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 subparts 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 $ 700 point-of-use/point-of-entry treatment $ 700 Section 1.0 Engineering Report $ 280 Section 3.1 Surface water quality and quantity $ 700 structures $ 700 Section 3.2 Ground water $ 840 Section 4.1 Clarification standard clarification $ 700 solid contact units $ 1,400 Section 4.2 Filtration rapid rate $ 1,750 pressure filtration $ 1,400 diatomaceous earth $ 1,400 slow sand $ 1,400 direct filtration $ 1,400 biologically active filtration $ 1,400 membrane filtration $ 1,400 micro and ultra filtration $ 1,400 bag and cartridge filtration $ 420 Section 4.3 Disinfection $ 700 Section 4.4 Softening $ 700 Section 4.5 Aeration natural draft $ 280 forced draft $ 280 spray/pressure $ 280 packed tower $ 700 Section 4.6 Iron and manganese $ 700 Section 4.7 Fluoridation $ 700 Section 4.8 Stabilization $ 420 Section 4.9 Taste and odor control $ 560 Section 4.10 Microscreening $ 280 Section 4.11 Ion exchange $ 700 Section 4.12 Adsorptive media $ 700 Chapter 5 Chemical application $ 980 Chapter 6 Pumping facilities $ 980 Section 7.1 Plant storage $ 980 Section 7.2 Hydropneumatic tanks $ 420 Section 7.3 Distribution storage $ 980 Section 7.4 Cisterns $ 420 Chapter 8 Distribution system per lot fee $ 70 non-standard specifications $ 420 transmission distribution (per lineal foot) $ 0.25 Chapter 9 Waste disposal $ 700 Appendix A new systems $ 280 modifications $ 140 (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) $ 280 comprehensive facility plan (major) $ 1,400 Chapter 30 Design of sewers per lot fee $ 70 non-standard specifications $ 420 collection system (per lineal foot) $ 0.25 Chapter 40 Sewage pumping station force mains (per lineal foot) $ 0.25 1000 gpm or less $ 700 greater than 1000 gpm $ 1,400 Chapter 60 Screening grit removal screening devices and comminutors $ 420 grit removal $ 420 flow equalization $ 700 Chapter 70 Settling $ 1,120 Chapter 80 Sludge handling $ 2,240 Chapter 90 Biological treatment $ 3,360 nonaerated treatment ponds $ 1,120 aerated treatment ponds $ 1,960 Chapter 100 Disinfection $ 900 Appendices A, B, C, & D (per design) $ 980 (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 $ 840 Chapter 6 Pump facilities $ 420 Chapter 7 Finished storage/hydropneumatic tanks $ 420 Chapter 8 Distribution system $ 420 (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 $ 280 Chapters 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 Absorption Trenches $ 280 Chapter 9 Dosing System $ 280 Chapter 14 Elevated Sand Mounds $ 280 Chapters 15, 16, 17 Filters $ 280 Chapters 17, 18 ETA and ET Systems $ 700 Chapter 20 Aerobic Treatment $ 700 Chapter 21 Chemical Nutrient-Reduction Systems $ 700 Chapter 24, 25, 26, 27 Holding Tanks, Pit Privy, Seepage Pits $ 280 Appendix D $ 280 Non-degradation Review $ 420 (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 $ 350 (3) Fees for review of plans and specifications not covered under (2) are established by the department based on a charge of $105 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 $105 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.