New Jersey Department of the Treasury
Division of Revenue
PO Box 417
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0417
Fee = (Environmental Impact x Rate) + Minimum Fee, where:
Rate = (Budget-Sum of Minimum Fees)/Total Environmental Impact
Minimum Fee = Hours x Cost Per Hour/5, where:
Hours = Total hours allocated by the Department on the administration, including permit issuance, inspection and data management, of the permit per facility over a five year period in each category.
Cost Per Hour = Total personnel cost per hour, including fringe benefits and indirect costs.
The minimum fees are set forth in Table III below. For any new or revised category of discharge, the Department shall calculate a minimum fee and shall list it in the Annual NJPDES Fee Schedule Report for public comment under (b) below.
Environmental Impact = (Total Pollutant Load + Heat Load) where:
Environmental Impact = Average kilograms per day of oxygen demand discharged, as measured by Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD[5]), Carboneous Biochemical Oxygen Demand (CBOD$[5]) or other oxygen demand parameter selected by the Department, as determined in accordance with (a)7 above.
Environmental Impact = (Pollution Potential Factor) x (Discharge Control Factor) where:
Pollutant Source Description | Pollution Rating Factor |
Sanitary sewage wastewater | 1 |
Sanitary landfills | 20 |
Hazardous waste facilities including hazardous waste landfills | 50 |
Pollutant Source Description | Pollution Loading Factor |
Landfill Solid Waste | Annual Mass + 1 (where Annual Mass = Mass of solid waste annually deposited (in tons) / 400), with the result rounded to the nearest whole integer |
Sanitary Waste Discharge where Q < 1.0 MGD | Q in MGD x 2000, with the result rounded to the nearest whole integer |
Sanitary Waste Discharge where Q = > 1.0 MGD but < 3.0 MGD | 2000 |
Sanitary Waste Discharge where Q = > 3.0 MGD but < 5.0 MGD | 3000 |
Sanitary Waste Discharge where Q = > 5.0 MGD | 4000 |
Pollutant Source Description | Pollution Potential Factor |
Stormwater runoff | 100 |
Non-contact cooling water | 200 |
Potable water plant filter backwash | 200 |
Food processing wastewater | 250 |
Discharge from quarry operations including, sand and gravel operations | 250 |
Industrial process wastewater (not otherwise specified) | 300 |
Discharge Control Scenario for Pollutant Source | Discharge Control Factor |
Permitted, but not being discharged (does not apply to landfills) | 0 |
Pass-through wastewater to DSW or POTW, lined (surface impoundment with a liner having hydraulic conductivity of at least <10 <-7> cm/sec) | 1 |
Pass-through wastewater to DSW or POTW, unlined and/or partially lined (surface impoundment or infiltration/percolation lagoon that is unlined or partially lined) | 10 |
Designed for discharge to the ground (sanitary wastewater with at least secondary treatment) | 20 |
Designed for discharge to the ground (all other wastewater other than sanitary wastewater with at least secondary treatment) | 25 |
Landfills, completely lined (<10 <-7> cm/sec) | 30 |
Landfills, unlined and/or partially lined | 40 |
Environmental Impact = (Total Pollutant Load)
Table II
(Reserved)
Table III Minimum Fees
Permit Fee Category1 | Min Fee Code | Minimum Fee |
1. Major DSW Domestic Treatment Works (DTW) - Individual Permit | MMJ | $ 11,150 |
2. Minor DSW Domestic Treatment Works (DTW) - Individual Permit | MMI | $ 4,200 |
3. Combined Sewer Overflow - Individual Permit Component or General Permit | CSO | $ 9,450 |
4. Major Industrial DSW - Individual Permit | IMJ | $ 9,950 |
5. Minor Industrial DSW - Individual Permit | IMI | $ 4,200 |
