Section 110. Fee schedules for individual VPDES and VPA new permit issuance, and individual VWP, SWW and GWW new permit issuance and existing permit reissuance

A. Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) permits. The following fee schedules apply to applications for issuance of a new individual VPDES permit or certificate. (Note: All flows listed in the table below are facility "design" flows.)

	VPDES Industrial Major	$24,000
	VPDES Municipal Major	$21,300
	VPDES Municipal Major Stormwater/MS4	$21,300
	VPDES Industrial Minor/No Standard Limits	$10,200
	VPDES Industrial Minor/Standard Limits	$3,300
	VPDES Industrial Stormwater	$7,200
	VPDES Municipal Minor/Greater Than 100,000 GPD	$7,500
	VPDES Municipal Minor/10,001 GPD-100,000 GPD	$6,000
	VPDES Municipal Minor/1,001 GPD-10,000 GPD	$5,400
	VPDES Municipal Minor/1,000 GPD or less	$2,000
	VPDES Municipal - The authorization for land application, distribution, or marketing of biosolids or land disposal of sewage sludge	$5,000*
	VPDES Municipal Minor Stormwater/MS4	$2,000
	*For a new VPDES permit that includes authorization for land application, distribution, or marketing of biosolids or land disposal of sewage sludge, the $5,000 biosolids permit fee will be paid in addition to the required VPDES permit fee.

B. Virginia Pollution Abatement (VPA) permits. The following fee schedules apply to applications for issuance of a new individual VPA permit or certificate.

	VPA Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation	(Reserved)
	VPA Intensified Animal Feeding Operation	(Reserved)
	VPA Industrial Wastewater Operation/Land Application of 10 or More Inches Per Year	$15,000
	VPA Industrial Wastewater Operation/Land Application of Less Than 10 Inches Per Year	$10,500
	VPA Industrial Sludge Operation	$7,500
	VPA Combined Sludge Operation - Industrial Sludge (excluding water treatment plant residuals) and Municipal Biosolids	$7,500
	VPA Municipal Wastewater Operation	$13,500
	VPA Municipal Biosolids Operation	$5,000
	All other operations not specified above	$750

C. Virginia Water Protection (VWP) permits. The following fee schedules apply to applications for issuance of a new individual and reissuance of an existing individual VWP permit or certificate. Only one permit application fee shall be assessed per application; for a permit application involving more than one of the operations described below, the governing fee shall be based upon the primary purpose of the proposed activity. (Note: Withdrawal amounts shown in the table below are maximum daily withdrawals.)

	VWP Individual/Surface Water Impacts (Wetlands, Streams and/or Open Water)	$2,400 plus $220 for each 4,356 sq. ft. (1/10 acre) (or portion thereof) of incremental impact over 87,120 sq. ft. (two acres) ($60,000 maximum)
	VWP Individual/Minimum Instream Flow - Withdrawals equal to or greater than 3,000,000 gallons on any day	$25,000
	VWP Individual/Minimum Instream Flow - Withdrawals between 2,000,000 and 2,999,999 gallons on any day	$20,000
	VWP Individual/Minimum Instream Flow - Withdrawals between 1,000,000 and 1,999,999 gallons on any day	$15,000
	VWP Individual/Minimum Instream Flow - Withdrawals less than 1,000,000 gallons on any day that do not otherwise qualify for a general VWP permit for water withdrawals	$10,000
	VWP Individual/Reservoir - Major	$35,000
	VWP Individual/Reservoir - Minor	$25,000
	VWP Individual/Nonmetallic Mineral Mining	$2,400 plus $220 for each 4,356 sq. ft. (1/10 acre) (or portion thereof) of incremental impact over 87,120 sq. ft. (two acres) ($7,500 maximum)

D. Surface Water Withdrawal (SWW) permits or certificates issued in response to Chapter 24 (§ 62.1-242 et seq.) of Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia. The following fee schedules apply to applications for issuance of a new individual, and reissuance of an existing individual SWW permit or certificate.

	Agricultural withdrawal not exceeding 150 million gallons in any single month	(Reserved)
	Agricultural withdrawal greater than 150 million gallons but less than 300 million gallons in any single month	(Reserved)
	Agricultural withdrawal of 300 million gallons or greater in any single month	(Reserved)
	Surface Water Withdrawal	$12,000

E. Groundwater Withdrawal (GWW) permits issued in response to Chapter 25 (§ 62.1-254 et seq.) of Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia. The following fee schedules apply to applications for issuance of a new individual, and reissuance of an existing individual GWW permit or certificate.

	Agricultural withdrawal not exceeding 150 million gallons in any single month	(Reserved)
	Agricultural withdrawal greater than 150 million gallons but less than 300 million gallons in any single month	(Reserved)
	Agricultural withdrawal of 300 million gallons or greater in any single month	(Reserved)
	Groundwater Withdrawal/Initial Permit for an Existing Withdrawal Based Solely on Historic Withdrawals	$1,200
	Groundwater Withdrawal	$6,000

Historical Notes

Derived from VR680-01-01 § 3.2, eff. July 1, 1993; amended, Volume 19, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 2003; Volume 20, Issue 23, eff. July 1, 2004; Volume 24, Issue 06, eff. January 1, 2008; Volume 29, Issue 24, eff. September 1, 2013.

Statutory Authority

§§ 62.1-14 and 62.1-44.15:6 of the Code of Virginia.