The Houlton Water Company (HWC) will be filing a revised water rate schedule with the Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) to be effective on September 01, 2017. The filing is made under Title 35-A MRSA Sec. 6104. The proposed increase is necessitated by the decline in revenues and the additional capital cost to paint the 800,000 gallon steel tank located on Reservoir Hill. This increase will
be the first in five years as rates were last adjusted on September 01, 2012. The proposed rate will increase the average residential bill by $1.87 per month or $5.61 per quarter.
Increases by all customer classes are as follows:
Residential $ 39,007 12.8 %
Commercial/ Municipal/ Ind. 27,673 12.8 %
Public Fire Protection 26,063 10.1 %
Private Hyd. I Sprinklers [u]8,778 12.8 %[/u]
Total Increase [u]$ 101,521 12.0 %[/u]
A public hearing will be held on July 13, 2017 at 6:00 PM at the HWC 21 Bangor Street office at which time details will be furnished in support of the increase and you may question HWC personnel regarding the issue.
If, within 30 days of the public hearing, 15% of the customers of the Company file with the Treasurer of HWC and the MPUC, petitions demanding a review of the rate changes by the MPUC, the rate change may be suspended, investigated, reviewed and changed in accordance with Section 310. Signatures on the
petition are invalid unless accompanied by the printed names and addresses of the signers. Upon request the Company will provide customers with the appropriate forms.
You may inspect data relating to the present and proposed rates at the Company's office before the hearing. You have the right to an open and fair hearing and the right to a further hearing before the Commission. The Public Advocate is available for assistance to you in this matter upon request. The Public Utilities Commission may be contacted at (207) 287-3831, State House Station #18, Augusta, Me 04333; or the Public Advocate at (207) 287-2445, State House Station 112, Augusta, Me 04333.
We thank you for your cooperation on this matter.
Greg Sherman
General Manager
July 1, 2017
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