BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

                       OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI

 

 

In the Matter of the Application and Petition of                 )

Missouri-American Water Company Requesting the    )    File No. WX-2015-0209

Commission Promulgate a Revenue Decoupling          )

Mechanism for the Water and Sewer Industry.            )

 

 

ORDER DIRECTING STAFF TO INVESTIGATE AND FILE A RECOMMENDATION

 

Issue Date:  March 2, 2015                                       Effective Date:  March 2, 2015

 

On February 27, 2015, Missouri-American Water Company filed a petition asking the Commission to promulgate a new regulation to establish procedures for creation of a revenue decoupling mechanism for the water and sewer industry.  Section 536.041, RSMo (Cum. Supp. 2013) requires the Commission to respond to Missouri-American’s petition within 60 days.  If the Commission decides to grant that petition, it would then undertake the formal rulemaking process mandated by Chapter 536, RSMo.  

Before deciding whether to grant Missouri-American’s petition, the Commission will direct its Staff to investigate that petition and provide the Commission with its recommendation.  As this is not a contested case, anyone else may offer a recommendation regarding Missouri-American’s petition without the need to apply to intervene.            

THE COMMISSION ORDERS THAT:

1.     Staff shall investigate Missouri-American Water Company’s Rulemaking Petition and shall, no later than April 1, 2015, recommend whether the Commission should proceed with a rulemaking.

2.     Any other person or entity wishing to offer a recommendation regarding Missouri-American Water Company’s Rulemaking Petition shall file a written comment no later than April 1, 2015.

3.     This order shall be effective when issued.

 

BY THE COMMISSION

 

 

 

 

                                                                      Morris L. Woodruff

                                                                      Secretary

 

Morris L. Woodruff, Chief Regulatory

Law Judge, by delegation of authority

pursuant to Section 386.240, RSMo 2000.

 

Dated at Jefferson City, Missouri,

on this 2nd day of March, 2015.