Minor Rate Filing
NY-ADR
5/1/19 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-18-19-00015-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XLI, ISSUE 18
May 01, 2019
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
I.D No. PSC-18-19-00015-P
Minor Rate Filing
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
The Commission is considering a proposal filed by Southside Water Inc. to increase its annual revenues by about $37,474 or 53.14% and to increase the maximum balance in its escrow account from $5,520 to $11,000.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(1)(f), 89-c(1), (3), (10)(a), (b) and (f)
Subject:
Minor rate filing.
Purpose:
To ensure safe and adequate service at just and reasonable rates charged to customers without undue preferences.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering a proposal filed by Southside Water Inc. (Southside or the Company) on April 2, 2019 to amend its tariff schedule, P.S.C. No.1 — Water, to increase its annual revenues by approximately $37,474 or 53.14%, and to increase the maximum balance in its escrow account from $5,520 to $11,000.
The Company states that the revenue increase is necessary to cover current and projected increases to operating expenses such as salaries, water testing and other operational expenses, and that increase to the escrow account is needed because extraordinary repair expenses frequently exceed the current maximum allowed balance.
Southside is also proposing to increase the restoration of service charges on Leaf No. 10 of its tariff, and to make minor wording revisions to this section to reflect that those customers that request that their service be turned off will not be subject to a restoration of service charge because they are currently assessed a turn off charge. Finally, the Company proposes to revise its Purchased Water Adjustment Statement to reflect the current rate charged by the City of Watertown. The proposed amendments have an effective date of November 1, 2019.
The full text of the minor rate filing and the full record of the proceeding may be reviewed online at the Department of Public Service web page: www.dps.ny.gov. The Commission may adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the action proposed and may resolve related matters.
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.ny.gov/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:
John Pitucci, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, email: [email protected]
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email: [email protected]
Public comment will be received until:
60 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.
(19-W-0253SP1)
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