WAC 468-51-070   Fees and surety bond.  (1) Fee structure. The following nonrefundable fee structure is established for department application processing, review, and inspection. Full payment of base fees must accompany the permit application. Due to the potential complexity of Category II and Category III connection proposals, and required mitigation measures that may involve construction on the state highway, the department may require a developer agreement in addition to the connection permit. The developer agreement may include, but is not limited to: Plans; specifications; maintenance requirements; bonding requirements; inspection requirements; division of costs by the parties, where applicable; and provisions for payment by the applicant of actual costs incurred by the department in the review and administration of the applicant's proposal that exceed the required base fees in the following schedule:



(a) Category I base fees for one connection.
(i) Field (agricultural), forest lands, utility operation and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . $50
(ii) Residential dwelling units (up to 10) utilizing a single connection point . . . . . . . . . . . . $50
per dwelling unit
(iii) Other, with 100 AWDVTE or less . . . . . . . . . . . . $500
(iv) Fee per additional connection

point . . . . . . . . . . . . 		$50
(b) Category II base fees for one connection.
(i) Less than 1,000 AWDVTE . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000
(ii) 1,000 to 1,500 AWDVTE . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500
(iii) Fee per additional connection

point . . . . . . . . . . . . 		$250
(c) Category III base fees for one connection.
(i) 1,500 to 2,500 AWDVTE . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500
(ii) Over 2,500 AWDVTE . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000
(iii) Fee per additional connection

point . . . . . . . . . . . . 		$1,000
(d) Category IV base fee per

connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 		$100


     (2) Surety bond. Prior to the beginning of construction of any connection, the department may require the permit holder to provide a surety bond as specified in WAC 468-34-020(3).



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.50 RCW. 99-06-034 (Order 187), § 468-51-070, filed 2/25/99, effective 3/28/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 47.01.101 and chapter 47.50 RCW. 92-14-044, § 468-51-070, filed 6/24/92, effective 7/25/92.]