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- Please Note: DRBC Now Accepts ACH Payments
- Fee Structure: Annual Inflation Adjustment Info
- Annual Monitoring and Coordination Fee Table
- Related Resources/Additional Information
The DRBC accepts electronic payments via ACH debit from your bank account for payments of $25.00 or more.
- Please complete the ACH Authorization Form (pdf);
- Print form and sign; and
- Completed forms can be (1) emailed to Accounting@drbc.gov or (2) faxed to 609-482-8700.
If you cannot make your payment, please email Elba.Deck@drbc.gov or call Elba at 609-883-9500 x201 to discuss an alternative payment schedule.
In 2016, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) unanimously approved several changes to its project review fee structure, including an annual monitoring and coordination fee and an annual, indexed inflation adjustment for most fees and water supply charges. These changes became effective January 1, 2017.
Fees will increase commensurate with any increase in the annual April 12-month Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Philadelphia, published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics during that year. In any year in which the April 12-month CPI for Philadelphia declines or shows no change, the water charges rates will remain unchanged.
Annual, indexed inflation adjustments take effect on July 1 of each year.
Annual Inflation Adjustment Information:
The most recent annual, indexed inflation adjustment took effect July 1, 2022.
- Regulatory Program Fees/Water Charges Annual Rate Adjustments Effective July 1, 2022 as Published in Federal Register (pdf)
- View online version of Federal Register Notice
Questions?
Please email annualfee@drbc.gov or call 609-477-7255.
Annual Monitoring and Coordination Fee (current as of July 1, 2022)
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1Rates effective July 1, 2022, as published in the Federal Register Notice announcing the rate adjustments (pdf).
Rates are subject to an annual, indexed inflation adjustment in accordance with the approved resolution (pdf).
mgm = million gallons per month
mgd = million gallons per day
Related Webpages:
- DRBC Project Review: Applications and Information for Docket Holders
- DRBC Water Charging Program
- DRBC One Process/One Permit Program
Related Regulations:
2016 Rulemaking Information:
- Approved Resolution: Resolution to Amend the Rules of Practice and Procedure Concerning Regulatory Program Fees and the Basin Regulations - Water Supply Charges Concerning Rates (pdf)
- For authoritative rule text, please see the Federal Register Notice, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or DRBC Administrative Manual (Rules of Practice and Procedure and Water Supply Charges), all of which include minor changes from the text in the resolution to conform to CFR requirements.
- For authoritative rule text, please see the Federal Register Notice, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or DRBC Administrative Manual (Rules of Practice and Procedure and Water Supply Charges), all of which include minor changes from the text in the resolution to conform to CFR requirements.
- Comment and Response Document (pdf)
- FAQ: DRBC Project Review Fee and Water Supply Charge Revisions (pdf)
- News Release issued 12/14/16
- Notice of Final Rulemaking Re: Fees as Published in Federal Register - Authoritative Rule Text (pdf)
