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Docket:
UW28304 Order: UW12-04
IN THE MATTER of an application by
the Tyne Valley Sewer Utility for an increase of
wastewater rates and charges.
BEFORE THE
COMMISSION
on Tuesday, the
30th day of October, 2012.
Maurice Rodgerson, Chair
Allan Rankin, Vice-Chair
John Broderick, Commissioner
Order
WHEREAS
the Tyne Valley Sewer
Utility (the "Utility"), by application
filed on July 9, 2012, applied to the Commission for an increase in its Tariff of
sewer rates and charges, effective July 1, 2012;
AND WHEREAS
following receipt of the application, the Commission published a Notice in
the local newspaper inviting written comments on the proposal;
AND WHEREAS
the Commission received one written submission in response to the notice;
AND WHEREAS the
Commission has considered the submission of the Utility, as well as the
comment received in response to the rate filing;
AND WHEREAS the
Commission has conducted a thorough analysis of the application, including
the Utility's projected revenue and expenditure requirements;
AND WHEREAS the
Commission has determined that increased costs related to recent plant
upgrades, result in the need for additional revenue;
AND WHEREAS it
appears to the
Commission that the Tariff of Rates and Charges approved herein 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. the existing Tariff for
wastewater services of the Tyne Valley Sewer Utility is revoked and the Tariff appended to, and
forming part of, this Order is substituted therefore; and
2. The appended Tariff is
approved and declared effective on July 1, 2012 and shall remain in effect
until otherwise ordered by the Commission.
DATED
at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island,
this 30th day of October, 2012.
BY THE COMMISSION:
Maurice Rodgerson, Chair
Allan Rankin, Vice-Chair
John Broderick, 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: July 1, 2012
Order Authorizing Tariff: IRAC/UW28304/UW12-04
Tyne Valley Sewer
Utility
SEWER TARIFF
THIS TARIFF SPECIFIES THE RATES AND
CHARGES APPLICABLE
TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE TYNE VALLEY 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: July 1, 2012
Sewer Rates and Charges
Application:
The following rates and charges shall apply to wastewater services
provided to all premises served or capable of being served by the Tyne
Valley Sewer Utility.
Rates:
All charges for sanitary sewage service on the central
system are based on a single-family dwelling unit charge of $335.00 per
annum.
All charges for sanitary sewage service on the septic
system are based on a single-family dwelling unit charge of $205.00 per
annum.
Relative unit costs for other services are based on the
approved rates, in accordance with the appended schedule of Proportionate
Sewer Charges.
Proportionate
Sewer
Charges
TYPE OF
CUSTOMER |
UNIT VALUE |
ANNUAL SEWER
RATE |
|
TYPE OF
CUSTOMER |
UNIT VALUE |
ANNUAL SEWER
RATE |
|
|
Central
System |
Septic System |
|
|
|
Central
System |
Septic System |
SINGLE-FAMILY
DWELLING |
1.00 |
$335.00 |
$205.00 |
|
DOCTORS' & DENTISTS' OFFICES AND BEAUTY &
BARBER SHOPS With Separate Service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.00 |
$335.00 |
$205.00 |
INDIVIDUAL APARTMENT |
0.80 |
$268.00 |
$164.00 |
|
Combined With
Other Service |
0.50 |
$167.50 |
$102.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MOBILE HOME |
0.70 |
$234.50 |
$143.50 |
|
LAUNDROMAT WITH MACHINES USING OVER 30
GALLONS PER WASH For First Machine |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.00 |
$1,005.00 |
$615.00 |
SENIOR CITIZENS HOME, Per Unit |
0.60 |
$201.00 |
$123.00 |
|
For Second
Machine |
2.00 |
$670.00 |
$410.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
For Each
Additional Machine |
1.00 |
$335.00 |
$205.00 |
CONVENT, INSTITUTIONAL DORMITORY, ROOMING
OR BOARDING HOUSE For Up to Five Persons
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.00 |
$335.00 |
$205.00 |
|
LAUNDROMAT WITH MACHINES USING 30 OR FEWER
GALLONS PER WASH For First Machine |
|
|
|
For Each
Additional Person |
0.20 |
$ 67.00 |
$41.00 |
|
2.00 |
$670.00 |
$410.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
For
Second Machine |
1.50 |
$502.50 |
$307.50 |
MOTELS AND
TOURIST COTTAGES With Housekeeping Facilities,
Each Unit |
|
|
|
|
For
Each Additional Machine |
0.75 |
$251.25 |
$153.75 |
0.50 |
$167.50 |
$102.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
With
Bathroom Facilities Only, Each Unit |
|
|
|
|
SERVICE
STATION Without Carwash |
1.00 |
$335.00 |
$205.00 |
0.30 |
$100.50 |
$61.50 |
|
With
Carwash |
2.00 |
$670.00 |
$410.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOURIST
HOME For First Bathroom |
1.00 |
$335.00 |
$205.00 |
|
RESTAURANTS
AND SNACK BARS |
1.00 |
$335.00 |
$205.00 |
For
Each Additional Bathroom or Washroom |
0.30 |
$100.50 |
$ 61.50 |
|
For
Each Ten Seats, an Additional Amount of |
0.25 |
$ 83.75 |
$51.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HOSPITAL
Without Laundry Facilities, Per Bed |
|
|
|
|
PREMISES
LICENSED BY THE P.E.I. LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION:
Restaurant, Lounge, Dining Room or Club |
|
|
|
0.50 |
$167.50 |
$102.50 |
|
|
|
|
With
Laundry Facilities, Per Bed |
0.75 |
$251.25 |
$153.75 |
|
1.00 |
$335.00 |
$205.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
$335.00 |
$205.00 |
|
0.25 |
$ 83.75 |
$ 51.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STORES,
BANKS, CLUBS, CHURCHES, HALLS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND
PLACES OF BUSINESS For First Washroom Facility |
|
|
|
|
DRIVE-IN
RESTAURANT OR THEATRE With Canteen |
1.00 |
$335.00 |
$205.00 |
|
|
|
|
For
First Washroom and Toilet Facility |
1.00 |
$335.00 |
$205.00 |
1.00 |
$335.00 |
$205.00 |
|
For Each Additional Washroom and
Toilet Facility |
0.50 |
$167.50 |
$102.50 |
For
Each Additional Toilet or Urinal |
0.50 |
$167.50 |
$102.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|