3/23/11 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-12-11-00009-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 a request from Devon Farm Water Works, Inc. to increase its annual revenue by about $31,000 or 80.9% and implement a surcharge of $46.06 per customer per quarter to become effective June 1, 2011.
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 Devon Farm Water Works, Inc. annual revenue by $31,000 or about 80.9%, and establish a surcharge.
Substance of proposed rule:
On March 02, 2011, Devon Water Works Inc. (Devon or the Company) filed tariff amendments (Rate Leaf No.12 revision 1) and Surcharge Statement No.1 to its tariff PSC No. 2- Water to become effective June 1, 2011. The company requests to be allowed to increase the quarterly service charge from $120 to $245, and increase the usage charge from $3.90 per 1,000 gallons to $5.15 per 1,000 gallons. If approved the annual base revenues would increase by approximately $31,000 or 80.9%. The company also filed a quarterly customer surcharge statement that reflects the amount of $49.06; the surcharge will be used to repay a loan for capital improvements over a period of five years.
Devon provides metered water service to 55 residential customers located in a real estate development in the town of East Fishkill, Dutchess County. No fire service is provided.
The company's tariff and the pending rate increase request will be available online on the Commission's web site 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 rates.
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, (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, NY 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.
