N.J. Admin. Code § 7:10-15.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 7:10-15.3 - Calculation of permit application review fees

(a) Except as provided at (d) and (e) below, the permit application review fee for the construction and/or modification of a public water system and/or bulk distribution system shall be determined as follows:

1. Step One: Multiply that part of the project construction cost that is:

i. Less than or equal to $ 250,000 by 0.9 percent;

ii. Between $ 250,001 and $ 1,000,000 by 0.6 percent; and

iii. More than $ 1,000,000 by 0.3 percent.

2. Step Two: Sum the figures calculated under (a)1 above to obtain the fee due. For example, if the project cost is $ 1,100,000, the fee is calculated as the sum of 0.9 percent of the first $ 250,000 (0.009x$ 250,000=$ 2,250) plus 0.6 percent of the next $ 750,000 (0.006x$ 750,000=$ 4,500) plus 0.3 percent of the amount greater than $ 1,000,000 (0.003 x $ 100,000=$ 300) equals $ 7,050.

(b) The maximum and minimum permit application review fees which the Department will assess are $ 12,000 and $ 100.00, respectively.

(c) For an application for a permit that includes a new source of water supply (excluding interconnection or bulk purchase sources), a permit application review fee of $ 1,000 for each such new source shall be submitted in addition to the fee calculated pursuant to (a) above.

(d) For an application for a permit to construct a distribution system pursuant to 7:10-11.10, the permit application review fee shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule, irrespective of the project construction cost:

1. For each master permit and master permit renewal, the permit application review fee shall be as follows, where Class 1 through 4 are as defined at 7:10-15.4(a):

Class 1	$ 500
Class 2	$ 1,000
Class 3	$ 2,500
Class 4	$ 5,000

2. For each permit to construct a water main pursuant to 7:10-11.10(b)1, the permit application review fee shall be $ 250.

3. For each permit to construct a water main pursuant to 7:10-11.10(b)2, the permit application review fee shall be the greater of the amounts calculated based on the number of proposed service connections or the water main length in accordance with the following table:

Service Connections	Water Main Length (ft)	Fee Required
50 to 100	1,500 to 3,000	$ 1,000
101 to 250	3,001 to 7,500	$ 2,500
251 to 500	7,501 to 15,000	$ 4,000
more than 500	more than 15,000	$ 5,000

4. For each permit to construct an interconnection with another public community water system pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:1011.10(b)2, the permit application review fee shall be $ 250 or, if the interconnecting water main length is 1,500 feet or more, the amount calculated based on the interconnecting water main length in accordance with the table at (d)3 above.

(e) For each application submitted pursuant to 7:10-12.42, the fee shall be $ 1,000.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:10-15.3

Amended by R.2000 d.354, effective 8/21/2000.
See: 31 N.J.R. 2717(b), 32 N.J.R. 3106(a).
In (a), deleted "community" following "public" in the introductory paragraph.