PSC-42-13-00014-P Water Rates and Charges

10/16/13 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-42-13-00014-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXV, ISSUE 42

October 16, 2013

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-42-13-00014-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 Public Service Commission is considering a petition by United Water New York Inc., requesting approval to implement a Long-Term Water Supply Surcharge to recover costs associated with the Haverstraw Water Supply Project.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(1)(f), 89-c(1) and (10)

Subject:

Water rates and charges.

Purpose:

Approval of Long-Term Water Supply Surcharge to recover costs associated with the Haverstraw Water Supply Project.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to approve, modify or reject, in whole or in part, a petition with a related tariff amendment filed by United Water New York Inc. (UWNY or the Company) to implement a Long-Term Water Supply Surcharge (LTWSS Statement No. 2) to P.S.C. No. 1 – Water, to recover costs associated with the Haverstraw Water Supply Project, a major long-term water supply project. The proposed LTWSS Statement No. 2 had an effective date of October 1, 2013 but was subsequently suspended through January 28, 2014.

The Company’s proposed tariff is available on the Commission’s Home Page on the World Wide Web (www.dps.ny.gov) located under Commission Documents – Tariffs under pending). The Commission may resolve related matters and may take this action for other utilities.

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:

Deborah Swatling, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

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.

(13-W-0246SP1)