Surface Water Individual Permit
Surface Water Individual Permit Fees
Large facilities like municipal wastewater treatment plants, mines, Individual municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4) or other industrial facilities that discharge to a Water of the United States (WOTUS) or a water on the Protected Surface Water List (PSWL). These fees are subject to an annual adjustment and will be updated annually on this page. Facilities are subject to:
- Hourly fees of $174 per hour
- Maximum fee caps
Permit Type |
Maximum Fee |
Individual permit for municipal separate storm sewer system |
$57,080 |
Individual permit for wastewater treatment plant (based on gallons of discharge per day)
3,000 to 99,999
100,000 to 999,999
1,000,000 to 9,999,999
10,000,000 or more |
$21,405
$28,540
$42,810
$71,350
|
Individual permit for a facility or activity that is not a wastewater treatment plant or a municipal separate storm sewer |
$42,810 |
Amendment to an individual permit |
$17,838 |
Approval of a new or revised pretreatment program under AZPDES |
$14,270 |
Consolidated individual permit for multiple AZPDES individual permits, as allowed under A.A.C. R18-9-B901(C) |
Aggregate of the applicable maximum fees |
Permit Type |
Annual Fee |
Annual Registration Fee if Facility is Not Yet Constructed |
Municipal separate storm sewer system |
$14,270 |
N/A |
Wastewater treatment plant (based on gallons of discharge per day):
Less than 99,999 100,000 to 999,999 1,000,000 to 9,999,999 10,000,000 or more |
$357 $714 $3,568 $5,708 |
$357 $714 $892 $1,070 |
Facility or activity that is not a wastewater treatment plant or municipal separate storm sewer and designated in the permit as either: Major
Minor |
$3,568
$714 |
$892
$714 |
Pretreatment program |
$4,281 |
N/A |
Consolidated individual permit for multiple AZPDES individual permits, as allowed under A.A.C. R18-9-B901(C) |
Aggregate of the applicable annual fees of each individual permit |
Aggregate of the applicable annual fees of each individual permit |