ANNUAL WATER APPROPRIATION PROCESSING FEE

Subpart 1. In general. An annual water appropriation processing fee shall be submitted for each water appropriation permit in force at any time during the year. The fees are required whether or not the permittee appropriated or used any water as authorized by permit during the year. Subp. 2. Fee schedule. The fee shall be based on the following schedule: A. for irrigation permits, $15 for the first permitted 160 acres or portion thereof, and $25 for each additional permitted 160 acres or portion thereof; B. for all other permits, $5 for each permitted 10,000,000 gallons or portion thereof; C. the annual water appropriation processing fee shall not exceed a total fee of $500 per permit. Subp. 3. Billing and payment. A notice of the fees owed will be mailed to the permittee, with the reporting forms, by the commissioner. The fee, with accompanying report, for the calendar year's appropriation or use of water, shall be sent to the commissioner no later than February 15 of the following year. Failure to pay the fee shall be sufficient cause for terminating a permit 30 days following written notice by the commissioner. The effective date of this part is August 1, 1985.