Utility Public Hearing — Agenda packet

Telephone: (608) 266-5481 Fax: (608) 266-3957 Home Page: http://psc.wi.gov E-mail: pscrecs@wisconsin.gov Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Summer Strand, Chairperson 4822 Madison Yards Way Kristy Nieto, Commissioner P.O. Box 7854 Marcus Hawkins, Commissioner Madison, WI 53707-7854 July 28, 2025 Sonya Silvers, Clerk/Treasurer Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility 224 Ridge Avenue Benton, WI 53803 Re: Application of the Village of Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, as a Water Public Utility, for Authority to Adjust Water Rates 460-WR-103 Dear Sonya Silvers: Public Service Commission (Commission) staff has analyzed the Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility (applicant) application for a water rate increase. The Commission received the application on March 28, 2025. The attached proposed exhibit (Exhibit) contains schedules showing Commission staff’s proposed cost-of-service analysis and proposed rates. Commission staff intends to submit the Exhibit at the public hearing, which will be scheduled at a later date. The revenue requirement for the 2025 test year is comprised of the following: Operation and Maintenance Expenses $ 184,854 Depreciation Expense $ 46,515 Property Tax Equivalent and Other Taxes $ 37,954 Return on Rate Base $ 70,979 Total $ 340,302 Commission staff used a 6.80 percent rate of return on the estimated water utility net investment rate base for the 2025 test year, as recommended by Commission staff’s auditor. (PSC REF#: 554704.) Schedule 13 of the Exhibit shows the proposed rates that would increase annual revenues from water public utility service by an estimated $73,321. Commission staff estimates that $27,548 would be from general service customer charges, and $45,773 would be from public fire protection (PFP) charges. The increase in water utility revenues would result from a 52.55 percent increase in gross plant investment and a 111.16 percent increase in operating expenses since the applicant’s last water conventional rate case (CRC) in 1998. The proposed overall increase in customer rates is 27.92 percent and is comprised of a 15.76 percent increase in general service charges and a 52.13 percent increase in PFP charges. The larger percentage increase for PFP results from a greater proportion of the annual operating costs being allocated to PFP than what was allocated at the time of the applicant’s last rate PSC REF#:556191 Public Service Commission of Wisconsin RECEIVED: 7/28/2025 11:55:00 AM Sonya Silvers Docket 460-WR-103 Page 2 proceeding. This cost allocation is based on current ratios of maximum general service demand to available PFP capacity. Commission staff believes the larger percentage increase in the PFP charge is reasonable, as it reflects the cost of providing service. The Commission adjusted the rates authorized in the applicant’s last CRC for inflation using the simplified rate case (SRC) process in 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Schedule 11 of the Exhibit shows the applicant’s current total PFP cost of $87,799, which includes the additional storage, pumping, and distribution costs required to provide the high flows and pressures needed to fight fires. The applicant currently collects $87,799 from the Village of Benton (Village) for providing PFP water service to the Village. This municipal PFP charge is based on 100 percent of the applicant’s total PFP cost. The Village collects the funds to pay for the municipal PFP charge through property taxes. The Village recently approved changing the applicant’s method of PFP cost recovery from the municipal PFP charge to a direct PFP charge collected through direct bills to water utility customers. Accordingly, the applicant requested Commission authorization to collect a direct PFP charge from each customer of the water utility and requested the charge be based on the equivalent meters method. This change would allow the applicant to collect a portion of the PFP charge from property owners who benefit from the applicant’s PFP but are not subject to property taxes. This request conforms with Wis. Stat. § 196.03(3)(b), which provides municipalities the option to charge PFP directly on the water utility bills of general service customers as well as non- general service customers who own land that is located in the Village and in an area in which the municipal utility has an obligation provide water for PFP. The applicant intends to charge non- general service customers pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 196.03(3)(b). The Village adopted a resolution setting the annual direct charge for PFP service to 100 percent of the total cost of PFP service, calculated using the equivalent meters method. (PSC REF#: 554919.) Commission staff’s Exhibit removes the existing municipal PFP charge and includes a direct PFP charge to retail general service customers. The proposed total PFP cost is $133,572. As a result of the request to change the method of collecting PFP charges, a typical Residential customer’s bill would increase 75.64 percent, which includes the overall increase from the rate case and the applicant’s request to switch from a municipal to direct PFP charges. Schedule 14 of the Exhibit shows Commission staff’s analysis of customer bills for comparison of proposed and present rates. Schedule Mg-2, General Service Suburban, which is a general service rate that is intended to recover PFP-related costs from water customers who reside outside the corporate limits of the municipality, is not applicable when an applicant charges PFP directly to these customers. Accordingly, Commission staff recommends removing Schedule Mg-2 from the applicant’s filed tariff. Sonya Silvers Docket 460-WR-103 Page 3 Commission staff proposes a number of changes on Schedule 13 that are intended to simplify and update the tariff provisions. The proposed changes include: •Revising Schedule Mpa-1, Public Service; Schedule Ug-1, General Water Service – Unmetered; and Schedule BW-1, Bulk Water, to reference the volumetric charges in Schedule Mg-1 instead of establishing separate rates in these schedules. These changes ensure that these rates will reflect future changes to Schedule Mg-1 through an SRC. •Eliminating Schedule Mz-1, Building and Construction Water Service, because the revised Schedule Ug-1 now applies to these customers. •Replacing Schedule Mgt-1, Seasonal, Emergency, or Temporary Service, with a new Schedule Sg-1, Seasonal Service. •Commission staff is proposing to establish Schedule Am-1, Additional Meter Rental Charge, to establish criteria for offering a second meter to water customers. Schedule Am-1 applies only if the “additional meter” is installed on the same service line as the primary meter. If the meter is not on the same service line, the additional meter should be treated as a separate account (or a primary meter), and Schedule Am-1 would not apply. For reporting purposes on the PSC Annual Report, the applicant should record revenue from Schedule Am-1 fixed meter charges in Account 474: Other Water Revenues, and the applicant should record the number of Am-1 meters (owned by the water utility) on Schedule W-23 under the additional meter column. •Updating Schedule X-2, Water Main Extension Rule, to reduce the time period from 20 years to 10 years for the refund of the required contribution as described in the Schedule’s sections B.1, and B.2. The recommended change to Schedule X-2 reflects the Commission’s standard tariff language for water utilities. Schedule X-1, Water Utility Operating Rules of Schedule 13 includes changes to the applicant’s filed rules that reflect the latest requirements in Wis. Admin. Code ch. PSC 185. Commission staff will recommend these changes to the Commission. The proposed Commission staff Exhibit is intended to provide the Commission with Commission staff’s analysis and is not a final decision. After review of the attached Exhibit, the applicant may, within five business days of the date of this letter, present its own analysis and may submit any additional information it believes to be pertinent to support its position. If Commission staff does not receive a response within that time, it will assume the applicant is in agreement with the staff proposal, and Commission staff will contact the applicant to schedule the public hearing. Please note that this is the applicant’s primary opportunity to address any concerns or changes to Commission staff’s proposed Exhibit. The applicant should also be aware that the Commission will base its decision on the merits of the case and that the general service and PFP rates are typically effective within 90 days of the Final Decision. 