Water Rates and Charges by United Water Owego Inc. and United Water Nichols Inc.
NY-ADR
11/28/07 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-48-07-00014-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXIX, ISSUE 48
November 28, 2007
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
I.D No. PSC-48-07-00014-P
Water Rates and Charges by United Water Owego Inc. and United Water Nichols Inc.
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed action:
The Public Service Commission is considering action on the joint petition for approval of various changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in United Water Owego Inc. and United Water Nichols Inc.'s tariff schedules, P.S.C. No. 1—Water.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(1)(f), 89-c(1) and (10)
Subject:
Water rates and charges.
Purpose:
For consideration to increase United Water Owego Inc. and United Water Nichols Inc. as a combined entity, its annual revenues by approximately $720,487 or 70 percent, or separately, with United Water Owego Inc. increasing its annual revenues by $553,529 or 60 percent and United Water Nichols Inc. increasing its annual revenues by $166,958 or 180 percent.
Public hearing(s) will be held at:
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Evidentiary Hearing, Dec. 4, 2007 at Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, 3rd Fl. Hearing Rm., Albany, NY.*
*There could be requests to reschedule the hearing. Notification of any subsequent scheduling changes will be available at the DPS Website (www.dps.state.ny.us) under Case 07-W-0639.
Accessibility:
All public hearings have been scheduled at places reasonably accessible to persons with a mobility impairment.
Interpreter Service:
Interpreter services will be made available to deaf persons, at no charge, upon written request submitted within reasonable time prior to the scheduled public hearing. The written request must be addressed to the agency representative designated in the paragraph below.
Substance of proposed rule:
On May 31, 2007, United Water Owego Inc. (UWO) and United Water Nichols Inc. (UWN), (or collectively, the companies) filed amendments to their water tariff schedules by which they propose changes in their rates, charges, rules and regulations, either separately or as a combined entity. The companies estimated that the revisions would produce a combined increase in annual revenues of approximately $720,487 or 70%; or separately, with UWO proposing an increase in annual revenues of approximately $553,529 or 60% and UWN proposing an increase in annual revenues of approximately $166,958 or 180%. On June 25, 2007, the Commission initially suspended the effective date of the filing through October 27, 2007; and, on October 18, 2007, the filing was further suspended through April 27, 2008. UWO and UWN serve approximately 1,439 and 219 residential, non-residential and fire protection customers, respectively, in the Towns of Owego, Tioga and Nichols, Tioga County, and if combined, would serve 1,658 customers. The Commission may approve or reject, in whole or in part, or modify the companies' request.
In a related proceeding, Case 07-W-0872, the companies filed a joint petition seeking approval to merge UWN into UWO, and, should the proposed merger be approved, and new rates established in this proceeding, all existing and proposed UWN tariff leaves would be eliminated and customers of that company will be billed at the UWO proposed rates.
Text of proposed rule may be obtained from:
Elaine Lynch, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 486-2660
Data, views or argument may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530
Public comment will be received until:
45 days after publication of this notice.
Regulatory Impact Statement, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, Rural Area Flexibility Analysis and Job Impact Statement
Statements and analyses are not submitted with this notice because the proposed rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
(07-W-0639SA1)
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