6. General Permit - Industrial DSW, DGW or both (unless otherwise listed) | IGN | $ 2,300 |
7. General Permit - Municipal DSW (unless otherwise listed) | MGN | $ 3,100 |
8. Industrial Stormwater - Individual Permit | IST | $ 4,100 |
9. Stormwater - Sand and Gravel General Permit (RSG) | R14 | $ 1,250 |
10. Stormwater - Basic Industrial General Permit (5G2) | SBG | $ 800 |
11. Stormwater-Wood Waste Recycling and Leaf Composting General Permit (WRC) 5 | SWL | $3,100 |
12. Municipal Stormwater--Tier B General Permit (R10) | STB | $ 500 |
13. Municipal Stormwater--Tier A General Permit (R9) | ||
(population range 0-1,000) | SA1 | $ 600 |
(population range 1,001-5,000) | SA2 | $ 1,050 |
(population range 5,001-10,000) | SA3 | $ 2,000 |
(population range 10,001-15,000) | SA4 | $ 3,000 |
(population range 15,001-20,000) | SA5 | $ 4,050 |
(population range 20,001-25,000) | SA6 | $ 5,250 |
(population range 25,000+) | SA7 | $ 9,000 |
14. Municipal Stormwater--Public Complex General Permit (R11) | ||
(population range 1,000-2,999) | SP1 | $ 900 |
(population range 3,000-5,999) | SP2 | $ 1,500 |
(population range 6,000-8,999) | SP3 | $ 2,600 |
(population range 9,000+) | SP4 | $ 3,600 |
15. Municipal Stormwater - Highway Agency General Permit (R12) | ||
(mileage range 0-9) | SH1 | $ 550 |
(mileage range 10-199) | SH2 | $ 2,450 |
(mileage range 200-399) | SH3 | $ 5,100 |
(mileage range 400+) | SH4 | $ 9,800 |
16. DGW - Initial Individual Permit< > | GWN | $ 6,000 |
17. DGW - Renewed or Continued Individual Permits2 | GWE | $ 2,750 |
18. DGW - General Permit (I1, I2 and LSI) | GGN | $ 900 |
19. DGW - General Permit (T1) | GT1 | $ 450 |
20. DGW - Operating Landfill Individual Permit | LND | $ 6,900 |
21. DGW--Sanitary Wastewater Discharges from Commercial Activities on Farms GP (GWCF) | GCF | $ 1,250 |
22. Residuals Use or Disposal Operations (unless otherwise listed) | RES | $ 10,600 |
23. Residuals--Food Processors/WTPs3 Individual Permit | RFP | $ 4,000 |
24. Residuals--Category Z Individual Permit4 | RTZ | $ 2,050 |
25. Residuals--General Permit (ZG) | RTG | $500 |
26. Residuals--Land Application General Permit (unless otherwise listed) | RSG | $ 800 |
27. Residuals--General Permit Category SXG | RSX | $ 750 |
28. Residuals--General Permit Category S1G | RS1 | $ 900 |
29. Residuals--General Permit Category S2G | RS2 | $ 1,050 |
30. Residuals--General Permit Category S3G | RS3 | $ 1,200 |
31. Residuals--General Permit Categories 6-9 | RS6 | $ 1,150 |
32. Residuals--General Permit Category S4G | RS4 | $ 1,350 |
33. Residuals--General Permit Categories 10 - 13 | RSP | $ 1,150 |
34. Significant Indirect User (SIU) (Pretreatment) | SIU | $ 5,750 |
35. Landfills operating or terminated after January 1, 1982 without an approved closure plan | 6 | $ 2,500 |
36. Terminated Landfills properly closed or closed prior to January 1, 1982 | 6 | $ 500 |
37. Emergency Permit issued pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-6.14 | 7 |
1 For names corresponding to the general permit category see N.J.A.C. 7:14A-6.13(c).
2 For a domestic or industrial facility issued an individual NJPDES Discharge to Groundwater permit, the minimum fee is $ 6,000 for the first five years of that permit, and $ 2,750 if the permit is renewed or administratively continued. All other domestic or industrial facilities issued an individual NJPDES Discharge to Groundwater permit shall be assessed a minimum fee of $ 2,750.
3 WTPs refer to potable water treatment plants.
4 Refers to a Residuals Transfer Facilities individual permit.
5 Fee is not applicable to permittees that are regulated pursuant to the Tier A MS4 (R9) Master General Permit (that is, NJ0141852).
