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CASE NO. 23-0383-W-42T
WEST VIRGINIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY,
Rule 42T application to increase rates and charges.
CASE NO. 23-0384-S-42T
WEST VIRGINIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY,
Rule 42T application to increase rates and charges.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING
On May 1, 2023, West Virginia-American Water Company (Company) tendered for filing revised tariff sheets reflecting increased water and wastewater rates and charges to become effective on February 25, 2024. The Company provides service to approximately 168,000 water service customers in Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Clay, Fayette, Harrison, Jackson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mercer, Putnam, Raleigh, Roane, Summers, Wayne, and Webster Counties and 1,100 wastewater service customers in Fayette County. For its water operations, the Company requested increased additional net revenues of $41,175,752 annually over current rate revenues, for an overall increase in revenues of approximately 22.5 percent. The additional $41,175,752 requested by the Company consists of an increase in base rates of $51,308,960 in annual revenue and a decrease in the Company’s Distribution System Investment Charge of $10,133,208 in annual revenue. For its wastewater operations, the Company requested additional net revenues of $470,801 annually over current rate revenues, for an overall increase in revenues of approximately 24.9 percent. The Companies allocated a portion of the wastewater revenue requirement to the water revenue requirement to support the same percentage increase in rates for both water and wastewater customers.
The Company also proposed a new set of low-income tariffs and other rate mechanisms in its filings.
The Commission will hold a public comment hearing on November 2, 2023, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The public comment hearing will be held virtually, allowing for interested persons to comment by telephone, through the Microsoft Teams application from the internet, or in-person at the Commission headquarters. Interested persons that wish to make a public comment by phone, or through Microsoft Teams internet access must register with the Commission by 4:00 p.m., Friday, October 27, 2023. Registration may be made by any of the following methods:
(1) through the Microsoft Teams meeting link located on the Commission’s website, http://www.psc.
state.wv.us under the “PSC Hot Topics” section located at the top of the homepage;
(2) by calling 304-340-0836 (Karen Hall) or 304-340-0820 (Andrew Gallagher); or
(3) by emailing [email protected] or [email protected].
Interested persons wishing to comment in-person at the public comment hearing should attend and sign up to speak prior to 5:30 p.m. at Public Service Commission, Howard M. Cunningham Hearing Room, 201 Brooks Street, Charleston, West Virginia.
As an alternative to speaking at the public comment hearing either remotely or in-person, individuals or entities interested in providing written comments regarding these cases should submit their comments by mail or hand delivery to 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. 23-0383-W-42T or Case No. 23-0384-S-42T. Interested persons may also attend the public comment hearing in-person or via webcast to observe the public comment hearing. The webcast may be viewed by clicking “Commission Webcast” located under the “Inside the PSC” section in the left column on the Commission’s website: www.psc.state.wv.us.
WEST VIRGINIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY