Fee Structure

PURPOSE: This rule establishes a fee structure for activities conducted under 10 CSR 23 pursuant to section 256.623, RSMo. (1) The following fees shall be assessed: (A) Permits. A fee of no more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for each type of contractor permit issued or renewed; (B) Machine and Service Vehicle Permits. An annual fee of no more than fifty dollars ($50) for each well drilling and pump installation machine and service vehicle; (C) Certification Reports. A fee of no more than one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per well paid by the well owner and collected and submitted by the well or pump installation contractor; (D) Registration Reports. A fee of no more than one hundred dollars ($100) per well paid by the well owner and collected and submitted by the well or pump installation contractor; (E) Heat Pump Certification Reports. Fees will be paid by the owner and collected and submitted by the heat pump installation contractor. This fee will be determined by the ton rating of the heat pump unit. When more than one (1) heat pump unit is hooked together, the cumulative total of the ton rating will be used to determine the fee. The fee will be no more than— 1. One hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a heat pump unit less than or equal to fifty (≤50) tons; or 2. Two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for a heat pump unit greater than fifty (>50) tons; (F) Late fees. 1. A late fee of no more than ten dollars ($10) each month charged to the contractor until a complete certification or registration report has been submitted, not to exceed two hundred and forty dollars ($240) per certification or registration report. 2. A late fee of no more than forty percent (40%) of the permit fee per year will be assessed when a well installation or pump installation contractor fails to renew a permit after the expiration date on the contractor’s permit card; (G) Well logging. Logging of well core or cuttings may be completed for a fee of no more than the actual costs involved in production of the log; and (H) Test fees will be no more than the following: 1. General Test $50 2. Water Well Contractor Test $50 3. Pump Contractor Test $50 4. Heat Pump Contractor Test $50 5. Monitoring Well Contractor Test $50 6. Test Hole Contractor Test $50 7. Retakes (for each test) $50 AUTHORITY: sections 256.606, 256.614, 256.623, and 256.626, RSMo 2016.* Emergency rule filed July 2, 1986, effective July 12, 1986, expired Nov. 2, 1986. Original rule filed July 2, 1986, effective Oct. 27, 1986. Emergency amendment filed May 16, 1988, effective May 26, 1988, expired Sept. 22, 1988. Amended: Filed May 16, 1988, effective Aug. 26, 1988. Amended: Filed April 18, 1990, effective June 28, 1990. Emergency amendment filed Nov. 16, 1993, effective Dec. 11, 1993, expired April 9, 1994. Amended: Filed Aug. 17, 1993, effective March 10, 1994. Amended: Filed July 13, 1994, effective Jan. 29, 1995. Amended: Filed Nov. 1, 1995, effective June 30, 1996. Amended: Filed Feb. 4, 1998, effective Aug. 30, 1998. Amended: Filed June 24, 2008, effective Jan. 30, 2009. Amended: Filed June 27, 2018, effective Feb. 28, 2019. *Original authority: 256.606, RSMo 1991; 256.614, RSMo 1985, amended 1991; 256.623, RSMo 1985, amended 1991; and 256.626, RSMo 1985, amended 1991.