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E. Good faith estimates (costs): 1. Cost to the department of implementing the proposed rule: ® None. The department intends to implement the proposed rule within its current workload, with existing staff. ❑ M i n i m a l. (Provide a brief explanation). ❑ Other. (Please provide a reasonable explanation for the estimate used and methodology used for deriving the estimate). 2. Cost to ainy other state and local government entities of implementing the proposed rule: ❑ None. This proposed rule will only affect the department. ❑ Minimal. (Provide a brief explanation). Z Oth e r. (Please provide a reasonable explanation for the estimate used and methodology used for deriving the estimate). The majority of biosolids are generated by utilities owned and operated by local government entities. Therefore, estimates for one-time capital costs and recurring costs will primarily affect local governments entities. This includes,127 domestic wastewater treatment facilities that treat and land apply biosolids, 9 biosolids treatment facilities that land apply biosolids, an unknown but significant number of small wastewater treatment facilities that send biosolids to larger treatment facilities, and biosolids treatment facilities that treat and land apply biosolids. Not included are utilities potentially indirectly affected by the increasing costs of biosolids management resulting from increased demand on management options other than land application (e.g. landfill tipping fees, Class AA biosolids treatment facilities, etc.) 3. Cost to the department of enforcing the proposed rule: ® None. The department intends to enforce the proposed rule within its current workload with existing staff. ❑ Minimal. (Provide a brief explanation). ❑ Other. (Please -provide a reasonable explanation for the estimate used and methodology used for deriving the estimate). 144