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Notice of Public Hearing for Customers Outside of New York City Concerning Proposed Rates and Charges to be Effective July 1, 2022
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, 2022. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as authorized by New York State law, the hearing will be held via teleconference.
Download the Rate Proposal Presentation for Customers Outside New York– Fiscal Year 2023
It is proposed that the following rate changes become effective as of July 1, 2022:
- 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 4.90% to a rate not to exceed $2,155.30 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 4.90% to a rate not to exceed $5,617.46 per million gallons.
- Clarification that the interest rate applicable to the calculation of late charges on overdue billed amounts corresponds to the highest prevailing interest rate applicable to overdue billed amounts owed by the Board’s customers located in the City of New York.
Therefore, in accordance with Section 1045-j (3) of New York Public Authorities Law, a public hearing will be held by teleconference at 11am on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, accessible by telephone by dialing 347-921-5612 and entering access code 324 213 058 #.
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 the date prior to the hearing. Oral testimony will be limited to five (5) minutes duration. 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 the day prior to the day of the hearing.
The Rate Consultant’s report is available on the Board’s website at nyc.gov/waterboard.