WAC 173-326-050   Permit fees.  (1) Generator site use permit fee.

     (a) For the purpose of assessing generators permit fees (other than nuclear utilities, new generators, and applicants requiring reinstatement), the total annual volume (cubic feet) deposited by each generator during the previous calendar year will be used. Nuclear utilities fees will be based on the ratio found in (b) of this subsection.

     (b) The annual site use permit fee for generators shall be determined by the following ratio:


Classification Ratio
< 50 cubic feet 1x
> 50 < 500 cubic feet 2x
> 500 < 1000 cubic feet 5x
> 1000 < 2500 cubic feet 10x
> 2500 cubic feet 35x
Nuclear Utilities 100x
The value of x, which represents the annual base fee, will be published in the Washington State Register pursuant to (c) of this subsection.

     (c) Fees will be adjusted annually, as required, utilizing the 1x:2x:5x:10x:35x:100x ratio. Fee rates will be published in the Washington State Register and distributed to generators by the first day of each calendar year.

     (d) A new generator's permit fees will be based on the generator's estimate of the volume (cubic feet) of waste requiring disposal during the first year. If a generator's waste deposits exceed the generator's volume projection, the permit will be suspended until additional fees are paid. Overpayment will be credited toward the site use permit fee for the subsequent year.

     (e) A generator or broker who has not obtained a new permit by March 1, 1993, or fails to maintain annual renewal of the permit shall include an additional payment of one thousand dollars. The permit fee for these generators will be based on the volume of waste disposed during the most recent calendar year in which waste was disposed.

     (2) Broker site use permit fee. The annual cost of a permit for a broker shall be one thousand dollars.



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.200 RCW. 92-24-101 (Order 91-52), § 173-326-050, filed 12/2/92, effective 3/1/93.]