Fees

Fees

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Air Construction Permit Fee

Must accompany each application for an air quality construction permit, which are based on the potential amount of the facility’s emissions.

What it is:

Each application for an air quality construction permit must be accompanied by a fee in accordance with the schedule shown below. The schedule is based on the facility-wide potential to emit.

Construction Permit Fee Schedule

FACILITY-WIDE Potential Emissions	FEE
Less than 50 tons per year of any single regulated air pollutant (excluding HAPs); or Less than 2.5 tons per year of any single hazardous air pollutant (HAP); or Less than 10 tons per year of any combination of HAPs	$250
50 tons or more but less than 100 tons per year of any single regulated air pollutant (excluding HAPs); or 2.5 tons or more but less than 10 tons per year of any single HAP; or 10 tons or more but less than 25 tons per year of any combination of HAPs	$1,500
100 tons or more per year of any single air pollutant (excluding HAPs); or 10 tons or more per year of any single HAP; or 25 tons or more per year of any combination of HAPs	$3,000

How the fee is used:

This fee supplements a small portion of the total costs of the construction permitting program. A

Construction Permit Application Fees

fact sheet will provide additional information.

Applicable Regulations:

Title 129 – Chapter 17 – Construction Permits

Forms:

(none)

Air Emissions Fee for Major Sources

All major sources of air emissions are assessed air emissions fees, which are based upon the facility’s actual air emissions.

What it is:

A fee based on actual emissions from major (also known as Title V or Class I) industrial air emission sources. The Air Division provides the major source an invoice of the fees due based upon its actual emissions reported in their annual emission inventory report.

How the fee is used:

The fees collected are used to support the Air Division’s permitting and compliance programs for major air emission sources and air emission sources that have taken limitations to avoid major source classification.

Applicable Regulations:

Title 129 - Chapter 29 - Operating Permit Emission Fees

Related documents:

2009 Emission Inventory Fee Assessment

Forms:

(none)

Petroleum Release Remedial Action Fee

Used to support the agency activities primarily involved in cleaning up releases of petroleum.

Onsite Wastewater (Includes Septic Systems, Private Lagoons, Holding Tanks) Professional Certification and System Registration Fees, and Application Fess for Permits and Subdivision Reviews and Approvals

Certification fees are assessed to those who perform work on septic systems and private lagoons; registration fees are asses...

Solid Waste Management Permit Application Fee

A set fee is assessed for all solid waste management facilities when they apply for their required permit.

Landfill Disposal Fee

A fee of $1.25 per ton fee is assessed for all waste disposed in municipal solid waste landfills.

What it is

: A fee of $1.25 per ton fee is assessed for all waste disposed in municipal solid waste landfills.

How the fee is used

: Fifty percent goes to DEQ’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Grants Program as a source of grants for local recycling and waste reduction projects. Fifty percent is used to support the operating costs of the Integrated Waste Management program.

Applicable regulations

Title 132 – Integrated Solid Waste Management Regulations, Chapter 11.

Forms

: None – invoices are generated by NDEQ for each facility.

Livestock Waste Control Program Fees

Three fees are associated with this program: initial inspection, permit application fee, and annual permit fee.

Solid Waste Management Annual Operating Fee

Assessed for the operation of any solid waste management facility.

What it is

: A set fee for operating any solid waste management facility. These include: municipal solid waste landfills, industrial waste landfills, construction and demolition waste landfills, fossil fuels combustion ash disposal landfills, compost facilities, materials recovery facilities, delisted hazardous waste disposal landfills, and transfer stations.

How the fee is used

: This fee is used to support the operating costs of the Integrated Waste Management program.

Applicab

regulations

Title 132 – Integrated Solid Waste Management Regulations, Chapter 10.

Forms

: None – invoices are generated by NDEQ for each facility.

Hazardous Waste Treatment or Disposal Fee

Assessed annually for all waste treated or disposed of at a permitted hazardous waste treatment or disposal facility based o...

New Tire Fee

A $1 fee is charged on each new tire sold in Nebraska.

What it is

: A fee of $1.00 charged on each new tire sold in Nebraska.

How the fee is used

: This goes to DEQ’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Grants Program as a source of grants for local recycling and waste reduction projects.

Applicable regulations

Title 199 – Waste & Recycling Incentive Grants Program

Title 133 – Litter Reduction & Recycling Grants Program

Forms

: This fee is collected by the Department of Revenue, any forms would be available through them.

Annual Waste Reduction & Recycling Fee

A fee of $25 is assessed to all retail businesses in Nebraska with sales of at least $50,000 or more and used as a source of...

Annual Litter Fee

Assessed on all manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers of products, which are deemed to directly contribute to the litter ...

Chemigation Permit Fees

For an initial application for a chemigation permit or special permit regarding fertilizer or pesticides being applied thro...

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