360 CMR 10.101
Permitting Charge
(1) Amount of Charge. Each holder of a Sewer Use Discharge Permit, Septage Discharge
Permit, Landfill Discharge Permit, General Permit, Temporary Construction Site Dewatering
Permit, Group Permit, or Combined Permit issued pursuant to 360 CMR 10.000 shall be
assessed and shall pay an annual permitting charge per permit. The amount of the charge is:
(a) For Authority Fiscal Year 2020:
1. Category 1 SIU:
2. Category 1 non-SIU:
3. Category 2 SIU:
4. Category 2 non-SIU:
5. Category 3 SIU:
6. Category 3 non-SIU:
7. Category 4:
8. Category 6:
9. Category 10:
10. Category 12:
11. Category C1:
12. Category G1:
13. Category G2:
14. Category D1:
(b) For Authority Fiscal Year 2021:
1. Category 1 SIU:
2. Category 1 non-SIU:
3. Category 2 SIU:
4. Category 2 non-SIU:
5. Category 3 SIU:
6. Category 3 non-SIU:
7. Category 4:
$992
$992
$100
$278
$228, plus $86 for the year the
Authority receives the Notice of
Intent to Discharge
$192, plus $86 for the year the
Authority receives the Notice of
Intent to Discharge
$192, plus $86 for the year the
Authority receives the Notice of
Intent to Discharge
8. Category 6:
9. Category 10:
10. Category 12:
11. Category C1:
12. Category G1:
13. Category G2:
14. Category D1:
(c) For Authority Fiscal Year 2022
1. Category 1 SIU:
2. Category 1 non-SIU:
3. Category 2 SIU:
4. Category 2 non-SIU:
5. Category 3 SIU:
6. Category 3 non-SIU:
7. Category 4:
8. Category 6:
9. Category 10:
10. Category 12:
11. Category C1:
12. Category G1:
13. Category G2
14. Category D1
(d) For Authority Fiscal Year 2023:
1. Category 1 SIU:
2. Category 1 non-SIU:
3. Category 2SIU:
4. Category 2 non-SIU:
5. Category 3 SIU:
6. Category 3 non-SIU:
7. Category 4:
8. Category 6:
9. Category 10
10. Category 12
11. Category C1
12. Category G1
13. Category G2
14. Category D1
$104
$288
$236, plus $90 for the year the
Authority receives the Notice of
Intent to Discharge
$198, plus $90 for the year the
Authority receives the Notice of
Intent to Discharge
$198, plus $90 for the year the
Authority receives the Notice of
Intent to Discharge
$106
$298
$244, plus $94 for the year the
Authority receives the Notice of
Intent to Discharge
$204, plus $94 for the year the
Authority receives the Notice of
Intent to Discharge
$204, plus $94 for the year the
Authority receives the Notice of
Intent to Discharge
$110
$308
$252, plus $98 for the year the
Authority receives the Notice of
Intent to Discharge
$212, plus $98 for the year the
Authority receives the Notice of
Intent to Discharge
$212, plus $98 for the year the
Authority receives the Notice of
Intent to Discharge
(e) For Authority Fiscal Year 2024:
1. Category 1 SIU:
2. Category 1 non-SIU:
3. Category 2 SIU:
4. Category 2 non-SIU:
5. Category 3 SIU:
6. Category 3 non-SIU:
7. Category 4:
8. Category 6:
9. Category 10:
10. Category 12:
11. Category C1:
12. Category G1:
13. Category G2:
14. Category D1:
(f) For Authority Fiscal Year 2025:
1. Category 1 SIU:
2. Category 1 non SIU:
3. Category 2 SIU:
4. Category 2 non SIU:
5. Category 3 SIU:
6. Category 3 non SIU:
7. Category 4:
8. Category 6:
9. Category 10:
10. Category 12:
11. Category C1:
12. Category G1:
13. Category G2:
14. Category D1:
(g) For Authority Fiscal Year 2026:
1. Category 1 SIU:
2. Category 1 non SIU:
3. Category 2 SIU:
4. Category 2 non SIU:
5. Category 3 SIU:
6. Category 3 non SIU:
7. Category 4:
8. Category 6:
9. Category 10:
10. Category 12:
11. Category C1:
12. Category G1:
13. Category G2:
$112
$318
$260, plus $102 for the
year the Authority receives the
Notice of Intent to Discharge
$220, plus $102 for the
year the Authority receives the
Notice of Intent to Discharge
$220, plus $102 for the year the
Authority receives the Notice of
Intent to Discharge
$115
$328
$268, plus $106 for the
year the Authority receives the
Notice of Intent to Discharge
