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TARIFF FORM NO. 12 (TARIFF RULE 44) PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGE IN RATES BY THE TOWN OF PRATT NOTICE is hereby given that Town of Pratt (Sewer), a public utility, has adopted by ordinance on July 12, 2022, a tariff containing increased rates, tolls and charges for furnishing sewer service to 224 customers located in the Town of Pratt, Kanawha County, West Virginia. The proposed increased rates and charges will become effective on or about August 26, 2022, and unless otherwise ordered by the Public Service Commission and will produce approximately $32,494 annually in additional revenue, an increase of approximately 14.84%. The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows, based on 2,000 gallons of water used: RESIDENTIAL ($) INCREASE $ 4.54 INCREASE (%) 14.84% COMMERCIAL ($) INCREASE $ N INCREASE (%) N INDUSTRIAL ($) INCREASE $ N INCREASE (%) N RESALE ($) INCREASE $ 0.51 INCREASE (%) 14.70% The average increase for residential customers in Pratt is $4.54 for 2,000 gallons of water used. The new rates are as follows: first 2,000 gallons used per month: $17.57 per 1,000 gallons (this represents a 14.84 percent increase), Next 8,000 gallons used per month: $15.44 per 1,000 gallons (this represents a 14.80 percent increase), Next 15,000 gallons used per month: $14.07 per 1,000 gallons (this represents a 14.86 percent increase), All over 25,000 gallons used per month: $12.52 per 1,000 gallons (this represents a 14.86 percent increase), Minimum Charge: each customer shall pay a minimum charge of $35.14 per month, which is equal to 2,000 gallons of water. Customers with unmetered service will pay a flat rate of $73.74 per month, which is equivalent to 4,500 gallons of water usage (this represents a 14.81 percent increase). The increase shown is based on averages of all customers in the indicated class. Individual customers may receive increases that are greater or less than average. Furthermore, the requested rates and charges are only a proposal and are subject to change (increases or decreases) by the Public Service Commission in its review of this filing. A complete copy of the proposed rates, as well as a representative of the utility to provide any information requested concerning it is available to all customers, prospective customers or their agents at the office of Pratt Wastewater System located at: The Commission shall review and approve or modify the increased rates only upon the filing of a petition within thirty (30) days of the adoption of the ordinance changing said rates or charges, by any customer aggrieved by the changed rates or charges who presents to the Commission a petition signed by not less than twenty-five percent of the customers served by such municipally operated public utility. All petitions should be addressed to the Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, 201 Brooks Street, Post Office Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25323. A complete copy of the proposed rates, as well as a representative of the utility to provide any information requested concerning it, is available to all customers, prospective customers, or their agents at any of the following offices of the utility: Town Hall, 200 Center Street, Pratt, West Virginia 25163 A copy of the proposed rates is available for public inspection at the office of the Executive Secretary of the Public Service Commission at 201 Brooks Street, Post Office Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25323. LC-132989 07-15;2022