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Docket: UW16303
Order: UW06-05

IN THE MATTER of an application by Covehead Developments for approval of an interim schedule of rates and charges for water services in the MacMillan Point area.

BEFORE THE COMMISSION

on Thursday, the 6th day of July, 2006.

Brian J. McKenna, Vice-Chair
Weston Rose, Commissioner
James Carragher, Commissioner

Order

WHEREAS Covehead Developments, by application filed on June 14, 2006, applied for interim approval of a schedule of rates and charges for water services provided to customers of the MacMillan Point water system operating in the Covehead area;  

AND WHEREAS the Commission has read and considered the Utility's application in this matter; 

AND WHEREAS it appears to the Commission that the proposed interim water rates are necessary and equitable;

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission Act and the Water and Sewerage Act;

IT IS ORDERED THAT

1.  Interim approval is hereby granted to Covehead Developments for the implementation of the Water Tariff, including the Covehead Development Water Rules and Regulations, appended to, and forming part of, this Order;

2.  The appended Tariff and Rules and Regulations are declared effective on January 1, 2006 and shall remain in effect until otherwise ordered by the Commission;

3.  Covehead Developments shall file with the Commission, by December 31, 2008, an application for confirmation of the interim Tariff approved herein; and

4.  The provisions of this Order shall remain in effect until otherwise ordered by the Commission.

DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 6th day of July, 2006.

BY THE COMMISSION:

Brian J. McKenna, Vice-Chair

Weston Rose, Commissioner

James Carragher, Commissioner

NOTICE

Section 12 of the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission Act reads as follows:

12. The Commission may, in its absolute discretion, review, rescind or vary any order or decision made by it or rehear any application before deciding it.

Parties to this proceeding seeking a review of the Commission's decision or order in this matter may do so by filing with the Commission, at the earliest date, a written Request for Review, which clearly states the reasons for the review and the nature of the relief sought.

Sections 13.(1) and 13(2) of the Act provide as follows:

13.(1) An appeal lies from a decision or order of the Commission to the Appeal Division of the Supreme Court upon a question of law or jurisdiction.

(2) The appeal shall be made by filing a notice of appeal in the Supreme Court within twenty days after the decision or order appealed from and the Civil Procedure Rules respecting appeals apply with the necessary changes.

Approved:   Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission
Effective:    January 1, 2006
Order Authorizing Tariff: IRAC/UW64301/UW06-05

 

 

 

 

 

COVEHEAD
DEVELOPMENTS

WATER  TARIFF

(INTERIM)

 

THIS TARIFF SPECIFIES THE RATES AND CHARGES
APPLICABLE TO WATER SERVICES PROVIDED BY
COVEHEAD DEVELOPMENTS


RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TYPES
OF SERVICES AND MANNER IN WHICH SUCH
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ARE CONTAINED IN THE
 COVEHEAD DEVELOPMENTS
WATER RULES AND REGULATIONS

 

EFFECTIVE: JANUARY 1, 2006

 

Water Service Rates and Charges

Application:

The following rates and charges apply to water services premises served or capable of being served by the MacMillan Point water system, in Covehead, Prince Edward Island.

Rates:

$250.00 per unit per annum in accordance with the appended Proportionate Water Charges.

Frontage Charge:

A frontage charge of: one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) per lineal foot per annum shall apply to all land adjacent to streets, roads or highways on which there are no buildings or structures or where water service is not required but which land is capable of being serviced by the existing facilities of the water utility. In the case of premises billed under the Proportionate Water Charges, an exemption of ten (10) feet frontage for each one-tenth of a unit will be allowed. In the case of corner lots with water facilities on both sides, the frontage charge will be applied to the full frontage on the longest side, and the full frontage less one hundred (100) feet on the other side (less allowable exemption, if any).

The maximum bill to any customer for frontage shall be $375.00.

Proportionate Water Charges

TYPE OF CUSTOMER

 UNIT VALUE ANNUAL WATER CHARGE  

TYPE OF CUSTOMER

 UNIT VALUE ANNUAL WATER
CHARGE
             

SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING

 1.00 $250.00   DOCTORS' & DENTISTS' OFFICES AND BEAUTY & BARBER SHOPS
     With Separate Service		    
  1.00 $250.00
INDIVIDUAL APARTMENT 0.80 $200.00        Combined With Other Service 0.50 $125.00
             
MOBILE HOME 0.70 $175.00   LAUNDROMAT WITH MACHINES USING OVER 30 GALLONS PER WASH
     For First Machine		    
        3.00 $750.00
SENIOR CITIZENS HOME, Per Unit 0.60 $150.00        For Second Machine 2.00 $500.00
             For Each Additional Machine 1.00 $250.00
CONVENT, INSTITUTIONAL DORMITORY, ROOMING OR BOARDING HOUSE
     For Up to Five Persons     		           
1.00 $250.00 LAUNDROMAT WITH MACHINES USING 30 OR FEWER GALLONS PER WASH
     For First Machine		  
     For Each Additional Person 0.20 $50.00   2.00 $500.00
             For Second Machine 1.50 $375.00
MOTELS AND TOURIST COTTAGES
     With Housekeeping Facilities,
     Each Unit		            For Each Additional Machine 0.75 $187.50
0.50 $125.00        
     With Bathroom Facilities Only,
     Each Unit		       SERVICE STATION
     Without Carwash		 1.00 $250.00
0.30 $75.00        With Carwash 2.00 $500.00
              
TOURIST HOME
     For First Bathroom		 1.00 $250.00   RESTAURANTS AND SNACK BARS 1.00 $250.00
     For Each Additional Bathroom or
     Washroom		 0.30 $75.00        For Each Ten Seats, an Additional
     Amount of		 0.25 $62.50
             
HOSPITAL
     Without Laundry Facilities,
     Per Bed		       PREMISES LICENSED BY THE P.E.I.
LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION:
     Restaurant, Lounge, Dining
     Room or Club		    
0.50 $125.00      
     With Laundry Facilities,
     Per Bed		 0.75 $187.50   1.00 $250.00
             SEAT CHARGE:  Calculate 75% of
     Fire Marshal's rating OR
     the actual seat count,
     then charge, for each five
     seats, an additional amount of		    
SCHOOLS, Per Classroom 1.00 $250.00   0.25 $62.50
                
STORES, BANKS, CLUBS, CHURCHES, HALLS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND PLACES OF BUSINESS
     For First Washroom Facility		   DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT OR THEATRE
     With Canteen		 1.00 $250.00
           For First Washroom and Toilet
     Facility		 1.00 $250.00
1.00 $250.00  

     For Each Additional Washroom
     and Toilet Facility

 0.50 $125.00
     For Each Additional Toilet or Urinal 0.50 $125.00