Water Rates and Charges
NY-ADR
7/8/09 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-27-09-00021-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXI, ISSUE 27
July 08, 2009
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
I.D No. PSC-27-09-00021-P
Water Rates and Charges
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
The PSC is considering a request from The Callicoon Water Company, Inc. for a rate increase of 15.54% to produce $17,881, and to increase the monthly surcharge from $36.15 to $44 per customer per quarter.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(1)(f), 89-c(1) and (10)
Subject:
Water rates and charges.
Purpose:
To approve an increase in rates of 15.54% to produce $17,881, and increase the escrow account surcharge from $36.15 to $44.
Text of proposed rule:
On June 16, 2009, The Callicoon Water Company, Inc. (Callicoon or the Company) filed tariff amendments (Rate Leaves 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24 - Revision 4, and Rate Leaf 25 - Revision 3) to become effective October 1, 2009. The company requests to increase its rates by 15.54% to produce additional annual revenues of $17,881. The company is also requesting to modify its Escrow Account for Capital Improvements by increasing the allowance approved in the last rate case by $29,395.62 or 17.84% to complete the replacement of a water tower, the company is planning to do this by increasing the surcharge from $36.15 to $44 per quarter per customer.
The company provides water service to 162 flat rate customers, 5 metered customers, and 1 Public Fire Protection customer in the unincorporated Hamlet of Callicoon, Town of Delaware, Sullivan County.
The company’s pending tariff and rate increase request is available on the Commission’s Home Page on the World Wide Web (www.dps.state.ny.us) located under Access to Commission Documents – Tariffs). The Commission may approve or reject, in whole or in part, or modify the company’s rates.
Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained by filing a Document Request Form (F-96) located on our website http://www.dps.state.ny.us/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:
Leann Ayer, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, email: [email protected]
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email: [email protected]
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.
(09-W-0496SP1)
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