Watershed Management Fees

Effective July 1, 2025, updated fees will apply to project activities, including re-inspections, completed on or after that date. Click here to view the revised re-inspection fees, along with other development services fee updates.

If you have questions, please contact us: 919-856-7436 | watershedmanagement@wake.gov

Fees by project type

Commercial Properties and Subdivisions

Erosion Control & Sedimentation

Type	When is the fee due?	Cost
Commercial & subdivisions outside unincorporated Wake County – plan review fee	Upon application submission; must be renewed two years after issue date	$250 per acre
Unincorporated Wake County – subdivision plan review	Upon application submission; must be renewed two years after issue date	$275
Land disturbance permit	Prior to preconstruction meeting	$250 per acre
Plan resubmission fee	Due at the second and subsequent resubmissions	$250
2-year plan renewal fee	When requested for an expired permit	$250 per acre
1-year plan renewal fee	When requested for an expired permit	$125 per acre
Re-inspection – certificate of compliance or completion	Due at the second and subsequent inspections	$250
Re-inspection – enforcement	Due at the second and subsequent inspections	$250

Stormwater

Type	When is the fee due?	Cost
Stormwater plan review	Upon application submission	$250 per acre
Stormwater permit	Prior to preconstruction meeting	$250 per acre
Added acreage to stormwater permit	Upon application resubmission	$250 per acre
Plan resubmission fee	At the second and subsequent resubmissions	$250
As-built re-inspection	At the second and subsequent inspections for as-built inspections	$250
Re-inspection for enforcement	At the second and subsequent inspections for enforcement	$250

Single Family Lots

Erosion Control & Sedimentation

State statute allows the applicant to make lot-by-lot submissions at the flat rate or $100 per lot, whichever is lower

Type	When is the fee due?	Cost
Lot-by-lot plan review fee	Upon application submission	Lesser of $100 per lot or $250 per acre
Lot-by-lot plan resubmission fee	At the second and subsequent resubmissions	Lesser of $100 per lot or $250 flat
Re-inspection – certificate of compliance or completion	At the second and subsequent inspections	$250
Re-inspection – enforcement	At the second and subsequent inspections	$250

Stormwater

Type	When is the fee due?	Cost
Stormwater certification review	Through the building permitting process	$50
Stormwater deviation (review and permit fee)	Upon application submission	$400
Stormwater deviation plan resubmission fee	At the second and subsequent resubmissions for additional changes to the deviation	$250
As-built re-inspection	At the second and subsequent inspections for as-built inspections	$250
Re-inspection – enforcement	At the second and subsequent inspections	$250

Floodplain Management

Type	When is the fee due?	Cost
Major flood study	For plans with development in Special Flood Hazard Areas and drainage area ≥ 100 acres	$1,000 per crossing
Minor flood study	For plans with development in Special Flood Hazard Areas and drainage area < 100 acres	$500 per crossing
Floodplain encroachment review (non-residential only)	Upon application completion	$50
Flood certification review (residential only)	Upon application completion	$50