Effective June 24, 2000
Section
401 of the Clean Water Act delegates to states
the authority to certify that discharges requiring
a federal permit comply with state and federal
water quality standards and with state laws. Pursuant
to Title 23, California Code of Regulations (23
CCR) Section 3838, regional boards and their executive
officers are authorized to take water quality
certification action on applications for such
certification within their region of jurisdiction. 23
CCR Sections 2200(e) and 3833(b)(2) prescribe
the following fees for certification of activities
that may involve a discharge of dredged or fill
material:
- All
applications for certification must include
an initial deposit of $500.
- The total fee, including deposit, for issuing standard certification, as defined in
23 CCR 3831(p), shall be $500. (Note,
if $500 does not cover the costs incurred by
a regional board to issue a certification, the
appropriate fee will be determined from items
4 or 5 below.)
- The total fee, including deposit, for any other
certification action, including a conditional
certification, shall be determined from
items 4 or 5 below.
- The
total fee, including deposit, for issuing a
certification action for fill:
- One
acre or less, total fee of $1,000
- More
than one acre, $1,000 per acre or part thereof,
to a maximum of $10,000
- The
total fee, including deposit, for issuing a
certification action for dredging:
- Less
than 10,000 cubic yards, total fee of $500
- 10,000
to 20,000 cubic yards, total fee of $2,000
- More
than 20,000 cubic yards, $2,000 plus $250
for each additional 5,000 cubic yards or
part thereof, to a maximum of $10,000
Whenever
certification of a federal general license or
permit requires the permittee to send a notice
to the Regional Board of its intent to proceed with the permitted activity, that permittee shall
provide the Regional Board a fee of $60.
All
fees should be made payable to the State Water
Resources Control Board and shall be submitted
to the address above,
Attn: Nonpoint Source
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