FEES APPLICABLE TO THIS CHAPTER

Subpart 1. Applicability. The fees specified in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I, apply to this chapter, except: A. that a federal agency, state agency, or local unit of government is exempt from payment of the fees; and B. for notification and permits regulated by a community health board delegated under Minnesota Statutes, section 103I.111 . Fees are not refundable, except as specified in part 4725.1836 . Subp. 2. Qualification application fee. A nonrefundable fee as specified in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I, must be submitted to apply for qualification and examination for licensure as an individual well contractor as specified in part 4725.0475 , subpart 3, or certification as a representative for any of the following: A. a well contractor as specified in part 4725.0475 , subpart 3; B. a limited well/boring contractor as specified in part 4725.0475 , subpart 4; C. an elevator boring contractor as specified in part 4725.0475 , subpart 5; or D. a monitoring well contractor as specified in part 4725.0475 , subpart 6. Subp. 3. License or registration fees. An application for an original or renewal license or registration must be accompanied by a nonrefundable license or registration fee as specified in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I. Subp. 4. License or registration late renewal fee. If a licensee or registrant fails to submit all information required for the renewal of a license or registration or submits the application and information after the required renewal date as specified in part 4725.1300 , a late fee as specified in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I, must be paid in addition to the fees specified in subpart 3. Subp. 5. Notification fees. A notification fee as specified in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I, must be paid by a property owner or the owner's agent for: A. each new water-supply well constructed; B. each dewatering well constructed, or for a dewatering project comprising five or more dewatering wells; and C

ota Statutes, chapter 103I, must be paid in addition to the fees specified in subpart 3. Subp. 5. Notification fees. A notification fee as specified in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I, must be paid by a property owner or the owner's agent for: A. each new water-supply well constructed; B. each dewatering well constructed, or for a dewatering project comprising five or more dewatering wells; and C. each well sealed, or for sealing multiple monitoring wells located on a single property with depths varying by no more than 25 feet that are sealed within 72 hours of the start of construction. Subp. 6. Permit fees. A nonrefundable permit fee as specified in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I, must be paid by a property owner or owner's agent: A. annually for a water-supply well that is not in use and under a maintenance permit; B. for construction of a monitoring well; C. annually per well for a monitoring well that is unsealed and under a maintenance permit; D. per site for construction of all monitoring wells, regardless of number, used as leak detection devices at a single motor fuel retail outlet, a single petroleum bulk storage site excluding tank farms, or a single agricultural chemical facility site; E. for installation and injection of water by a groundwater thermal exchange device in addition to the notification fee specified in subpart 5; F. for construction of a bored geothermal heat exchanger; G. annually for a dewatering well that is unsealed and under a maintenance permit except that a dewatering project comprising more than five wells shall be issued a single permit for wells recorded on the permit; H. for construction of a boring to install an elevator hydraulic cylinder; and I. for installation of a SCLHE system, in addition to the notification fee specified in subpart 5. Subp. 7. Drilling machine registration fee. A person must not use a drilling machine unless a nonrefundable fee as specified in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I, is paid annually to register the drilling machine. Subp. 8

; H. for construction of a boring to install an elevator hydraulic cylinder; and I. for installation of a SCLHE system, in addition to the notification fee specified in subpart 5. Subp. 7. Drilling machine registration fee. A person must not use a drilling machine unless a nonrefundable fee as specified in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I, is paid annually to register the drilling machine. Subp. 8. Hoist registration fee. A person must not use a hoist unless a nonrefundable fee as specified in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I, is paid annually to register the hoist. Subp. 9. Well disclosure fee. According to Minnesota Statutes, section 103I.235 , a nonrefundable disclosure fee as specified in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I, shall be collected. Subp. 10. Variance fee. A nonrefundable fee as specified in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I, shall be charged by the commissioner to request a variance from this chapter. Subp. 11. Electronic payment. Notification and permit fees for construction and sealing may be paid electronically.