5/27/09 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-21-09-00009-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 filing by Great Expectations, LLC for approval to increase its escrow account surcharge by 50% to enable it to repay an advance made to solve a water quality problem and to be able to replenish the account.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(1)(f), 89-c(1) and (10)
Subject:
Water rates and charges.
Purpose:
To approve Great Expectations LLC's request for a 50% increase in the surcharge to fund its emergency escrow account.
Substance of proposed rule:
On May 06, 2009 Great Expectations LLC (Great Expectations or the company) filed Escrow Account Statement No. 2 to P.S.C No. 1 - Water containing a 50% increase in the surcharge, needed to fund the account, to become effective on October 1, 2009. This will allow the company to be able to recover $62,854 (plus interest at a rate of 3%) over an 11 year period, that was advanced to resolve a high Manganese problem at one of its wells, and continue to be able to replenish the escrow account. The company provides metered water service to 111 residential customers, a homeowner’s association facility (five connections for lawn sprinkling and a swimming pool) and two golf course facilities (clubhouse and halfway house), in a subdivision know as Mansion Ridge in the Town of Monroe, Orange County.
The company’s tariff and pending escrow account statement is 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, 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:
jaclyn_brilling@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.
