WPD | Solid Waste Fees

Solid Waste Section

Fees

Revised On: Nov. 6th, 2024 - 07:26 pm

With each application submitted for approval,¹ the applicant must remit an initial fee in accordance with the following tables. ADEQ does not review a Solid Waste Facility Plan until the applicant receives the appropriate fee.

Fees

Plan Review of New Solid Waste Facilities
Description	Initial	Maximum
Solid Waste Landfill	$20,000	$200,000
Non-APP requirements for Non-MSWLFs operating under an APP	$2,000	$50,000
Other Solid Waste Facilities Subject to Plan Approval	$10,000	$100,000

Modifications to Solid Waste Facility Plans
Description	Initial	Maximum
Solid Waste Landfill – Type IV	$1,500	$150,000
Solid Waste Landfill – Type IV RD&D	$15,000	$150,000
Solid Waste Landfills – Type III	$750	$75,000
Other Solid Waste Facilities Subject to Plan Approval – Type IV	$750	$75,000
Other Solid Waste Facilities Subject to Plan Approval – Type III	$500	$50,000

Review of Financial Responsibility Plans for Solid Waste Facilities
Description	Initial	Maximum
Annual Review for Solid Waste Landfills	$600 Flat Fee	N/A
Other Solid Waste Facilities	$200	$5,000

Solid Waste General Permits
Description	Initial	Annual
Collection, Storage, and Transfer – Standard	$750	$100
Collection, Storage, and Transfer – Complex	$7,500	$1,000
Treatment – Standard	$1,000	$100
Treatment – Complex	$10,000	$1,000
Disposal	$15,000	N/A

Other Solid Waste Entities
Description	Initial	Annual
Septage Hauler Vehicle Registration	$250	$75
New Waste Tire Collection Site Registration	$500	$75
Used Tire Site Registration	$500	$75
Solid Waste Facility Self-Certification – Transfer Station	$1,000	$500
Solid Waste Facility Self-Certification – Waste Tire Facility	$1,000	$250

Biohazardous Medical Waste (BMW) Transporters
Description	Initial	Annual	Maximum
New BMW Transporter Registration	$2,000	$750	$20,000
Existing BMW Transporter Registration	N/A	$750	N/A
Five-Year Renewal, BMW Transporter Registration	$2,000	N/A	$20,000
Amendments (after issuance): Vehicle changes, Transportation Management Plan Revisions	$100	$500	$5,000

Billing

In addition to the application fee, ADEQ provides the applicant with itemized bills for expenses associated with application evaluation and processing of the permit decision.

The itemized bill includes:

The dates of the billing period
The date and number of review hours performed during the billing period itemized by employee name and position type
A description of the review task performed, the specific facility and operational unit involved, and the hourly rate
The amounts of other expenses (see below) are included in the bill

A summary of the total fees paid to date, total fees due for the billing period, the date the payment is due, and the maximum fee for the permit action.

Fees consist of processing charges and other expenses, including:

Processing charges: ADEQ calculates the processing charges using a rate of $122.00 per hour, multiplied by the number of review hours used to evaluate the application and process the permit decision
Other expenses: Other expenses include those ADEQ determines are necessary for evaluating the application and processing the permit decision.

These include:

Per diem expenses
Transportation costs
Reproduction costs
Laboratory analysis charges performed during the review of the permit action
Public notice advertising and mailing costs, vi. Presiding officer expenses (for public hearings on the permit action)
Court reporter expenses (for public hearings on the permit action)
Facility rentals (for public hearings on the permit action)
Other reasonable and necessary review-related costs are documented in writing and agreed to by the applicant.

ADEQ will issue a final itemized bill after an application is approved or disapproved. The difference will be returned to the applicant if the plan review costs less than the initial fee. If the cost exceeds the initial fee, the applicant must reimburse ADEQ for the difference, up to the maximum fee.