WAC 173-305-220
Hazardous waste planning fee. (1) The
department shall calculate the adjusted fees, annual fee, and
maximum total fees using the formula in subsection (3) of this
section. The formula uses a risk factor of one for dangerous
waste and emissions, and a multiplication factor of ten for
extremely hazardous waste. For purposes of this section,
hazardous waste reported on the annual dangerous waste
generator report as having been either recycled on-site or
recycled for beneficial use offsite, including initial amounts
of hazardous substances introduced into a process and
subsequently recycled for beneficial use, may not be used in
the calculation of hazardous waste generated. A facility may
petition the director to exclude hazardous wastes recycled for
beneficial use even if they were not reported as such on the
annual dangerous waste generator report. Documentation from
the hazardous waste handling facility that the hazardous waste
was recycled for beneficial use must be submitted along with
the petition.
(2) Fees in subsection (3) of this section are based on
the following definitions:
(Note:
The terms "dangerous waste" and "extremely hazardous waste" as used in this subsection use the same basic definition
as in WAC 173-305-020, but are modified as follows for the fee calculation only.)
Dangerous waste is the number of pounds of dangerous
waste reported that are not recycled for beneficial use,
calculated so that wastewater discharged under permit by rule
under WAC 173-303-802 is excluded.
Emissions is the number of pounds of emission reported
under Toxic Chemical Release Reporting, 40 CFR Part 372, by a
company. If emissions are reported in ranges, the middle
value of the reported range will be used in the calculation.
Extremely hazardous waste is the number of pounds of
extremely hazardous waste reported that are not recycled for
beneficial use, calculated so that wastewater discharged under
permit by rule under WAC 173-303-802 is excluded.
The price deflator is the "Implicit price deflator for
gross national product for government purchases of goods and
services for state and local government."
The total risk pounds for a facility or set of
interrelated facilities is equal to ten times the number of
pounds of extremely hazardous waste generated, plus the number
of pounds of dangerous waste generated, plus the number of
pounds of emission reported by that facility.
(3) The annual fee for a facility or set of interrelated
facilities is equal to the rate per risk pound times the total
risk pounds. The rate for the risk pounds must be calculated
by the department so that the maximum total fee in (a) of this
subsection can be obtained. The annual fee for each facility
or set of interrelated facilities is subject to the
limitations in (b) and (c) of this subsection.
(a) The maximum total fees collected must be determined
based on the maximum total fee for the previous year,
multiplied by the most current price deflator, and divided by
the price deflator used in the numerator for the previous
year. The price deflator used in the denominator for the
first adjustment is the second quarter price deflator for
1990. The maximum total fees for 1990 must be one million
dollars.
(b) The maximum fee for any facility or interrelated
facility must be determined based on the maximum total fee for
the previous year, multiplied by the most current price
deflator, and divided by the price deflator used in the
numerator for the previous year. The price deflator used in
the denominator for the first adjustment is the second quarter
price deflator for 1990. The maximum annual fee for 1990 must
be ten thousand dollars.
(c) The maximum annual fee for a generator who generates
between two thousand six hundred forty and four thousand
pounds of dangerous and extremely hazardous waste must be
determined based on the maximum total annual fee for the
previous year, multiplied by the most current price deflator,
and divided by the price deflator used in the numerator for
the previous year. The price deflator used in the denominator
for the first adjustment is the second quarter price deflator
for 1990. The maximum annual fee for 1990 must be fifty
dollars.