17-0821 - Fees.

§ 17-0821. Fees.    The  department  is  hereby  authorized  to  establish  a  schedule of  reasonable fees, such schedule taking into consideration the  volume  of  the discharge and treatment costs, for application for issuance of SPDES  permits  to compensate the department for its expenses hereunder, giving  due recognition to the amount of federal assistance available; provided,  however, that the department shall not charge a publicly owned  drinking  water treatment plant the rates charged industrial facilities, but shall  consider  such plants to be municipal facilities for the purposes of the  imposition of fees pursuant to section 72-0602 of this chapter.