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Docket: UW55302
Order: UW10-02

IN THE MATTER of an application by Murray Harbour Sewer Utility for approval to amend its sewer rates and charges.

BEFORE THE COMMISSION

on Thursday, the 20th day of May, 2010.

Maurice Rodgerson, Chair
John Broderick, Commissioner
Chester MacNeill, Commissioner

Order

WHEREAS Murray Harbour Sewer Utility (the "Utility") by application filed on March 22, 2010, applied to the Commission for an amendment to its Tariff of wastewater rates and charges;

AND WHEREAS, specifically, the Utility requested approval to decrease its current sewer rate of $500.00 per unit per year, to $469.00 per unit per year, effective April 1, 2010;

AND WHEREAS, in addition to the proposed rate decrease, the Utility applied to remove a clause in their tariff regarding the pro-rating of seasonal customers' bills;

AND WHEREAS following receipt of the application, the Commission published a Notice in the local newspaper inviting written comments on the Utility's rate filing;

AND WHEREAS the Commission did not receive any written submissions in response to its public Notice;

AND WHEREAS the Commission, following a review of the application and the Utility's financial statements, has concluded that the forecast operating expenses of the Utility are reasonable in relation to the services provided;

AND WHEREAS it appears to the Commission that:

  • The elimination of the seasonal billing clause will result in the Utility's tariff being consistent with all other municipal tariffs under the Commission's jurisdiction;

  • Approximately 15% of the Utility's existing customers will experience increased rates as a result of the elimination of the clause; and

  • The phasing in of increased rates to affected seasonal customers over a two-year period is fair and reasonable;

AND WHEREAS the Commission considers that the Tariff of Rates and Charges approved herein 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 Murray Harbour Sewer Utility 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 on April 1, 2010 and shall remain in effect until otherwise ordered by the Commission.

DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 20th day of May, 2010.

BY THE COMMISSION:

Maurice Rodgerson, Chair

John Broderick, Commissioner

Chester MacNeill, 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), 13(2), 13(3), and 13(4) of the Act provide as follows:

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

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

(3) The Commission shall be deemed to be a party to the appeal.

(4) No costs shall be payable by any party to an appeal under this section unless the Court of Appeal, in its discretion, for special reasons, so orders.

NOTE: In accordance with IRAC's Records Retention and Disposition Schedule, the material contained in the official file regarding this matter will be retained by the Commission for a period of 5 years.

Approved:   Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission
Effective:    April 1, 2010
Order Authorizing Tariff: IRAC/UW55302/UW10-02

 

 

 

 

Murray Harbour Sewer Utility

SEWER TARIFF
 

THIS TARIFF SPECIFIES THE RATES AND CHARGES APPLICABLE
TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE MURRAY HARBOUR SEWER UTILITY

RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TYPES
OF SERVICES AND MANNER IN WHICH SUCH
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ARE CONTAINED IN THE
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND MUNICIPAL SEWERAGE UTILITIES
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

EFFECTIVE: APRIL 1, 2010

Sewer Rates and Charges

Application:

The following annual rates and charges apply to sanitary sewerage services provided to premises served or capable of being served by the Murray Harbour Sewer Utility.

Rates:

$469.00 per unit per annum in accordance with the appended Proportionate Sewer Charges.

Phase-In Rate

Special Rate:

Seasonal customers whose bills increase annually, as a result of the implementation of this Tariff, shall have the increase phased in equally over two years.

Fifty percent (50%) of the difference between the customer's bill calculated under the former Tariff and the bill calculated under this tariff will be added to their bill for each of the periods:

  • April 2010 to March 2011; and

  • April 2011 to March 2012.

Effective April 2012, the bill shall represent 100% of the amount calculated under this Tariff.

The special phase-in rate applies to existing seasonal customers only.

Proportionate Sewer Charges

TYPE OF CUSTOMER

UNIT
VALUE

ANNUAL
SEWER
CHARGE

  

TYPE OF CUSTOMER

UNIT
VALUE

ANNUAL
SEWER
CHARGE
             

SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING

1.00

$469.00

   DOCTORS' & DENTISTS' OFFICES AND BEAUTY & BARBER SHOPS
     With Separate Service		    

 

1.00

$469.00
INDIVIDUAL APARTMENT

0.80

$375.20

        Combined With Other Service

0.50

$234.50
             
MOBILE HOME

0.70

$328.30

   LAUNDROMAT WITH MACHINES USING OVER 30 GALLONS PER WASH
     For First Machine		    
       

3.00

$1,407.00
SENIOR CITIZENS HOME, Per Unit

0.60

$281.40

        For Second Machine

2.00

$938.00
             For Each Additional Machine

1.00

$469.00
CONVENT, INSTITUTIONAL DORMITORY, ROOMING OR BOARDING HOUSE
     For Up to Five Persons     		           

1.00

$469.00

 LAUNDROMAT WITH MACHINES USING 30 OR FEWER GALLONS PER WASH
     For First Machine

 
     For Each Additional Person

0.20

$93.80

  

2.00

$938.00
             For Second Machine

1.50

$703.50
MOTELS AND TOURIST COTTAGES
     With Housekeeping Facilities,
     Each Unit		            For Each Additional Machine

0.75

$351.75

0.50

$234.50

        
     With Bathroom Facilities Only,
     Each Unit		       SERVICE STATION
     Without Carwash

1.00

$469.00

0.30

$140.70

        With Carwash

2.00

$938.00
              
TOURIST HOME
     For First Bathroom

1.00

$469.00

   RESTAURANTS AND SNACK BARS

1.00

$469.00
     For Each Additional Bathroom or
     Washroom

0.30

$140.70

        For Each Ten Seats, an Additional
     Amount of

0.25

$117.25
             
HOSPITAL
     Without Laundry Facilities,
     Per Bed		       PREMISES LICENSED BY THE P.E.I.
LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION:
     Restaurant, Lounge, Dining
     Room or Club		    

0.50

$234.50

      
     With Laundry Facilities,
     Per Bed

0.75

$351.75

  

1.00

$469.00
             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

$469.00

  

0.25

$117.25
             
STORES, BANKS, CLUBS, CHURCHES, HALLS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND PLACES OF BUSINESS
     For First Washroom Facility

  DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT OR THEATRE
     With Canteen

1.00

$469.00
           For First Washroom and Toilet
     Facility

1.00

$469.00

1.00

$469.00

  

     For Each Additional Washroom
     and Toilet Facility

0.50

$234.50
     For Each Additional Toilet or Urinal

0.50

$234.50