Stormwater Unit :: Fee Schedule

On July 31, 2007, the North Carolina General Assembly put into effect a new budget that included a 20% increase to most fees associated with Division of Water Quality permit renewals, permit modifications, certifications, and project fees.  The change does not affect SOC fees.  (Express permitting fees for non-discharge permits may be changed at a later date.) DWQ will not process applications with previous fee amounts beginning September 1, 2007.

Activity (Category A) See Notes 1,2	New Permit Application Fee / Annual Fee	Major Modification Fee See Note 3
Major Individual NPDES Permits	$3,440	$1030
Minor Individual NPDES Permits	$860	$260
Single-family Residences NPDES	$60	$20
Stormwater and Wastewater Discharge General Permits NPDES	$100	Not Applicable
Recycle Systems	$360	$110
Animal Permits(Small Operations)	$60	Not Applicable
Animal Permits (Medium Operations)	$180	Not Applicable
Animal Permits (Large Operations)	$360	Not Applicable
Nondischarge Major Permits	$1,310	$395
Nondischarge Minor Permits	$810	$245
Activity (Category B) See Note 1	Additional Annual Fee See Note 4	Project Fee See Note 4
Special Order by Consent – Major	$500	$400
Special Order by Consent – Minor	$400	$250
Activity (Category C) See Note 1	Project Fee See Note 5
Sewer Extensions	$480
Water Quality Certifications – Major	$570
Water Quality Certifications – Minor	$240
Petroleum Contaminated Soils	$480
State Stormwater:
Regular - New App. & Major Mod. (H & L)	$505
Regular - Redevelopment Exclusion	No fee
Express - New App. & Major Mod. (L)	$2,000
Express - New App. & Major Mod. (H)	$4,000
Express - Minor Mod. (L)	$1,000
Express - Minor Mod. (H)	$2,000
Express - Offsite (H)	$2,000
Express - General	$1,000
Express - Plan Revision (H or L)	$500
Express - Redevelopment Exclusion	$500
Miscellaneous Activities	Project Fee
Permit Renewal	$505 for State Stormwater Renewals No Fee for NPDES Renewals
Authorization to Construct	No Fee
Minor Permit Modification	No Fee

Notes:

 

Definitions of Permitted Activites:

Major Individual NPDES Permits
>= 1.0 million gallons per day. Industries with high toxic potential; municipalities with pretreatment programs; municipal stormwater permits.

Minor Individual NPDES Permits
< 1.0 million gallons per day. Industries with low toxic potential; municipalities; small domestic waste facilities; industrial stormwater permits.

Single Family Residences
All individual systems covered under NPDES General Permit Number NCG550000 and non-discharge single family residential systems.

Stormwater and Wastewater Discharge General Permits
Facilities covered under statewide General NPDES Permits. Common examples include: mine dewatering, cooling water, vehicle maintenance activities, etc.

Recycle Systems
Must be complete closed-loop recycle system.

Animal Permits (Small Operations)
38,500 to 99,999 Steady State Live Weight

Animal Permits (Medium Operations)
100,000 to 799,999 Steady State Live Weight

Animal Permits (Large Operations)
> 800,000 Steady State Live Weight

Nondischarge Major Permits
> 10,000 gallons per day or > 300 acres of land required.

Nondischarge Minor Permits
< 10,000 gallons per day or < 300 acres of land required.

Special Order by Consent – Major
Refer to categories described above for Major facilities.

Special Order by Consent – Minor
Refer to categories described above for Minor facilities.

Sewer Extensions
Collection system construction or extension to an existing system.

State Stormwater
New development in the 20 coastal counties.  New development located throughout the state near designated sensitive waters (i.e. High Quality Waters, Outstanding Resource Waters).  New development throughout the state in Phase II Post-Construction areas.

Water Quality Certifications – Major
> 1.0 acre wetland fill, > 150 feet stream impacts

Water Quality Certifications – Minor
< 1.0 acre wetland fill, < 150 feet stream impacts

Petroleum Contaminated Soils
Removal, treatment and disposal of petroleum-contaminated soils.