Water Quality Fees
Welcome to the Water Quality Fees home page! You can find information about the fees for water quality permits, pay your invoice online (EFT or credit card), find our tax ID number and find information for stakeholders.
Contact Us
Stormwater Fees: SWFees@waterboards.ca.gov
Non-Stormwater Fees: FeeBranch@waterboards.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 341-5247
FAX: (916) 341-5248
Information on Water Rights Fees
Announcements
General Information
- Waste Discharge Permit Fund Information
- California Water Boards' Annual Performance Report
- California Water Boards’ Resource Alignment Report
- Stormwater and Waste Water Permit Fee Invoice Information – Search for your permit fee invoice status.
- Our tax ID is 68-0281986. If you need a completed W-9 form, please contact the Fee Branch at FeeBranch@waterboards.ca.gov or (916) 341-5247.
To make an invoice payment:
With a Check (Make check payable to "SWRCB Fees" and note invoice number on check)
SWRCB Accounting Office
ATTN: Annual Fees
PO Box 1888
Sacramento, CA 95812-1888
Online by Credit Card or Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT):
Invoice Payment Website
Water Quality Fees
- FY 2025-26 Water Quality Fee Schedule – California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 23, Division 3, Chapter 9. Waste Discharge Reports and Requirements, Article 1. Fees, Sections 2200-2200.9. Annual Fee Schedules.
Annual Fees Report to the Legislature
FY 2017-18 | FY 2015-16 and FY 2016-2017 | FY 2014-15 | FY 2013-14 | FY 2012-13 | FY 2011-12 | FY 2010-11 | FY 2009-10 | FY 2008-09 | FY 2007-08 | FY 2006-07 | FY 2005-06
Waste Discharge Requirement Fees
- Frequently Asked Questions
- California Code of Regulations (Fee Schedule)
- Discharge to Land (Non 15)
- Land Disposal (Title 27 - formerly Sub 15)
- Sanitary Sewer Systems (SSO)
- More Information about:
- Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) Program - also referred to as the "Non Chapter 15 (Non 15) Program"
- Land Disposal Program - California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 23, (Chapter 15) and CCR Title 27
- Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Program
- Oil Fields Program (Central Valley)
Winery Process Water Program Fees
Water Quality Certification (WQC) Program Fees
- Frequently Asked Questions
- California Code of Regulations (Fee Schedule)
- Dredge and Fill Operation (Additional Fee Schedule Information: CCR, Title 23, Division 3, Chapter 28, Section 3833)
- Dredge and Fill Fee Calculator
- Dredge and Fill Program
- WQC Program Staff Directory
NPDES Stormwater Fees
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Stormwater Fee Questions: SWFees@waterboards.ca.gov
- California Code of Regulations (Fee Schedule)
- MNSTW I & II
- Industrial
- Construction
- Linear
- Stormwater Construction - Per Acre Fee Chart
- To file a Stormwater Construction or Industrial Permit "Notice of Termination", please access your SMARTS account
- More information - Stormwater Program
NPDES Permit Fees
- California Code of Regulations (Fee Schedule)
- Discharges of Pesticides
- Vector Control - see Section 2200(b)(6)
- Other Pesticides Permits - see Category 3 of Section 2200(b)(9)
- Community Water Systems
- Flow
- Wet Weather Facilities
- Aquaculture
- Geothermal Facilities
- De minimis Discharges
- Discharges of Pesticides
- More information - NPDES Program
Confined Animal Facilities Fee - (Dairy and Animal Feeding Operations)
- California Code of Regulations (Fee Schedule)
- Confined Animal Facilities Fees
- More information - CAF
Agricultural and Irrigated Lands Fees
- Resolution 2005-0049
- California Code of Regulations (Fee Schedule)
- Agricultural and Irrigated Lands Fee
- More information - Agriculture/Irrigated Lands
Cannabis Cultivation
- California Code of Regulations (Fee Schedule)
- Instructions for Paying Cannabis Cultivation Permit Fees by Cash
- More information - Cannabis Cultivation
- Frequently Asked Questions
Water Recycling Requirements
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