registration fee,

regardless of animal unit

capacity $25 one-time fee.

(B) permit fee:

(i) Animal unit capacity of 999

or less $25 per year.

(ii) animal unit capacity of

1,000-4,999 $100 per year.

(iii) animal unit capacity of

5,000-9,999 $200 per year.

(iv) animal unit capacity of

10,000 or more $400 per year.

(10) Truck-washing facility for

animal wastes.

(A) Private truck-washing facility

for animal wastes with any

combination of owned trailers

or trucks totaling no more than

two $25 per year.

(B) Private truck-washing facility

for animal wastes with any

combination of owned trailers

or trucks totaling more than two $200 per year.

(C) all other truck-washing facilities

for animal wastes. $320 per year.

(b)

(1) Plans and specifications shall not be reviewed and processing and issuance of a permit shall not take place until the required fee is paid. Fees shall be made payable to the "Kansas department of health and environment-water pollution control permit."

(2) Fees paid in accordance with the schedule in subsection (a), including fees paid for facilities that are never built or that are abandoned, shall not be refunded.

(3) Each operator who is operating a facility in which two or more of the wastewaters identified in subsection (a) are discharged shall pay the appropriate fee for each type of wastewater discharged, even if only one permit has been issued for the facility.

(4) Permit fees shall be based on the minimum rate or unit rate, whichever is greater. The full unit rate shall be applied to any portion of a unit. The fee per unit shall not be prorated.

(5) A permit fee shall be paid annually in accordance with subsection (a).

(6) If ownership of the permitted facility changes during the term of a valid permit, no additional fee shall be required unless a change occurs that results in a new or expanded facility or operation.

(7) If a change occurs during the term of a valid permit that results in an expanded capacity of the facility or operation, a new application shall be required. Upon approval, the existing permit shall be amended and shall continue in effect for the remainder of the original term, unless revoked. The additional fee shall be based only on the difference between the original permitted capacity and the expanded capacity. The new annual fee for the expanded facility shall be based on the unit rate at the expanded capacity or the minimum rate, whichever is greater, for the remainder of the term of the permit.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-16-56d

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2003 Supp. 65-166a and 65-171d; effective Sept. 27, 1996; amended March 16, 2007.