§ 8-1-2-61.6 — Small water utilities; changes in wholesale rates; notice to purchaser; rate relief

Indiana § 8-1-2-61.6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 1: UTILITIES GENERALLY
• Ch. 2: Utility Regulation

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6. (a) This section applies to water utilities
that serve less than eight thousand (8,000) customers.
(b) As used in this section, "purchaser" means a water utility that
buys water from another water utility on a wholesale basis.
(c) As used in this section, "supplier" means a water utility that
provides water to another water utility on a wholesale basis.
(d) As used in this section, "water utility" means:
(1) an investor owned water utility;
(2) a municipally owned water utility;
(3) a conservancy district (as described in IC 14-33); or
(4) a nonprofit water utility.
(e) Notwithstanding section 42 of this chapter, whenever a supplier
petitions the commission for a change in rates or charges that affect its
wholesale rates, the supplier shall notify each of its wholesale
customers by United States registered mail. The notice must include
the cause number assigned to the supplier's petition.
(f) Upon notification by the supplier, the purchaser of a wholesale
water supply may notify the secretary of the commission of its intent to
monitor its supplier's cause. The commission shall then provide a copy
of the supplier's prehearing conference order upon its approval to the
purchaser.
(g) If the purchaser requests simultaneous rate relief for its cost of
water in conjunction with the relief requested by its supplier, the
purchaser shall complete and file forms prescribed by the commission
within fourteen (14) days of the supplier's case in chief.
(h) After the purchaser has filed the forms as described in
subsection (g), the commission may provide rate relief to the purchaser
simultaneously with an order approved for its supplier.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.107-1989, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-1995, SEC.54; P.L.61-2022, SEC.2.