WAC 173-175-360   Construction permit fees for new project construction.  (1) Fees for the review of plans and specifications and for construction inspection for new project construction shall be the amounts shown in Table 4 as adjusted by the fiscal growth factor, and determined by the nearest values of dam height and crest length, in feet, which correspond to the project's planned dam height and crest length.

     (2) The fees in Table 4 are automatically adjusted annually on July 1st by the fiscal growth factor as calculated under chapter 43.135 RCW. After July 1st of each year, the department shall publish the adjusted fees by providing notice on its internet site and by providing written notification by mail or electronic mail to permit applicants.

     (3) Fees for the review of plans and specifications and for construction inspection for new dairy waste impoundments, and conservation dams, shall be in the amount of one thousand four hundred dollars, provided the project meets the following requirements:

     (a) The facility has a low downstream hazard classification;

     (b) The maximum embankment height is less than fifteen feet;

     (c) The facility conforms with a set of standard plans and specifications prepared by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and approved by the department;

     (d) The NRCS or its designee provides periodic oversight of construction to ensure that the facility conforms to the standard plans.

     If the project fails to meet any of the above requirements, the standard fees as described under subsection (1) of this section shall apply.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21A.064, 43.21A.080, 86.16.061, 90.03.350 and [90.03].470. 04-16-122 (Order 03-08), § 173-175-360, filed 8/4/04, effective 9/4/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21A.064, [43.21A.]080 and 86.16.061. 92-12-055 (Order 91-17), § 173-175-360, filed 6/1/92, effective 7/2/92.]