Press Release

PUC to Investigate Rate Increase Request by The York Water Company For Water and Wastewater Service

Published on 6/14/2018

Filed under: Water and Wastewater

HARRISBURG  – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted to suspend and investigate a proposed rate increase by The York Water Co. (York Water), York County, for its water and wastewater service.

The Commission voted 5-0 to investigate the request, which proposes an annual increase for York Water’s total annual operating revenues for water service by approximately $6.4 million (13.1 percent), and for wastewater service by $288,623 (25 percent). 

Under the company’s proposal, the typical monthly water bill for residential gravity customers using 4,600 gallons of water per month would increase from $37.78 to $41.84 per month, or by 10.7 percent.  The typical water bill for residential repumped customers using 3,699 gallons of water per month would increase from $44.72 to $49.11 per month, or by 9.8 percent.

Additionally, under the company’s proposal the typical wastewater bill for residential customers would increase by 25 percent, as follows:  for customers in Asbury Pointe Subdivision, from $50.00 to $62.50 per month; for customers in East Prospect Borough and Lower Windsor Area using 4,874 gallons of water per month, from $51.75 to $64.69; and for customers in West York Borough Area from $26.17 to $32.71 per month per dwelling unit.

The request is suspended for up to seven months and will be assigned to the Office of Administrative Law Judge for a recommended decision or settlement.  A final decision by the Commission is due by March 1, 2019.  More information on the ratemaking process is available on the Commission’s website.

York Water provides water service to more than 67,300 customers in portions of York and Adams counties, and wastewater service to 2,285 customers in parts of York County.

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Docket Nos.  R-2018-3000019
                        C-2018-3002564

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• Nils Hagen-Frederiksen
  Press Secretary
  717-418-2701
  nhagen-fre@pa.gov