PSC-28-14-00003-EP A Proposed Water Supply Agreement Between New York American Water Inc. and the Glenwood Water District

7/16/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-28-14-00003-EP

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVI, ISSUE 28

July 16, 2014

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

EMERGENCY/PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-28-14-00003-EP

Filing Date. Jun. 26, 2014

Effective Date. Jun. 26, 2014

A Proposed Water Supply Agreement Between New York American Water Inc. and the Glenwood Water District

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:

Proposed Action:

The Public Service Commission issued an order authorizing New York American Water, Inc. to enter into a water supply agreement with the Glenwood Water District.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 89-c

Finding of necessity for emergency rule:

Preservation of public health and general welfare.

Specific reasons underlying the finding of necessity:

This action is taken on an emergency basis, under Public Service Law § 89-c and 110, to authorize New York American Water, Inc. (NYAW) to enter into a 12 month water supply agreement with the Glenwood Water District (Glenwood), commencing July 1, 2014.

Emergency action is required because Glenwood’s current water source, the Roslyn Water District (Roslyn) is reducing the amount supplied to Glenwood on June 30, 2014 due to reduced capacity. Glenwood has no independent water supply and NYAW is the only viable source, therefore, if the water supply agreement is not authorized by July 1, 2014, Glenwood residents will be left with an insufficient supply of water.

Subject:

A proposed water supply agreement between New York American Water Inc. and the Glenwood Water District.

Purpose:

To grant, reject or modify the proposed water supply agreement.

Substance of emergency/proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission adopted an Order authorizing New York American Water, Inc. to enter into a 12 month water supply agreement with the Glenwood Water District to commence July 1, 2014.

This notice is intended:

to serve as both a notice of emergency adoption and a notice of proposed rule making. The emergency rule will expire September 23, 2014.

Text of rule may be obtained from:

Deborah Swatling, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Kathleen H. Burgess, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 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 amended rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.

(14-W-0215EP1)