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Docket: UW24304
Order: UW13-03

IN THE MATTER of an application by the Mount Stewart Sewerage Disposal Utility for an increase of wastewater rates and charges.

BEFORE THE COMMISSION

on Friday, the 22nd day of February, 2013.

Allan Rankin, Vice-Chair
John Broderick, Commissioner
Leonard Gallant, Commissioner

Order

WHEREAS the Mount Stewart Sewerage Disposal Utility (the "Utility"), by application filed on December 14, 2012, applied to the Commission for an increase in its Tariff of wastewater rates and charges;

AND WHEREAS, specifically, the Utility requested approval to increase its flat rate from $119.00 per unit, per year to $318.92 per unit, per year, and to increase its annual frontage rate from $0.58 to $1.58 per lineal foot, effective January 1, 2013;

AND WHEREAS following receipt of the application, the Commission published a Notice in the local newspapers inviting written comments on the Utility’s proposal;

AND WHEREAS the Commission received one written submission in response to the public Notice;

AND WHEREAS the Commission, following a review of the application and the Utility's financial statements, has concluded that increased costs overall, including higher debt servicing expenses and certified plant operator fees, have resulted in the need for additional revenue;

AND WHEREAS it further appears to the Commission 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. Mount Stewart Sewerage Disposal Utility's existing wastewater Tariff 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 January 1, 2013 and shall remain in effect until otherwise ordered by the Commission.

DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 22nd day of February, 2013.

BY THE COMMISSION:

Allan Rankin, Vice-Chair

John Broderick, Commissioner

Leonard Gallant, 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:    January 1, 2013
Order Authorizing Tariff: IRAC/UW24304/UW13-03

 

 

 

 

Mount Stewart Sewerage
Disposal Utility

SEWER TARIFF
 

THIS TARIFF SPECIFIES THE RATES AND CHARGES APPLICABLE
TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE MOUNT STEWART SEWERAGE
DISPOSAL 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: January 1, 2013

Sewer Rates and Charges

Application:

The following rates and charges apply to wastewater services provided to premises served or capable of being served by the Mount Stewart Sewerage Disposal Utility.

Rates:

$318.00 per unit per annum in accordance with the appended Proportionate Sewer Charges.

Frontage Charge:

A foot frontage charge of one dollar and fifty-five cents ($1.55) 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 sanitary disposal service is not required but which land is capable of being served by the existing facilities of the sewerage utility.

In the case of premises billed under the appended Proportionate Sewer 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 sewerage facilities on both sides, the foot 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).

Proportionate Sewer Charges
 

TYPE OF CUSTOMER

 UNIT VALUE ANNUAL SEWER CHARGE  

TYPE OF CUSTOMER

 UNIT VALUE ANNUAL SEWER CHARGE
             

SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING

 1.00 $318.00   DOCTORS' & DENTISTS' OFFICES AND BEAUTY & BARBER SHOPS
     With Separate Service		    
  1.00 $318.00
INDIVIDUAL APARTMENT 0.80 $254.40        Combined With Other Service 0.50 $159.00
MOBILE HOME 0.70 $222.60   LAUNDROMAT WITH MACHINES USING OVER 30 GALLONS PER WASH
     For First Machine		    
3.00 $954.00
SENIOR CITIZENS HOME, Per Unit 0.60 $190.80        For Second Machine 2.00 $636.00
             For Each Additional Machine 1.00 $318.00
CONVENT, INSTITUTIONAL DORMITORY, ROOMING OR BOARDING HOUSE
     For Up to Five Persons     		           
1.00 $318.00 LAUNDROMAT WITH MACHINES USING 30 OR FEWER GALLONS PER WASH
     For First Machine		  
     For Each Additional Person 0.20 $ 63.60   2.00 $636.00
             For Second Machine 1.50 $477.00
MOTELS AND TOURIST COTTAGES
     With Housekeeping Facilities,
     Each Unit		            For Each Additional Machine 0.75 $238.50
0.50 $159.00        
     With Bathroom Facilities Only,
     Each Unit		       SERVICE STATION
     Without Carwash		 1.00 $318.00
0.30 $ 95.40        With Carwash 2.00 $636.00
              
TOURIST HOME
     For First Bathroom		 1.00 $318.00   RESTAURANTS AND SNACK BARS 1.00 $318.00
     For Each Additional Bathroom or
     Washroom		 0.30 $ 95.40        For Each Ten Seats, an Additional
     Amount of		 0.25 $ 79.50
             
HOSPITAL
     Without Laundry Facilities,
     Per Bed		       PREMISES LICENSED BY THE P.E.I.
LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION:
     Restaurant, Lounge, Dining
     Room or Club		    
0.50 $159.00      
     With Laundry Facilities,
     Per Bed		 0.75 $238.50   1.00 $318.00
             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 $318.00   0.25 $ 79.50
            
STORES, BANKS, CLUBS, CHURCHES, HALLS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND PLACES OF BUSINESS
     For First Washroom Facility		   DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT OR THEATRE
     With Canteen		 1.00 $318.00
           For First Washroom and Toilet
     Facility		 1.00 $318.00
1.00 $318.00  

     For Each Additional Washroom
     and Toilet Facility

 0.50 $159.00
     For Each Additional Toilet or Urinal 0.50 $159.00