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Docket: UW64301
Order: UW06-08

IN THE MATTER of an application by Covehead Development Inc. for approval to amend Commission Order UW06-05.

BEFORE THE COMMISSION

on Thursday, the 28th day of September, 2006.

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

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Order

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WHEREAS Covehead Development Inc. applied to the Commission for an amendment to Order UW06-05 to include the option of issuing annual bills under section 5.1 of the Covehead Water Utility Rules and Regulations;

AND WHEREAS it appears to the Commission that the proposed amendment to the said Order is reasonable;

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

IT IS ORDERED THAT

1.  The Tariff and Water Rules and Regulations attached to Order UW06-05 are revoked and the Tariff and updated Covehead Development Inc. Water Rules and Regulations attached to this Order are substituted therefor.

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

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

DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 28th day of September, 2006.

BY THE COMMISSION:

Maurice Rodgerson, Chair

Brian J. McKenna, Vice-Chair

Weston Rose, Commissioner

James Carragher, Commissioner

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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.

WATER  TARIFF

(INTERIM)

THIS TARIFF SPECIFIES THE RATES AND CHARGES
APPLICABLE TO WATER SERVICES PROVIDED BY
COVEHEAD DEVELOPMENT INC.
TO THE MACMILLAN POINT WATER SYSTEM

Water Service Rates and Charges

Application:

The following rates and charges apply to water services provided to 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.

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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