Fy2018 Annual Fee Report and Assessment of Fees
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NEW JERSEY POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM FY2018 ANNUAL FEE REPORT AND ASSESSMENT OF FEES PROPOSAL DOCUMENT NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTING COMMISSIONER CATHERINE R MCCABE TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1 NJPDES BUDGET PROPOSAL .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Budget Summary .................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Work-Years ........................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Personnel Costs ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Operating Costs ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 NJPDES FEE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................ 4 Minimum Fee Schedule ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 Permit Fee Schedule and Environmental Impact Calculations ........................................................................................ 4 ACTUAL EXPENDITURES AND FEE COLLECTIONS FOR PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS ....................................... 6 Actual Expenditures ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 Fee Collections ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6 NJPDES PERMIT PROGRAM ............................................................................................................................................... 8 NJPDES Permit Program Significant Activities and Accomplishments .......................................................................... 8 Enforcement Activities ....................................................................................................................................................... 12 APPENDIX A: NJPDES Regulations at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-3.1 ............................................................................................... 13 APPENDIX B: Minimum Fee Schedule................................................................................................................................. 27 APPENDIX C: NJPDES Program Workplans ..................................................................................................................... 29 APPENDIX D: NJPDES Budget ............................................................................................................................................ 32 APPENDIX E: Fee Schedules ................................................................................................................................................. 34 Municipal Surface Water ................................................................................................................................................... 35 Industrial Surface Water ................................................................................................................................................... 40 Significant Indirect Users ................................................................................................................................................... 46 Residuals .............................................................................................................................................................................. 49 Groundwater ....................................................................................................................................................................... 52 Stormwater (Non-5G2) ....................................................................................................................................................... 72 Stormwater (5G2 Permits) ................................................................................................................................................. 96 INTRODUCTION The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ("Department") is responsible for administering the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ("NJPDES") program that regulates the discharge of pollutants to the surface and ground waters of the State. The Department's authority is derived from the New Jersey Water Pollution Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10A-1 et seq. ("State Act"), pursuant to which New Jersey qualifies, and has primary responsibility under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), for the administration of the NJPDES permitting program. The NJPDES program rules are set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:14A. All persons who wish to discharge wastewater in the State or dispose of residuals generated from treatment systems are required to obtain a NJPDES discharge permit from the Department. Pursuant to Section 9 of the State Act and consistent with responsibilities negotiated during establishment of New Jersey’s Memorandum of Agreement delegation agreement to implement the NPDES program, the Department is authorized to "establish and charge reasonable annual administrative fees, which fees shall be based upon, and shall not exceed, the estimated cost of processing, monitoring and administering the NJPDES permits." Fees are assessed to cover the Department's costs to issue and manage NJPDES permits. The NJPDES budget and fee schedule covers activities including, but not limited to, the review of NJPDES permit applications, the development of specific permit terms and conditions, evaluating compliance with the terms and conditions of each NJPDES permit, conducting compliance inspections and providing for the general administrative costs of the NJPDES program including regulatory support, data processing, and budgeting. N.J.S.A. 58:10A-10 provides the Department with the authority to seek civil administrative penalties for failure to pay assessed NJPDES permit fees. 1 NJPDES BUDGET PROPOSAL The NJPDES Program encompasses both permitting and enforcement activities, as well as other program support. Permitting activities include developing, issuing, monitoring and administering NJPDES permits. Enforcement activities include inspections and, when appropriate, follow up activities to gain permit compliance. Examples of other program support includes water quality monitoring and standards assessment and information technology support. The total Water Pollution Control (WPC) budget consists of the NJPDES and Enforcement Services budgets that are funded by State appropriations given at the start of the State fiscal year. All fees collected are deposited directly into the General Fund within the Department of the Treasury. Similarly, all penalties collected are also deposited into the General Fund. Budget Summary The total costs as they pertain to NJPDES permitted facilities in the workplan and the NJPDES program are presented in Appendix B and C, respectively. For this fiscal year, the total costs for program activities funded through NJPDES permit fees is $18.96 million; a decrease of $1.18 million (5.9%) from the previous budget year. The Department assessed $10.61 million as fees for the Surface Water portion of the program; $0.54 million for the Significant Indirect User portion; $2.37million for the Ground Water (including Landfills) portion; $0.15 million for the Residuals portion and $5.28 million for the Stormwater portion. These NJPDES fees cover the period July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. COMPARISON OF NJPDES SERVICES BUDGETS FISCAL YEAR 2015 2016 2017 2018 TOTAL WORK-YEARS 119.36 118.17 116.98 112.28 TOTAL PERSONNEL COSTS $17,027,392 $17,592,459 $18,280,649 $17,102,176 TOTAL OPERATING COSTS $2,123,251 $2,107,040 $1,857,687 $1,854,240 TOTAL PROGRAM COSTS $19,150,643 $19,699,499 $20,138,336 $18,956,416 Work-Years The NJPDES budget is expected to cover the costs of 112.28 positions assigned to the NJPDES program; a decrease of 4.7 work years (4%) from the previous budget cycle. This includes 78.29 work years assigned to the Division of Water Quality, 22.89 assigned to the Water Compliance and Enforcement Element and 11.10 to other DEP units. The Department has included detailed workplans for the various program categories in Appendix B. The expected outputs for FY2018 are based upon current staffing. COMPARISON OF NJPDES RELATED STAFFING LEVELS FISCAL YEAR PROGRAM 2015 2016 2017 2018 SURFACE WATER MUNICIPAL 36.31 39.09 39.50 34.77 SURFACE WATER INDUSTRIAL 19.72 15.97 18.38 18.74 STORMWATER 24.15 24.24 23.80 24.27 GROUNDWATER 14.87 13.86 10.01 9.11 SIGNIFICANT INDIRECT USER 2.30 2.72 2.57 2.51 ENFORCEMENT 22.01 22.28 22.72 22.89 TOTAL 119.36 118.17 116.98 112.28 2 Personnel Costs The current average salary cost for each position in the NJPDES program is $83,440;