3/17/10 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-11-10-00005-P
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
On October 27, 2009, Garrow Water Works Company, Inc. (Garrow) filed a petition requesting authority to increase its annual revenues by approximately $17,279 or 200% to become effective June 1, 2010.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(1)(f), 89-c(1) and (10)
Subject:
Water rates and charges.
Purpose:
For approval to increase Garrow Water Works Company, Inc.'s annual revenues by about $17,279 or 200%.
Substance of proposed rule:
On October 27, 2009, Garrow Water Works Company, Inc. (Garrow or the company) filed a petition requesting the Public Service Commission to approve a financing agreement of approximately $150,000 with TD Bank, NA, in order to make water system improvements, and to institute a customer surcharge to support the financing. The customer surcharge will vary between $300 and $400 depending on whether the loan to finance the improvements will be over a 10 or 15 year period.
Subsequently, on February 22, 2010, and as part of the ongoing case, Garrow filed, to become effective on June 1, 2010, tariff amendments (Leaf No. 10, Revision 1, Leaf No. 12, Revision 1 and Leaf No. 13, Revision 1) to its electronic tariff schedule P.S.C. No. 1 – Water. The filed amendments reflects new rates to produce additional annual revenues of about $17,279 or 200%, a decrease in its Service Classification No. 2 rate and new restoration of service charges. The company provides unmetered water service to approximately 47 residential customers, located in the Town of Schuyler Falls, Clinton County. The company’s tariff, along with its proposed changes, will be available on the Commission’s Home Page on the World Wide Web (www.dps.state.ny.us) located under Commission Documents – Tariffs. The Commission may approve or reject, in whole or in part, or modify the company’s 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, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, email:
leann_ayer@dps.state.ny.usData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email:
Secretary@dps.state.ny.usPublic 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.
