WM01303

Island Waste Management Corporation

Application for an Increase in its Rates and Charges

Notice of Application

TAKE NOTICE that the Island Waste Management Corporation ("IWMC" or the "Corporation") has applied to the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (the "Commission") for approval of increases in its rates and charges for waste management services provided throughout the province.

The application states that the Corporation requires approximately $395,250 in additional annual revenues. IWMC states that its mandate is to balance a cost effective and environmentally responsible provincial waste management system for both residential and commercial sectors of P.E.I.

A summary of the proposed increases is set out below:

Fee Category

Proposed Fee Increase

 
Projected Revenue Increase
 

Household User Fee

$5.15 per Unit

$311,420

Cottage User Fee

$5.15 per Unit

$41,760

Cottage Extended

$5.15 per Unit

$2,070

Commercial Tip Rate

 No Change

 Nil

Waste Watch Drop-off Centre (WWDC)

 No Change

 Nil

 Material Type Rate Charges

 See Application
Schedule A

 $40,000

Total

 

$395,250

HOW TO SEE THE APPLICATION
A complete copy of the application and related documents can be viewed by clicking here.  Any person wishing to obtain a hard copy of the application can do so by writing to Island Waste Management Corporation at the address below.

HOW TO COMMENT AND ASK QUESTIONS
Any person wishing to comment on the application can do so by writing to the Commission at the address below. In order to be considered, comments must be received by Friday, November 18, 2011. Persons wishing to pose questions to Island Waste Management Corporation on the application may do so by filing their questions, in writing, with the Corporation on or before Friday, November 18, 2011. Questions posed to Island Waste Management Corporation must be answered by the Corporation, in writing, on or before Friday, November 25, 2011. Copies of both written questions and written answers must be copied to, or filed with, the Commission not later than Friday, December 2, 2011 in order to be considered.   

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional information on the application can be obtained by contacting Island Waste Management Corporation at (902) 894-0330. Written communications should be forwarded to:

Gerry Moore
Chief Executive Officer
Island Waste Management Corporation
110 Watts Ave.
Charlottetown, PE C1E 2C1
email: gmoore@iwmc.pe.ca

Attention: IWMC Rate Application
Island Regulatory & Appeals Commission
P.O. Box 577
Charlottetown, PE  C1A 7L1
email: info@irac.pe.ca

DATED at Charlottetown, this 5th day of November, 2011.

Posted: 2011/11/03


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