3745-50-36 Annual hazardous waste permit fees.

(A) The owner or operator of a hazardous waste facility which holds a permit must pay to the director an annual permit fee on each anniversary of the date of issuance of the hazardous waste facility installation and operation permit and of ny subsequent renewal permits. Annual permit fees totaling forty thousand dollars or more for any one facility may be paid on a quarterly basis, with the first quarterly payment each year being due on the anniversary of the date of issuance of the hazardous waste facility installation and operation permit and of any subsequent renewal permits.

(B) The annual permit fee must be determined for each permit holder in accordance with the following schedule:

Type of unit Type of facility Fee

Storage facility using:

Containers On-site, off-site, and satellite $500

Tanks On-site, off-site, and satellite 500

Waste pile On-site, off-site, and satellite 3,000

Surface impoundment On-site and satellite 8,000

Surface impoundment Off-site 10,000

Disposal facility using:

Deep well injection On-site and satellite $15,000

Deep well injection Off-site 25,000

Landfill On-site and satellite 25,000

Landfill Off-site 40,000

Land application On-site and satellite 2,500

Land application Off-site 5,000

Surface impoundment On-site and satellite 10,000

Surface impoundment Off-site 20,000

Treatment facility using:

Tanks On-site, off-site, and satellite $700

Surface impoundment On-site and satellite 8,000

Surface impoundment Off-site 10,000

Incinerator On-site and satellite 5,000

Incinerator Off-site 10,000

Other forms of treatment On-site, off-site, and satellite 1,000

(C) An owner or operator of a hazardous waste facility who is subject to the payment of an annual permit fee under paragraph (A) of this rule must not make additional payments for multiple units of the same method of storage, treatment, or disposal,or for individual units that are used for both storage and treatment. A facility using more than one method of storage, treatment, or disposal must pay the permit fee indicated by the schedule for each such method.

(D) The holder of a hazardous waste permit must not pay that portion of an annual permit fee that would apply to a hazardous waste management unit for which a permit has been issued but for which construction has not yet commenced. Once construction has commenced, payment must be prorated on a daily basis, computed upon the number of days from the commencement of construction until the next anniversary date when the payment of the annual fee is due.

HISTORY: Eff 4-1-86; 11-13-87; 2-11-92; 3-9-01; 12-7-04

Rule promulgated under: RC 119.03

Rule authorized by: RC 3734.02, 3734.18

Rule amplifies: RC 3734.18

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 06/01/2004 and 08/25/2009