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Notice of Upstate Public Hearing for Customers Outside of New York City Concerning Proposed Rates and Charges to be Effective July 1, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the New York City Water Board (the “Board”) will consider an increase in the rate charged for water supply made available to customers outside of New York City from either the Croton or Catskill and Delaware systems of the water supply system of the City of New York (the “City”). The basis for this increase is contained in a report prepared by the Amawalk Consulting Group LLC, rate consultant to the Board, which sets forth the cost of water supply provided to customers located north of New York City for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the hearing will be held via teleconference.
Download the Upstate Rate Proposal Presentation – Fiscal Year 2022
It is proposed that the following rate changes become effective as of July 1, 2021:
- The regulated rate for water supply provided to users located north of New York City that is within the allowance quantities set forth in Section 24-360 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York will be increased by a percentage not to exceed 9.0% to a rate not to exceed $2,057.98 per million gallons.
- The rate for water supply provided to users located north of New York City that exceeds the allowance quantities set forth in Section 24-360 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York will be increased by a percentage not to exceed 2.76% to a rate not to exceed $5,355.07 per million gallons.
Therefore, in accordance with Section 1045-j(3) of New York Public Authorities Law, a public hearing will be held by teleconference at 12pm on Thursday, June 3, 2021, accessible by telephone by dialing 347-921-5612 and entering access code 781 703 195 #.
For members of the public who have difficulty hearing, or who would otherwise like to access the meeting using real-time text captioning, click here.
An audio recording and written transcript of the hearing will be posted on the Board’s website following the hearing. Anyone may attend or register to speak. Those who wish to testify at the hearing should contact the Board by email: nycwaterboard@dep.nyc.gov, telephone: (718) 595-3594, or mail: New York City Water Board, 59-17 Junction Boulevard, 8th Floor, Flushing, NY 11373, to register no later than 5pm on June 2, 2021. A copy of any prepared or written statement may be submitted for the Board’s consideration at the above email or mailing address by 5pm on June 2, 2021.
The Rate Consultant’s report is available on the Board’s website at nyc.gov/waterboard.