R18-14-102. Hourly Rate and Maximum Fees for Water Quality Protection Services

A. The Department shall assess and collect an hourly rate fee for a water quality protection service, except for APP minor permit amendments specified under A.A.C. R18-9-A211(C)(1), (2) and (3) and A.A.C. R18-9-B906(B), unless a flat fee is otherwise designated in this Article, and UIC minor modifications specified under A.A.C. R18-9-C633(A). B. Hourly rate fees. The Department shall calculate the fee using an hourly rate of $174, adjusted annually under subsection (D), except for the UIC program, where the Department shall calculate the fee using an hourly rate of $145, and the AWP program, where the Department shall calculate the fee using an hourly rate of $223, both adjusted annually under subsection (D). These rates shall then be multiplied by the number of Table 1. Maximum Feesreview hours to provide a water quality protection service, plus any applicable review-related costs, up to the maximum fee specified in subsection (C), adjusted annually under subsection (D). C. Maximum fees for a water quality protection service assessed at an hourly rate in Table 1, adjusted annually under subsection (D). D. Beginning August 1, 2026, the Director shall adjust the hourly rate and maximum fees listed in subsections (B) and (C) annually by multiplying the hourly rate and maximum fees by the June Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the most recent year, then dividing by the June CPI for the year 2023, and then rounding down to the nearest cent. The June CPI for any year is the CPI for All Urban Consumers, Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, all items published by the United States Department of Labor, for June of that year.