R18-14-104. Annual Fees for Water Quality Protection Services Subject to Hourly Rate Fee

A. Annual Registration Fees. The annual registration fee required under A.R.S. § 49-242 is in Table 2, adjusted annually under subsection (F). If a site meets the criteria of A.R.S. § 49- 242(F), calculate the annual registration fee accordingly. B. The Department shall assess an annual fee for an AZPDES related water quality protection service subject to an hourly rate fee as listed in Table 3, adjusted annually under subsection (F). C. The Department shall assess an annual fee of $714, adjusted annually under subsection (F) for an individual reclaimed water permit. D. The Department shall assess an annual fee and an annual waste disposal fee as applicable to UIC regulated facilities, subject to an hourly rate fee, as listed in Tables 3.1 and 3.2, adjusted annually under subsection (F). E. The Department shall assess an annual fee of $101,250, adjusted annually under subsection (F), for AWP permits and for AWP Demonstration permits. F. Beginning August 1, 2026, the Director shall adjust the annual fees listed in subsections (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) annually by multiplying the annual 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; except for the annual waste disposal fees applicable to class VI UIC regulated facilities in Table 3.1, which shall be rounded to the nearest 100th of a cent and the nearest 10th of a cent, respectively. 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.