(a) No person shall operate a community or non transient non-community water system who has not been issued an operating permit by the Department. A community or non transient non-community water system operating permit shall be valid from January 1 through December 31 of each year unless suspended or revoked by the Department for cause. The Commission shall adopt rules concerning permit issuance and renewal and permit suspension and revocation. The annual fees in subsection (b) shall be prorated on a monthly basis for permits obtained after January 1 of each year. (b) The following fees are imposed for the issuance or renewal of a permit to operate a community or non transient non-community water system; the fees are based on the number of persons served by the system: Fee Non Community Water Systems: Base fee: Non transient non-community $201 Community Water Systems: Number of Persons Served 50 or fewer $338 More than 50 but no more $359 than 100 More than 100 but no more $433 than 200 More than 200 but no more $454 than 300 More than 300 but no more $507 than 400 More than 400 but no more $549 than 500 More than 500 but no more $1,024 than 750 More than 750 but no more $1,067 than 1000 More than 1000 but no more $1,109 than 2000 More than 2000 but no more $1,151 than 3000 More than 3000 but no more $1,785 than 4000 More than 4000 but no more $1,932 than 5000 More than 5000 but no more $2,545 than 7500 More than 7500 but no more $2,724 than 10,000 More than 10,000 but no more $3,432 than 25,000 More than 25,000 but no more $3,865 than 50,000 More than 50,000 but no more $3,865 than 75,000 More than 75,000 but no more $6,167 than 100,000 More than 100,000 but no more $6,737 than 250,000 More than 250,000 but no more $6,737 than 500,000 More than 500,000 $7,857 (c) The following fees are imposed for the review of plans, specifications, and other information submitted to the Department for approval of construction or alteration of a public water system. The fees are based on the type of constructions or alteration proposed: Distribution system: Fee Construction of water lines, less than 5000 linear feet $317 Construction of water lines, 5000 linear feet or more $422 Other construction or alteration to a distribution system $158 Ground water system: Construction of a new ground water system or adding a new well $422 Alteration to an existing ground water system $211 Surface Water system: Construction of a new surface water treatment facility $528 Alteration to an existing surface water treatment facility $317 Water System Management Plan review $158 Miscellaneous changes or maintenance not covered above $106 (c1) The Department shall perform a review of an application for a water distribution system authorization subject to the following requirements: (1) The Department shall review the application within 45 days of receipt of a complete application when a professional engineer provides certification that the design meets or exceeds the Minimum Design Criteria developed by the Department applicable to the project. For purposes of this section, a complete application is defined as an application that includes all of the required components described in the application form. (2) The Department shall perform an administrative review of a new application within 10 days of receipt to determine if all required information is included in the application. If the application is complete, the Department shall issue a receipt letter or electronic response stating that the application is complete and that a 45-calendar day technical review period has started as of the date on which the Department received the complete application. If required items or information are not included in the application, the application is incomplete, and the Department shall issue an application receipt letter or electronic response identifying the information required to complete the application before the technical review begins. When the Department receives the required information, the Department shall issue a receipt letter or electronic response specifying that the application is complete and that the 45-calendar day review period has started as of the date on which the Department received the remaining required information. (3) If additional information is required to complete the technical review, the Department shall issue a request for additional information required to complete the review, and the 45-calendar day technical review period shall pause until the additional information is received. If the Department does not receive the requested additional information from the applicant within 30 calendar days, the Department shall return the application to the applicant. (4) If the Department receives the additional information from the applicant within 30 days, the technical review period review time shall restart, and the Department shall complete its review within the number of days that remained in the technical review period on the date the technical review period was paused by the request for additional information. (5) Should the Department not complete its review of the application within the 45-day technical review period, the application shall be considered deemed approved. (d) The Department may charge an administrative fee of up to one hundred seventy-eight dollars ($178.00) for failure to pay the permit fee by January 31 of each year. (e) All fees collected under this section shall be applied to the costs of administering and enforcing this Article.
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