(1) The purpose of this rule is to establish fee schedules to be used to calculate fees to be paid to the department for review of plans and specifications for public water supply and public sewage systems, as required under Title 75, chapter 6, part 1, MCA, and ARM 17.38.101.

(2) Department review will not be initiated until fees calculated under (2)(a) through (e) and (5) have been received by the department. If applicable, the final approval will not be issued until the calculated fees under (3) and (4) have been paid in full. The total fee for the review of a set of plans and specifications is the sum of the fees for the applicable parts or sub-parts listed in these citations.

(a) The fee schedule for designs requiring review for compliance with department Circular DEQ-1 is set forth in Schedule I, as follows:

 

SCHEDULE I

Policies

   ultra violet disinfection....................................................................... $ 400

   point-of-use/point-of-entry treatment.................................................. $ 200

Section 1.0 Engineering Report............................................................ $ 200

Section 3.1 Surface water

   quality and quantity........................................................................... $ 200

   structures........................................................................................ $ 100

Section 3.2 Ground water.................................................................... $ 600

Section 4.1 Clarification

   standard clarification......................................................................... $ 500

   solid contact units............................................................................. $ 1,000

Section 4.2 Filtration

   rapid rate......................................................................................... $ 1,250

   pressure filtration.............................................................................. $ 950

   diatomaceous earth.......................................................................... $ 950

   slow sand........................................................................................ $ 950

   direct filtration.................................................................................. $ 950

   biologically active filtration................................................................. $ 950

   membrane filtration........................................................................... $ 600

   micro and ultra filtration..................................................................... $ 600

   bag and cartridge filtration................................................................. $ 300

Section 4.3 Disinfection........................................................................ $ 400

Section 4.4 Softening........................................................................... $ 500

 

SCHEDULE I (cont.)

 

Section 4.5 Aeration

   natural draft...................................................................................... $ 200

   forced draft $ 200

   spray/pressure................................................................................. $ 200

   packed tower................................................................................... $ 500

Section 4.6 Iron and manganese........................................................... $ 200

Section 4.7 Fluoridation........................................................................ $ 300

Section 4.8 Stabilization....................................................................... $ 300

Section 4.9 Taste and odor control....................................................... $ 400

Section 4.10 Microscreening................................................................ $ 200

Section 4.11 Ion exchange................................................................... $ 500

Section 4.12 Adsorptive media............................................................. $ 500

Chapter 5 Chemical application............................................................ $ 700

Chapter 6 Pumping facilities................................................................. $ 700

Section 7.1 Plant storage..................................................................... $ 500

Section 7.2 Hydropneumatic tanks........................................................ $ 200

Section 7.3 Distribution storage............................................................ $ 500

Section 7.4 Cisterns............................................................................ $ 200

Chapter 8 Distribution system

   per lot fee........................................................................................ $ 30

   non-standard specifications............................................................... $ 300

   transmission distribution (per lineal foot)............................................. $ 0.10

Chapter 9 Waste disposal.................................................................... $ 250

Appendix A

   new systems.................................................................................... $ 200

   modifications.................................................................................... $ 100

 

(b) The fee schedule for designs requiring review for compliance with department Circular DEQ-2 is set forth in Schedule II, as follows:

 

SCHEDULE II

Chapter 10 Engineering reports and facility plans

   engineering reports (minor)............................................................... $ 200

   comprehensive facility plan (major)...................................................  $ 1,000

Chapter 30 Design of sewers

   per lot fee........................................................................................ $ 30

   non-standard specifications............................................................... $ 300

   collection system (per lineal foot)....................................................... $ 0.10

Chapter 40 Sewage pumping station

   force mains (per lineal foot)............................................................... $ 0.10

   1000 gpm or less.............................................................................. $ 400

   greater than 1000 gpm...................................................................... $ 800

Chapter 60 Screening grit removal

   screening devices and comminutors.................................................... $ 300

   grit removal....................................................................................... $ 300

   flow equalization................................................................................ $ 500

Chapter 70 Settling............................................................................... $ 800

Chapter 80 Sludge handling................................................................... $ 1,600

Chapter 90 Biological treatment............................................................. $ 2,400

   nonaerated treatment ponds............................................................... $ 800

   aerated treatment ponds.................................................................... $ 1,400

Chapter 100 Disinfection....................................................................... $ 500

Appendices A, B, C, & D (per design).................................................... $ 700

 

(c) The fee schedule for designs requiring review for compliance with department Circular DEQ-3 is set forth in Schedule III, as follows:

 

SCHEDULE III

Section 3.2 Ground water...................................................................... $ 600

Chapter 6 Pump facilities....................................................................... $ 250

Chapter 7 Finished storage/hydropneumatic tanks................................... $ 200

Chapter 8 Distribution system................................................................ $ 300

 

(d) The fee schedule for designs requiring review for compliance with department Circular DEQ-4 is set forth in Schedule IV, as follows:

 

SCHEDULE IV

Chapter 7 Septic Tanks........................................................................ $ 100

Chapters 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 Absorption Trenches..................................... $ 100

Chapter 9 Dosing System..................................................................... $ 100

Chapter 14 Elevated Sand Mounds........................................................ $ 100

Chapters 15, 16, 17 Filters.................................................................... $ 200

Chapters 17, 18 ETA and ET Systems................................................... $ 200

Chapter 20 Aerobic Treatment............................................................... $ 200

Chapter 21 Chemical Nutrient-Reduction Systems................................... $ 50

Chapter 24, 25, 26, 27 Holding Tanks, Pit Privy, Seepage Pits................ $ 100

Appendix D.......................................................................................... $ 200

Non-degradation Review....................................................................... $ 200

 

(e) The fee schedule for the review of plans and specifications not covered by a specific department design standard, but within one of the following categories, is set forth in Schedule V as follows:

 

SCHEDULE V

Spring box and collection lateral............................................................. $ 250

 

(3) Fees for review of plans and specifications not covered under (2) are established by the department based on a charge of $60 per hour multiplied by the time required to review the plans and specifications. The review time applied to each set of plans and specifications will be determined by the review engineer and documented with time sheets.

(4) The fee for review of plans and specifications previously denied, for staff time over two hours, is $60 per hour, assessed in half-hour increments, multiplied by the time required to review the plans and specifications. The review time applied to each set of plans and specifications must be determined by the review engineer and documented with time sheets.

(5) The fee for review of deviations is $200 per deviation.

(6) Fee payment must be in the form of a check or money order made payable to the state of Montana, Department of Environmental Quality.

(7) When a resubmitted set of plans and specifications contains substantial changes in the design that require the plans and specifications to be reviewed again, the department may require an additional review fee. The additional fee will be calculated in the same manner as the original fee and based on those parts of the standard that must be reviewed again due to the change in design. The department shall give notice and provide for appeal as specified under 75-6-108(5), MCA.