(1) The department shall charge the following fees for construction permits:
(a) $1,600 for swimming pools with 100,000 gallons or more in volume. This includes eight hours of review time. Additional time will be billed at the rate of $198 per hour.
(b) $800 for swimming pools less than 100,000 gallons, spa pools, and recirculating spray pools. This includes four hours of review time. Additional time will be billed at the rate of $198 per hour.
(c) $400 for wading pools and nonrecirculating spray pools. This includes two hours of review time. Additional time will be billed at the rate of $198 per hour.
(d) $198 per hour for review of plans for alterations, renovations, or modifications to existing swimming, spa, wading, or spray pools.
(2) The applicant must submit the applicable construction permit fee listed in subsection (1) of this section to the department prior to the department initiating plan review.
(a) Hourly charges for plan review will be charged regardless of whether the construction permit is issued or not.
(b) The department may withhold the construction permit until full payment has been received.
(3) The department shall charge the following fees for operating permits:
Single Swim, Spa, Spray, or Wading Pool | Each Additional Swim, Spa, Spray, or Wading Pool | |
Operating Permit less than 6 months | $1,509 | $441 |
Operating Permit 6-12 months | $2,504 | $588 |
(4) The department may charge an additional fee of $609 for each additional on-site inspection beyond those provided under the annual operating permit when necessary including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Noncompliance with water quality standards;
(b) Failure to comply with operational requirements for health and safety;
(c) Monitoring pools closed longer than 12 consecutive months that have not yet been backfilled or demolished; or
(d) Return visits for missing a scheduled appointment time.
(5) For a facility operating without a permit, the facility shall pay the applicable operating permit fee listed in subsection (3) of this section plus the fee listed in subsection (4) of this section.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250 and 70.90.150. WSR 25-22-068, s 246-260-9901, filed 10/31/25, effective 12/1/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.90.150. WSR 06-16-120, § 246-260-9901, filed 8/1/06, effective 9/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.90.150 and 43.20B.250. WSR 03-14-146, § 246-260-9901, filed 7/2/03, effective 8/2/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250, 70.90.150, and 43.20B.250. WSR 01-14-047, § 246-260-9901, filed 6/29/01, effective 7/30/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.90.150 and 43.20B.020. WSR 94-11-056, § 246-260-9901, filed 5/11/94, effective 6/11/94.]