JEFFERSON CITY---Missouri-American Water Company (MAWC) has filed applications with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking authority to acquire and operate the assets of a municipal water and sewer system in Wood Heights, Missouri.
According to the applications, MAWC proposes to purchase all of the water and sewer system assets of the currently unregulated systems of Wood Heights and seeks permission, approval and a certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) to install, own, operate, control, manage and maintain the water and sewer systems in and around Wood Heights, Missouri. To provide service to the proposed area, MAWC states it will purchase the water and sewer systems from Wood Heights.
In the applications, MAWC proposes to provide water service pursuant to the existing rates currently applicable to MAWC’s St. Joseph service area until such time as the rates are modified according to law. MAWC proposes to provide sewer service pursuant to the existing rates currently applicable to MAWC’s Lawson service area until such time as the rates are modified according to law.
According to the applications, voters approved the sale of the Wood Heights water and sewer systems in an election held on April 5, 2022.
Applications to intervene and participate in these cases must be filed no later than
April 20, 2023, with the Secretary of the Missouri Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0360, or by using the Commission’s Electronic Filing and Information System (EFIS) at
www.psc.mo.gov.
Individual citizens wishing to comment should contact either the Office of the Public Counsel (Governor Office Building, 200 Madison Street, Suite 650, P.O. Box 2230, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-2230, telephone (866) 922-2959, email
opcservice@opc.mo.gov) or the Public Service Commission Staff (P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, telephone 1-800-392-4211, email
pscinfo@psc.mo.gov). The Office of the Public Counsel is a separate state agency that represents the general public in matters before the Commission.
MAWC provides water service to approximately 480,000 customers in Missouri. It also provides sewer service to approximately 22,000 customers in the state. According to the applications, Wood Heights currently serves approximately 260 water accounts and 190 sewer accounts.
Missouri Public Service Commission