$228, plus $106 for the
year the Authority receives the
Notice of Intent to Discharge
$228, plus $106 for the year the
Authority receives the Notice of
Intent to Discharge
$118
$337
$276, plus $109 for the
year the Authority receives the
Notice of Intent to Discharge
$235, plus $109 for the
year the Authority receives the
Notice of Intent to Discharge
14. Category D1:
Authority receives the Notice of Intent to Discharge
(h) For Authority Fiscal Year 2027:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Category 1 SIU:
Category 1 non SIU:
Category 2 SIU:
Category 2 non SIU:
Category 3 SIU:
Category 3 non SIU:
Category 4:
Category 6:
Category 10:
Category 12:
Category C1:
Category G1:
Category G2:
14. Category D1:
(i) For Authority Fiscal Year 2028:
1. Category 1 SIU:
2. Category 1 non SIU:
3. Category 2 SIU:
4. Category 2 non SIU:
5. Category 3 SIU:
6. Category 3 non SIU:
7. Category 4:
8. Category 6:
9. Category 10:
10. Category 12:
11. Category C1:
12. Category G1:
13. Category G2:
14. Category D1:
$235, plus $109 for the year the
$122
$348
$284, plus $112 for the
year the Authority receives the
Notice of Intent to Discharge
$242, plus $112 for the
year the Authority receives the
Notice of Intent to Discharge
$242, plus $112 for the year the
Authority receives the Notice of
Intent to Discharge
$126
$358
$293, plus $116 for the
year the Authority receives the
Notice of Intent to Discharge
$249, plus $116 for the
year the Authority receives the
Notice of Intent to Discharge
$249, plus $116 for the year the
Authority receives the Notice of
Intent to Discharge
(j) For Authority Fiscal Year 2029 and all later Authority Fiscal Years:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Category 1 SIU:
Category 1 non SIU:
Category 2 SIU:
Category 2 non SIU:
Category 3 SIU:
Category 3 non SIU:
Category 4:
Category 6:
Category 10:
Category 12:
Category C1:
Category G1:
$129
$369
$302, plus $119 for the
year the Authority receives the
Notice of Intent to Discharge
13. Category G2:
$257, plus $119 for the
year the Authority receives the
Notice of Intent to Discharge
14. Category D1:
$257, plus $119 for the year the
Authority receives the Notice of
Intent to Discharge
The amount of the charge shall be based on the Permit category as of June 30th immediately
prior to the billing done pursuant to 360 CMR 10.103. A change in category after June 30th shall
not affect that year’s charge.
(2) Definition of Category. The categories listed in 360 CMR 10.101(1) and 10.102 are defined
as follows:
(a) Significant Industrial User (SIU): As defined in 360 CMR 10.004. In determining
whether a Person is an SIU based on the criterion that the Person has a reasonable potential
to violate any Pretreatment standard or requirement, the Authority will take into account the
Person's compliance history, the nature and character of the Person's effluent, whether the
Person needs to treat the effluent prior to Discharge, and the flow from the facility.
(b) Category 1: A sewer user whose process results in a Discharge containing one or more
substances in a concentration or quantity requiring Pretreatment to meet the requirements
of 360 CMR 10.021 through 10.025 and who does not have a Group, General, or Combined
Permit for the Discharge.
(c) Category 2: A sewer user whose process results in a Discharge containing one or more
substances regulated by 360 CMR 10.021 through 10.025 at a concentration and quantity not
requiring Pretreatment to meet the requirements of 360 CMR 10.021 through 10.025 and
who does not have a Group, General, or Combined Permit for the Discharge.
(d) Category 3: A sewer user whose process results in a Discharge not containing a
substance regulated by 360 CMR 10.021 through 10.025 and who does not have a Group,
General, or Combined Permit for the Discharge.
