Application of Virgin Islands Waste Management — January 1, 2008
IN RE: Application of Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority for Approval of Environmental User Fee And Wastewater User Fee GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES Public Services Commission Docket No. 554 Order No. 30/2012 a a a i a ORDER WHEREAS, in 2007 the Public Services Commission conducted a rate investigation and hearings on the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority’s Application for Approval of the Environmental User Fee and Wastewater User Fee; and WHEREAS, the Public Services Commission (“Commission”) rejected the Waste Management Authority (“WMA”) request for the Environmental User Fee as proposed; and WHEREAS, the Commission conditionally approved the Wastewater User Fee in Commission Order No. 20/2008; and WHEREAS, in Order No. 20/2008 there were nine specific conditions imposed on Waste Management, with the requirement to submit supplemental information within 18 months. Those conditions were: 2. The Authority’s application for the WUF is granted, on a temporary basis, for period of eighteen (18) months commencing January 1, 2008. …
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IN RE: Application of Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority for Approval of Environmental User Fee And Wastewater User Fee GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES Public Services Commission Docket No. 554 Order No. 30/2012 a a a i a ORDER WHEREAS, in 2007 the Public Services Commission conducted a rate investigation and hearings on the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority’s Application for Approval of the Environmental User Fee and Wastewater User Fee; and WHEREAS, the Public Services Commission (“Commission”) rejected the Waste Management Authority (“WMA”) request for the Environmental User Fee as proposed; and WHEREAS, the Commission conditionally approved the Wastewater User Fee in Commission Order No. 20/2008; and WHEREAS, in Order No. 20/2008 there were nine specific conditions imposed on Waste Management, with the requirement to submit supplemental information within 18 months. Those conditions were: 2. The Authority’s application for the WUF is granted, on a temporary basis, for period of eighteen (18) months commencing January 1, 2008. As a condition for renewal of the WUF beyond June 30, 2009, WMA is required to submit the PSC the following by January I, 2009: a. b. The design of an industrial pre-treatment program, including a listing of the customers to which the program will apply, and a timetable for implementation; A report of the steps taken by WMA to validate the Equivalent Residential Units (“ERUs”) utilized for non-residential customers, including an evaluation of the flow and strength of wastewater discharged from non-residential property types, as well as an assessment of the unit cost of conveying and treating wastewater with various strength characteristics so that the ERUs utilized for non-residential customers can be cost justified, as well as an explanation of the steps taken to refine the basis for the equivalent units; An application for “miscellaneous service” fees (impact fees, industrial pre- treatment program fees, high strength surcharge fees, septic fees, etc.) with a justification for the cost, and reflecting an off-set of the WUF revenue requirements or the General Fund appropriation; An audit of the WMA with respect to the WUF which includes the amount of WUE collected and the cost of operation of the wastewater system, prepared by an independent certified public accountant;