PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGE IN RATES FOR SEWER SERVICE
NOTICE is hereby given that the board of the Claywood Park Public Service District (“District”) will consider adopting an increase to rates, fees, and charges for furnishing sewer service to 1,922 customers in Wood and Wirt Counties.
The District’s present rates generate $1,530,049 annually. The District is not presently meeting its statutory cash working capital reserve fund obligations, its renewal and replacement account obligations, nor its bond coverage requirements, and is operating at a cash flow deficit of $233,670. The District is experiencing inflationary impacts which are anticipated to continue in the future. The District desires to hire an additional employee. The District proposes a two step rate increase. The proposed Step One increase, if adopted, is projected to generate $164,157 in increased annual revenue to allow the District to operate in a solvent manner, fully fund its cash working capital reserve fund account and renewal and replacement account, and cover the increased costs caused by inflation. The proposed Step Two increase, if adopted, is projected to generate an additional $118,841 in increased annual revenue over Step One rates to allow the District to cover additional inflationary increases in costs and to hire an additional employee. The District proposes that Step One rates go into effect for service rendered after August 22, 2025, and Step Two rates would be effective for service rendered after August 22, 2026.
The Step One rates are projected to generate an unrestricted cash surplus of only $4,986 on $1,561,761 of annual income. The Step Two rates are projected to generate an unrestricted cash surplus of only $1,254 on $1,813,047 of annual income. The proposed changes to the District’s current rates are as follows:
RATES Current Rate Step One Rate Step Two Rate
Service Charge
(per month) $20.22 $22.24 $23.82
Commodity Charge
(per 1,000 gallons) $13.11 $14.42 $15.44
Sludge Fee
(per month) $349.97 $384.97 $412.30
MINIMUM CHARGE Current Rate Step One Rate Step Two Rate
(per month) $20.22 $22.24 $23.82
FLAT RATE CHARGE
(For customers with non-metered water supply. Equivalent of 4,500 gallons of water usage per
month.)
Current Rate Step One Rate Step Two Rate
$79.22 $87.13 $93.30
The District also proposes a change to its Leak Adjustment rate to apply only on consumption in excess of 200% of the customer’s average monthly usage, in conformance with the Public Service Commission’s Sewer Rule 6.4.3.a. Currently, the Leak Adjustment reads:
$4.00 per 1,000 gallons is to be used when a bill reflects unusual consumption which can be attributed to eligible leakage on customer’s side of the meter. This rate shall be applied to all such consumption above the customer’s historical average usage.
The proposed change to the Leak Adjustment is as follows:
$4.00 per 1,000 gallons is to be used when a bill reflects unusual consumption which can be attributed to eligible leakage on customer’s side of the meter. This rate shall be applied to all consumption in excess of 200% of the customer’s average monthly usage.
The Board of the District will hold a public hearing at its office located at 594 Davisville Road, Davisville, WV 26142, on July 8, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. concerning the adoption of the proposed changes to its rates, fees, and charges with a final vote on adoption to occur immediately thereafter. Any interested parties may appear at the foregoing public hearing and be heard with respect to the proposed rate, fees, and charges or may submit written comments in advance of the hearing to the District at the following address: Claywood Park PSD, P.O. Box 127, Parkersburg, WV 26102. A complete copy of the proposed rates is available for inspection by the public at the District’s office.
CLAYWOOD PARK PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT
June 23