La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § I-1409

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024
Section I-1409 - Groundwater Protection Fees
A. Assessment Oversight (Annual). The fee listed below covers the cost of reviewing, evaluating, and approving plans and/or reports that assess groundwater contamination and draw conclusions as to the need for further assessment and/or corrective action.

Hazardous Waste Facilities

$11,435

Solid Waste Facilities

$7,623

Nonregulated Facilities

$3,812

B. Corrective Action Oversight (Annual). The fee listed below covers the cost of reviewing, evaluating, and approving plans and/or actions to remediate groundwater that has been contaminated by a facility.

Hazardous Waste Facilities

$15,246

Solid Waste Facilities

$11,435

Nonregulated Facilities

$3,812

C. Annual Report Review Fee. The fee listed below covers the cost of reviewing the groundwater annual reports required by Hazardous and/or Solid Waste regulations.

Hazardous Waste Facilities

$1,525

Solid Waste Facilities

$381

D. Groundwater Monitoring Systems Review. The fee listed below covers the cost of reviewing the geology and design of proposed groundwater monitoring systems to ensure compliance with department specifications.

Each well

$726

E. Groundwater Monitoring Systems Inspection Fee (Annual). The fee listed below covers the cost of inspecting monitoring systems to ensure that they are functioning properly and continue to maintain their integrity. The cost also includes other activities, such as the analysis of boring logs and site geology (cross sections, isopachs, etc.). The maximum fee that can be charged for this category is $7,260.

Each well

$363

F. Facility Inspection Fee (Annual). The fee listed below covers the cost of inspecting the various facilities to ensure compliance with the groundwater protection requirements contained in the facilities permits.

Hazardous Waste Facilities

$1,452

With sampling

$10,890

Solid Waste Facilities

$726

With sampling

$2,178

G. Oversight of Abandonment Procedures. The fee listed below covers the cost of reviewing plans to plug and abandon all non-permitted groundwater monitoring systems (monitoring wells, piezometers, observations wells, and recovery wells) to ensure that they do not pose a potential threat to groundwater.

Casing pulled

$146 each well

Casing reamed out

$291 each well

Casing left in place

$726 each well

H. Maximum Total Fee per Facility. The maximum annual fee that can be assessed a facility under these regulations is $45,739.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § I-1409

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Water Resources, Ground Water Protection Division, LR 18:729 (July 1992), amended LR 21:797 (August 1995), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 29:671 (May 2003), LR 29:2041 (October 2003), Amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Division, LR 43931 (5/1/2017).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.