Tariff Form No. 12 (Tariff Rule 23.1 et seq.) PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGE IN RATES BY NON-LRR MUNI UTILITY NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Buckhannon-Water Board, a public utility, has adopted by ordinance #476 at 7:00 pm on November 6, 2025 a tariff containing increased rates, tolls and charges for furnishing Water service to 3,964 customers in the City of Buckhannon and communities in Upshur County and Public Service District that serve parts of Randolph County. The proposed increased rates and charges will become effective January 1, 2026 for Step 1; January 1, 2027 for Step 2; and January 1, 2028 for Step 3, unless otherwise ordered by the Public Service Commission and will produce approximate annual additional revenues, and percentage increases as described below. The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows: STEP 1 The proposed increased rates and charges will become effective January 1, 2026 unless ordered by the Public Service Commission (the “Commission”) and will produce approximately $574,673 annually in additional revenues, an increase of 20.62% $ Increase % Increase Residential (3,400 gallons) $ 5.62 20.62% Commercial (10,000 gallons) $ 16.32 20.66% Public authority (14,000 gallons) $ 22.80 20.66% Sale for Resale (per 1,000 gallons) $ .51 20.40% STEP 2 The proposed increased rates and charges will become effective January 1, 2027 unless ordered by the Public Service Commission (the “Commission”) and will produce approximately $574,674 annually in additional revenues, an increase of 17.12% $ Increase % Increase Residential (3,400 gallons) $ 5.63 17.12% Commercial (10,000 gallons) $ 16.32 17.12% Public authority (14,000 gallons) $ 22.80 17.12% Sale for Resale (per 1,000 gallons) $ .52 17.28% STEP 3 The proposed increased rates and charges will become effective January 1, 2028 unless ordered by the Public Service Commission (the “Commission”) and will produce approximately $574,674 annually in additional revenues, an increase of 14.61% $ Increase % Increase Residential (3,400 gallons) $ 5.63 14.61% Commercial (10,000 gallons) $ 16.28 14.58% Public authority (14,000 gallons) $ 22.80 14.62% Sale for Resale (per 1,000 gallons) $ .52 14.73% Resale customers of the City of Buckhannon-Water Boad include Adrian Public Service District; Mount Hope Water Association; Elkins Road Public Service District and Hodgesville Public Service District. 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 change (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 ordinance 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 not less than twenty-five percent of the customers served by such municipally operated public utility; or (2) Any customer who is served by a municipally operated 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 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, P. O. 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. Buckhannon City Hall 70 E Main Street Buckhannon, WV 26201 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 Brooks Street, P. O. Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25323. (Posted in lobby of City Hall on November 7, 2025)
CITY OF BUCKHANNON
70 E MAIN ST
BUCKHANNON
WV
26201
304-472-1651
ID: 1491674