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gaseous liquid (including water for domestic municipal services or wastewater), liquescent,or slurry substance; any cable line or wire for the transmission of electrical energy; and any cable line or wire for communications,that are regulated by a general NPDES storm water permit are subject to the following annual fees, plus applicable surcharge(s): Tier 1 —$5,000 for each region in which activities subject to the permit are conducted, or Tier 2 —A fee as prescribed by (b)(3), based on the area covered by the project. (b)(5) Discharges associated with mosquito and vector control activities that are regulated by an individual or general NPDES permit adopted exclusively for these purposes, including those issued by a Regional Board, shall pay a fee of$100. A mosquito and vector control activity involves discharge of pesticides into a designated area for the maintenance and control of mosquito larva for the protection of public health from the outbreak of lethal diseases. A mosquito and vector control agency discharges pesticides into surface waters for the control of mosquito larva. Dischargers filing an application for a mosquito and vector control permit shall pay a fee of$100. The fee shall be paid each time an application for initial certification or renewal is submitted. Mosquito and vector control fees are not subject to ambient water monitoring surcharges. (b)(6)All NPDES permitted discharges with permitted flows of less than 100 million gallons per day (mgd), except as provided in (b)(7), (b)(8), (b)(9), and (c), shall pay a fee according to the following formula: Fee = $1,000 plus 3418 multiplied by the permitted flow, in mgd, to the maximum plus any applicable surcharge(s). If there is no permitted effluent flow specified, the fee shall be based on the design flow of the facility. The maximum fee for NPDES permitted industrial discharges$ is$35,000, plus any applicable surcharge(s). NPDES permitted industrial discharges with a threat/complexity9 rating of 1 A, 1 B,or 1 C are subject to a surcharge as follows: Threat/Complexity Rating 1 A - $15,000 Threat/Complexity Rating 1 B - $10,000 Threat/Complexity Rating 1 C - $5,000 The maximum fee for NPDES permitted public wastewater treatment facilities is $50,000, plus applicable surcharge(s). Public wastewater treatment facilities with approved pretreatment programs are subject to a surcharge of$10,000. Agencies with multiple facilities under one approved pretreatment program shall pay a$10,000 surcharge per program. (b)(7) All NPDES discharges with permitted flows of 100 mgd or greater shall pay a fee of$100,000, plus applicable surcharges. The fee shall be based on permitted effluent flow specified in the discharge permit, except as provided in (b)(8)and (b)(9). NPDES permitted industrial discharges with a threat/complexity rating of I A, 1 B, or I C are subject to a surcharge as specified in (b)(6). If there is no permitted effluent flow specified,the fee shall be based on the design flow of the facility. (b)(8)(A)Flow for wet weather municipal facilities will be based on the previous five years actual monthly average flow, as of the date the permit is issued. Wet weather municipal facilities are "NPDES permitted industrial discharger(s)means those industries identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual,Bureau of the Budget, 1967,as amended and supplemented,under the category"Division D--Manufacturing"and such other classes of significant waste producers as,by regulation,the U.S.EPA Administrator deems appropriate.(33 USC Sec. 1362). 9 Threat/complexity categories are listed under(a)(1)of this document. 6