Learn more about industrial waste fees and see a comparison of 2007 and 2008 fees on page 4 of the Winter 2007-08 KCIW newsletter. (PDF File, 834KB)

Permit Fees: $1,675
A permit includes pretreatment requirements, discharge limits, and special conditions for Significant Industrial User or Categorical sites. The fee covers King County's costs in administering the permit. Permits are issued for five years.

Other discharge approvals:
Major Discharge Authorization and renewal: $1,530
Minor Discharge Authorization and renewal: $930
Letter of Authorization: $215
Discharge authorizations and Letters of Authorization are issued for smaller discharges or for discharges of limited duration. The program issues discharge authorizations for up to five years.
Fines: up to $10,000 per violation per day
Companies with discharge or permit violations are subject to fines of up to $10,000 per violation per day. Dischargers are also liable for any damages and additional costs caused by their discharges.

Surcharge Program
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD): $0.184804/pound
Total Suspended Solids (TSS): $0.288865/pound
Facililties that discharge waste having a Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) greater than 300 mg/l or Total Suspended Solids (TSS) greater than 400 mg/l pay for King County’s cost to treat this high-strength waste.

Monitoring Fees
Heavy Metals Monitoring: $0.002371/gallon
Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) Monitoring: $0.000277/gallon
Facilities that are monitored for heavy metals or FOG pay fees to cover the cost of this monitoring.

Post-Violation Inspection and Monitoring: Fee varies
This fee applies only to companies who violate pretreatment permit requirements and receive additional King County monitoring and sample analysis. Fees recover costs of this monitoring.
Post Violation fee schedule