Section 116570.

(a)  Each public water system serving less than 1,000 service connections applying for a domestic water supply permit pursuant to Section 116525 or 116550 shall pay a permit application processing fee to the department. Payment of the fee shall accompany the application for the permit or permit amendment.

(b)  The amount of the permit application fee required under subdivision (a) shall be as follows:

(1)  A new community water system for which no domestic water supply permits have been previously issued by the department shall pay an application fee of five hundred dollars ($500).

(2)  A new noncommunity water system for which no domestic water supply permits have been previously issued by the department shall pay an application fee of three hundred dollars ($300).

(3)  An existing public water system applying for an amendment to a domestic water supply permit due to a change in ownership shall pay an application fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150).

(4)  An existing public water system applying for an amendment to a domestic water supply permit due to an addition or modification of the source of supply, or an addition or change in the method of treatment of the water supply shall pay an application fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

(c)  Any public water system under the jurisdiction of a local primacy agency shall pay the permit application fees specified in this section to the local primacy agency in lieu of the department.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)