(e) Category 4: An SIU without an Industrial Waste Discharge to the Authority Sewerage
System or any tributary thereto.
(f) Category 6: A Person with a Septage Discharge Permit.
(g) Category 10: A Person with a General Permit Low Flow and Low Pollutant.
(h) Category 12: A Person with a Temporary Construction Site Dewatering Permit, even
if the Discharge might also meet the definition of another category.
(i) Category C1: A Person with a Combined Permit.
(j) Category G1: A Person with a Group Permit for Photo Processing, Printing, and Low
Flow Operations.
(k) Category G2: A Person with a Group Permit for Food Processing.
(l) Category D1: A Person with a Group Permit for Dental Discharges.
(3) Determining Category. In addition to the definitions of 360 CMR 10.101(2), the following
guidelines may be used to determine Category 1, 2 and 3:
(a) It is presumed that a sewer user with Pretreatment is a Category 1, unless the sewer user
can show that its Industrial Wastewater, prior to Pretreatment and prior to dilution, will
comply with 360 CMR 10.021 through 10.025.
(b) It is presumed that a sewer user without Pretreatment is a Category 1 if the sewer user
has violated Authority discharge requirements (other than for pH). This presumption shall
be overcome if:
1. After the violations occurred, the sewer user changed its process or product or the
chemicals it uses;
2. The sewer user can show that its wastewater, prior to Pretreatment and prior to
dilution, will comply with 360 CMR 10.021 through 10.025;
3. Sampling data since the violation show no further violations;
4. Dilution is not taking the place of Pretreatment; and
5. It is unlikely that further violations will occur.
(c) If the only treatment necessary to meet 360 CMR 10.021 through 10.025 is pH
adjustment, the sewer user is not a Category 1; it is either a Category 2 or 3, whichever
applies, unless it is eligible for a Group, General, or Combined Permit. pH is considered a
condition, not a substance, for purposes of determining a Category.
(d) If the only treatment necessary to meet 360 CMR 10.021 through 10.025 is temperature
adjustment, the sewer user is not a Category 1; it is either a Category 2 or 3, whichever
applies, unless it is eligible for a Group, General, or Combined Permit.
(4)
Examples of Category Determinations. The following are examples of Category
determinations:
(a) Category 1:
1.
A Person with Industrial Wastewater containing one or more substances above
360 CMR 10.021 through 10.025 limits prior to Pretreatment.
2. A Person whose wastewater contains solids or viscous substances in an amount or
size which obstructs or may obstruct flow in the sewer, prior to pretreatment. Although
there is no limit on solids, if the release of the solids by the Person would violate
360 CMR 10.023(8), then Pretreatment is required and a Category 1 designation is
appropriate.
(b) Category 2: A Person with a Discharge containing substances regulated by 360 CMR
10.021 through 10.025, but not requiring a pretreatment system because the Person, through
source control, waste minimization, process operations, and other management practices has
controlled the pollutants in its discharge so that it meets 360 CMR 10.021 through 10.024
limits without a pretreatment system.
(c) Category 3:
1. A Person has a heat exchange unit, no substances regulated by 360 CMR 10.021
through 10.025, and discharges an average of at least 25,000 gallons per day.
2. A Person has a discharge from an acid fume scrubber that goes through chemical pH
adjustment, no substances regulated by 360 CMR 10.021 through 10.025, and does not
meet the requirements for a General Permit.
(5) Temporary Construction Dewatering Permit. Each Person with a facility that requires a
Temporary Construction Dewatering Permit (Category 12) shall be assessed the permit charge
before the Authority will process the Permit application. The amount of the charge is:
(a) In Authority Fiscal Year 2024: $4,342
(b) In Authority Fiscal Year 2025: $4,472
(c) In Authority Fiscal Year 2026: $4,606
(d) In Authority Fiscal Year 2027: $4,744
(e) In Authority Fiscal Year 2028: $4,887
(f) In Authority Fiscal Year 2029, and all later Authority Fiscal Years: $5,033
A Person who is required to be covered by a Temporary Construction Dewatering Permit
shall also pay all other outstanding charges due under 360 CMR 10.101 and 360 CMR 10.102
for the facility that will be covered by the Permit.