7/30/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-30-14-00023-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 whether to approve, deny or modify, in whole or in part, a petition filed by New York American Water Company Incorporated for approval to use the Sensus iPERL Fire Flow Meter.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 89-d(1)
Subject:
Whether to permit the use of the Sensus iPERL Fire Flow Meter.
Purpose:
Pursuant to 16 NYCRR Part 500.3, it is necessary to permit the use of the Sensus iPERL Fire Flow Meter.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering a petition filed by New York American Water Inc. (NYAW), requesting authorization to begin use of the Sensus iPERL Fire Flow Meter in its service territory. NYAW states that changes to the New York State building code now require the installation of “looped” sprinkler systems, which are supplied by the same service line as a building’s drinking water supply, when significant renovations are made to a structure. The company further states that its current water meters can, by design, can impede the flow of water and reduce service pressure, which might have a negative effect on a sprinkler system. The proposed Sensus meter operates under a different mechanism than the company’s current meters and, according to the petition, does not pose the same risk to fire suppression. NYAW also requests Commission approval of a draft letter to ratepayers possessing looped sprinkler systems, informing them that the systems would not operate if their water is turned off for nonpayment.
The Public Service Commission is considering whether to grant, deny or modify, in whole or part, the petition and may also address any other related matters.
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.govData, 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.govPublic 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.
