Section 327IAC3-5-5. Fees

   (a) The following governmental entities shall remit with each application made under this article a fee of fifty dollars ($50) but shall be excluded from payment of fee as described in subsection (b):

(1) County, municipality, or township, which is defined as a unit under IC 36-1-2-23.

(2) A nonprofit organization.

(3) A conservancy district.

(4) A school corporation that operates a sewage treatment facility.

(5) A regional water or sewage district.

  (b) The following fee schedule has been established to defray administrative costs under IC 13-7-16-6 [IC 13-7 was repealed by P.L.1-1996, SECTION 99, effective July 1, 1996.]:

		PROCESSING
TYPE		FEE
New wastewater treatment plant (except industrial):
	Up to 500,000 gallons per day	$1,250
	Greater than 500,000 gallons per day	$2,500
New industrial wastewater treatment plant (including pretreatment):
	Up to 500,000 gallons per day for:
	Biological or chemical treatment	$1,250
	Physical treatment	$ 250
	Greater than 500,000 gallons per day for:
	Biological or chemical treatment	$2,500
	Physical treatment	$ 500
WWTP expansion:
	Up to fifty percent (50%) design capacity:
	Greater than 500,000 gallons per day	$1,250
	Up to 500,000 gallons per day	$ 625
	Greater than fifty percent (50%) design capacity:
	Greater than 500,000 gallons per day	$2,500
	Up to 500,000 gallons per day	$1,250

  (c) A fee shall be remitted with each application made in accordance with the schedule in subsection (b). Checks shall be made payable to the department of environmental management.

  (d) The fee shall not be refundable once staff review and processing of the permit application has commenced. (Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 3-5-5; filed Sep 24, 1987, 3:00 p.m.: 11 IR 611; filed Oct 22, 1991, 5:00 p.m.: 15 IR 220; errata, 15 IR 1024; filed Sep 3, 1996, 3:00 p.m.: 20 IR 11; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:23 p.m.: 24 IR 1518; readopted filed Nov 21, 2007, 1:16 p.m.: 20071219-IR-327070553BFA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2013, 9:21 a.m.: 20130828-IR-327130176BFA)