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Sincerely, Alex Hanna Public Utility Rate Analyst Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Division of Water Utility Regulation and Analysis (608) 267–2336 | Alex.Hanna@wisconsin.gov AJH:eal:rgs DL:02086739 Attachment cc: Travis Signer, Johnson Block and Company Melanie Lendosky, Johnson Block and Company Docket 460-WR-103 Schedule Comparative Income Statement 1 Net Investment Rate Base 2 Utility Financed Plant in Service and Depreciation Expense 3 System Demand Ratios 4 Allocation of Utility Financed Plant to Service Cost Functions 5 Allocation of Total Plant to Service Cost Functions 5A Allocation of Depreciation Expense to Service Cost Functions 6 Allocation of Operation and Maintenance Expenses to Service Cost Functions 7 Summary of Allocation of Operating Costs to Service Cost Functions 8 Customer Class Demand Ratios 9 Customer Class Allocation Factors 10 Allocation of Service Cost Functions to Customer Classes 11 Comparison of Revenue at Present Rates, Cost of Service and Proposed Rates 12 Proposed Water Rates and Rules 13 Customer Water Bill Comparison at Present and Proposed Rates 14 Ex.-PSC-COSS and Rate Design Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Schedule 1 Docket 460-WR-103 Page 1 of 2 COMPARATIVE INCOME STATEMENT ESTIMATED TEST YEAR ACCT NO. OPERATING REVENUES 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 460 Unmetered Sales to General Customers Residential $ 0 $ 116 $ 27 $ 41 $ 46 Multi-Family Residential 0 0 0 0 0 Commercial 0 0 0 0 0 Industrial 0 0 0 0 0 Public Authority 0 0 0 0 0 Irrigation 0 0 0 0 0 461 Metered Sales to General Customers Residential 125,928 129,896 139,176 145,006 149,367 Multi-Family Residential 2,742 3,519 3,690 4,253 3,569 Commercial 9,383 10,086 10,681 12,074 12,489 Industrial 0 0 0 0 0 Public Authority 5,889 7,378 9,714 8,481 9,348 Irrigation 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL GENERAL SALES $ 143,942 $ 150,995 $ 163,288 $ 169,855 $ 174,819 462 Private fire protection service 0 0 0 0 0 463 Public fire protection service 74,287 76,346 81,082 85,955 87,799 465 Other water sales 0 0 0 0 0 466 Sales for resale 0 0 0 0 0 467 Interdepartmental sales 0 0 0 0 0 470 Forfeited discounts 737 720 692 742 723 472 Rents from water property 0 0 0 0 0 473 Interdepartmental rents 0 0 0 0 0 474 Other water revenues 3,497 4,013 2,624 4,144 3,640 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES $ 222,463 $ 232,074 $ 247,686 $ 260,696 $ 266,981 OPERATING EXPENSES SOURCE OF SUPPLY 600 Operation labor $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 601 Purchased water 0 0 0 0 0 602 Operation supplies and expenses 0 0 0 0 0 605 Maintenance of water source plant 15,196 14,136 29,578 12,642 18,910 PUMPING EXPENSES 620 Operation labor 0 0 0 0 0 621 Fuel for power production 0 0 0 0 0 622 Fuel or power purchased for pumping 6,082 7,086 8,551 7,743 7,750 623 Operation supplies and expenses 0 0 0 0 0 625 Maintenance of pumping plant 993 1,137 1,182 1,581 1,000 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Schedule 1 Docket 460-WR-103 Page 2 of 2 COMPARATIVE INCOME STATEMENT (continued) ESTIMATED TEST YEAR ACCT NO. OPERATING EXPENSES 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 WATER TREATMENT EXPENSES 630 Operation labor $ 19,944 $ 23,256 $ 15,903 $ 19,057 $ 19,629 631 Chemicals 1,268 2,703 2,113 2,142 2,233 632 Operation supplies and expenses 6,207 1,279 2,300 5,428 5,428 635 Maintenance of water treatment plant 0 0 0 $ 0 0 TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION EXPENSES 640 Operation labor 17,249 26,909 24,536 21,389 22,031 641 Operation supplies and expenses 101 139 7,127 8,876 3,596 650 Maintenance of distr. reservoirs 35,084 35,084 20,191 20,905 29,990 651 Maintenance of mains 617 13,163 6,959 3,720 7,021 652 Maintenance of services 0 0 4,604 6,499 3,854 653 Maintenance of meters 786 1,126 0 1,052 650 654 Maintenance of hydrants 0 0 0 0 0 655 Maintenance of other plant 0 0 0 0 0 CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS EXPENSES 901 Meter reading labor 3,014 2,210 849 769 801 902 Accounting and collecting labor 20,347 16,844 20,865 18,188 18,952 903 Supplies and expenses 217 857 0 0 0 904 Uncollectible accounts 0 0 0 0 0 906 Customer service and informational expense 0 0 0 0 0 SALES EXPENSES 910 Sales Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 ADMINISTRATIVE & GENERAL EXPENSES 920 Administrative and general salaries 0 0 0 0 0 921 Office supplies and expenses 2,351 3,613 4,176 4,093 4,200 922 Administrative expenses transferred -- credit 0 0 0 0 0 923 Outside services employed 6,783 3,712 5,307 13,604 6,000 924 Property insurance 4,362 4,622 6,790 8,138 9,684 925 Injuries and damages 0 0 0 0 0 926 Employee pensions and benefits 19,749 23,181 17,852 16,076 16,558 928 Regulatory commission expenses 178 280 109 98 2,500 930 Miscellaneous general expenses 889 1,145 1,778 1,822 1,768 933 Transportation expenses 2,612 2,709 1,706 2,041 2,300 935 Maintenance of general plant 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL OPER. & MAINT. EXPENSES $ 164,029 $ 185,191 $ 182,476 $ 175,863 $ 184,854 403 DEPRECIATION EXPENSE 42,082 42,994 43,796 44,418 46,515 404-407 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE 0 0 0 0 0 408 TAXES AND TAX EQUIVALENT 37,849 41,449 38,026 37,502 37,954 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $ 243,960 $ 269,634 $ 264,298 $ 257,783 $ 269,323 NET OPERATING INCOME $ (21,497) $ (37,560) $ (16,612) $ 2,913 $ (2,342) Docket 460-WR-103 Schedule 2 UTILITY FINANCED PLANT IN SERVICE $ 1,922,734 Less: ACCUMULATED PROVISION FOR DEPRECIATION 886,375 NET PLANT IN SERVICE $ 1,036,359 Plus: MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 7,448 Less: REGULATORY LIABILITY 0 NET INVESTMENT RATE BASE $ 1,043,807 RATE OF RETURN ON RATE BASE 6.80% ESTIMATED INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE 2025 TEST YEAR AND REVENUE REQUIREMENT TO YIELD A 6.80% RETURN ON NET INVESTMENT RATE BASE After Present Rate Rates Increase Increase TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES $ 266,981 $ 73,321 $ 340,302 OPERATING EXPENSES: OPERATION & MAINTENANCE EXPENSES $ 184,854 $ 184,854 DEPRECIATION EXPENSE 46,515 46,515 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE 0 0 TAXES AND TAX EQUIVALENT 37,954 37,954 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $ 269,323 $ 269,323 NET OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) $ (2,342) $ 70,979 RATE OF RETURN ON RATE BASE - 6.80% NET INVESTMENT RATE BASE UTILITY FINANCED PLANT IN SERVICE AND DEPRECIATION EXPENSE TEST YEAR 2025 Major Additions Test Year Balance Less Normal Balance Rate Base 12/31/2024 Retirements Additions Retirements 12/31/2025 Balance Rate Expense ACCT NO. ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) (%) ($) INTANGIBLE PLANT 301 Organization 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 302 Franchises and Consents 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 303 Miscellaneous Intangible Plant 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 SOURCE OF SUPPLY 310 Land and Land Rights 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 311 Structures and Improvements 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.20% 0 312 Collecting and Impounding Reservoirs 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.70% 0 313 Lake, River, and Other Intakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.70% 0 314 Wells and Springs 137,871 0 0 0 137,871 137,871 2.90% 3,998 316 Supply Mains 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80% 0 317 Other Water Source Plant 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50% 0 PUMPING PLANT 320 Land and Land Rights 150 0 0 0 150 150 N/A 0 321 Structures and Improvements 195,730 0 0 0 195,730 195,730 3.20% 6,263 323 Other Power Production Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.40% 0 325 Electric Pumping Equipment 181,936 0 0 0 181,936 181,936 4.40% 8,005 326 Diesel Pumping Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.40% 0 328 Other Pumping Equipment 1,563 0 0 0 1,563 1,563 4.40% 69 WATER TREATMENT PLANT 330 Land and Land Rights 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 331 Structures and Improvements 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.20% 0 332 Sand or Other Media Filtration Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.30% 0 333 Membrane Filtration Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00% 0 334 Other Water Treatment Equipment 1,503 0 0 0 1,503 1,503 6.00% 90 Schedule 3 Page 1 of 2 Depreciation Docket 460-WR-103 UTILITY FINANCED PLANT IN SERVICE AND DEPRECIATION EXPENSE TEST YEAR 2025 (continued) TEST YEAR Balance Major Normal Balance RATE BASE 12/31/2024 Additions Additions Retirements 12/31/2025 BALANCE RATE EXPENSE ACCT NO. ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) (%) ($) TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION PLANT 340 Land and Land Rights 253 0 0 0 253 253 N/A 0 341 Structures and Improvements 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.20% 0 342 Distribution Reservoirs and Standpipes 224,403 0 0 0 224,403 224,403 1.90% 4,264 343 Transmission and Distribution Mains 783,965 0 0 0 783,965 783,965 1.30% 10,192 345 Services 101,842 0 0 0 101,842 101,842 2.90% 2,953 346 Meters 148,583 0 0 0 148,583 148,583 5.50% 4,086 348 Hydrants 102,560 0 0 0 102,560 102,560 2.20% 2,256 349 Other Transmission and Distribution Plant 9,148 0 0 0 9,148 9,148 5.00% 457 GENERAL PLANT 389 Land and Land Rights 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 390 Structures and Improvements 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.90% 0 391 Office Furniture and Equipment 524 0 0 0 524 524 5.80% 30 391 Computer Equipment 8,433 0 0 0 8,433 8,433 26.70% 2,252 392 Transportation Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.30% 0 393 Stores Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.80% 0 394 Tools, Shop and Garage Equipment 2,066 0 0 0 2,066 2,066 5.80% 120 395 Laboratory Equipment 684 0 0 0 684 684 5.80% 40 396 Power Operated Equipment 11,309 0 0 0 11,309 11,309 7.50% 848 397 Communication Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.00% 0 397 SCADA Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.20% 0 398 Miscellaneous Equipment 10,211 0 0 0 10,211 10,211 5.80% 592 TOTAL UTILITY FINANCED PLANT IN SERVICE 1,922,734 0 0 0 1,922,734 1,922,734 46,515 Schedule 3 Page 2 of 2 DEPRECIATION Docket 460-WR-103 Docket 460-WR-103 Schedule 4 SYSTEM DEMAND RATIOS MAXIMUM DAY SYSTEM DEMAND TOTAL ANNUAL PUMPAGE 18,560,834 Gallons AVERAGE DAILY PUMPAGE 50,852 Gallons MAXIMUM DAY PUMPAGE 106,788 Gallons FIRE FLOW: GAL/MIN 750 DURATION (HOURS) 2.00 TOTAL FLOW 90,000 Gallons AVERAGE DAY PLUS FIRE FLOW 140,852 Gallons 50,852 RATIO: BASE = = 36.10% 140,852 MAX DAY = 100-BASE = 63.90% MAXIMUM HOUR SYSTEM DEMAND AVERAGE HOUR ON MAX DAY 4,450 Gallons MAXIMUM HOUR PUMPAGE 6,356 Gallons AVERAGE HOUR PLUS ONE HOUR FIRE FLOW 47,119 Gallons 50,852 Use RATIO: BASE = = 4.50% 10.00% 1,130,852 Use MAX HOUR = 100-BASE = 95.50% 90.00% Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility ALLOCATION OF UTILITY FINANCED PLANT TO SERVICE COST FUNCTIONS Equivalent Equivalent Fire TOTAL System Distribution System Distribution System Distribution Storage Billing Meter Service Protection ACCT NO. ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) INTANGIBLE PLANT 301 Organization 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 302 Franchises and Consents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 303 Miscellaneous Intangible Plant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SOURCE OF SUPPLY 310 Land and Land Rights 0 0 0 311 Structures and Improvements 0 0 0 312 Collecting and Impounding Reservoirs 0 0 0 313 Lake, River, and Other Intakes 0 0 0 314 Wells and Springs 137,871 49,776 88,095 316 Supply Mains 0 0 0 317 Other Water Source Plant 0 0 0 PUMPING PLANT 320 Land and Land Rights 150 54 96 321 Structures and Improvements 195,730 70,664 125,066 323 Other Power Production Equipment 0 0 0 325 Electric Pumping Equipment 181,936 65,684 116,252 326 Diesel Pumping Equipment 0 0 0 328 Other Pumping Equipment 1,563 564 999 WATER TREATMENT PLANT 330 Land and Land Rights 0 0 0 331 Structures and Improvements 0 0 0 332 Sand or Other Media Filtration Equipment 0 0 0 333 Membrane Filtration Equipment 0 0 0 334 Other Water Treatment Equipment 1,503 543 960 Schedule 5 Docket 460-WR-103 Page 1 of 2 EXTRA-CAPACITY CUSTOMER COSTS BASE COSTS MAX DAY MAX HOUR ALLOCATION OF UTILITY FINANCED PLANT TO SERVICE COST FUNCTIONS (continued) Equivalent Equivalent Fire TOTAL System Distribution System Distribution System Distribution Storage Billing Meter Service Protection ACCT NO. ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION PLANT 340 Land and Land Rights 253 4 15 0 0 0 131 38 0 28 19 19 341 Structures and Improvements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 342 Distribution Reservoirs and Standpipes 224,403 22,440 201,963 343 Transmission mains 0 0 0 343 Distribution mains 783,965 78,397 705,569 345 Services 101,842 101,842 346 Meters 148,583 148,583 348 Hydrants 102,560 102,560 349 Other Transmission and Distribution Plant 9,148 151 527 0 0 0 4,741 1,357 0 998 684 689 GENERAL PLANT 389 Land and Land Rights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 390 Structures and Improvements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 391 Office Furniture and Equipment 524 58 22 92 0 0 197 56 0 41 28 29 391 Computer Equipment 8,433 937 352 1,479 0 0 3,171 908 0 668 458 461 392 Transportation Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 393 Stores Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 394 Tools, Shop and Garage Equipment 2,066 229 86 362 0 0 777 222 0 164 112 113 395 Laboratory Equipment 684 76 29 120 0 0 257 74 0 54 37 37 396 Power Operated Equipment 11,309 1,256 472 1,984 0 0 4,252 1,217 0 895 614 618 397 Communication Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 397 SCADA Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 398 Miscellaneous Equipment 10,211 1,134 427 1,791 0 0 3,839 1,099 0 808 554 558 TOTAL 1,922,734 213,571 80,326 337,297 0 0 722,934 206,933 0 152,240 104,349 105,084 Schedule 5 Docket 460-WR-103 Page 2 of 2 CUSTOMER COSTS BASE COSTS MAX DAY MAX HOUR EXTRA-CAPACITY ALLOCATION OF TOTAL PLANT TO SERVICE COST FUNCTIONS Equivalent Equivalent Fire TOTAL System Distribution System Distribution System Distribution Storage Billing Meter Service Protection ACCT NO. ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) INTANGIBLE PLANT 301 Organization 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 302 Franchises and Consents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 303 Miscellaneous Intangible Plant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SOURCE OF SUPPLY 310 Land and Land Rights 0 0 0 311 Structures and Improvements 0 0 0 312 Collecting and Impounding Reservoirs 0 0 0 313 Lake, River, and Other Intakes 0 0 0 314 Wells and Springs 137,871 49,776 88,095 316 Supply Mains 0 0 0 317 Other Water Source Plant 0 0 0 PUMPING PLANT 320 Land and Land Rights 150 54 96 321 Structures and Improvements 447,065 161,404 285,661 323 Other Power Production Equipment 0 0 0 325 Electric Pumping Equipment 181,936 65,684 116,252 326 Diesel Pumping Equipment 0 0 0 328 Other Pumping Equipment 1,563 564 999 WATER TREATMENT PLANT 330 Land and Land Rights 0 0 0 331 Structures and Improvements 0 0 0 332 Sand or Other Media Filtration Equipment 0 0 0 333 Membrane Filtration Equipment 0 0 0 334 Other Water Treatment Equipment 18,196 6,569 11,627 Schedule 5A Docket 460-WR-103 Page 1 of 2 EXTRA-CAPACITY CUSTOMER COSTS BASE COSTS MAX DAY MAX HOUR ALLOCATION OF TOTAL PLANT TO SERVICE COST FUNCTIONS (continued) Equivalent Equivalent Fire TOTAL System Distribution System Distribution System Distribution Storage Billing Meter Service Protection ACCT NO. ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION PLANT 340 Land and Land Rights 253 6 13 0 0 0 121 54 0 17 24 17 341 Structures and Improvements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 342 Distribution Reservoirs and Standpipes 524,403 52,440 471,963 343 Transmission mains 0 0 0 343 Distribution mains 1,164,007 116,401 1,047,606 345 Services 208,785 208,785 346 Meters 148,583 148,583 348 Hydrants 151,724 151,724 349 Other Transmission and Distribution Plant 9,148 218 485 0 0 0 4,361 1,965 0 619 869 632 GENERAL PLANT 389 Land and Land Rights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 390 Structures and Improvements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 391 Office Furniture and Equipment 524 59 20 88 0 0 184 83 0 26 37 27 391 Computer Equipment 8,433 949 329 1,416 0 0 2,964 1,335 0 420 591 429 392 Transportation Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 393 Stores Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 394 Tools, Shop and Garage Equipment 2,066 232 81 347 0 0 726 327 0 103 145 105 395 Laboratory Equipment 1,893 213 74 318 0 0 665 300 0 94 133 96 396 Power Operated Equipment 11,309 1,272 442 1,899 0 0 3,974 1,791 0 564 792 576 397 Communication Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 397 SCADA Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 398 Miscellaneous Equipment 10,211 1,148 399 1,715 0 0 3,589 1,617 0 509 715 520 TOTAL 3,028,120 340,589 118,243 508,513 0 0 1,064,190 479,434 0 150,935 212,090 154,126 Schedule 5A Docket 460-WR-103 Page 2 of 2 EXTRA-CAPACITY CUSTOMER COSTS BASE COSTS MAX DAY MAX HOUR ALLOCATION OF DEPRECIATION EXPENSE TO SERVICE COST FUNCTIONS Equivalent Equivalent Fire TOTAL System Distribution System Distribution System Distribution Storage Billing Meter Service Protection ACCT NO. ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) INTANGIBLE PLANT 301 Organization 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 302 Franchises and Consents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 303 Miscellaneous Intangible Plant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SOURCE OF SUPPLY 310 Land and Land Rights 0 0 0 311 Structures and Improvements 0 0 0 312 Collecting and Impounding Reservoirs 0 0 0 313 Lake, River, and Other Intakes 0 0 0 314 Wells and Springs 3,998 1,443 2,555 316 Supply Mains 0 0 0 317 Other Water Source Plant 0 0 0 PUMPING PLANT 320 Land and Land Rights 0 0 0 321 Structures and Improvements 6,263 2,261 4,002 323 Other Power Production Equipment 0 0 0 325 Electric Pumping Equipment 8,005 2,890 5,115 326 Diesel Pumping Equipment 0 0 0 328 Other Pumping Equipment 69 25 44 WATER TREATMENT PLANT 330 Land and Land Rights 0 0 0 331 Structures and Improvements 0 0 0 332 Sand or Other Media Filtration Equipment 0 0 0 333 Membrane Filtration Equipment 0 0 0 334 Other Water Treatment Equipment 90 32 58 Schedule 6 Docket 460-WR-103 Page 1 of 2 EXTRA-CAPACITY CUSTOMER COSTS BASE COSTS MAX DAY MAX HOUR ALLOCATION OF DEPRECIATION EXPENSE TO SERVICE COST FUNCTIONS (continued) Equivalent Equivalent Fire TOTAL System Distribution System Distribution System Distribution Storage Billing Meter Service Protection ACCT NO. ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION PLANT 340 Land and Land Rights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 341 Structures and Improvements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 342 Distribution Reservoirs and Standpipes 4,264 426 3,838 343 Transmission mains 0 0 0 343 Distribution mains 10,192 1,019 9,173 345 Services 2,953 2,953 346 Meters 4,086 4,086 348 Hydrants 2,256 2,256 349 Other Transmission and Distribution Plant 457 8 20 0 0 0 176 74 0 79 57 43 GENERAL PLANT 389 Land and Land Rights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 390 Structures and Improvements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 391 Office Furniture and Equipment 30 5 1 8 0 0 7 3 0 3 2 2 391 Computer Equipment 2,252 374 55 622 0 0 494 207 0 220 159 121 392 Transportation Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 393 Stores Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 394 Tools, Shop and Garage Equipment 120 20 3 33 0 0 26 11 0 12 8 6 395 Laboratory Equipment 40 7 1 11 0 0 9 4 0 4 3 2 396 Power Operated Equipment 848 141 21 234 0 0 186 78 0 83 60 46 397 Communication Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 397 SCADA Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 398 Miscellaneous Equipment 592 98 14 163 0 0 130 54 0 58 42 32 TOTAL 46,515 7,732 1,133 12,845 0 0 10,201 4,268 0 4,544 3,284 2,509 Schedule 6 Docket 460-WR-103 Page 2 of 2 CUSTOMER COSTS BASE COSTS MAX DAY MAX HOUR EXTRA-CAPACITY ALLOCATION OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES TO SERVICE COST FUNCTIONS Equivalent Equivalent Fire TOTAL System Distribution System Distribution System Distribution Storage Billing Meter Service Protection ACCT NO. ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) SOURCE OF SUPPLY 600 Operation labor 0 0 0 601 Purchased water 0 0 0 602 Operation supplies and expenses 0 0 0 605 Maintenance of water source plant 18,910 6,827 12,083 PUMPING EXPENSES 620 Operation labor 0 0 0 621 Fuel for power production 0 0 622 Fuel or power purchased for pumping 7,750 7,750 623 Operation supplies and expenses 0 0 0 625 Maintenance of pumping plant 1,000 361 639 WATER TREATMENT EXPENSES 630 Operation labor 19,629 7,087 12,542 631 Chemicals 2,233 2,233 632 Operation supplies and expenses 5,428 1,960 3,468 635 Maintenance of water treatment plant 0 0 0 TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION EXPENSES 640 Operation labor 22,031 1,591 373 0 0 0 3,353 14,323 0 345 2,045 0 641 Operation supplies and expenses 3,596 260 61 0 0 0 547 2,338 0 56 334 0 650 Maintenance of distr. reservoirs 29,990 2,999 26,991 651 Maintenance of transmission mains 0 0 0 651 Maintenance of distribution mains 7,021 702 6,319 652 Maintenance of services 3,854 3,854 653 Maintenance of meters 650 650 654 Maintenance of hydrants 0 0 655 Maintenance of other plant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule 7 Docket 460-WR-103 Page 1 of 2 EXTRA-CAPACITY CUSTOMER COSTS BASE COSTS MAX DAY MAX HOUR ALLOCATION OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES TO SERVICE COST FUNCTIONS (continued) Equivalent Equivalent Fire TOTAL System Distribution System Distribution System Distribution Storage Billing Meter Service Protection ACCT NO. ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS EXPENSES 901 Meter reading labor 801 801 902 Accounting and collecting labor 18,952 18,952 903 Supplies and expenses 0 0 904 Uncollectible accounts 0 0 906 Customer service and informational expense 0 0 SALES EXPENSES 910 Sales Expenses 0 0 ADMINISTRATIVE & GENERAL EXPENSES 920 Administrative and general salaries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 921 Office supplies and expenses 4,200 738 40 1,006 0 0 358 1,528 277 37 218 0 922 Administrative expenses transferred -- credit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 923 Outside services employed 6,000 1,054 57 1,437 0 0 511 2,182 395 53 312 0 924 Property insurance 9,684 1,089 378 1,626 0 0 3,403 1,533 0 483 678 493 925 Injuries and damages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 926 Employee pensions and benefits 16,558 2,909 157 3,964 0 0 1,410 6,023 1,090 145 860 0 928 Regulatory commission expenses 2,500 439 24 599 0 0 213 909 165 22 130 0 930 Miscellaneous general expenses 1,768 311 17 423 0 0 151 643 116 15 92 0 933 Transportation expenses 2,300 404 22 551 0 0 196 837 151 20 119 0 935 Maintenance of general plant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE EXPENSES 184,854 38,012 1,829 38,338 0 0 16,461 57,307 21,947 1,826 8,642 493 Schedule 7 Docket 460-WR-103 Page 2 of 2 EXTRA-CAPACITY CUSTOMER COSTS BASE COSTS MAX DAY MAX HOUR SUMMARY OF ALLOCATION OF OPERATING COSTS TO SERVICE COST FUNCTIONS Equivalent Equivalent Fire TOTAL System Distribution System Distribution System Distribution Storage Billing Meter Service Protection OPERATING COST ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 184,854 38,012 1,829 38,338 0 0 16,461 57,307 21,947 1,826 8,642 493 DEPRECIATION EXPENSE 46,515 7,732 1,133 12,845 0 0 10,201 4,268 0 4,544 3,284 2,509 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TAXES AND TAX EQUIVALENT 37,954 4,269 1,482 6,374 0 0 13,338 6,009 0 1,892 2,658 1,932 RETURN ON NET INVESTMENT RATE BASE 70,979 7,884 2,965 12,452 0 0 26,688 7,639 0 5,620 3,852 3,879 TOTAL 340,302 57,897 7,410 70,008 0 0 66,687 75,223 21,947 13,882 18,436 8,813 Docket 460-WR-103 Schedule 8 EXTRA-CAPACITY CUSTOMER COSTS BASE COSTS MAX DAY MAX HOUR CUSTOMER CLASS DEMAND RATIOS Annual Average System Distribution Volume System Distribution Volume System Distribution Storage Volume Day Adjusted Adjusted Extra Rate Adjusted Adjusted Extra Rate Adjusted Adjusted Adjusted 100 Volume Percent Percent Percent Capacity CF Percent Percent Percent Capacity CF Percent Percent Percent Percent CUSTOMER CLASS CCF CF (%) (%) (%) Ratio Per Day (%) (%) (%) Ratio Per Hour (%) (%) (%) (%) Residential 17,930 4,912 81.57% 81.57% 81.57% 2.70 13,263 48.16% 48.16% 48.16% 5.40 1,105 15.12% 42.76% 42.76% 17.10% Multifamily Residential 520 142 2.37% 2.37% 2.37% 2.40 342 1.24% 1.24% 1.24% 4.80 28 0.39% 1.10% 1.10% 0.44% Commercial 1,360 373 6.19% 6.19% 6.19% 2.10 782 2.84% 2.84% 2.84% 4.20 65 0.89% 2.52% 2.52% 1.01% Public Authority 1,950 534 8.87% 8.87% 8.87% 2.10 1,122 4.07% 4.07% 4.07% 4.20 93 1.28% 3.62% 3.62% 1.45% Public Fire Protection 220 60 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 12,032 43.69% 43.69% 43.69% 6,016 82.32% 50.00% 50.00% 80.00% TOTALS 21,980 6,022 100% 100% 100% 27,542 100% 100% 100% 7,309 100% 100% 100% 100% 50% 50% <-- Public Fire % Limits --> 50% 50% 80% Maximum Day Demand = 21,471 (CUBIC FEET/DAY) SUM OF GENERAL SERVICE AVERAGE AND MAXIMUM DAY EXTRA CAPACITY DEMAND Maximum Hour Demand = 1,541 (CUBIC FEET/HR) SUM OF GENERAL SERVICE AVERAGE AND MAXIMUM HOUR EXTRA CAPACITY DEMAND 1.50 = NON-COINCIDENT / COINCIDENT RATIO FOR MAX DAY 1.81 = NON-COINCIDENT / COINCIDENT RATIO FOR MAX HOUR Docket 460-WR-103 Schedule 9 BASE COSTS EXTRA-CAPACITY MAX DAY DEMAND EXTRA-CAPACITY MAX HOUR DEMAND CUSTOMER CLASS ALLOCATION FACTORS NUMBER OF METERS TOTAL Meter size (inches): 5/8 3/4 1 1-1/4 1-1/2 2 2-1/2 3 4 6 8 10 12 METERS PERCENT Residential 383 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 403 88.8% Multifamily Residential 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.1% Commercial 24 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 7.9% Industrial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% Public Authority 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.2% TOTALS 415 29 7 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 454 100.0% EQUIVALENT METERS ALLOCATION FACTOR: TOTAL Meter size (inches): 5/8 3/4 1 1-1/4 1-1/2 2 2-1/2 3 4 6 8 10 12 EQUIV. Equiv. meters ratio: 1.0 1.0 2.5 3.7 5.0 8.0 12.5 15.0 25.0 50.0 80.0 120.0 160.0 METERS PERCENT Residential 383 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 403 81.8% Multifamily Residential 2 0 5 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.0% Commercial 24 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 8.5% Public Authority 6 1 3 0 0 8 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 33 6.6% TOTALS 415 29 18 0 0 16 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 493 100.0% EQUIVALENT SERVICES ALLOCATION FACTOR: TOTAL Meter size (inches): 5/8 3/4 1 1-1/4 1-1/2 2 2-1/2 3 4 6 8 10 12 EQUIV. Equiv. services ratio: 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.0 3.0 3.5 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 SERVICES PERCENT Residential 383 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 403 87.0% Multifamily Residential 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.6% Commercial 