Press Release

PUC Schedules Public Input Hearing on Proposed Acquisition of Royersford Borough Wastewater System by Pennsylvania-American Water Co.

Published on 12/28/2020

Filed under: Consumer Education Water and Wastewater

Telephonic Hearing Set for January 7, 2021, to Gather Public Input from Customers in Montgomery County and Other Concerned Parties

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced an early January telephonic hearing to gather public input on the proposed acquisition of the Royersford Borough wastewater system, located in Montgomery County, by the Pennsylvania-American Water Company. 

PUC Public Input Hearing

The public input hearing for this proposed acquisition is scheduled for the following:

• Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 - Telephonic hearing begins at 6 p.m.

PUC Administrative Law Judge Marta Guhl will preside over the hearing.

Signing Up for the Public Input Hearing

If you wish to testify at the telephonic public input hearing, you must contact the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) before Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, 5 p.m., to provide your name, telephone number, and the topic of your testimony.  Call OCA toll free at 1-800-684-6560. 

During the telephonic hearing on Jan. 7, customers will testify in the order they signed up. 

If you do not wish to testify, but want to listen to the public input hearing, you must also contact the OCA.  Any persons that have not contacted the Office of Consumer Advocate by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, will not be able to participate in or listen to the telephonic public input hearings.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call the OCA.         

If you have any hearing exhibits to which you will refer during the hearing, one copy must be emailed to Pam McNeal, Legal Assistant at pmcneal@pa.gov  and one copy each must be sent to every other party.  All copies must be received at least five business days before the hearing.

You must email the Legal Assistant with a copy of ANY document you file in this case.

If you require an interpreter to participate in the hearings, we will make every reasonable effort to have an interpreter present.  Please email the Legal Assistant at least three business days prior to your hearing to submit your request.

• Scheduling Office: 717.787.1399
• AT&T Relay Service number for persons who are deaf or hearing-impaired: 1.800.654.5988

Offering Testimony at a Public Input Hearing

The PUC offers tips on how to participate in a public input hearing, including:

• Prepare what you are going to say beforehand. Even though it is not required, you may want to write out your statement, which can be read.
• Any formal testimony that is offered during the hearing will become part of the record on which the PUC will issue its final decision.
• Understand that parties in the case may want to ask you a question to clarify something you said.

About the PUC

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Docket No.: A-2020-3019634

Contact:

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