TARIFF FORM NO. 12
(TARIFF RULE 23.1 ET SEQ.)
PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGE IN RATES BY NON-LRR MUNI UTILITY
NOTICE is hereby given that Village of Beech Bottom Water public utility has adopted by ordinance on August 15, 2023 a tariff containing increased rates, tolls and charges for furnishing water service to 250 customers at Beech Bottom in the county of Brooke.
The proposed increased rates and charges will become effective October 21, 2023 unless otherwise ordered by the Public Service Commission and will produce approximately $26,115 annually in additional revenue, an increase of 16%. The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows:
($) INCREASE (%) INCREASEResidential $5.11 16%
Commercial $6.12 16%
Industrial $7.36 16%
Resale N/A N/A
Other N/A N/A
The increases shown are based on averages of all customers in the indicated class. Individual customers may receive increases that are greater or less than average. Furthermore, the requested rates and charges are only a proposal and are subject to change (increases or decreases) by the Public Service Commission in its review of this filing. The Commission shall review and approve or modify the increased rates only upon the filing of a petition within thirty (30) days of the adoption of the ordinance changing said rates or charges by:
(1) Any customer aggrieved by the changed rates or charges who presents to the Commission a petition signed by not less than twenty-five percent of the customers served by such municiapply operated public utility; or
(2) Any customer who is served by a municiapply operated natural gas public utility and who resides outside the corporate limits and who is affected by the change in said rates or charges and who presents to the Commission a petition alleging discrimination between customers within and without the municipal boundaries. Said petition shall be acompanied by evidence of discrimination; or
(3) Any customer or group of customers of a minicipally operated natural gas utility who are affected by said change in rates who reside within the municipal boundaries and who present a petition to the Commission alleging discrimination between said customer or group of customers of the municipal utility. Said petition shall be accompanied by evidence of discrimination.
All petitions should be addressed to the Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, 201 Brooks Street, P.O. Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25323.
BCR 08/18 – 08/25/23