24 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 8.0% Public Authority 6 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.3% TOTALS 415 29 9 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 463 100.0% Docket 460-WR-103 Schedule 10 ALLOCATION OF SERVICE COST FUNCTIONS TO CUSTOMER CLASSES TOTAL Residential Multifamily Residential Commercial Public Authority Public Fire Protection ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) BASE COSTS: SYSTEM 57,897 47,229 1,370 3,582 5,136 579 DISTRIBUTION 7,410 6,044 175 458 657 74 EXTRA-CAPACITY COSTS: MAXIMUM-DAY SYSTEM 70,008 33,714 869 1,989 2,852 30,584 MAXIMUM-DAY DISTRIBUTION 0 0 0 0 0 0 MAXIMUM-HOUR SYSTEM 0 0 0 0 0 0 MAXIMUM-HOUR DISTRIBUTION 66,687 28,514 735 1,682 2,412 33,344 MAXIMUM-HOUR STORAGE 75,223 12,866 332 759 1,088 60,179 CUSTOMER COSTS: BILLING 21,947 19,482 242 1,740 483 EQUIVALENT METERS 13,882 11,359 423 1,184 916 EQUIVALENT SERVICES 18,436 16,044 303 1,481 609 FIRE PROTECTION 8,813 8,813 TOTAL COST 340,302 175,252 4,448 12,876 14,154 133,572 LESS OTHER REVENUE 4,409 3,745 94 272 299 0 COST OF SERVICE 335,893 171,507 4,354 12,604 13,856 133,572 REVENUE AT PRESENT RATES 262,572 149,367 3,569 12,489 9,348 87,799 DIFFERENCE 73,321 22,140 785 115 4,508 45,773 PERCENT INCREASE/DECREASE 27.92% 14.82% 22.00% 0.92% 48.22% 52.13% Docket 460-WR-103 Schedule 11 Docket 460-WR-103 Schedule 12 Comparison of Revenue at Present Rates, Cost of Service, and Proposed Rates Cost of Service Proposed Rates Customer Class Revenue at Present Rates Revenue Required Increase over Present Rates Revenue Increase over Present Rates Percent of Cost of Service Residential $149,367 $171,507 14.82% $171,569 14.86% 100.04% Multifamily Residential $3,569 $4,354 22.00% $4,295 20.34% 98.64% Commercial $12,489 $12,604 0.92% $14,229 13.93% 112.89% Public Authority $9,348 $13,856 48.22% $12,459 33.27% 89.92% $87,799 $133,572 52.13% $133,572 52.13% 100.00% Total $262,572 $335,893 27.92% $336,123 28.01% 100.07% Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Public Fire Protection Docket 460-WR-103 Schedule 13 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Proposed Water Rates and Rules Docket 460-WR-103 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Water Rate File Changes New Am-1 Sg-1 Amended F-1 Upf-1 Mg-1 OC-1 Mpa-1 Ug-1 BW-1 R-1 Cz-1 X-1 X-2 X-3 X-4 Deleted Mg-2 Mgt-1 Mz-1 _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 1 of 1 Schedule No. F-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Public Fire Protection Service Public fire protection service shall include the use of hydrants for fire protection service only and such quantities of water as may be demanded for the purpose of extinguishing fires within the service area. This service shall also include water used for testing equipment and training personnel. For all other purposes, the metered or other rates set forth, or as may be filed with the Public Service Commission shall apply. Under Wis. Stat. § 196.03(3)(b), the municipality has chosen to have the utility bill the retail general service customers for public fire protection service. Monthly Public Fire Protection Service Charges: ⅝ - inch meter: $ 19.58 3 - inch meter: $ 293.70 ¾ - inch meter: $ 19.58 4 - inch meter: $ 489.50 1 - inch meter: $ 48.90 6 - inch meter: $ 979.90 1¼ - inch meter: $ 72.40 8 - inch meter: $ 1,566.40 1½ - inch meter: $ 97.90 10 - inch meter: $ 2,346.60 2 - inch meter: $ 156.70 12 - inch meter: $ 3,132.80 Customers who are provided service under Schedules Mg-1, Ug-1 or Sg-1 shall also be subject to the charges in this schedule according to the size of their primary meter. Customers who are provided service under Schedule Am-1 are exempt from these charges for any additional meters. Under Wis. Stat. § 196.03(3)(b), the Village of Benton has elected to make the charges in this schedule applicable to non-general service customers who own property that is located both within the municipal limits and in an area where the utility has an obligation to provide water for public fire protection. Each parcel shall be billed at the ⅝-inch meter rate under this schedule. Billing: Same as Schedule Mg-1. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 1 of 1 Schedule No. Upf-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Private Fire Protection Service - Unmetered This service shall consist of permanent or continuous unmetered connections to the main for the purpose of supplying water to private fire protection systems such as automatic sprinkler systems, standpipes, and private hydrants. This service shall also include reasonable quantities of water used for testing check valves and other backflow prevention devices. Monthly Private Fire Protection Service Demand Charges: 2 - inch or smaller connection: $ 11.00 3 - inch connection: $ 22.00 4 - inch connection: $ 33.00 6 - inch connection: $ 66.00 8 - inch connection: $ 99.00 10 - inch connection: $ 154.00 12 - inch connection: $ 230.00 14 - inch connection: $ 306.00 16 - inch connection: $ 382.00 Billing: Same as Schedule Mg-1. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 1 of 1 Schedule No. Mg-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility General Service - Metered Monthly Service Charges: ⅝ - inch meter: $ 14.00 3 - inch meter: $ 74.00 ¾ - inch meter: $ 14.00 4 - inch meter: $ 115.00 1 - inch meter: $ 21.00 6 - inch meter: $ 197.00 1¼ - inch meter: $ 29.00 8 - inch meter: $ 311.00 1½ - inch meter: $ 33.00 10 - inch meter: $ 409.00 2 - inch meter: $ 50.00 12 - inch meter: $ 491.00 Plus Volume Charges: First 1,600 cubic feet used each month: $5.81 per 100 cubic feet Next 1,700 cubic feet used each month: $4.95 per 100 cubic feet Over 3,300 cubic feet used each month: $4.45 per 100 cubic feet Billing: Bills for water service are rendered monthly and become due and payable upon issuance following the period for which service is rendered. A late payment charge of 3 percent but not less than 50 cents will be added to bills not paid within 20 days of issuance. This ONE-TIME 3 percent late payment charge will be applied only to any unpaid balance for the current billing period's usage. This late payment charge is applicable to all customers. The utility customer may be given a written notice that the bill is overdue no sooner than 20 days after the bill is issued and unless payment or satisfactory arrangement for payment is made within the next 10 days, service may be disconnected pursuant to Wis. Admin. Code ch. PSC 185. Combined Metering: Volumetric meter readings will be combined for billing if the utility for its own convenience places more than one meter on a single water service lateral. Multiple meters placed for the purpose of identifying water not discharged into the sanitary sewer are not considered for utility convenience and shall not be combined for billing. This requirement does not preclude the utility from combining readings when metering configurations support such an approach. Meter readings from individually metered separate service laterals shall not be combined for billing purposes. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 1 of 1 Schedule No. Am-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Additional Meter Rental Charge Upon request, the utility shall furnish and install additional meters to: A. Water service customers for the purpose of measuring the volume of water used that is not discharged into the sanitary sewer system; and B. Sewerage service customers who are not customers of the water utility for the purpose of determining the volume of sewage that is discharged into the sanitary sewer system. The utility shall charge a meter installation charge of $35.00 and a monthly rental fee for the use of this additional meter. Monthly Additional Meter Rental Charges: ⅝ - inch meter: $ 7.00 ¾ - inch meter: $ 7.00 1 - inch meter: $ 10.50 1¼ - inch meter: $ 14.50 1½ - inch meter: $ 16.50 2 - inch meter: $ 25.00 This schedule applies only if the additional meter is installed on the same service lateral as the primary meter and either: A. The additional meter is ¾-inch or smaller if the metering configuration is the Addition Method; or B. The additional meter is 2-inch or smaller for all other metering configurations. If the additional meter is larger than 2-inch or larger than ¾-inch and installed in the Addition Method, each meter shall be treated as a separate account and Schedule Mg-1 rates shall apply. Billing: Same as Schedule Mg-1. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 1 of 1 Schedule No. OC-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Other Charges Payment Not Honored by Financial Institution Charge: The utility shall assess a $30.00 charge when a payment rendered for utility service is not honored by the customer’s financial institution. This charge may not be in addition to, but may be inclusive of, other such charges when the payment was for multiple services. Real Estate Closing Account Charge: The utility shall assess a $15.00 charge whenever a customer or the customer’s agent requests written documentation from the utility of the customer’s account status in connection with a real estate closing. Billing: Same as Schedule Mg-1. