34A-3A-20.Annual fee schedule for public water systems.
There is hereby imposed an annual fee upon all public water systems under the provisions of section 1411 of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S. C. 300F et seq. as amended to January 1, 2011. The fee is assessed as follows:
(1)For community water systems including municipalities, rural water systems, housing subdivisions, trailer parks, sanitary districts, religious colonies, and government operated water systems, the fee shall be based upon 1990 census data for municipalities, population served for nonmunicipalities, and the following fee table:
| Population Range | Fee ($) |
| 25 to 50 | 15 |
| 51 to 100 | 30 |
| 101 to 200 | 60 |
| 201 to 300 | 100 |
| 301 to 400 | 140 |
| 401 to 500 | 180 |
| 501 to 600 | 220 |
| 601 to 700 | 260 |
| 701 to 800 | 300 |
| 801 to 900 | 340 |
| 901 to 1,000 | 380 |
| 1,001 to 2,000 | 600 |
| 2,001 to 3,000 | 1,000 |
| 3,001 to 4,000 | 1,400 |
| 4,001 to 5,000 | 1,800 |
| 5,001 to 6,000 | 2,200 |
| 6,001 to 7,000 | 2,600 |
| 7,001 to 8,000 | 3,000 |
| 8,001 to 9,000 | 3,400 |
| 9,001 to 10,000 | 3,800 |
| 10,001 to 11,000 | 4,200 |
| 11,001 to 12,000 | 4,600 |
| 12,001 to 13,000 | 5,000 |
| 13,001 to 14,000 | 5,400 |
| 14,001 to 15,000 | 5,800 |
| 15,001 to 16,000 | 6,200 |
| 16,001 to 17,000 | 6,600 |
| 17,001 to 18,000 | 7,000 |
| 18,001 to 19,000 | 7,400 |
| 19,001 to 20,000 | 7,800 |
| 20,001 to 30,000 | 10,000 |
| 30,001 to 40,000 | 14,000 |
| 40,001 to 50,000 | 18,000 |
| 50,001 to 60,000 | 22,000 |
| 60,001 to 70,000 | 26,000 |
| 70,001 to 80,000 | 30,000 |
| 80,001 to 90,000 | 34,000 |
| 90,001 to 100,000 | 38,000 |
| 100,001 or more | 41,000 |
(2)For noncommunity water systems including private campgrounds, government-operated campgrounds, interstate highway rest areas, tourist attractions, gas stations, motels, public and private schools, and other systems providing drinking water to the public–$10.00 minimum.
The fee imposed by this section is in addition to any other fee or tax.
Source: SL 1992, ch 254, §68; SL 2011, ch 165, §82.