9/30/15 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-39-15-00008-P
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
The Commission is considering a proposal filed by Windham Ridge Water Corp. to raise its rates by approximately $15,059 or 24.8% and make other changes to its tariff schedule P.S.C. No. 1 — Water.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(1)(f), 89-c(1), (10)(a), (b), (f) and (3)
Subject:
Minor water rate filing.
Purpose:
To consider an increase in Windham Ridge Water Corp.'s annual water revenues by approximately $15,059 or 24.8%.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering a proposal filed by Windham Ridge Water Corp. (Company) to increase its total annual revenues by approximately $15,059 or 24.8% by applying a 26.3% increase to residential rates applicable to Townhouses and Detached Homes and by applying a 26.6% increase to the commercial rate for the single Community Center customer; no change to the $3.00 per 1,000 gallon rate for all consumption is proposed. This rate increase is necessary due to increases in operating expenses since the current rates went into effect on October 29, 2007. The Company is also requesting approval to cancel its Escrow Account Statement No. 2 upon approval of the new rates, and also is requesting approval to modify the restoration of service charges to be consistent with charges in the standard small water company tariff. The charge to restore service after discontinuance at the customer’s request, for non-payment, or for violation of rules, is proposed to increase from $25.00 to $50.00 during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday), from $40.00 to $75.00 outside of normal business hours Monday through Friday, and from $75.00 to $100.00 on weekends or public holidays. In addition, the Company is proposing to modify the language in its standard tariff on Leaf 2 to require applications for water service that would be included in Proposed Leaves 13 and 14; as a result, the table of contents on Leaf 2 would also be updated to reflect the new leaves. The proposed minor rate filing has an effective date of January 1, 2016. The Commission may adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the relief proposed and may resolve 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:
Elaine Agresta, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2660, email:
elaine.agresta@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.
