Tariff Form No. 12
PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGE IN SEWER RATES
BY THE TOWN OF CLAY
Notice is hereby given that the TOWN OF CLAY (the “Town”) on June 23, 2015 has enacted an ordinance containing increased rates and charges for furnishing sewer service to its 316 customers in Clay County.
SEWER RATES – SCHEDULE 1
The proposed increased rates and charges will become effective 45 days from the date of the Ordinance (August 7, 2015), unless otherwise ordered by the Public Service Commission (the “Commission”) and will produce approximately $18,501 annually in additional revenue, an increase of 10{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c}.
The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers will be as changed as follows:
TYPE OF CUSTOMER INCREASE ($) INCREASE ({4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c})
Residential (3,000 gallons) $ 3.39 10{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c}
Commercial (6,800 gallons) $ 7.68 10{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c}
Public Authority (9,900 gallons) $ 11.19 10{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c}
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 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 and charges by:
(1) Any customer aggrieved by the changed rates or
charges who presents to the Commission a petition
signed by not less than 25{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c} of the customers served by
the Town’s sewer system; or
(2) Any customer who is served by the Town’s sewer
system 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
Town’s 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 Town’s
boundaries and who present a petition to the Commis-
sion alleging discrimination between said customer or
group of customers and other customers of the Town’s
sewer system. 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 the Recorder’s Office at 956 Main Street, Clay, West Virginia 25043.
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.
By: Dwana Murphy Recorder
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