PDFWAC 246-292-995
Certified operator and public water system certification fees.
(1) Table 8 specifies certified operator fees:
Table 8
Certified Operator Fees
Operator Classification | Application Fee By Examination | Application Fee By Reciprocity | Annual Renewal Fee | Late Fee (Assessed for failure to submit the fee within the time period specified on the renewal form) | |
WTPO | $141.00 | $287.00 | $68.00 | $57.00 | |
WDM | $141.00 | $287.00 | (Regardless of the number of classifications held by the operator) | (Regardless of the number of classifications held by the operator) | |
WDS | $141.00 | $287.00 | |||
CCS | $83.00 | Not applicable | |||
BAT | $83.00 | Not applicable | |||
BTO | Not applicable | Not applicable | |||
(2) A public water system shall pay the fee in Table 9 in combination with the system's annual operating permit fee as required in chapter 246-294 WAC.
(3) A public water system that fails to submit the required annual fees by the deadline specified on the renewal form shall pay the late fee as specified in Table 9.
Table 9
Public Water System Annual Certification Fees
Public Water System Size* (Number of Service Connections on WFI form) | Public Water System Certification Fee | Late Fee | ||
Less than 601 | $214.00 | $57.00 | ||
601 through 6,000 | $653.00 | $65.00 | ||
6,001 through 20,000 | $868.00 | $87.00 | ||
More than 20,000 | $1,311.00 | $131.00 | ||
* | Approved SMAs shall pay a fee based on total services in all public water systems owned by the SMA. |
(4) An individual applying for a temporary certification shall pay a fee of $141 to the department as required in WAC 246-292-080.
(5) Fees are not refundable or transferable.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250, 43.70.110, 43.20B.020, 70A.100.130, 70A.120.150, 70A.120.160, 70A.125.100, and 70A.125.070. WSR 25-22-064, s 246-292-995, filed 10/31/25, effective 12/1/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.119.050 and chapter 70.119 RCW. WSR 14-01-003, § 246-292-995, filed 12/4/13, effective 1/4/14.]