Section R18-14-202. Flat Rate Fees

A.      The Department shall assess and collect a flat rate fee for design review services for public water systems.

B.       Design criteria for public water systems are specified in 18

A.A.C. 4 and 18 A.A.C. 5.

C.      An applicant shall submit public water system design review fees with an application for an Approval to Construct, as spec- ified in 18 A.A.C. 5, Article 5.

D.      The flat rate fees for a design review service:

1.        Are established in Table 1, are assessed on a per-unit basis where applicable, and are cumulative unless other- wise specified in this Article;

2.        Shall be paid by cash, check, cashier’s check, money order, or any other method acceptable to the Department; and

3.        Shall  be  paid  in   full  before  the   Department  issues approval of an application.

E.        The Department shall refund 50 percent of the application fee paid by an applicant if, during the administrative completeness review time-frame period, the applicant:

1.        Fails to respond in a reasonably timely manner, as set forth in A.A.C. R18-1-507, to a notice of administrative deficiencies  requesting  additional  information   under

A.A.C. R18-1-503, and the Department denies the appli- cation; or

2.        Withdraws the application.

F.                 If an application is denied under A.A.C. R18-1-507 after the end of the administrative completeness review time-frame, the Department shall retain the flat fee paid by the applicant.

G.               If an applicant requests priority review, the Department shall approve or deny the request. When determining whether to approve a priority review request, the Department shall con- sider the complexity of the project and the Department’s cur- rent work load. If priority review is approved by the Department, the applicant shall pay the priority review fee specified in Table 1.

H.               State agencies are exempt from all fees imposed under this Article pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-353(A)(2)(b).

Historical Note

Section made by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 4102, effective December 6, 2008 (Supp. 08-4).