Groundwater Individual Permit Fees
New FY25 Groundwater Individual Permit
A Groundwater Individual permit is usually intended for large facilities, such as municipal wastewater treatment plants, mines, or other industrial facilities that discharge to an aquifer. These permit fees are subject to an annual adjustment and will be updated annually. Those facilities that require a Groundwater Individual permit are subject to:
- Hourly fees of $180 per hour
- Maximum fee caps
- Annual Fees
Permit Type |
Maximum Fee |
Individual or area-wide |
$293,350 |
Complex modification to individual or area-wide |
$220,010 |
Clean closure of the facility |
$73,340 |
Standard modification to individual or area-wide Maximum fee (cumulative per submittal) Modification under A.A.C. R18-9-A211(C)(1) through (3) Modification under A.A.C. R18-9-A211(C)(4) through (6) Modification under A.A.C. R18-9-A211(C)(7), (D)(2)(b) through (i), and (k) through (l) Modification under A.A.C. R18-9-A211(D)(2)(a) and (j) Modification under A.A.C. R18-9-A211(B) that is not classified as complex modification under R18-14-101(2) |
$220,010 No fee $7,330 $22,000 $36,670 $36,670 |
For an APP issued before July 1, 2011, the fee for a submittal required by a compliance schedule is assessed per submittal and cumulative up to the maximum fee. The applicable maximum fee for all compliance schedule submissions shall be according to one of the three maximum fee categories listed below. The maximum fee is for the lifetime of the APP unless a new compliance schedule is established in the APP due to a modification that is classified as both a significant amendment under A.A.C. R18-9-A211(B) and a complex modification under R18-14-101(2) For a permit with a compliance schedule where one or more submissions require a permit modification that requires a determination or reevaluation of BADCT, the fee is assessed as described above for each standard modification, with a maximum fee for the permit’s entire compliance schedule of: For a permit with a compliance schedule where one or more submissions require a permit modification, but no determination or reevaluation of BADCT is required, the fee is assessed as described above for each standard modification, with a maximum fee for the permit’s entire compliance schedule of: For a permit with a compliance schedule requiring one or more submissions that require ADEQ review but do not require a permit modification, the maximum fee for the permit’s entire compliance schedule is: |
$220,010 $146,670 $146,670 |
For an APP issued on or after July 1, 2011, the fee for a submittal required by a compliance schedule is assessed per submittal and cumulative up to the maximum fee for the lifetime of the APP |
$146,670 |
Determination of applicability |
$22,000 |
Permits are subject to annual fees, assigned during permitting based on annual Permitted Discharge Volume of:
Permitted Discharge Volume (GPD) |
Annual Fee (for constructed) |
Annual Fee (if not constructed) |
3,000 to 9,999 |
$730 |
$370 |
10,000 to 99,999 |
$1,470 |
$370 |
100,000 to 999,999 |
$3,670 |
$730 |
1,000,000 to 9,999,999 |
$8,800 |
$920 |
10,000,000 or more |
$12,470 |
$1,100 |