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Sewer Costs in Dollars

updated 7/05				New Customers Only
	Minimum per Month	per 1,000 gallons*	Total for 4,500 gallons	Tap Fee / Service Connection	Capacity Improve-ment	Date Fees Established
Jefferson PSD	$26.98+0.71/ 1000gal	$11.50	$51.75	$250	$1,127	5/05
Charles Town (now)	$15.30	$7.65	$29.05	$400	$1,127	5/05
Charles Town in 2006, after plant expansion	$15.92	$7.96	$30.25	$400	$1,127	5/05
Ranson	$12.66	$6.33	$27.66	$600	$1,127	7/6/04
Harpers Ferry-Bolivar	$6.63	$5.86	$30.07	$300	$0	10/14/04
Shepherds-town	$18.95	7.29	$31.95	$500	$2,562	5/10/05
Shenandoah Junction

* price per gallon often goes _down after the first few thousand gallons

Address for state Public Service Commission (PSC): To have rights when PSC reviews rate increases or other actions, you need to "protest & intervene" as soon as possible when an increase is proposed or action taken. When a town increases rates, they have to advertise your right to send a petition from 25% of the people affected to the PSC. Then the PSC will decide how much to increase rates.

Instead of or in addition to a petition, you can fax a "protest & request to intervene" with case# and brief statement of how an action affects you to 304-340-0325 as soon as possible, then send original to Box 812 Charleston WV 25323. Your "protest" will be part of the record but barely considered. If they let you "intervene" they'll listen much more, you'll be kept informed, you can cross-examine witnesses and present detailed evidence at any hearing, and can respond to others' arguments.

Your PSC letter needs two brief parts: To intervene, you have to show how this harms you personally. Then to change the project, you have to switch to how it hurts the general public good. They don't invite positive statements, but you can probably send them anyway. You can go to http://www.psc.state.wv.us/scripts/WebDocket/viewInternetREC1.cfm enter case#, click on it when it's highlighted, then click "View Activities." Orders of PSC & judge can be read online http://www.psc.state.wv.us/scripts/search/orders/query.asp . You can request copies of other documents (same fax#).

Address for state Dept. of Environmental Protection:

You can get email notice of DEP actions by subscribing to the area list for your county. Go to http://www.wvdep.org/MailingLists.cfm and provide your email address. Then follow the multi-step instructions.

When something affects you, email comments to ahowell@wvdep.org with case# and convincing statements of how the proposal hurts or helps water quality & violates or complies with environmental rules. You can also email request for application, fact sheet, draft permit, old permit, and other information in the file. You may or may not get that information before the comment deadline.