Press Release

PUC to Investigate Request for Water Rate Increase by City of Lancaster

Published on 7/9/2014

Filed under: Water and Wastewater

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted to investigate the City of Lancaster – Bureau of Water’s request for an annual $6,458,300 (45.8 percent) rate increase for water service to its outside-city customers.

The Commission voted 5-0 to investigate the request for up to seven months. The request is suspended and will be assigned to the Office of Administrative Law Judge for a recommended decision. More information on the ratemaking process is available on the PUC’s website. The Commission must issue a final decision by March 15, 2015.

Under the city’s proposal, the average annual residential bill for customers using 13,000 gallons per quarter would increase from $58.94 to $83.76 (42.1 percent). The rate increase would affect approximately 27,000 residential customers outside of the city.

The City of Lancaster – Bureau of Water provides service to customers outside of the city in East Hempfield, East Lampeter, Lancaster, Manheim, Manor, Pequea, West Hempfield and West Lampeter Townships, Lancaster County.

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Docket No. R-2014-2418872

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