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Notice To: UNIFIED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES PROGRAM FACILITIES Large Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator Facilities Underground Storage Tank(UST)Facilities Hazardous Waste Tiered Permitting Facilities From: SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICEs ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION - Date: 12112/97 Re: Unified Hazardous Substances Program Fees implementation of Unified Program On January 1, 1997,the Public Health Services Environmental Health Division (EHD) became the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA)_for regulation of facilities that treat and store hazardous materials or generate hazardous wastes in San Joaquin County. The EHD is currently responsible for operation of tKe four of the six programs consolidated under the Unified Program (Hazardous Waste Generator, Underground Storage Tank, Hazardous Waste Tiered Permitting and Aboveground Storage Tank programs). The two remaining programs (Business Plans/Hazardous Material Management Plans and Acutely Hazardous Materials/Risk Management Prevention Program) will Continue to be operated by the San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services(OES). As one of the required elements of the Unified Program, the EHD and IDES will be moving toward a combined billing statement and consolidated facility permit. At this time, only the EHD fees are included in the enclosed billing statement. Facilities regulated by the OES will continue to receive a separate billing statement for those program fees. Also included on this billing statement are the annual State Service (Surcharge) Fees that were established by the Unified Program legislation to cover the State agency costs associated with oversight of the CUPA programs throughout California. The amount of the Service Fees is determined on an annual basis by the State legislature. The fees included in the enclosed 1998 Environmental Health Permit billing statement are described below. Explanation of Fees Included on Billing Statement PREyious FEE NEWIREyism FEE • State Unified Program Facility Service Fee new $18.50 • Underground Storage Tank Program • State Surcharge per Tank S56 every 5 years $8' each year • EHD Permit per Tank $170 $170 • Hazardous Waste Tiered Permitting Program • State Service Fee per PER' Facility $1,236' $498 • EHD PBR Facility Permit Fee new $648 • State Service Fee per CA' Facility $1,236` $498 Facilities that paid a S56 tank surcharge for Permit Year 1994. 1995 or 1996 will not be assessed the S8 annual surcharge fee until the five year penod expires in 1999.2000 and 2001 respectively. '"Permit by Rule" tier category. A facility operating more than one Tiered Permitting unit at a facility location will only be charged one Tiered Permitting category fee and one State Service Fee. If more than one Tier category at a site, the highest permit fee and associated State Service Fee will be Charged. 'Fee previously charged by the State DTSC for Tiered Permitting program. '"Conditionally Authorized"tier category. See Footnote 2. s Fee previously charged by the State DTSC for Tiered Permitting program.