Fees

The Division of Administrative Services - Fee Branch, is responsible for setting and collecting fees for the Water Quality Program. If you have questions regarding Water Quality Fees, please email Fee_Branch@waterboards.ca.gov or phone (916) 341-5247.

To make a payment, send check to:

SWRCB Accounting Office
ATTN: Annual Fees
PO Box 1888
Sacramento, CA 95812-1888

(Make check payable to "SWRCB Fees" and note invoice number on check)

New! Pay your water quality program invoice online!
Disclosure: By clicking on the above link, you will be redirected to the State’s data collector website, FIS. FIS is not under the control of the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and the SWRCB is NOT responsible for the contents or links contained in their website. The SWRCB recommends that you view FIS’s security and confidentiality statements.

The Division of Water Rights is responsible for setting and collecting fees for the Water Rights Program. If you have questions regarding Water Rights Fees, please contact the Division of Water Rights at (916) 341-5431.

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  • Waste Discharge Requirement Fees
  • NPDES Storm Water Fees
  • NPDES Permit Fees
  • Confined Animal Facilities Fees
  • Agricultural and Irrigated Lands Fees
  • Surcharges
• Water Rights Fees/Invoices
• Storm Water and Waste Water Permit Fee Invoice Information – Search for your permit fee invoice status.
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Announcements

• Water Quality Fee Stakeholder Meeting – Friday, May 31, 2013 at 9:30 am at the Cal/EPA Headquarters Building (1001 I Street, Sacramento) in Training Room 1 East/West. Teleconference number: (916) 574-1755. Handout coming soon.  

Water Quality Fees

• Adopted Fee Schedule, FY12-13 - California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 23, Division 3, Chapter 9. Waste Discharge Reports and Requirements, Article 1. Fees
  
  
• Annual Fees Report to the Legislature
  • FY 2010-11 | FY 2009-10 | FY 2008-09 | FY 2007-08 | FY 2006-07 | FY 2005-06

Waste Discharge Requirement Fees

• Frequently Asked Questions
• California Code of Regulations
  
  • Discharge to Land (Non 15)
  • Land Disposal (Sub 15)
  • Sanitary Sewer Systems (SSO)
  • Dredge and Fill Operation
• Dredge and Fill Fee Calculator

NPDES Storm Water Fees

• Frequently Asked Questions
• California Code of Regulations
  • MNSTW I & II
  • Industrial
  • Construction
  • Linear
• To file a Storm Water Construction Permit Notice of Termination, please access your SMARTS account
• Storm Water Industrial Permit Notice of Termination
• Storm Water Construction Permit Change of Information Form to Reduce Acreage

NPDES Permit Fees

• California Code of Regulations
  • Discharges of Aquatic Pesticides for Vector Control
  • Flow
  • Wet Weather Facilities
  • Aquaculture
  • Geothermal Facilities
  • De minimis Discharges

Confined Animal Facilities Fee - (Dairy and Animal Feeding Operations)

• California Code of Regulations
  • Confined Animal Facilities Fees
• Change of Information Form   »»   ( PDF  |  Word )
  Change your information for SWRCB Dairy and Animal Feeding Operation billing.
  Note: this form is not designed for completion on line, please print, complete and mail to the address provided on the form. For more information contact the Fee Branch at (916) 341-5247.

Agricultural and Irrigated Lands Fees

• Resolution 2005-0049
• California Code of Regulations
  
  • Agricultural and Irrigated Lands Fee, CCR, page 11
• Get more information

Surcharges

• California Code of Regulations
  
  • Ambient Water Monitoring  (SWAMP/GAMA) - CCR, page 1 (2nd paragraph)
  • Class 1 Landfills - CCR, page 1 (footnote 3)
  • NPDES Industrial Rating 1A, 1B, 1C - CCR, page 6
  • Public WWTF (Pretreatment) - CCR, page 6

Water Rights Fees

• Frequently Asked Questions  |   Get more information

(Updated 5/6/13)