PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
United Water New York Inc. requests a Long-Term Water Supply Surcharge to recover certain costs of the Haverstraw Water Supply Project. Implementation of the surcharge on a temporary basis, subject to refund or reparation, is one option to be considered.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4, 5, 89-a, 89-b, 89-c, 113 and 114
Subject:
Water rates and charges.
Purpose:
Implementation of Long-Term Water Supply Surcharge on a temporary basis, subject to refund or reparation.
Public hearing(s) will be held at:
10:30 a.m., April 9, 2014 at Department of Public Service, Three Empire State Plaza, 3rd Fl. Hearing Rm., Albany, NY.
*On occasion, there are requests to reschedule or postpone evidentiary hearing dates. If such a request is granted, notification of any subsequent scheduling changes will be available at the DPS website (www.dps.ny.gov) under Case 13-W-0246.
Interpreter Service:
Interpreter services will be made available to hearing impaired persons, at no charge, upon written request submitted within reasonable time prior to the scheduled public hearing. The written request must be addressed to the agency representative designated in the paragraph below.
Accessibility:
All public hearings have been scheduled at places reasonably accessible to persons with a mobility impairment.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering 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 first through January 28, 2014 and then again through July 28, 2014.
The Company’s petition is available on the Commission’s website (www.dps.ny.gov) under Commission Documents — Search for Case 13-W-0246. The Commission may approve, modify or reject the petition, in whole or in part, or adopt counterproposals filed by other parties in response to the petition or otherwise take action related to the petition consistent with the record developed in this proceeding. One option the Commission may consider is the implementation of the surcharge on a temporary basis, subject to refund or reparation.
The schedule for consideration of this matter, including the date for a hearing, may be modified in response to requests from the parties or otherwise to accommodate the needs for efficient administration of this matter. Persons interested in following the course of the proceeding are therefore urged to consult the Commission website for updates and further developments in the case.
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, (518) 486-2659, email: Deborah.Swatling@dps.ny.gov
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: secretary@dps.ny.gov
Public comment will be received until:
Five days after the last scheduled public hearing.
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.
