STATE OF MAINE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Schedule 12
(Revision #7)
RATE INCREASE
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2007
Pursuant to Title 35-A M.R.S.A. §6104
RATES FOR WATER TO METERED CUSTOMERS
All water bills to metered customers will contain a charge of $4.42 for a minimum allowance of 300 cu. ft. of water per billing period. Water usage in excess of this 300 cu. ft. allowance will be billed at a rate of $1.474 per 100 cu. ft.
All water bills to metered customers will contain Charges as follows:
Quarterly:
|
Meter Size |
Water Charge |
Customer Charge |
Demand Charge |
Total Quarterly |
|
5/8” |
$4.42 |
$7.97 |
$46.05 |
$58.44 |
|
¾” |
$4.42 |
$7.97 |
$91.09 |
$103.48 |
|
1” |
$4.42 |
$7.97 |
$131.56 |
$143.95 |
|
1 ½” |
$4.42 |
$7.97 |
$269.46 |
$281.85 |
|
2” |
$4.42 |
$7.97 |
$511.08 |
$523.47 |
|
3” |
$4.42 |
$7.97 |
$949.22 |
$961.61 |
|
4” |
$4.42 |
$7.97 |
$2,008.09 |
$2,020.48 |
|
6” |
$4.42 |
$7.97 |
$5,926.90 |
$5,939.29 |
|
8” |
$4.42 |
$7.97 |
$20,378.62 |
$20,391.01 |
Monthly:
|
Meter Size |
Water Charge |
Customer Charge |
Demand Charge |
Total Monthly |
|
5/8” |
$1.474 |
$7.97 |
$15.34 |
$24.78 |
|
¾” |
$1.474 |
$7.97 |
$30.37 |
$39.81 |
|
1” |
$1.474 |
$7.97 |
$43.85 |
$53.29 |
|
1 ½” |
$1.474 |
$7.97 |
$89.81 |
$99.25 |
|
2” |
$1.474 |
$7.97 |
$170.36 |
$179.80 |
|
3” |
$1.474 |
$7.97 |
$316.39 |
$325.83 |
|
4” |
$1.474 |
$7.97 |
$669.36 |
$678.80 |
|
6” |
$1.474 |
$7.97 |
$1,975.62 |
$1,985.06 |
|
8” |
$1.474 |
$7.97 |
$6,792.87 |
$6,802.31 |
All usage in excess of 300 cu. ft. quarterly or 100 cu. ft. monthly shall be at the rate of $1.474 per 100 cu. ft.
RATE COMPARISON
The chart above depicts the current and projected rates (with the proposed 19.65% increase in effect) of the Kennebec Water District in comparison to the other Maine water utilities. The comparision is not completely accurate in that the rates of the other utilities are only valid through 2005. Several utilties have had increases in 2006 and several more have proposed increases in process at this time. Data used was taken from the database of the Maine Public Utilities Commission. The rate comparison is based on a quarterly use of 2000 cubic feet, which is a standard measure for a typical Maine family.
One point to be made when comparing utility rates is that most of the utilities on the high end of the scale are utilities that have had to construct water treatment facilities in response to the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Utilities that use ground water supplies or utilities that have surface water supplies that have exceptional source water quality (such as Portland Water District, Bangor Water District, Auburn Water District, and Lewiston Water Department) have not been forced to invest in expensive filtration infrastructure and, therefore, typically have much less debt and operational expense. China Lake, the source of supply for the Kennebec Water District, has less than exceptional water quality and treatment is a requirement.
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