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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 HEARINGS AND EVIDENTIARY HEARING On April 30, 2021, 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 the following public comment hearings and the evidentiary hearing on the following dates and times: Fayetteville, WV Tuesday, October 26, 2021, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., at the Memorial Building, 200 West Maple Avenue. Charleston, WV Tuesday, November 2, 2021, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., at the West Virginia Public Service Commission, Howard M. Cunningham Hearing Room, 201 Brooks Street. The Commission will hold an evidentiary hearing beginning Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 9:30 a.m., at the West Virginia Public Service Commission, Howard M. Cunningham Hearing Room, 201 Brooks Street, Charleston, West Virginia. Interested persons may attend any of the public comment hearings 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 on line 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 LH-118264 10-12;2021