Industrial wastewater discharge permit fees assess the costs to manage permits and ensure each permitted industry pays for its share of the Pretreatment Program. These fees recover a portion of the City’s costs for permit administration. For more details on the methodology, visit https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bes/article/631471. The fiscal year is from July 1 to June 30 and rates are adjusted annually.

Significant Industrial Users (SIU) – are defined in Portland City Code (PCC) 1.34.070(A)(2). 

Categorical Industrial Users (CIU) – are a type of SIU and must comply with federal standards as listed in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 40 Part 405-471.  

Non-Significant Industrial Users (NSIU) – may discharge regulated pollutants at levels not expected to cause problems in the sanitary or combined sewer systems. 

Non-Discharging Categorical Industrial Users (NDCIU) -  do not discharge regulated pollutants to the sanitary sewer system, but are regulated by the CFR Title 40 Part 405-471.

Alternative Discharge Control Mechanisms (ADCM) - more information on ADCMs can be found here: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bes/article/309228.

 For definitions, visit https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bes/article/631471.

Batch Discharge Authorizations are $137 per occurrence and Construction Dewatering Permits are $242 per occurrence. More information can be found here: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bes/article/325324