Industrial Waste Program fees and surchargesThe following fees and charges may be assessed of businesses and facilities discharging wastewater to the King County sewage system. KCIW fees and charges
| High strength surcharge |
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| Biological oxygen demand |
$0.189542/lb |
| Total suspended solids |
$0.310245/lb |
| Monitoring charges |
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| Heavy metals |
$0.003169 |
| Fats, oils and grease (FOG) |
$0.000295 |
| Permit/Authorization fees |
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| Discharge Permit |
$3,130 |
| Major Discharge Authorization |
$1,585 |
| Minor Discharge Authorization |
$ 835 |
| Letter of Authorization |
$ 355 |
Post violation fees: sampling and analysis costs |
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| Base neutral acid grab |
$1,735 |
| Base neutral acid composite |
$1,735 |
| Cyanide grab |
$ 770 |
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| Cyanide composite |
$ 770 |
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| Free-floating polar FOG test |
$ 310 |
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| Nonpolar FOG (set of 3 samples) |
$ 445 |
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| Metals grab (including mercury) |
$ 500 |
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| Metals composite (including mercury) |
$ 500 |
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| pH grab |
$ 310 |
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| pH continuous (24-hour) |
$ 310 |
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| Settleable solids (volumetric) |
$ 440 |
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| Volatile organic acid grab |
$1,020 |
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| Volatile organic acid composite |
$1,020 |
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| Other post-violation fees |
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| Enforcement Action |
$1,000 |
| Inspection |
$ 355 |
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Fines Companies and facilities with industrial wastewater discharge, King County Code or wastewater discharge 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. Other fees
Other King County sewage fees
1. Sewer charges are applicable to water discharged from all dischargers including contaminated industrial stormwater , groundwater remediation projects , and all forms of construction dewatering discharges. If your project discharges water into the King County sewer system from one of the sources noted above, you can expect to pay sewer charges. Most dischargers of contaminated industrial stormwater, groundwater remedation discharges and construction dewatering will pay bills through accounts with their local sewer agencies and should contact their local agency for information, including billing frequency. Those dischargers that do not have accounts with their local sewer agencies will be billed by the King County Wastewater Treatment Division finance section.
Dischargers with questions as to who will be assessing sewer charges should contact the KCIW compliance investigator working with your operation (see contacts, upper left of page).
2. King County capacity charge and sewer rate.
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