(From the Missouri Public Service Commission)The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold local public hearings starting on January 17, 2023, to receive customer comment in water and sewer rate cases filed by the Missouri-American Water Company (MAWC). There will be in-person and virtual local public hearings conducted by the Public Service Commission. The local public hearing schedule appears below.
January 17—Virtual Local Public Hearing starts at Noon. See further details below*
January 18—Virtual Local Public Hearing starts at 6:00 p.m. See further details below*
January 19---Joplin. Missouri Southern State University, Robert Plaster Hall Auditorium, 3950 Newman Road. The hearing starts at 6:00 p.m., beginning with a public information/question and answer session conducted by the PSC Staff, followed by the Commission receiving testimony from the public.
January 24—St. Joseph. Missouri Western State University, 4525 Downs Drive, Blum Union 218/219. The hearing starts at 6:00 p.m., beginning with a public information/question and answer session conducted by the PSC Staff, followed by the Commission receiving testimony from the public.
January 25—St. Louis. St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley Student Center-Multipurpose Room, 3400 Pershall Road. The hearing starts at 6:00 p.m., beginning with a public information/question and answer session conducted by the PSC Staff, followed by the Commission receiving testimony from the public.
January 26—Virtual Local Public Hearing starts at 6:00 p.m. See further details below*
These local public hearings will be held in facilities that meet the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any person who needs additional accommodations to participate in these hearings should call the Public Service Commission’s hotline at 1-800-392-4211 or TDD Hotline at 1-800-829-7541 before the hearings.
* To attend a virtual local public hearing by telephone, at the time of the hearing, call toll-free 1-855-718-6621, listen to the prompt and enter the access code (2455 943 6681 for the January 17 hearing); (2456 839 5072 for the January 18 hearing); or (2451 319 5401 for the January 26 hearing) followed by # (pound/hashtag symbol). If prompted for a password, enter 0303. To attend a virtual local public hearing by WebEx video (internet), visit the website www.webex.com . You can also download the Cisco WebEx meetings application on your mobile device, laptop, desktop or tablet prior to the hearing and join the meeting at the hearing time by entering the corresponding access code and password listed above.
To facilitate an orderly hearing that can be preserved for the record, members of the public who wish to participate in the WebEx question-and-answer session or make a comment to the Commission during a WebEx hearing should register by sending their first and last name, phone number and email address to mawccomments@psc.mo.gov or call 1-800-392-4211 by 5 pm the day before the hearing. Any person may comment at any of the hearings, but are encouraged to attend the hearing corresponding to the location nearest their service area for the most relevant information. Comments at all local public hearings will be limited to five minutes per person.
If you are unable to attend a local public hearing and wish to make written comments, you may contact the Missouri Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, or by using the Commission’s electronic filing system at https://psc.mo.gov/General/Submit_Comments . When submitting comments, please reference File No. WR-2022-0303.
On July 1, 2022, MAWC filed water and sewer rate cases with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking to increase annual water and sewer revenues by approximately $99.6 million (25.7%).
MAWC provides water service to approximately 474,000 customers in Missouri. It also provides sewer service to approximately 16,500 customers in the state.
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