BY NON-LRR MUNICIPAL UTILITY
NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Princeton, West Virginia, has adopted on behalf of its public utility, Princeton Sanitary Board, by ordinance on April, 20, 2026,a three step increase in rates, tolls and charges for furnishing sewer service to 4,145 customers at Princeton and surrounding areas in the County of Mercer.
The Step 1 increase will become effective 45 days from passage unless otherwise ordered by the Public Service Commission and will produce approximately $280,361 annually in additional revenue, an increase of 9.4%. The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows:
($) INCREASEINCREASE (%)
Residential$3.3811.0%
Commercial$9.3011.1%
Industrial$34.6211.1%
Public Authority$ 16.9311.1%
Resale$4,026.0011.1%
The Step 2 increase will become effective June 1, 2027 unless otherwise ordered by the Public Service Commission and will produce approximately $345,076 annually in additional revenue, an increase of 10.6%. The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows:
($) INCREASEINCREASE (%)
Residential$3.6210.6%
Commercial$9.9210.6%
Industrial$36.9010.6%
Public Authority$18.0510.6%
Resale$4,290.0010.6%
The Step 3 increase will become effective June 1, 2028 unless otherwise ordered by the Public Service Commission and will produce approximately $338,380 annually in additional revenue, an increase of 9.4%. The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows:
($) INCREASEINCREASE(%)
Residential$3.09 8.2%
Commercial$10.18 9.8%
Industrial$40.4710.5%
Public Authority$19.3010.3%
Resale$4,752.0010.6%
Resale customers of Princeton Sanitary Board include Oakvale Road Public Service District and Green Valley-Glenwood 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 sewer/waste water 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 sewer/waste water 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 office of the utility: Princeton Sanitary Board, 327 South Wickham. Avenue, Princeton, West Virginia 24740.
A copy of the proposed rates is available for public inspection at the office of the Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, 201 Brooks Street, P. O. Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25323.