PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA, CHARLESTON
CASE NO. 24-0353-PWD-42P
STAFF RECOMMENDED TARIFF FORM NO. 8-A
PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGE IN RATES UPON APPLICATION WITHOUT PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATES
NOTICE is hereby given that Monumental Public Service District, a public utility, has on April 11, 2024, filed with the PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA, an application containing increased rates, tolls and charges for furnishing water service to 870 customers within its service territory in Marion County, West Virginia.
The proposed increased rates and charges will produce approximately $156,283 annually in additional revenue, an increase of 15.93%. The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows:
$ Increase % Increase
Residential (3,500 gallons) $12.11 17.30%
The increases shown are based on averages of all customers in the indicated class. Each class may receive an increase or decrease greater or less than stated here. 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. Any increase in rates and charges will not become effective until authorized and approved by the Commission. (If a hearing is scheduled, notice will be given of the time and place of hearing).
The average monthly bill increases shown above for Residential customers compare the proposed rate increase to the previously approved Step 6 rates. The Step 6 rate increase, to cover increased purchased water costs from the City of Fairmont, was approved on December 5, 2022, by Final Order of the Public Service Commission in Case No. 22-0612-PWD-30B. The Step 6 rates become effective for all service rendered on and after July 1, 2024.
Anyone desiring to protest or intervene should file a written protest or notice of intervention within thirty days, unless otherwise modified by Commission order. Failure to timely protest or intervene can affect your rights to protest any rate increases or to participate in future proceedings. All protests or requests to intervene should briefly state the reason for the protest or intervention. Requests to intervene must comply with the Commission’s rule on intervention set forth in the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. All interventions may be mailed and be addressed to Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, P.O. Box 812, 201 Brooks St. , Charleston, West Virginia 25323, or hand-delivered. Protests may be filed on line through the Commission website using the “Submit a Comment” link or may be mailed or hand-delivered to the Executive Secretary at the address above.
A complete copy of the proposed rates, as well as a representative of the District to provide any information requested concerning it, is available to all customers, prospective customers, or their agents at the following office of the District:
Monumental Public Service District
862 Husky Highway, Suite 1
Fairmont, West Virginia 26554
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, Charleston, West Virginia.
ID: 791461
