Missouri Public Service Commission

JEFFERSON CITY---The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold local public hearings in June to receive customer comment in water and sewer rate cases filed by Confluence Rivers Utility Operating Company, Inc. (Confluence Rivers). There will be in-person and virtual local public hearings conducted by the Public Service Commission. The local public hearing schedule appears below.

June 12—Camdenton. Mid County Fire Protection Fire Station, 184 N. Business Route 5. The hearing starts at 6:00 p.m., beginning with a public information/question and answer session followed by the Commission receiving testimony from the public.
June 14—Virtual Local Public Hearing. The hearing starts at 6:00 p.m., beginning with a public information/question and answer session followed by the Commission receiving testimony from the public. See further details below**
June 15—Sedalia. City Hall, Council Chambers, 200 South Osage Ave. The hearing starts at Noon, beginning with a public information/question and answer session followed by the Commission receiving testimony from the public.
June 16—Virtual Local Public Hearing. The hearing starts at Noon, beginning with a public information/question and answer session followed by the Commission receiving testimony from the public. See further details below**
June 23—Farmington. Municipal Court, Long Hall, 110 West Columbia St. The hearing starts at Noon, beginning with a public information/question and answer session followed by the Commission receiving testimony from the public.
June 26—Virtual Local Public Hearing. The hearing starts at 6:00 p.m., beginning with a public information/question and answer session followed by the Commission receiving testimony from the public. See further details below**

**To attend a virtual local public hearing by telephone, at the time of the virtual hearing, call tollfree 1-855-718-6621, listen to the prompt and enter the meeting number/access code (2465 938 4119 for the June 14 hearing); (2453 815 4830 for the June 16 hearing); or (2467 086 5634 for the June 26 hearing) followed by # (pound/hashtag symbol). If prompted for a password, enter 0006.

To attend a virtual local public hearing by WebEx video (internet), visit the website www.webex.com. You can also download the Cisco WebEx meetings application on your mobile device, laptop, desktop or tablet prior to the hearing and join the meeting at the hearing time by entering the corresponding meeting number/access code and password listed above.

These local public hearings will be held in facilities that meet the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any person who needs additional accommodations to participate in these hearings should call the Public Service Commission’s hotline at 1-800-392-4211 or TDD Hotline at 1-800-829-7541 before the hearings.

To facilitate an orderly presentation that can be preserved for the record, members of the public who wish to participate in the virtual hearings should register by sending their first and last name, phone number, email address and the hearing they wish to attend to pscinfo@psc.mo.gov or by calling 1-800-392-4211 by 5 pm the day before the hearing.

Written comments may be mailed to: Missouri Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, or can be sent electronically using the Commission’s electronic filing system at https://psc.mo.gov/General/Submit_Comments or go the PSC homepage (www.psc.mo.gov), and click on “Submit Comments” in the upper right corner under “How Do I”. When submitting comments, please reference File No. WR-2023-0006.

On December 21, 2022, Confluence Rivers filed water and sewer rate cases with the Missouri Public Service Commission. Confluence Rivers seeks to increase annual water revenues by approximately $1.3 million and annual sewer revenues by approximately $1.9 million.

The Public Service Commission has scheduled formal evidentiary hearings in these cases to begin on August 7, 2023 and run through August 11, 2023. These hearings will be held in the Governor Office Building, Room 310, 200 Madison Street, in Jefferson City. This building meets the accessibility standards required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need additional accommodations to participate in these hearings, please call the Public Service Commission’s Hotline at 1-800-392-4211 (voice) or Relay Missouri at 711 before the hearings. These hearings will also be streamed live on the Commission’s website (www.psc.mo.gov).

Confluence Rivers provides water service to approximately 4,400 connections (26 service areas) and sewer service to approximately 4,600 connections (39 service areas) in portions of 27 Missouri counties (Audrain, Benton, Boone, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Clay, Clinton, Cole, Crawford, Franklin, Greene, Jefferson, Johnson, Lincoln, Warren, Madison, Montgomery, Perry, Pettis, Phelps, Platte, Polk, Taney, Ray, St. Francois, St. Louis and Washington).

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Case No. WR-2023-0006

• WR-2023-0006