§ 46-15.3-21 Fees, rates and charges.– (a) The fees, rates, and charges for drinking water are a mandatory componentof water supply system management.
(b) The following factors shall be considered in settingfees, rates, and charges:
(1) Recovery of all capital and operating costs, fixed andvariable of production, conservation, use, management, protection, obtaining,development, procuring, and/or transporting water, and its sale at wholesale orretail;
(2) Marginal cost pricing;
(3) Emergency and drought period surcharges;
(4) Seasonal price structures;
(5) Difference in costs based upon different points ofdelivery;
(6) The effect of fees, rates, and charges on use of waterand, where applicable, on wastewater costs and charges;
(7) The effect of reducing leakage to levels consistent withstated goals;
(8) Preparing, maintaining and implementing water supplysystem management programs; and
(9) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, theProvidence water supply board shall transfer to the general fund of the city ofProvidence an amount equal to five percent (5%) per annum times the annualgross revenues of the Providence water supply board for the fiscal year endingJune 30, 2004, and for the next two (2) succeeding fiscal years. This transfershall not be included as part of the Providence water supply board's ratesapproved by a final unappealable order of the public utilities commission forthe same three (3) fiscal years.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 39-2-2 and39-2-5, all rates and charges made by water suppliers which decline as quantityused increased are hereby declared to be no longer conducive to sound watersupply system management designed to properly conserve, develop, utilize, andprotect this finite natural resource. The public utilities commission may orderrates for suppliers of water which either do not vary with quantities used orwhen there is evidence of increasing costs to either the utility or to society,rates which increase as the quantity used increases. If the commission findsthat changing rates to comply with this section will cause a hardship to aclass of customers, the commission may order that rates for that class ofcustomers be changed to comply with this section over a period of time not toexceed five (5) years.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 39-2-2 and39-2-5, the public utilities commission may order a reduction in ratesconsistent with the amount by which a supplier exceeds the stated goals forleakage.
§ 46-15.3-21 Fees, rates and charges.– (a) The fees, rates, and charges for drinking water are a mandatory componentof water supply system management.
(b) The following factors shall be considered in settingfees, rates, and charges:
(1) Recovery of all capital and operating costs, fixed andvariable of production, conservation, use, management, protection, obtaining,development, procuring, and/or transporting water, and its sale at wholesale orretail;
(2) Marginal cost pricing;
(3) Emergency and drought period surcharges;
(4) Seasonal price structures;
(5) Difference in costs based upon different points ofdelivery;
(6) The effect of fees, rates, and charges on use of waterand, where applicable, on wastewater costs and charges;
(7) The effect of reducing leakage to levels consistent withstated goals;
(8) Preparing, maintaining and implementing water supplysystem management programs; and
(9) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, theProvidence water supply board shall transfer to the general fund of the city ofProvidence an amount equal to five percent (5%) per annum times the annualgross revenues of the Providence water supply board for the fiscal year endingJune 30, 2004, and for the next two (2) succeeding fiscal years. This transfershall not be included as part of the Providence water supply board's ratesapproved by a final unappealable order of the public utilities commission forthe same three (3) fiscal years.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 39-2-2 and39-2-5, all rates and charges made by water suppliers which decline as quantityused increased are hereby declared to be no longer conducive to sound watersupply system management designed to properly conserve, develop, utilize, andprotect this finite natural resource. The public utilities commission may orderrates for suppliers of water which either do not vary with quantities used orwhen there is evidence of increasing costs to either the utility or to society,rates which increase as the quantity used increases. If the commission findsthat changing rates to comply with this section will cause a hardship to aclass of customers, the commission may order that rates for that class ofcustomers be changed to comply with this section over a period of time not toexceed five (5) years.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 39-2-2 and39-2-5, the public utilities commission may order a reduction in ratesconsistent with the amount by which a supplier exceeds the stated goals forleakage.
§ 46-15.3-21 Fees, rates and charges.– (a) The fees, rates, and charges for drinking water are a mandatory componentof water supply system management.
(b) The following factors shall be considered in settingfees, rates, and charges:
(1) Recovery of all capital and operating costs, fixed andvariable of production, conservation, use, management, protection, obtaining,development, procuring, and/or transporting water, and its sale at wholesale orretail;
(2) Marginal cost pricing;
(3) Emergency and drought period surcharges;
(4) Seasonal price structures;
(5) Difference in costs based upon different points ofdelivery;
(6) The effect of fees, rates, and charges on use of waterand, where applicable, on wastewater costs and charges;
(7) The effect of reducing leakage to levels consistent withstated goals;
(8) Preparing, maintaining and implementing water supplysystem management programs; and
(9) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, theProvidence water supply board shall transfer to the general fund of the city ofProvidence an amount equal to five percent (5%) per annum times the annualgross revenues of the Providence water supply board for the fiscal year endingJune 30, 2004, and for the next two (2) succeeding fiscal years. This transfershall not be included as part of the Providence water supply board's ratesapproved by a final unappealable order of the public utilities commission forthe same three (3) fiscal years.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 39-2-2 and39-2-5, all rates and charges made by water suppliers which decline as quantityused increased are hereby declared to be no longer conducive to sound watersupply system management designed to properly conserve, develop, utilize, andprotect this finite natural resource. The public utilities commission may orderrates for suppliers of water which either do not vary with quantities used orwhen there is evidence of increasing costs to either the utility or to society,rates which increase as the quantity used increases. If the commission findsthat changing rates to comply with this section will cause a hardship to aclass of customers, the commission may order that rates for that class ofcustomers be changed to comply with this section over a period of time not toexceed five (5) years.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 39-2-2 and39-2-5, the public utilities commission may order a reduction in ratesconsistent with the amount by which a supplier exceeds the stated goals forleakage.