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 1 of 1 Schedule No. Mpa-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Public Service Metered Service Water used by the Village of Benton on an intermittent basis for flushing sewers, street washing, flooding skating rinks, drinking fountains, etc., shall be metered and billed according to the rates set forth in Schedule Mg-1. Unmetered Service Where it is impossible to meter the service, the utility shall estimate the volume of water used based on the pressure, size of opening, and the period of time the water is used. The estimated quantity shall be billed at the volumetric rates set forth in Schedule Mg-1, excluding any service charges. Billing: Same as Schedule Mg-1. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 1 of 1 Schedule No. Ug-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility General Water Service - Unmetered Service may be supplied temporarily on an unmetered basis where the utility cannot immediately install a water meter, including water used for construction. Unmetered service shall be billed the amount that would be charged to a metered residential customer using 400 cubic feet of water monthly under Schedule Mg-1, including the service charge for a ⅝-inch meter. If the utility determines that actual usage exceeds 400 cubic feet of water monthly, an additional charge for the estimated excess usage shall be made according to the rates under Schedule Mg-1. This schedule applies only to customers with a 1-inch or smaller service connection. For customers with a larger service connection, the utility shall install a temporary meter and charges shall be based on the rates set forth under Schedule Mg-1. Billing: Same as Schedule Mg-1. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 1 of 1 Schedule No. Sg-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Seasonal Service Seasonal customers are general service customers who voluntarily request disconnection of water service and who resume service at the same location within 12 months of the disconnection, unless service has been provided to another customer at that location in the intervening period. The utility shall bill seasonal customers the applicable service charges under Schedule Mg-1 year-round, including the period of temporary disconnection. Seasonal service shall include customers taking service under Schedule Mg-1, Schedule Ug-1, or Schedule Am-1. Upon reconnection, the utility shall apply a charge under Schedule R-1 and require payment of any unpaid charges under this schedule. Billing: Same as Schedule Mg-1, unless the utility and customer agree to an alternative payment schedule for the period of voluntary disconnection. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 1 of 1 Schedule No. BW-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Bulk Water All bulk water supplied from the water system through hydrants or other connections shall be metered or estimated by the utility. Utility personnel or a party approved by the utility shall supervise the delivery of water. Bulk water sales are: A. Water supplied by tank trucks or from hydrants for the purpose of extinguishing fires outside the utility's service area; B. Water supplied by tank trucks or from hydrants for purposes other than extinguishing fires, such as water used for irrigation or filling swimming pools; or, C. Water supplied from hydrants or other temporary connections for general service type applications, except that Schedule Ug-1 applies for water supplied for construction purposes. A service charge of $35.00 and a charge for the volume of water used shall be billed to the party using the water. The volumetric charge shall be calculated using the highest volumetric rate for residential customers under Schedule Mg-1. In addition, for meters that are assigned to bulk water customers for more than 7 days, the applicable service charge in Schedule Mg-1 will apply after the first 7 days. The water utility may require a reasonable deposit for the temporary use of its equipment under this and other rate schedules. The deposit(s) collected shall be refunded upon return of the utility's equipment. Damaged or lost equipment shall be repaired or replaced at the customer's expense. Billing: Same as Schedule Mg-1. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 1 of 1 Schedule No. R-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Reconnection Charges The utility shall assess a charge to reconnect a customer, which includes reinstalling a meter and turning on the valve at the curb stop, if necessary. A utility may not assess a charge for disconnecting a customer. During normal business hours: $35.00 After normal business hours: $60.00 Billing: Same as Schedule Mg-1. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 1 of 1 Schedule No. Cz-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Water Lateral Installation Charge The utility shall charge a customer for installing a water service lateral from the main through curb stop and box if these costs are not contributed as part of a subdivision development or otherwise recovered under Wis. Stats. Chapter 66. The charges shall be as follows: ¾-inch or 1-inch copper water service $600.00 Larger sized service Actual Cost Billing: Same as Schedule Mg-1. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 1 of 10 Schedule No. X-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Water Utility Operating Rules Compliance with Rules All persons now receiving water service from this water utility, or who may request service in the future, shall be considered as having agreed to be bound by the rules and regulations as filed with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. Establishment of Service Application for water service may be made in writing on a form furnished by the water utility. The application will contain the legal description of the property to be served, the name of the owner, the exact use to be made of the service, and the size of the service lateral and meter desired. Note particularly any special refrigeration, fire protection, or water-consuming air-conditioning equipment. Service will be furnished only if (1) the premises have a frontage on a properly platted street or public strip in which a cast iron or other long-life water main has been laid, or where the property owner has agreed to and complied with the provisions of the water utility's filed main extension rule, (2) the property owner has installed or agrees to install a service lateral from the curb stop to the point of use that is not less than 6 feet below the surface of an established or proposed grade and meets the water utility's specifications, and (3) the premises have adequate piping beyond the metering point. The owner of a multi-unit dwelling has the option of being served by individual metered water service to each unit. The owner, by selecting this option, is required to provide interior plumbing and meter settings to enable individual metered service to each unit and individual disconnection without affecting service to other units. Each meter and meter connection will be treated as a separate water utility account for the purpose of the filed rules and regulations. No division of the water service lateral to any lot or parcel of land shall be made for the extension and independent metering of the supply to an adjoining lot or parcel of land. Except for duplexes, no division of a water service lateral shall be made at the curb for separate supplies for two or more separate premises having frontage on any street or public service strip, whether owned by the same or different parties. Duplexes may be served by one lateral provided (1) individual metered service and disconnection is provided and (2) it is permitted by local ordinance. Buildings used in the same business, located on the same parcel, and served by a single lateral may have the customer’s water supply piping installed to a central point so that volume can be metered in one place. The water utility may withhold approval of any application where full information of the purpose of such supply is not clearly indicated and set forth by the applicant property owner. