(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 subparts 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 $ 700

point-of-use/point-of-entry treatment $ 700

Section 1.0 Engineering Report $ 280

 

Section 3.1 Surface water

 

quality and quantity $ 700

structures $ 700

Section 3.2 Ground water $ 840

 

Section 4.1 Clarification

 

standard clarification $ 700

solid contact units $ 1,400

Section 4.2 Filtration

 

rapid rate $ 1,750

pressure filtration $ 1,400

diatomaceous earth $ 1,400

slow sand $ 1,400

direct filtration $ 1,400

biologically active filtration $ 1,400

membrane filtration $ 1,400

micro and ultra filtration $ 1,400

bag and cartridge filtration $ 420

Section 4.3 Disinfection $ 700

 

Section 4.4 Softening $ 700

 

Section 4.5 Aeration

natural draft $ 280

forced draft $ 280

spray/pressure $ 280

packed tower $ 700

Section 4.6 Iron and manganese $ 700

Section 4.7 Fluoridation $ 700

Section 4.8 Stabilization $ 420

Section 4.9 Taste and odor control $ 560

Section 4.10 Microscreening $ 280

Section 4.11 Ion exchange $ 700

Section 4.12 Adsorptive media $ 700

Chapter 5 Chemical application $ 980

Chapter 6 Pumping facilities $ 980

Section 7.1 Plant storage $ 980

Section 7.2 Hydropneumatic tanks $ 420

Section 7.3 Distribution storage $ 980

Section 7.4 Cisterns $ 420

Chapter 8 Distribution system

per lot fee $ 70

non-standard specifications $ 420

transmission distribution (per lineal foot) $ 0.25

rural distribution system (per lineal foot) $ 0.03

Chapter 9 Waste disposal $ 700

Appendix A

new systems $ 280

modifications $ 140

(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) $ 280

comprehensive facility plan (major) $ 1,400

Chapter 30 Design of sewers

 

per lot fee $ 70

non-standard specifications $ 420

collection system (per lineal foot) $ 0.25

Chapter 40 Sewage pumping station

 

force mains (per lineal foot) $ 0.25

1000 gpm or less $ 700

greater than 1000 gpm $ 1,400

Chapter 60 Screening grit removal

 

screening devices and comminutors $ 420

grit removal $ 420

flow equalization $ 700

Chapter 70 Settling $ 1,120

 

Chapter 80 Sludge handling $ 2,240

 

Chapter 90 Biological treatment $ 3,360

 

nonaerated treatment ponds $ 1,120

aerated treatment ponds $ 1,960

Chapter 100 Disinfection $ 900

 

Appendices A, B, C, & D (per design) $ 980

 

(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 $ 840

 

Chapter 6 Pump facilities $ 420

 

Chapter 7 Finished storage/hydropneumatic tanks $ 420

 

Chapter 8 Distribution system $ 420

 

(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 $ 280

 

Chapters 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 Absorption Trenches $ 280

 

Chapter 9 Dosing System $ 280

 

Chapter 14 Elevated Sand Mounds $ 280

 

Chapters 15, 16, 17 Filters $ 280

 

Chapters 17, 18 ETA and ET Systems $ 700

 

Chapter 20 Aerobic Treatment $ 700

 

Chapter 21 Chemical Nutrient-Reduction Systems $ 700

 

Chapter 24, 25, 26, 27 Holding Tanks, Pit Privy, Seepage Pits $ 280

 

Appendix D $ 280

 

Non-degradation Review $ 420

 

(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 $ 350

 

(3) Fees for review of plans and specifications not covered under (2) are established by the department based on a charge of $105 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 $105 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.