327 IAC 8-3-7 PWS construction permit fees and annual operation fees

Sec. 7. (a) The following governmental entities are excluded from payment of the fees in subsection (b): (1) County, municipality, or township that is defined as a unit under IC 36-1-2-23. (2) A nonprofit organization. (3) A conservancy district. (4) A school corporation. (5) A regional water or sewage district. (b) The following fees for a public water supply construction application must be remitted at the time a permit application is submitted to the department: TYPE PROCESSING FEE New public water supply treatment plant: Ground water: Up to 500,000 gallons per day $875 Greater than 500,000 gallons per day $1,750 Surface water: Up to 500,000 gallons per day $1,250 Greater than 500,000 gallons per day $2,500 Public water supply treatment plant expansion: Up to fifty percent (50%) design capacity: Greater than 500,000 gallons per day $1,250 Up to 500,000 gallons per day $625 Greater than fifty percent (50%) design capacity: Greater than 500,000 gallons per day $2,500 Up to 500,000 gallons per day $1,250 Other water treatment facilities: Wells $860 Pump or pump station $175 Chemical addition $430 Storage tank $345 Miscellaneous process modification $100 per process All water distribution system: 2,501 - 5,000 linear feet $260 5,001 - 10,000 linear feet $430 Greater than 10,000 linear feet $860 (c) The fee is not refundable after staff review and processing of the permit application has commenced. (d) For public water systems, the department shall bill for annual operation fees as follows: (1) For a community water system with more than four hundred (400) service connections, the annual operation fee is ninety-five cents ($0.95) per service connection. (2) For a community water system with four hundred (400) or fewer service connections, the annual operation fee is three hundred fifty dollars ($350). (3) For a nontransient noncommunity water system, the annual operation fees are as follows: Number Served Fee 25 - 100 $150 101 - 250 $180 251 - 500 $240 501 - 1,000 $300 1,001 - 3,300 $450 3,301 - 5,000 $600 5,001 - 10,000 $1,500 more than 10,000 $3,000 (4) For a transient noncommunity water system, the annual operation fees are as follows: Type of Transient Noncommunity Water System Fee Groundwater $100 Purchase $50 Surface $200