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 2 of 10 Schedule No. X-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Water Utility Operating Rules Reconnection of Service Where the water utility has disconnected service at the customer’s request, a reconnection charge shall be made when the customer requests reconnection of service. See Schedule R-1 for the applicable rate. A reconnection charge shall also be required from customers whose services are disconnected (shut off at curb stop box) because of nonpayment of bills when due. See Schedule R-1 for the applicable rate. If reconnection is requested for the same location by any member of the same household, or, if a place of business, by any partner of the same business, it shall be considered as the same customer. Temporary Metered Service, Meter, and Deposits An applicant for temporary water service on a metered basis shall make and maintain a monetary deposit for each meter installed as security for payment for use of water and for such other charges which may arise from the use of the supply. A charge shall be made for setting the valve and furnishing and setting the meter. See Schedule BW-1 for the applicable rate. Water for Construction When water is requested for construction purposes or for filling tanks or other such uses, an application shall be made to the water utility, in writing, giving a statement of the amount of construction work to be done or the size of the tank to be filled, etc. Payment for the water for construction may be required in advance at the scheduled rates. The service lateral must be installed into the building before water can be used. No connection with the service lateral at the curb shall be made without special permission from the water utility. In no case will any employee of the water utility turn on water for construction work unless the contractor has obtained permission from the water utility. Customers shall not allow contractors, masons, or other persons to take unmetered water from their premises without permission from the water utility. Any customer failing to comply with this provision may have water service discontinued and will be responsible for the cost of the estimated volume of water used. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 3 of 10 Schedule No. X-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Water Utility Operating Rules Use of Hydrants In cases where no other supply is available, permission may be granted by the water utility to use a hydrant. No hydrant shall be used until the proper meter and valve are installed. In no case shall any valve be installed or moved except by an employee of the water utility. Before a valve is set, payment must be made for its setting and for the water to be used at the scheduled rates. Where applicable, see Schedule BW-1 for deposits and charges. Upon completing the use of the hydrant, the customer must notify the water utility to that effect. Operation of Valves and Hydrants and Unauthorized Use of Water - Penalty Any person who shall, without authority of the water utility, allow contractors, masons, or other unauthorized persons to take water from their premises, operate any valve connected with the street or supply mains, or open any fire hydrant connected with the distribution system, except for the purpose of extinguishing fire, or who shall wantonly damage or impair the same, shall be subject to a fine as provided by municipal ordinance. Utility permission for the use of hydrants applies only to such hydrants that are designated for the specific use. Refunds of Monetary Deposits All money deposited as security for payment of charges arising from the use of temporary water service on a metered basis, or for the return of a hydrant valve and fixtures if the water is used on an unmetered basis, will be refunded to the depositor on the termination of the use of water, the payment of all charges levied against the depositor, and the return of the water utility’s equipment. Service Laterals No water service lateral shall be laid through any trench having cinders, rubbish, rock or gravel fill, or any other material which may cause injury to or disintegration of the service lateral, unless adequate means of protection are provided by sand filling or such other insulation as may be approved by the water utility. Service laterals passing through curb or retaining walls shall be adequately safeguarded by provision of a channel space or pipe casing not less than twice the diameter of the service connection. The space between the service lateral and the channel or pipe casing shall be filled and lightly caulked with an oakum, mastic cement, or other resilient material and made impervious to moisture. In backfilling the pipe trench, the service lateral must be protected against injury by carefully hand tamping the ground filling around the pipe. There should be at least 6 inches of ground filling over the pipe, and it should be free from hard lumps, rocks, stones, or other injurious material. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 4 of 10 Schedule No. X-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Water Utility Operating Rules Service Laterals (continued) All water service laterals shall be of undiminished size from the street main into the point of meter placement. Beyond the meter outlet valve, the piping shall be sized and proportioned to provide, on all floors, at all times, an equitable distribution of the water supply for the greatest probable number of fixtures or appliances operating simultaneously. Replacement and Repair of Service Laterals The service lateral from the main to and through the curb stop will be maintained and kept in repair and, when worn out, replaced at the expense of the water utility. The property owner shall maintain the service lateral from the curb stop to the point of use. If an owner fails to repair a leaking or broken service lateral from the curb to the point of metering or use within such time as may appear reasonable to the water utility after notification has been served on the owner by the water utility, the water will be shut off and will not be turned on again until the repairs have been completed. Abandonment of Service If a property owner changes the use of a property currently receiving water service such that water service will no longer be needed in the future, the water utility may require the abandonment of the water service at the water main. In such case, the property owner may be responsible for all removal and/or repair costs, including the water main and the utility portion of the water service lateral. Charges for Water Wasted Due to Leaks See Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 185.35 or Schedule X-4, if applicable. Thawing Frozen Service Laterals See Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 185.88 or Schedule X-4, if applicable. Curb Stop Boxes The curb stop box is the property of the water utility. The water utility is responsible for its repair and maintenance. This includes maintaining, through adjustment, the curb stop box at an appropriate grade level where no direct action by the property owner or occupant has contributed to an elevation problem. The property owner is responsible for protecting the curb stop box from situations that could obstruct access to it or unduly expose it to harm. The water utility shall not be liable for failure to locate the curb stop box and shut off the water in case of a leak on the owner’s premises. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 5 of 10 Schedule No. X-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Water Utility Operating Rules Installation of Meters Meters will be owned, furnished, and installed by the water utility or a utility-approved contractor and are not to be disconnected or tampered with by the customer. All meters shall be so located that they shall be protected from obstructions and permit ready access for reading, inspection, and servicing, such location to be designated or approved by the water utility. All piping within the building must be supplied by the owner. Where additional meters are desired by the owner, the owner shall pay for all piping. Where applicable, see Schedule Am-1 for rates. Repairs to Meters Meters will be repaired by the water utility, and the cost of such repairs caused by ordinary wear and tear will be borne by the water utility. Repair of any damage to a meter resulting from the carelessness of the owner of the premises, owner's agent, or tenant, or from the negligence of any one of them to properly secure and protect same, including any damage that may result from allowing a water meter to become frozen or to be damaged from the presence of hot water or steam in the meter, shall be paid for by the customer or the owner of the premises. Service Piping for Meter Settings Where the original service piping is installed for a new metered customer, where existing service piping is changed for the customer's convenience, or where a new meter is installed for an existing unmetered customer, the owner of the premises at his/her expense shall provide a suitable location and the proper connections for the meter. The meter setting and associated plumbing shall comply with the water utility’s standards. The water utility should be consulted as to the type and size of the meter setting. Turning on Water The water may only be turned on for a customer by an authorized employee of the water utility. Plumbers may turn the water on to test their work, but upon completion must leave the water turned off. Sprinkling Restrictions and Emergency Water Conditions Where the municipality has a policy regarding sprinkling restrictions and/or emergency water conditions, failure to comply with such may result in disconnection of service. See Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 185.37. