Tariff Form No. 12
(Tariff Rule 23.1, et seq.)
Non-LRR Public Service District and Non-LRR Muni
PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGE IN RATES BY NON-LRR UTILITY
NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Williamstown, Water and Sewer Departments, public utility, has adopted by ordinance on October 21, 2025, a tariff containing increased rates, tolls, and charges for furnishing water services and sewer services to 3,029 customers, water only services to 135 customers, and sewer only services to 2 customers at City of Williamstown in the County of Wood, West Virginia.
The proposed increased rates and charges will become effective January 1, 2026, unless otherwise ordered by the Public Service Commission and will produce approximately $94,313.28 for the Water Department and $116,034.07 for the Sewer Department annually in additional revenue, an increase of 20%. The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows:
WATER WATER SEWER SEWER
($) INCREASE INCREASE(%) ($) INCREASE INCREASE(%)
Residential $ 5.62 20% $ 8.58 20%
Commercial $59.80 20% $96.71 20%
Industrial $ 7.07 20% $11.01 20%
Resale NA NA NA NA
Other (Government) $18.60 20% $31.78 20%
The increases shown are 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. 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:
(1) 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; or
(2) Any customer who is served by a municipally operated natural gas public utility and who resides outside the corporate limits and who is affected by the change in said rates or charges and who presents to the Commission a petition alleging discrimination between customers within and without the municipal boundaries. Said petition shall be accompanied
by evidence of discrimination; or
(3) Any customer or group of customers of a municipally operated natural gas utility who are affected by said change in rate who reside within the municipal boundaries and who present a petition to the Commission alleging discrimination between said customer or group of customers and other customers of the municipal utility. Said petition shall be accompanied by evidence of discrimination.
All petitions should be addressed to the Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, 201 Brooks Street, P.O. Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25323.
A completed 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 Williamstown City Building, 100 West Fourth Street, Williamstown, West Virginia, during normal business hours.
A copy of proposed rates is available for public inspection at the office of the Executive Secretary of Public Service Commission of West Virginia, 201 Brooks Street, P.O. Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25323.
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