12VAC5-620-70. Establishing fees.
A. The commissioner shall establish a schedule of fees to be charged by the department for services related to construction, maintenance, and repair or replacement of onsite sewage disposal systems, alternative discharge systems, and private wells and for appeals before the Review Board.
B. In establishing fees, the commissioner shall consider the actual or estimated average cost to the agency of delivering each service included in the schedule of fees.
The following fee schedule is hereby established:
| SCHEDULE OF FEES |
|
| Application or Service | Fee |
| Certification letter, no onsite soil evaluator/professional engineer (OSE/PE) documentation (no charge for well) | $350 |
| Certification letter with OSE/PE documentation, ≤1,000 gpd | $320 |
| Certification letter with OSE/PE documentation, >1,000 gpd | $1,400 |
| Construction permit for treatment works only, no OSE/PE documentation | $425 |
| Combined well and treatment works construction permit, no OSE/PE documentation | $725 |
| Combined well and treatment works construction permit with OSE/PE documentation, ≤1,000 gpd | $525 |
| Construction permit for treatment works only with OSE/PE documentation, ≤1,000 gpd | $225 |
| Construction permit for treatment works only with OSE/PE documentation, >1,000 gpd | $1,400 |
| Combined well and treatment works construction permit with OSE/PE documentation, >1,000 gpd | $1,700 |
| Private well construction or abandonment permit, with or without OSE/PE documentation | $300 |
| Closed-loop geothermal well system (one fee per well system) | $300 |
| Alternative discharge system inspection fee | $75 |
| Minor modification to an existing system | $100 |
| Appeal before the Review Board | $135 |
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-164, and 32.1-176.4 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR355-34-03 § 3.1, eff. July 1, 1989; amended, Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 10, eff. February 12, 2016.