CASE NO. 21-0368-WS-D
WEST VIRGINIA-AMERICAN
WATER COMPANY
Application to change depreciation rates.
CASE NO. 21-0369-W-42T
WEST VIRGINIA-AMERICAN
WATER COMPANY
Rule 42T tariff filing to increase water rates and charges.
and
CASE NO. 21-0370-S-42T
WEST VIRGINIA-AMERICAN
WATER COMPANY
Rule 42T tariff filing to increase sewer rates and charges.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING AND
EVIDENTIARY HEARING
On April 30, 2021, West Virginia-American Water Company (WVAWC) tendered for filing revised tariff sheets reflecting increased water rates and charges of approximately $40,486,124 annually (a 26.1 percent increase) for furnishing potable water to approximately 167,000 customers in Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Clay, Fayette, Harrison, Jackson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mercer, Putnam, Raleigh, Roane, Summers, Wayne, and Webster Counties, to become effective on February 25, 2022.
On the same day WVAWC filed revised tariff sheets reflecting sewer rates and charges of $340,289 annually (a 31 percent increase) for furnishing sewer utility service to 1,113 customers in Fayette County. This filing was docketed as Case No. 21-0370-S-42T.
Also on April 30, 2021, WVAWC filed an application to increase depreciation rates to be effective on the same date that its revised water and sewer rates go into effect.
The Commission will hold a public comment hearing on the following date and time:
Bluefield, WV – Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at the Municipal Board Room, Bluefield Municipal City Hall, 200 Rogers Street, Bluefield, West Virginia starting at 4:00 p.m.
Interested persons may attend the public comment hearing and make public comment. As an alternative to attending the public comment hearing, individuals or entities interested in providing written comments regarding these cases should submit their comments to Ingrid Ferrell, Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25323 or online at http://www.psc.state.wv.us by clicking on “Submit A Comment” in the left column and following the directions provided. All written comments should be marked with Case No. 21-0369-W-42T or Case No. 21-0370-S-42T. Members of the public may also observe the evidentiary hearing.
WEST VIRGINIA-AMERICAN
WATER COMPANY