Jefferson

PUBLIC NOTICE – City of Ranson

Tariff Form No. 12

PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGE IN RATES BY MUNICIPALITIES

NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Ranson, a municipal corporation, adopted by ordinance on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, a tariff containing increased rates, tolls and charges for furnishing service to sewer customers at Ranson, Jefferson County, West Virginia.

The proposed increased rates and charges will become effective July 23, 2016, unless otherwise ordered by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia and will produce approximately $255,068 annually in additional revenue, an increase of 25{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c}. Of this increased revenue, approximately 14.95{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c} will be paid directly to Charles Town Utility Board for increased treatment costs to the City of Ranson. The average monthly bill based on 4,500 gallons of water usage for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows:

($) INCREASE INCREASE ({4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c})

Residential $ 11.24 25{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c}

Commercial $ 11.24 25{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c}

Industrial $ 11.24 25{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c}

Resale $ N/A N/A

Other $ N/A N/A

The City of Ranson has no resale customers. The City of Ranson has 1,900 customers.

For customers who use 2,000 gallons or less per month, the monthly rate will increase from the current $23.66 to $29.59 per month.

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;

(2) Any customer who is served by a municipally operated 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 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.

City of Ranson, Ranson City Hall, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV 25438.

A copy of the proposed rates is available for public inspection at the Office of the Secretary of the Public Service Commission at 201 Brooks Street, P.O. Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia, 25323.

Stacey A. Dodson Pfaltzgraff

City Clerk