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 Tire & Rubber, Inc. (TRI), a commercial solid waste facility and a public utility, has on July 31, 2024, filed with the PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA (Commission), an application containing increased rates, tolls, and charges for furnishing landfill waste disposal services to customers at TRI’s solid waste facility in Lewis County, West Virginia (Landfill).
The Landfill is owned and operated by TRI, and the Landfill operates under authority of Solid Waste Facility Permit No. SWF-4024/WV0109533, which was issued by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. The Landfill has separate cells or areas accepting two distinct types of waste which are kept separate, (1) waste tires, and (2) construction and demolition materials.
The proposed increased rates and charges will produce approximately $782,797 annually in additional revenue, an increase of 26.21%. The purpose of TRI’s rate case filing is to increase rates and charges for increased operation and maintenance costs relating to the Landfill’s compliant and continued operations. The proposed increased rates and charges will not become effective until approved by the Commission. TRI’s current and proposed rates are as follows:
| Tires From Individuals
(size 425 X 20 inches, or smaller) |
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| Current | Proposed | ($) Increase | (%) Increase | |
| Passenger Car Tires | $1.50 per tire | $1.89 per tire | $0.39 | 26.21% |
| Passenger Car Tires on Rim | $3.01 per tire | $3.80 per tire | $0.79 | 26.21% |
| Light Truck Tires | $2.11 per tire | $2.66 per tire | $0.55 | 26.21% |
| Light Truck Tires on Rim | $3.61 per tire | $4.56 per tire | $0.95 | 26.21% |
| Heavy Truck Tires | $6.02 per tire | $7.60 per tire | $1.58 | 26.21% |
| Heavy Truck Tires on Rim | $7.52 per tire | $9.49 per tire | $1.97 | 26.21% |
| One ton or more of any-size tire | Negotiable | Negotiable | 26.21% | |
| Note: The above rates are exclusive of applicable state and county assessment fees. Assessment fees are charged per ton or any part thereof disposed. | ||||
| Tires from Commercial Entities – Per Ton | ||||
| Current | Proposed | ($) Increase | (%) Increase | |
| Passenger Tires | $100.00 per ton | $126.21 per ton | $26.21 | 26.21% |
| Passenger Tires with Rims | $150.00 per ton | $189.32 per ton | $39.32 | 26.21% |
| Dirty Passenger Tires | $150.00 per ton | $189.32 per ton | $39.32 | 26.21% |
| OTR/Industrial Tires | $400.00 per ton | $504.85 per ton | $104.85 | 26.21% |
| Note: Rates listed above include applicable state and county assessment fees. | ||||
| Tires from Commercial Entities – Per Tire
(size 425 X 20 inches, or smaller) |
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| Current | Proposed | ($) Increase | (%) Increase | |
| Passenger Car Tires | $1.50 per tire | $1.89 per tire | $0.39 | 26.21% |
| Passenger Car Tires on Rim | $3.01 per tire | $3.80 per tire | $0.79 | 26.21% |
| Light Truck Tires | $2.11 per tire | $2.66 per tire | $0.55 | 26.21% |
| Light Truck Tires on Rim | $3.61 per tire | $4.56 per tire | $0.95 | 26.21% |
| Heavy Truck Tires | $6.02 per tire | $7.60 per tire | $1.58 | 26.21% |
| Heavy Truck Tires on Rim | $7.52 per tire | $9.49 per tire | $1.97 | 26.21% |
| One ton or more of any-size tire | Negotiable | Negotiable | 26.21% | |
| Note: Rates listed above include applicable state and county assessment fees. | ||||
| Construction & Demolition Materials– Per Ton | ||||
| Current | Proposed | ($) Increase | (%) Increase | |
| Charge Per Ton | $52.37 per ton | $58.33 per ton | $5.96 | 11.38% |
| Assessment Fee | $8.75 per ton | $8.75 per ton | $0.00 | 0.0% |
| Total | $61.12 per ton | $67.08 per ton | $5.96 | 9.75% |
| Construction & Demolition Materials – Minimum Charge (Pick-Up Truck) | ||||
| Current | Proposed | ($) Increase | (%) Increase | |
| Minimum Charge | $32.23 | $35.81 | $3.58 | 11.11% |
| Assessment Fee | $4.50 | $4.50 | $0.00 | 0.0% |
| Total | $36.73 | $40.31 | $3.58 | 9.75% |
TRI has no resale customers.
The increases shown are based on averages of all customers in the indicated class. Each class may receive an increase or decrease greater or less than stated here. 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 Commission in its review of this filing. Any increase in rates and charges will not become effective until authorized and approved by the 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 or 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 rule 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 St., Charleston, West Virginia 25323, or hand-delivered. Protests may be filed on line 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 the proposed rates, as well as a representative of TRI to provide any information requested concerning it, is available to all customers, prospective customers, or their agents at 710 Grass Run Road, Weston, WV 26452.
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.