Public Utility Commission
Chapter 860
Division 36
WATER UTILITIES
860-036-1940
Water Utility Requesting Rate Regulation and Notice Requirements
(1) A water utility serving fewer than 500 customers may request to be rate regulated by the Commission. The water utility must electronically file a letter of application specifically stating that it is requesting rate regulation and the reasons for the request.
(2) The same day it files the application, the water utility must provide a separate written notice to its customers and the Consumer Services Section. The notice must be posted in the utility's office and on its website, if available. The notice must provide:
(a) The date;
(b) The information required by OAR 860-036-1100(2);
(c) A statement that the water utility is seeking to be rate regulated by the Public Utility Commission of Oregon;
(d) The reasons the water utility is seeking rate regulation; and
(e) A statement that customers with questions regarding the filing may contact the Consumer Services Section at the contact information provided in OAR 860-001-0020(2).
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183, 756 & 757
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 756.040 & 757.061
History:
PUC 1-2017, f. & cert. ef. 1-24-17