Mercer

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CHANGE

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CHANGE RATES
OAKVALE ROAD PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT
CASE NO. 20-0291-PSD-19A

On March 13, 2020, the Oakvale Road Public Service District, a public utility, filed with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia, an application requesting increased rates and charges for furnishing sewer service to its 1,830 residential, commercial and public authority customers in Mercer County, West Virginia.

The Staff of the Public Service Commission has reviewed the application and has recommended increased rates and charges designed to produce approximately $164,696 annually in additional revenue, an increase of 16.14% over current rates.

The current and Staff-recommended rates are as follows:

Current Staff-Recommended
RATES
Service Charge (per customer/month) $3.05 $3.47
Usage Charge (per 1,000 gallons) $7.41 $8.44

MINIMUM CHARGE
No bill will be rendered $3.05 $3.47
(per month)

FLAT RATE CHARGE
(customer with non-metered supply)*
1/Each customer (per month) $36.40 $41.45
2/Unmetered, multiple occupancy #29.73 —
(multiplied by number of occupied units)
*Equivalent of 4,500 gallons plus service charge

The Commission may adopt rates and charges for the Oakvale Road Public Service District which are the same as, greater than or less than the Staff-recommended rates and charges.

Anyone desiring to review the Staff recommendation report may do so on the Commission website (www.psc.state.wv.us). Anyone desiring to protest the changed rates and charges must do so in writing, within (10) days of the publication of this notice. All protests should be address to the Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, P.O. Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25323. To help the Commission determine the justification for additional review and investigation, protests must be specific as to reasons that the changed rates and charges should be modified. In addition, anyone desiring a hearing in this matter must demand a hearing in the letter of protest.

If no hearing is demanded, the Commission may affirm the proposed rates without a hearing.

OAKVALE ROAD PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT

ID: 410442