10/17/07 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-42-07-00018-P
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 whether to approve or reject, in whole or in part, or modify, tariff revisions filed by Warwick Water Corporation to make various changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations in its tariff schedule, P.S.C. No. 2—Water, to become effective Jan. 1, 2008.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(1)(f), 89-c(1) and (10)
Subject:
Water rates and charges.
Purpose:
To increase Warwick Water Corporation's annual revenues by $125,625 or 53 percent.
Substance of proposed rule:
On September 24, 2007, Warwick Water Corporation (Warwick or the company) filed to become effective January 1, 2008, Leaf No. 12, Revision 1, to its tariff schedule, P.S.C. No. 2 — Water. Warwick requests to increase its annual revenues by about $125,625 or 53%. The company provides metered rate water service to 355 in the Town of Warwick, Orange County. Based on an annual usage of 60,000 gallons, the typical residential customer's annual bill would increase from $783 to $1,199. The minimum quarterly charge would increase from $144.50 to $224, and the rate per thousand gallons for usage in excess of 9,000 gallons per quarter would increase from $4.00 to $5.94. Fire protection service is not provided. Warwick's tariff, along with its proposed changes (Leaf No. 12, Revision 1) is available on the Commission's Home Page on the World Wide Web (www.dps.state.ny.us) — located under the file room — Tariffs. The Commission may approve or reject, in whole or in part, or modify, the company's proposed tariff revisions.
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:
Central Operations, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-2500
Data, views or arguments 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.
