12VAC5-600-50. Community waterworks operation fee.
A. An annual waterworks operation fee, not to exceed $160,000, shall be charged as of July 1 of each fiscal year to the owner of each community waterworks in an amount as follows:
For each fiscal year: the number of customer accounts multiplied by no more than $3.00.
B. The fee shall be paid to the department and be due as follows:
1. If the fee established in subsection A of this section is $400 or less, the fee shall be due in a lump sum on August 1;
2. If the fee established in subsection A of this section is more than $400, the fee shall be due in a lump sum or equal quarterly installments each year as follows:
a. August 1—The lump sum or first quarterly installment.
b. November 1—The second quarterly installment.
c. February 1—The third quarterly installment.
d. May 1—The fourth quarterly installment.
C. Data verification. The number of customer accounts will be based on the best available data for a maximum period of six months prior to the close of business on June 30 each year as provided by the owner or chief administrative officer to the department. This verification shall be provided to the department by the owner of each community waterworks at the address specified in 12VAC5-600-100 and is due by August 1 of each year with the appropriate payment.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-170 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR 355-18-014 § 3.1, eff. July 1, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 15, Issue 20, eff. July 21, 1999; Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 4, eff. November 22, 2012.