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PR-11-70 -- PSC To Hold Local Public Hearing In Raytown Water Company Rate Case
Contact: Kevin Kelly (573) 751-9300
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- NOVEMBER 12, 2010
JEFFERSON CITY---The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold a local public hearing in Raytown, Missouri on December 1, 2010, in a water rate case filed by the Raytown Water Company.
The local public hearing will be held in the Raytown City Hall, City Council Chambers, 10000 East 59th Street. A PSC staff public information/question and answer session starts at 5:30 p.m. with the local public hearing and the taking of sworn testimony to follow.
This local public hearing will be held in a building that meets accessibility standards required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any person who needs additional accommodations to participate in this hearing should call the Public Service Commission’s hotline at 1-800-392-4211 (voice) or Relay Missouri at 711 prior to the hearing.
Customers wishing to make written comments or secure additional information may contact the Office of the Public Counsel, P.O. Box 2230, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, telephone (866) 922-2959 or (573) 751-4857. Electronic comments may be submitted to the PSC by going to www.psc.mo.gov . On the right side of the page, there is a box entitled “Submit Comments”. Click on that box. You will then be directed to a comment page. Comments are viewable by the public. Do not include any information in a public comment that you do not wish to be made public.
On April 30, 2010, the Raytown Water Company filed a rate case with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking to increase annual water operating revenues by approximately $471,205.
Under the small company rate case process, the PSC staff audits the books and records of the company. After the audit, the PSC staff and the water company meet to discuss the audit. Based upon those discussions, the PSC staff and Raytown Water Company reached an agreement which recommends a water rate increase of approximately $344,163. The Office of the Public Counsel, a separate state agency which represents the general public in cases before the PSC, did not join in the agreement.
The current monthly water bill for a residential customer using 6,000 gallons of water and the proposed monthly bill for that same customer under an agreement reached between the company and the PSC staff appears below.
Type of Customer Usage Current Bill Bill Under Agreement*
Residential 6,000 gallons $37.50 $42.06
*This is an agreement between Raytown Water Company and the PSC staff. The five member Commission decides all cases before it. The Commission has not decided this case.
The Raytown Water Company serves approximately 6,700 water customers in Raytown, Missouri.
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Case No. WR-2010-0304
