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Title

Preliminary Regulatory Analyses: Chapter 173-224 WAC - Water Quality Permit Fees

 
Publication number Date Published
17-10-004March 2017
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Author(s) Shon Kraley, Ph.D.
Description Including the:
• Preliminary Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Least-Burdensome Alternative Analysis
• Administrative Procedure Act Determinations

This report presents the determinations made by the Washington State Department of Ecology (“Ecology”) as required in RCW 34.05.328 for the proposed amendments to the Water Quality Permit Fees rule (chapter 173-224 WAC; “the rule”).
The purpose of Water Quality Permit Fees rule is to establish a fee system for state waste discharge and NPDES permits issued by Ecology pursuant to RCW 90.48.160, 90.48.162, or 90.48.260.
RCW 90.48.465 instructs Ecology to establish fees in amounts to fully recover, and not to exceed, expenses incurred by Ecology for:
• Processing permit applications and modifications.
• Monitoring and evaluating compliance with permits.
• Conducting inspections.
• Securing laboratory analysis of samples taken during inspections.
• Reviewing plans and documents directly related to operations of Permittees.
• Overseeing performance of delegated pretreatment programs.
• Supporting the overhead expenses that are directly related to these activities.
• Regulatory Fairness Act Compliance
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Keywords Cost-Benefit Analysis, rule making, economic analysis, least burdensome analysis, wastewater, permit fee, wastewater discharge, stormwater, stormwater permit
WEB PAGE Chapter 173-224 WAC Wastewater/Stormwater Permit Fee Rulemaking