Tariff Form No. 12 (Tariff Rule 44) PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGE IN CHARGES BY MUNICIPALITIES NOTICE is hereby given that the Town of Nutter Fort, a public water utility, has adopted, by ordinance on January 27, 2026, a tariff containing increased rates, tolls and charges for furnishing water service to water customers in and around Nutter Fort in the County of Harrison, West Virginia, and to the Town’s resale customer, Greater Harrison County Public Service District. The Town is adopting the proposed increased rates due to the increase in purchased water costs from the City of Clarksburg and due to an increase in the operation and maintenance expenses of the water system. The proposed increased rates and charges will become effective for all bills rendered on or after March 13, 2026, which is 45 days after passage of the ordinance, unless otherwise ordered by the Public Service Commission. The rate increase will produce approximately $110,879 annually in additional revenue, an overall increase of 12.75% as follows: SCHEDULE I APPLICABILITY Applicable within the entire territory served. AVAILABILITY Available for general domestic, commercial and industrial service (1) RATES (I)First 2,000 gallons used per month $ 17.93 per 1,000 gallons (I)Next 3,000 gallons used per month $ 16.74 per 1,000 gallons (I)Next 15,000 gallons used per month $ 12.27 per 1,000 gallons (I)All over 20,000 gallons used per month $ 10.77 per 1,000 gallons MINIMUM CHARGE No bill will be rendered for less than the following amounts, according to the size of the meter, to-wit: 5/8 x 3/4 inch meter $ 35.86 per month 3/4 inch meter $ 53.79 per month 1 inch meter $ 89.65 per month 1- 1⁄2 inch meter $ 179.30 per month 2 inch meter $ 286.88 per month 3 inch meter $ 573.76 per month 4 inch meter $ 896.50 per month 6 inch meter $ 1,793.00 per month (1) LEAK ADJUSTMENT $ 4.96 per 1,000 gallons is to be used where a bill reflects unusual consumption which can be attributed to eligible leakage on the customer’s side of the meter. This rate shall be applied to all such consumption above the customer’s historical average usage. (I) Indicates increase in rates SCHEDULE II APPLICABILITY Applicable within the entire territory served. AVAILABILITY Available for resale customers. (I) RATES $7.77 per 1,000 gallons used per month (I) Indicates increase in rates The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows: Avg Current Increased Dollar % Gallons Bill Bill Increase Increase Res 2,500 $39.23 $44.23 $5.00 12.76% Comm 6,000 $87.23 $98.35 $11.12 12.75% Resale 4,745,000 $32,693.05 $36,868.65 $4,175.60 12.77% Greater Harrison County Public Service District is a resale customer of the Town of Nutter Fort. 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 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 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 utility who are affected by said change in rates or charges 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 complete copy of the proposed rates, as well as a representative of Nutter Fort to provide any information requested concerning it, is available to all customers, prospective customers, or their agents at the office of the Town of Nutter Fort: 1415 Buckhannon Pike, Nutter Fort, West Virginia, 26301. 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, P.O. Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25323.
TOWN OF NUTTER FORT
1415 BUCKHANNON PIKE
NUTTER FORT
WV
26301
304-622-7713
ID: 1499399