4236104 Amend Contested Water and Sewer Bills and Retail Water and Sewer Rates to Incorporate Changes in Customer Classification

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

 

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

 

The Board of Directors of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (the Board), pursuant to the authority set forth in Section 216 of the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-111, §§ 203(3), (11) and 216; D.C. Official Code §§ 34-2202.03(3) and (11) (2010 Repl.) and D.C. Official Code § 34-2202.16 (2010 Repl.)); Section 6(a) of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1206; D.C. Official Code § 2-505(a)(2011 Repl.)); and in accordance with Chapter 40, “Retail Ratemaking,” of Title 21, “Water and Sanitation,” of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR), hereby gives notice of its intention to amend Section 402, “Initiating A Challenge,” of Chapter 4, “Contested Water and Sewer Bills,” and Section 4101, “Rates for Sewer Service,” of Chapter 41, “Retail Water and Sewer Rates,” of Title 21, “Water and Sanitation,” of the DCMR.

 

The Board expressed its intention to amend the DCMR at its regularly scheduled Board meeting held on March 7, 2013, pursuant to Board Resolution # 13-30.  Final rulemaking action shall be taken in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

 

The Board will also accept comments on these proposed rules at a public hearing at a later date. The public hearing notice will be published in a subsequent edition of the D.C. Register.

 

Section 402, INITIATING A CHALLENGE of Chapter 4, CONTESTED WATER AND SEWER BILLS, of Title 21, WATER AND SANITATION, of the DCMR is amended as follows:

 

Subsections 402.7 and 402.8 are amended to read as follows:

           

402.7               Non-residential and multi-family owners or their agents may seek an impervious surface area charge adjustment if the owner or agent can establish that the property has been assigned to the wrong rate class, the impervious service area used in the computation of the charge is incorrect or if the ownership information is incorrect.

 

402.8               Non-residential and multi-family owners or their agents shall submit a site survey, prepared by a registered professional land surveyor, showing impervious surfaces on the site and other information that may be requested by WASA.

  

Section 4101, RATES FOR SEWER SERVICE, of chapter 41, RETAIL WATER AND SEWER RATES, of title 21, WATER AND SANITATION, of the DCMR is amended as follows:

 

 

Paragraphs 4101.1(d) and (e) are amended to read as follows:

 

(d)             The retail cooling water sewer charge shall be the retail sanitary sewer service rate set forth in Section 4101.1(a) for cooling water discharged into the District's wastewater sewer system; and

 

(e)              The retail non-potable water source sewer charge shall be the retail sanitary sewer service rate set forth in Section 4101.1(a) for non-potable water discharged into the District's wastewater sewer system.

 

Subsection 4101.4 is amended to read as follows:

 

4101.4             All non-residential and multi-family customers shall be assessed ERU(s) based upon the total amount of impervious surface area on each lot. This total amount of impervious surface shall be converted into ERU(s), truncated to the nearest one-hundred (100) square feet.

 

Comments on these proposed rules should be submitted, in writing, no later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register to, Linda R. Manley, Secretary to the Board, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, 5000 Overlook Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20032,  by email to [e-mail], or by FAX at [phone]. Copies of these proposed rules may be obtained from the DC Water at the same address or by contacting Ms. Manley at [phone].