Docket UW19101
Order UW93-7IN THE MATTER of an application of the Wilmot Sewage Collection and Water Distribution and Purification Corporation dated April 1, 1993.
BEFORE THE COMMISSION
on Friday, the 7th day of May, 1993.
Linda Webber, Chair
John L. Blakney, Vice-Chair
Order
UPON the application of the Wilmot Sewage Collection and Water Distribution and Purification Corporation (the "Applicant" or "Utility") for an order of the Commission varying Part 6.0 of the Prince Edward Island Municipal Water and Sewerage Utilities General Rules and Regulations to permit the Utility to charge property owners or customers 100% of the cost of any water main extension, including fire protection, within the Community of Wilmot;
AND UPON reading and considering a letter dated April 1, 1993 from Susan Jeffery, Administrator of the Utility;
AND UPON it appearing to the Commission that circumstances warrant a variance with respect to the requirements of the said Rules and Regulations for a twelve-month period commencing the date of this order;
AND UPON it further appearing to the Commission that the said Rules and Regulations should be reviewed prior to the expiry of the said twelve-month period;
NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the Water and Sewerage Act, R.S.P.E.I., 1988, Cap. W-2;
IT IS ORDERED THAT
1. Section 6.1 of the Prince Edward Island Municipal Water and Sewerage Utilities General Rules and Regulations as applied in the Community of Wilmot is revoked and the following substituted therefor:
6.1 Customer Contributions
Unless otherwise ordered by the Commission, property owners or customers shall, in cases where service is not available, contribute towards the cost of extending mains, including service laterals to the property line, on the following basis:
(i) In the case of water service,
· in areas sub-divided and developed: ninety percent (90%) of the total cost with the fire protection and sprinkler system components having first been subtracted; and
· in areas not sub-divided or developed: one hundred percent (100%) of the total cost.
(ii) In the case of sewerage service,
· in areas sub-divided and developed: ninety percent (90%) of the total cost; and
· in areas not sub-divided or developed: one hundred percent (100%) of the total cost.
Such contributions shall, in cases of developed, unserviced land, be based on a property owner's lot frontage in relation to the total frontage of the service extension.
2. The provisions of this order expire on May 7, 1994.
DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 7th day of May, 1993.
BY THE COMMISSION:
Linda Webber, Chair
John L. Blakney, Vice-Chair
