Tariff Form No. 8-A
(Tariff Rule 8.1.a et seq.)
PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGE IN RATES UPON APPLICATION
WITHOUT PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATES
NOTICE is hereby given that Nicholas County Solid Waste Authority (the “Authority”), a commercial solid waste facility and a public utility, has, on August 23, 2024, filed with the PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA an application containing increased rates and charges for furnishing transfer station disposal services to customers at the Nicholas County Transfer Station in Calvin, West Virginia.
The proposed increased rates and charges will produce approximately $277,948 annually in additional revenue, an increase of 14.03%. The purpose of the Authority’s rate case filing is to increase rates and charges for increased operation and maintenance costs relating to the Landfill’s compliant and continued operations. The proposed increased rates and charges will not become effective until approved by the Commission. The Authority’s current and proposed rates, on a per ton basis, are as follows:
| Current | Proposed | ($) Increase | (%) Increase | |
| Bag Rate (Up to 20 Bags) | $1.08 per bag | $1.28 per bag | $0.20 | 18.35% |
| Appliances | $3.13 | $3.70 | $0.57 | 18.35% |
| Municipal Solid Waste | $65.78 per ton | $77.85 per ton | $12.07 | 18.35% |
| Minimum Charge (Less than 300 lbs) | $10.57 | $12.51 | $1.94 | 18.35% |
| Passenger Tire | $4.68 | $5.54 | $0.86 | 18.35% |
| Small Truck Tire | $6.11 | $7.23 | $1.12 | 18.35% |
| Large Truck Tire | $16.84 | $19.93 | $3.09 | 18.35% |
| Cardboard | $65.78 per ton | $77.85 per ton | $12.07 | 18.35% |
| Construction & demolition material (clean) | $28.75 per ton | $34.03 per ton | $5.28 | 18.35% |
Both the present and proposed rates referenced above are exclusive of any legislatively mandated or authorized per-ton assessment fees and any other per-ton assessment fees due to any governmental entity.
The Authority has no resale customers.
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. Any increase in rates and charges will not become effective until authorized and approved by the Public Service Commission. (If a hearing is scheduled, notice will be given of the time and place of hearing.)
Anyone desiring to protest or intervene should file a written protest or notice of intervention within thirty days, unless otherwise modified by Commission order. Failure to timely protest or intervene can affect your rights to protest any rate increases and to participate in future proceedings. All protests or requests to intervene should briefly state the reason for the protest or intervention. Requests to intervene must comply with the Commission’s rules on intervention set forth in the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. All interventions may be mailed and be addressed to Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, P.O. Box 812, 201 Brooks Street, Charleston, West Virginia 25323, or hand delivered. Protests may be filed online through the Commission website using the “Submit a Comment” link or may be mailed or hand delivered to the Executive Secretary at the address above.
A complete copy of this tariff, as well a representative of the Authority 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 Authority: 120 Baughman Road, Calvin, West Virginia.
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, Charleston, West Virginia.