Docket: UW22306
Order: UW02-01
IN THE MATTER
of an application by the Town of Montague Sewer and Water Collection and Treatment
Corporation for
approval to amend their Tariff of metered water and sanitary sewer rates.
BEFORE THE COMMISSION
on Thursday, the 7th day of February, 2002.
Ginger Breedon, Chair
Maurice Rodgerson, Vice-Chair
James Carragher, Commissioner
Order
UPON the
application of the Town of the Montague Sewer and Water Collection and Treatment
Corporation (the
"Utility"), dated January 28, 2002, to re-establish a 10% surcharge on rates for
customers located outside the municipal limits of the Town of Montague;
AND UPON, it
appearing to the Commission
that the proposal of the Utility is 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. the existing Tariff of the
Town of Montague Sewer and Water Collection and Treatment Corporation is revoked
and the Tariff appended to, and forming part of, this Order, is substituted
therefor; and
2. the
appended Tariff is approved and declared effective for meter readings taken on
and after January 1, 2002 and for bills issued on and after January 1, 2002 and
the said Tariff shall remain in effect until otherwise ordered by the Commission.
DATED
at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 7th day of
February, 2002.
BY THE COMMISSION:
Ginger Breedon, Chair
Maurice Rodgerson, Vice-Chair
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, 2002
Order Authorizing Tariff: IRAC/UW22306/UW02-01
Montague
Sewer and Water
Collection and Treatment
Corporation
TARIFF
THIS TARIFF SPECIFIES THE RATES AND CHARGES
APPLICABLE TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY
THE
MONTAGUE SEWER AND WATER COLLECTION
AND TREATMENT CORPORATION
RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TYPES
OF SERVICES AND MANNER IN WHICH SUCH
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ARE CONTAINED IN THE
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND MUNICIPAL WATER
AND SEWERAGE
UTILITIES GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
EFFECTIVE: JANUARY 1,
200 2
Contents
Metered Rates
Unmetered Rates
Municipal Services Rates
Sanitary Sewage Surcharge
Phase-In Rate
Metered Rates
Application:
The following rates and charges apply to metered services provided
customers by the Town of Montague Sewer and Water Collection and Treatment Corporation.
Customers not connected to the water system but capable of being
served shall be billed the appropriate water service demand charge, plus the applicable unmetered rate for sewerage services contained
on page 2 of this Tariff.
Customers located outside
Montague's Municipal Limits will be charged an additional amount of 10% on
all applicable rates and charges.
Water & Sanitary
Sewerage Service:
Demand
Charge |
|
|
|
Commodity
Charge |
Meter
Size |
Monthly |
Quarterly |
$0.58
per
cubic meter |
5/8 inch |
$14.70 |
$44.11 |
3/4 inch |
$18.76 |
$56.28 |
1 inch |
$26.87 |
$80.62 |
1 1/2 inch |
$47.16 |
$141.48 |
2 inch |
$71.50 |
$214.50 |
Water Service:
Demand
Charge |
|
|
|
Commodity
Charge |
Meter
Size |
Monthly |
Quarterly |
$0.26
per
cubic meter |
5/8 inch |
$10.41 |
$31.24 |
3/4 inch |
$13.62 |
$40.87 |
1 inch |
$20.05 |
$60.14 |
1 1/2 inch |
$36.10 |
$108.30 |
2 inch |
$55.37 |
$166.10 |
Minimum Bill:
The minimum bill is the
demand charge.
Unmetered
Rates
Application:
The following rates and
charges apply to unmetered services provided customers served or capable of
being served by the Town of Montague Sewer and Water Collection and Treatment
Corporation.
Flat Rates:
No water service line to exceed
3/4 inch.
Customers located outside
Montague's Municipal Limits will be charged an additional amount of 10% on
all applicable rates and charges.
Single-Family
Dwellings |
|
|
Monthly |
Quarterly |
Annually |
Water & Sanitary
Sewerage Service:
|
$26.59 |
$79.76 |
$319.04 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sewerage Service: |
$10.79 |
$32.38 |
$129.53 |
Non-Single-Family
Dwellings |
Sewerage
Service: |
Equivalent
Meter Size for
Water Service |
Demand
Charge |
|
Commodity
Charge |
Monthly |
Quarterly |
$0.32
per
cubic meter
based on estimated
water consumption |
5/8 inch |
$4.29 |
$12.87 |
3/4 inch |
$5.14 |
$15.41 |
1 inch |
$6.83 |
$20.49 |
1 1/2 inch |
$11.06 |
$33.17 |
2 inch |
$16.13 |
$48.40 |
Special Flat Rates:
The Utility may approve the use of special flat rates where it is
considered expedient due to the inadvisability of installing a meter due to exposure, etc., such as residential construction, temporary
water fountains and similar devices. This type of service is to be provided only on an intermittent basis and is not to cover heavy
consumption use.
Rates for Water Supplied
from Fire Hydrants:
When the use of any fire
hydrant is desired for supplying water for flushing sewers, drains or any
other purpose, other than for fire protection, the Utility may grant a permit
under such terms, conditions and rates as it may see fit, including
arrangements regarding supervision of the opening and closing of the hydrant.
Municipal Services
Rates
Fire Protection Charge:
The Utility shall charge the
Town of Montague annually for water system facilities provided for fire
protection services, the amount of 20% of the previous year's total water
utility expenditures.
Sanitary Sewage Surcharge
Application:
In cases where any customer of the Utility discharges a sewage effluent into the sewer system which is excessively strong or where the suspended solids or fat and grease components are excessively high, the Utility may determine by sample testing and such other means as may be available, the degree of excessive contamination and require the customer to pay an additional surcharge in accordance with the concentration of the suspended solids (SS) and fat and grease (GR) proportions as set forth
below.
Surcharge:
In cents per 1,000 imperial
gallons
SS(ppm) - 350 |
x 5.3 |
+ |
GR(ppm) - 100 |
x 5.3 |
350 |
100 |
In cents per cubic meter
SS(ppm) - 350 |
x 1.166 |
+ |
GR(ppm) - 100 |
x 1.166 |
350 |
100 |
Phase-In Rate
Special Phase-In Rate:
Customers whose bills increase annually by 25% or more or $100.00 or more, whichever is greater, as a result of the implementation of this Tariff, shall have the increase phased in over four years by adding the amounts set out below to the customer's bill calculated under the former Tariff:
For the year:
2002
|
25% of the difference
between the bill calculated under the former Tariff and this Tariff
|
2003
|
50% of the difference
between the bill calculated under the former Tariff and this Tariff
|
2004
|
75% of the difference
between the bill calculated under the former Tariff and this Tariff
|
Commencing in 2005, the bill shall
represent 100% of the amount calculated under this Tariff.
The special phase-in rate applies
to existing utility customers only.
|