For industrial and governmental treatment works with significant water quality loadings, the fee imposed in § 34A-2-117 is as follows:

(1) Meat products processing as defined by 40 C.F.R. § part 432 as amended to January 1, 2011:

(a) Process water (0.50 mgd or greater)–$30,000 per year;

(b) Process water (0.25 mgd or greater and less than 0.50 mgd)–$10,000 per year;

(c) Process water (less than 0.25 mgd)–$600 per year; and

(d) Noncontact cooling water–$600 per year;

(2) Corn wet milling as defined by 40 C.F.R. § part 406 Subpart A as amended to January 1, 2011:

(a) Process water (0.50 mgd or greater)–$30,000 per year;

(b) Process water (0.25 mgd or greater and less than 0.50 mgd)–$10,000 per year;

(c) Process water (less than 0.25 mgd)–$600 per year; and

(d) Noncontact water–$600 per year;

(3) Ore mining and dressing as defined by 40 C.F.R. § part 440 as amended to January 1, 2011:

(a) Large scale gold and silver mines:

(i) Process water–$30,000 per year; and

(ii) Mine drainage water–$5,000 per year; and

(b) Gold placer mining process water–$5,000 per year;

(4) Mineral mining and processing as defined by 40 C.F.R. § part 436 as amended to January 1, 2011:

(a) Dimension stone–$600 per year;

(b) Crushed stone–$600 per year;

(c) Sand and Gravel–$600 per year;

(d) Mineral pigments–$600 per year; and

(e) Small scale mines–$600 per year;

(5) Federal treatment works, excluding Ellsworth Air Force Base–$600 per year;

(6) Steam electric power generating as defined by 40 C.F.R. § part 423 as amended to January 1, 2011:

(a) 0.50 mgd or greater–$17,500 per year;

(b) Less than 0.50 mgd–$6,250 per year; and

(c) Noncontact cooling water–$600 per year; and

(7) Electrical transformer reclamation–$5,000 per year.

The secretary pursuant to the procedures contained in chapter 1-26 may establish the fee for any industrial or governmental treatment works with significant water quality loadings or that discharges toxic pollutants and is not included in the categories above, not to exceed thirty thousand dollars per year.

Source: SL 1992, ch 254, § 57; SL 2011, ch 165, § 68.