Section 320.201  Amount of the Fee

a)         Each applicant or person required to pay a fee under this Part pursuant to Section 320.103 shall pay a fee to be submitted with the permit application.  See 35 Ill. Adm. Code 370.Appendix A and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 370.Appendix B for guidance in determining design population.

b)         The amount of fee for domestic sewer extensions is as follows:

1)         $100 for any domestic sewer constructed to serve a design population of 1;

2)         $400 for any domestic sewer constructed to serve a design population of 2 to 20;

3)         $800 for any domestic sewer constructed to serve a design population greater than 20 but less than 101;

4)         $1,200 for any domestic sewer constructed to serve a design population greater than 100 but less than 500; and

5)         $2,400 for any domestic sewer constructed to serve a design population of 500 or more.

c)         The amount of the fee for sources other than domestic sewer extensions is as follows:

1)         $1,000 for any industrial wastewater source that does not require pretreatment of the wastewater prior to discharge to the publicly owned treatment works or publicly regulated treatment works;

2)         $3,000 for any industrial wastewater source that requires pretreatment of the wastewater for non-toxic pollutants prior to discharge to the publicly owned treatment works or publicly regulated treatment works;

3)         $6,000 for any industrial wastewater source that requires pretreatment of the wastewater for toxic pollutants prior to discharge to the publicly owned treatment works or publicly regulated treatment works; and

4)         $2,500 for construction relating to land application of industrial sludge or spray irrigation of industrial wastewater.

d)         The Agency shall deny any construction permit application that does not contain the appropriate fee as required in subsection (b) or (c). 

e)         All fees collected by the Agency under this Part shall be deposited into the Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund in accordance with Section 22.8 of the Act.  (Section 12.2(c) of the Act)

(Source:  Amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 11464, effective July 22, 2009)