Waste Programs Division: Solid Waste Management: Plan Review Fees

With each application submitted for approval pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 49-762.03, the applicant must remit an initial fee in accordance with the tables below. ADEQ does not review a Solid Waste Facility Plan until the appropriate fee is received from the applicant.

Pursuant to Laws 2010, Seventh Special Session, Ch. 7, § 5, for Fiscal Year 2011, the Solid Waste Facility Plan review fees are increased. The initial fees below apply to all Solid Waste Facility Plan review applications or modifications received from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.

The maximum fees apply to Solid Waste Facility Plan review services rendered from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.

New Solid Waste Facility Plan Review Fees

Type of Solid Waste Facility Plan Initial Fee Maximum Fee
Solid Waste Landfill $15,000 $150,000
Other Solid Waste Facilities Subject to Plan Approval $10,000 $100,000

Fees for Modifications to Solid Waste Facility Plans

Type of Solid Waste Facility Plan Initial Fee Maximum Fee
Solid Waste Landfill - Type IV $15,000 $150,000
Solid Waste Landfills - Type III $2,000 $75,000
Other Solid Waste Facilities Subject to Plan Approval - Type IV $10,000 $100,000
Other Solid Waste Facilities Subject to Plan Approval - Type III $500 $50,000

Fees for Review of Financial Responsibility Plans for Solid Waste Facilities

Type of Solid Waste Facility Plan Initial Fee Maximum Fee
Annual Review for Solid Waste Landfills $500 $5,000

Billing
An hourly rate of $127.49 applies to solid waste facility plan review services rendered from July 1, 2010 though June 30, 2011. This hourly billing rate applies to all direct labor hours spent working on the review of a plan. In addition, ADEQ will bill for other reasonable direct cost that are incurred but not included in the hourly billing rate, including, but not limited to, any laboratory analysis charges, public notice advertising, and public hearing costs.

ADEQ will issue a final itemized bill after the approval or disapproval of an application. If the cost of reviewing the plan is less than the initial fee, the difference will be returned to the applicant. If the cost exceeds the initial fee, the applicant must reimburse ADEQ for the difference, up to the maximum fee.

Rules and Statutes Relating to Solid Waste Facility Plan Approval
Title 18, Chapter 13, Article 27. Solid Waste Fees for FY 2011 Leaving ADEQ Web site

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