OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
IN RE: PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGE IN RATES BY NON-LRR
MUNI UTILITY
Tariff Form No. 12
(Tariff Rule 23.1 et seq)
12/10/2024
NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Wellsburg public utility, has adopted by ordinance on December 12th, 2024 a tariff containing increased rates, tolls and charges for furnishing sewer service to 1,407 customers at the City of Wellsburg in Brooke County.
STEP 1
The proposed increased rates and charges(Step 1) will become effective February 1, 2025 unless otherwise ordered by the Public Service Commission and will produce approximately $126,481 annually in additional revenue, an increase of 20%. The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows:
AVG GALS ($) INCREASE (INCREASE)%
Residential (2,368) $ 5.03 20%
Commercial (6,106) $ 12.35 20%
Industrial (8,958) $ 17.71 20%
Resale (3,587,167) $ 1.829.46 21%
Other (940) $ 4.30 20%
Resale customers of the Wellsburg Water/Sewer Board include:
(Brooke County Public Service District)
STEP 2
The proposed increased rates and charges(Step 2) will become effective 6 months from implementation of Step 1 unless otherwise ordered by the Public Service Commission and will produce approximately $151,778 annually in additional revenue, an increase of 20%. The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows:
AVG GALS ($) INCREASE (INCREASE)%
Residential (2,368) $ 5.98 20%
Commercial (6,106) $14.79 20%
Industrial (8,958) $ 21.21 20%
Resale (3,587,167) $ 2,152.30 21%
Other (940) $ 5.10 20%
STEP 3
The proposed increased rates and charges(Step 3) will become effective 6 months from implementation of Step 2 unless otherwise ordered by the Public Service Commission and will produce approximately $160,949 annually in additional revenue, an increase of 19%. The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows:
AVG GALS ($) INCREASE (INCREASE)%
Residential (2,368) $ 6.55 19%
Commercial (6,106) $16.08 18%
Industrial (8,958) $22.90 18%
Resale (3,587,167) $ 2,152.30 17%
Other (940) $ 5.58 19%
The increases shown are based on averages of all customers in the indicated class. 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 changes (increases or decreases) by the Public Service Commission in its review of this filing. The Commission shall review and approve or modify the increased rates only upon the filing of a petition within thirty (30) days of the adoption of the ordinances changing said rates or charges, by:
(1) Any customer aggrieved by the changed rates or charges who presents to the Commission a petition signed by no less than twenty-five present of the customers served by such municipality operated public utility; or
(2) Any customer who is served by a municipally operated water/wastewater public utility and who resides outside the corporate limits and who is affected by the change in said rates or charges and who presents to the Commission a petition alleging discrimination between customers within and without the municipal boundaries. Said petition shall be accompanied by evidence of discrimination; or
(3) Any customer or group of customers of a municipally operated water/wastewater utility who are affected by said change in rates who reside within the municipal boundaries and who present a petition to the Commission alleging discrimination between said customer or group of customers and other customers of the municipal utility. Said petition shall be accompanied by evidence of discrimination.
All petitions should be addressed to the Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, 201 Brooks Street, PO Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25323
A complete copy of the proposed rates, as well as a representative of the utility to provide any information requested concerning it, is available to all customers, prospective customers, or their agents at any of the following offices of the utility.
Wellsburg City Hall
70 Town Square
Wellsburg, WV 26070
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 Brooke Street, PO Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25323
WDT Dec 18, 2024