PSC-42-09-00004-P Water Rates and Charges

10/21/09 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-42-09-00004-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXI, ISSUE 42

October 21, 2009

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-42-09-00004-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 Aquarion Water Company of Sea Cliff, Inc. requesting approval to surcharge each customer $74 effective January 1, 2010.

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 annual revenues by about $321,749.

Substance of proposed rule:

On October 2, 2009, Aquarion Water Company of Sea Cliff, Inc. (Sea Cliff or the company) filed a petition requesting authority to surcharge their customers $74 to cover the cost of installing a new storage facility. The surcharge would generate approximately $322,000 in additional annual revenue to cover the costs associated with the installation of a new storage facility. Sea Cliff provides general water service to approximately 4,400 customers Town of Hempstead, Nassau County. The Commission may approve or reject, in whole or in part, or modify the companies' request.

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, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 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.

(07-W-0177SP2)