ARM 17.38.106. FEES

(1) The purpose of this rule is to establish fee schedules to be used to calculate fees to be paid to the department for review of plans and specifications for public water supply and public sewage systems, as required under Title 75, chapter 6, part 1, MCA, and ARM 17.38.101. (2) Department review will not be initiated until fees calculated under (2)(a) through (e) and (5) have been received by the department. If applicable, the final approval will not be issued until the calculated fees under (3) and (4) have been paid in full. The total fee for the review of a set of plans and specifications is the sum of the fees for the applicable parts or sub-parts listed in these citations. (a) The fee schedule for designs requiring review for compliance with department Circular DEQ-1 is set forth in Schedule I, as follows: SCHEDULE I Policies ultra violet disinfection....................................................................... $ 400 point-of-use/point-of-entry treatment.................................................. $ 200 Section 1.0 Engineering Report............................................................ $ 200 Section 3.1 Surface water quality and quantity........................................................................... $ 200 structures........................................................................................ $ 100 Section 3.2 Ground water.................................................................... $ 600 Section 4.1 Clarification standard clarification......................................................................... $ 500 solid contact units............................................................................. $ 1,000 Section 4.2 Filtration rapid rate......................................................................................... $ 1,250 pressure filtration.............................................................................. $ 950 diatomaceous earth.......................................................................... $ 950 slow sand........................................................................................ $ 950 direct filtration.................................................................................. $ 950 biologically active filtration................................................................. $ 950 membrane filtration........................................................................... $ 600 micro and ultra filtration..................................................................... $ 600 bag and cartridge filtration................................................................. $ 300 Section 4.3 Disinfection........................................................................ $ 400 Section 4.4 Softening........................................................................... $ 500 SCHEDULE I (cont.) Section 4.5 Aeration natural draft...................................................................................... $ 200 forced draft $ 200 spray/pressure................................................................................. $ 200 packed tower................................................................................... $ 500 Section 4.6 Iron and manganese........................................................... $ 200 Section 4.7 Fluoridation........................................................................ $ 300 Section 4.8 Stabilization....................................................................... $ 300 Section 4.9 Taste and odor control....................................................... $ 400 Section 4.10 Microscreening................................................................ $ 200 Section 4.11 Ion exchange................................................................... $ 500 Section 4.12 Adsorptive media............................................................. $ 500 Chapter 5 Chemical application............................................................ $ 700 Chapter 6 Pumping facilities................................................................. $ 700 Section 7.1 Plant storage..................................................................... $ 500 Section 7.2 Hydropneumatic tanks........................................................ $ 200 Section 7.3 Distribution storage............................................................ $ 500 Section 7.4 Cisterns............................................................................ $ 200 Chapter 8 Distribution system per lot fee........................................................................................ $ 30 non-standard specifications............................................................... $ 300 transmission distribution (per lineal foot)............................................. $ 0.10 Chapter 9 Waste disposal.................................................................... $ 250 Appendix A new systems.................................................................................... $ 200 modifications.................................................................................... $ 100 (b) The fee schedule for designs requiring review for compliance with department Circular DEQ-2 is set forth in Schedule II, as follows: SCHEDULE II Chapter 10 Engineering reports and facility plans engineering reports (minor)............................................................... $ 200 comprehensive facility plan (major)................................................... $ 1,000 Chapter 30 Design of sewers per lot fee........................................................................................ $ 30 non-standard specifications............................................................... $ 300 collection system (per lineal foot)....................................................... $ 0.10 Chapter 40 Sewage pumping station force mains (per lineal foot)............................................................... $ 0.10 1000 gpm or less.............................................................................. $ 400 greater than 1000 gpm...................................................................... $ 800 Chapter 60 Screening grit removal screening devices and comminutors.................................................... $ 300 grit removal....................................................................................... $ 300 flow equalization................................................................................ $ 500 Chapter 70 Settling............................................................................... $ 800 Chapter 80 Sludge handling................................................................... $ 1,600 Chapter 90 Biological treatment............................................................. $ 2,400 nonaerated treatment ponds............................................................... $ 800 aerated treatment ponds.................................................................... $ 1,400 Chapter 100 Disinfection....................................................................... $ 500 Appendices A, B, C, & D (per design).................................................... $ 700 (c) The fee schedule for designs requiring review for compliance with department Circular DEQ-3 is set forth in Schedule III, as follows: SCHEDULE III Section 3.2 Ground water...................................................................... $ 600 Chapter 6 Pump facilities....................................................................... $ 250 Chapter 7 Finished storage/hydropneumatic tanks................................... $ 200 Chapter 8 Distribution system................................................................ $ 300 (d) The fee schedule for designs requiring review for compliance with department Circular DEQ-4 is set forth in Schedule IV, as follows: SCHEDULE IV Chapter 7 Septic Tanks........................................................................ $ 100 Chapters 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 Absorption Trenches..................................... $ 100 Chapter 9 Dosing System..................................................................... $ 100 Chapter 14 Elevated Sand Mounds........................................................ $ 100 Chapters 15, 16, 17 Filters.................................................................... $ 200 Chapters 17, 18 ETA and ET Systems................................................... $ 200 Chapter 20 Aerobic Treatment............................................................... $ 200 Chapter 21 Chemical Nutrient-Reduction Systems................................... $ 50 Chapter 24, 25, 26, 27 Holding Tanks, Pit Privy, Seepage Pits................ $ 100 Appendix D.......................................................................................... $ 200 Non-degradation Review....................................................................... $ 200 (e) The fee schedule for the review of plans and specifications not covered by a specific department design standard, but within one of the following categories, is set forth in Schedule V as follows: SCHEDULE V Spring box and collection lateral............................................................. $ 250 (3) Fees for review of plans and specifications not covered under (2) are established by the department based on a charge of $60 per hour multiplied by the time required to review the plans and specifications. The review time applied to each set of plans and specifications will be determined by the review engineer and documented with time sheets. (4) The fee for review of plans and specifications previously denied, for staff time over two hours, is $60 per hour, assessed in half-hour increments, multiplied by the time required to review the plans and specifications. The review time applied to each set of plans and specifications must be determined by the review engineer and documented with time sheets. (5) The fee for review of deviations is $200 per deviation. (6) Fee payment must be in the form of a check or money order made payable to the state of Montana, Department of Environmental Quality. (7) When a resubmitted set of plans and specifications contains substantial changes in the design that require the plans and specifications to be reviewed again, the department may require an additional review fee. The additional fee will be calculated in the same manner as the original fee and based on those parts of the standard that must be reviewed again due to the change in design. The department shall give notice and provide for appeal as specified under 75-6-108(5), MCA.