6 This permit is issued and administered by the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste.
7 Fee based on category for type of discharge.
N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14A-3.1
See: 29 N.J.R. 3822(a).
In (c)4, substituted "general permit" for "general plan"; and in (d)1i, changed the rating in the table from "21" to "2".
Public Notice: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY 1997.
See: 29 N.J.R. 5105(a).
Public Notice: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY 1998.
See: 30 N.J.R. 4078(a).
Public Notice: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY 1999.
See: 31 N.J.R. 2977(a).
Public Notice: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY 2000.
See: 32 N.J.R. 2131(a).
Public Notice: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY 2001.
See: 33 N.J.R. 2345(a).
Amended by R.2002 d.34, effective 1/22/2002.
See: 33 N.J.R. 3636(a), 34 N.J.R. 595(a).
Rewrote the section.
Administrative correction.
See: 34 N.J.R. 920(b).
Public Notice: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY 2002.
See: 34 N.J.R. 1859(b).
Public Notice: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY 2003.
See: 35 N.J.R. 2370(a).
Amended by R.2004 d.47, effective 2/2/2004.
See: 35 N.J.R. 169(a), 35 N.J.R. 1331(a), 36 N.J.R. 813(a).
Rewrote (j).
Public Notice: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY 2004.
See: 36 N.J.R. 2947(c).
Administrative change.
See: 36 N.J.R. 4131(b).
Public Notice: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY2005.
See: 37 N.J.R. 534(a).
Public Notice: Adoption of New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES); Fiscal Year 2006 Annual Fee Report and Assessment of Fees.
See: 38 N.J.R. 1087(a).
Administrative correction.
See: 38 N.J.R. 5153(a).
Public Notice: Adoption and Administrative Changes and Corrections: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, 2007.
See: 39 N.J.R. 381(b).
Public Notice: Adoption: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY2008.
See: 40 N.J.R. 813(a).
Amended by R.2009 d.7, effective 1/5/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 1478(a), 41 N.J.R. 142(a).
In (a)7, deleted "Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) and/or Monitoring Report Forms" following "on", deleted the parentheses around "MRFs" and substituted "12-month" for "12 month"; rewrote (b)2ii and (c)1i; in the introductory paragraph of (d), deleted "and landfills" following "residuals" and "and (f)" following "(e)"; rewrote (d)1; repealed (f); rewrote (g)1i and (j); and repealed Table II.
Public Notice: Adoption: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 680(a).
Administrative change.
See: 41 N.J.R. 2789(a).
Special amendment, R.2009 d.361, effective 11/4/2009 (to expire May 4, 2011).
See: 41 N.J.R. 4467(a).
In (k), updated the second N.J.A.C. reference.
Public Notice: Adoption: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY2010.
See: 42 N.J.R. 552(a).
Public Notice: Adoption: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY2011.
See: 43 N.J.R. 748(a).
Readoption of special amendment, R.2011 d.251, effective 9/8/2011.
See: 43 N.J.R. 1077(a), 43 N.J.R. 2581(b).
Provisions of R.2009 d.361 readopted without change.
Administrative change.
See: 44 N.J.R. 227(b).
Amended by R.2012 d.095, effective 5/7/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 1935(a), 44 N.J.R. 1339(b).
In (k), updated the second N.J.A.C. reference.
Administrative change.
See: 45 N.J.R. 1245(b).
Administrative change.
See: 46 N.J.R. 1688(a).
Administrative change.
See: 47 N.J.R. 1259(b).
Public Notice: Adoption: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY2016.
See: 48 N.J.R. 599(b).
Administrative change.
See: 49 N.J.R. 1402(a).
Public Notice: Adoption: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY2018.
See: 50 N.J.R. 1669(a).
Public Notice: Adoption: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY2019.
See: 51 N.J.R. 1073(a).
Public Notice: Adoption: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY2020.
See: 52 N.J.R. 1341(c).
Public Notice: Adoption: NJPDES Annual Fee Report, FY2021.
See: 53 N.J.R. 943(b).