Tarriff Form No. 12 (Tarriff Rule 44) PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGE IN RATES BY MUNICIPALITIES NOTICE is hereby given that Town of Lumberport public utility, has adopted by ordinance on December 8, 2025, a tariff containing increased rates, tolls, and charges for furnishing sewer service to 665 customers in the Town of Lumberport in the County of Harrison in the state of West Virginia. The proposed increase rates and charges will become effective February 27, 2026, unless otherwise ordered by the Public Service Commission and will produce approximately $47,138.00 annually in additional revenue, an increase of approximately 16%. The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows: Category Increase ($) Increase (%) First 3,000 Gallons Used Per Month $ 1.87 16.04% Next 8,000 Gallons Used Per Month $ 1.80 16.01% Next 25,000 Gallons Used Per Month $ 1.67 15.98% Next 24,000 Gallons Used Per Month $ 1.55 16.05% All Over 60,000 Gallons Used Per Month $ 1.47 15.98% 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 natural gas 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 natural gas 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, WV 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 agents at the following office of the utility. Town of Lumberport 548 Main Street Lumberport, WV 26386 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.
TOWN OF LUMBERPORT
PO BOX 519
LUMBERPORT
WV
26386
304-584-4370
ID: 1496757