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 6 of 10 Schedule No. X-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Water Utility Operating Rules Failure to Read Meters Where the water utility is unable to read a meter, the fact will be plainly indicated on the bill, and either an estimated bill will be computed or the minimum charge applied. The difference shall be adjusted when the meter is again read, that is, the bill for the succeeding billing period will be computed with the gallons or cubic feet in each block of the rate schedule doubled, and credit will be given on that bill for the amount of the bill paid the preceding period. Only in unusual cases shall more than three consecutive estimated or minimum bills be rendered. If the meter is damaged (see Surreptitious Use of Water) or fails to operate, the bill will be based on the average use during the past year, unless there is some reason why the use is not normal. If the average use cannot be properly determined, the bill will be estimated by some equitable method. See Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 185.33. Complaint Meter Tests See Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 185.77. Inspection of Premises During reasonable hours, any officer or authorized employee of the water utility shall have the right of access to the premises supplied with service for the purpose of inspection or for the enforcement of the water utility's rules and regulations. Whenever appropriate, the water utility will make a systematic inspection of all unmetered water taps for the purpose of checking waste and unnecessary use of water. See Wis. Stat. § 196.171. Vacation of Premises When premises are to be vacated, the water utility shall be notified, in writing, at once, so that it may remove the meter and shut off the water supply at the curb stop. The owner of the premises shall be liable for prosecution for any damage to the water utility’s property. See “Abandonment of Service” in Schedule X-1 for further information. Deposits for Residential Service See Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 185.36. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 7 of 10 Schedule No. X-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Water Utility Operating Rules Deposits for Nonresidential Service See Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 185.361. Deferred Payment Agreement See Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 185.38 or Schedule X-4, if applicable. Dispute Procedures See Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 185.39. Disconnection and Refusal of Service See Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 185.37. The following is an example of a disconnection notice that the utility may use to provide the required notice to customers. DISCONNECTION NOTICE Dear Customer: The bill enclosed with this notice includes your current charge for water utility service and your previous unpaid balance. You have 10 days to pay the water utility service arrears or your service is subject to disconnection. If you fail to pay the service arrears or fail to contact us within the 10 days allowed to make reasonable deferred payment arrangement or other suitable arrangement, we will proceed with disconnection action. To avoid the inconvenience of service interruption and an additional charge of (amount) for reconnection, we urge you to pay the full arrears IMMEDIATELY AT ONE OF OUR OFFICES. If you have entered into a Deferred Payment Agreement with us and have failed to make the deferred payments you agreed to, your service will be subject to disconnection unless you pay the entire amount due within 10 days. If you have a reason for delaying the payment, call us and explain the situation. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 8 of 10 Schedule No. X-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Water Utility Operating Rules Disconnection and Refusal of Service (continued) DISCONNECTION NOTICE (continued) PLEASE CALL THIS TELEPHONE NUMBER, (telephone number), IMMEDIATELY IF: 1. You dispute the notice of delinquent account. 2. You have a question about your water utility service arrears. 3. You are unable to pay the full amount of the bill and are willing to enter into a deferred payment agreement with us. 4. There are any circumstances you think should be taken into consideration before service is discontinued. 5. Any resident is seriously ill. Illness Provision: If there is an existing medical emergency in your home and you furnish the water utility with a statement signed by either a licensed Wisconsin physician or a public health official, we will delay disconnection of service up to 21 days. The statement must identify the medical emergency and specify the period of time during which disconnection will aggravate the existing emergency. Deferred Payment Agreements: If you are a residential customer and you are unable to pay the full amount of the water utility service arrears on your bill, you may contact the water utility to discuss arrangements to pay the arrears over an extended period of time. This time payment agreement will require: 1. Payment of a reasonable amount at the time the agreement is made. 2. Payment of the remainder of the outstanding balance in monthly installments over a reasonable length of time. 3. Payment of all future water utility service bills in full by the due date. In any situation where you are unable to resolve billing disputes or disputes about the grounds for proposed disconnection through contacts with our water utility, you may make an appeal to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin by calling (800) 225-7729. (WATER UTILITY NAME) _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 9 of 10 Schedule No. X-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Water Utility Operating Rules Collection of Overdue Bills An amount owed by the customer may be levied as a tax as provided in Wis. Stat. § 66.0809. Surreptitious Use of Water When the water utility has reasonable evidence that a person is obtaining water, in whole or in part, by means of devices or methods used to stop or interfere with the proper metering of the water utility service being delivered, the water utility reserves the right to estimate and present immediately a bill for unmetered service as a result of such interference, and such bill shall be payable subject to a 24- hour disconnection of service. If the water utility disconnects the service for any such reason, the water utility will reconnect the service upon the following conditions: A. The customer will be required to deposit with the water utility an amount sufficient to guarantee the payment of the bills for water utility service. B. The customer will be required to pay the water utility for any and all damages to water utility equipment resulting from such interference with the metering. C. The customer must further agree to comply with reasonable requirements to protect the water utility against further losses. See Wis. Stat. §§ 98.26 and 943.20. Repairs to Mains The water utility reserves the right to shut off the water supply in the mains temporarily to make repairs, alterations, or additions to the plant or system. When the circumstances will permit, the water utility will give notification, by newspaper publication or otherwise, of the discontinuance of the water supply. No credit will be allowed to customers for such temporary suspension of the water supply. See Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 185.87. Duty of Water Utility with Respect to Safety of the Public It shall be the duty of the water utility to see that all open ditches for water mains, hydrants, and service laterals are properly guarded to prevent accident to any person or vehicle, and at night there shall be displayed proper signal lighting to ensure the safety of the public. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 10 of 10 Schedule No. X-1 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Water Utility Operating Rules Handling Water Mains and Service Laterals in Excavation Trenches Contractors must call Digger’s Hotline and ensure a location is done to establish the existence and location of all water mains and service laterals as provided in Wis. Stat. § 182.0175. Where water mains or service laterals have been removed, cut, or damaged during trench excavation, the contractors must, at their own expense, cause them to be replaced or repaired at once. Contractors must not shut off the water service laterals to any customer for a period exceeding 6 hours. Protective Devices A. Protective Devices in General: The owner or occupant of every premise receiving water supply shall apply and maintain suitable means of protection of the premise supply and all appliances against damage arising in any manner from the use of the water supply, variation of water pressure, or any interruption of water supply. Particularly, such owner or occupant must protect water-cooled compressors for refrigeration systems by means of high and/or low pressure safety cutout devices. There shall likewise be provided means for the prevention of the transmission of water ram or noise of operation of any valve or appliance through the piping of their own or adjacent premises. B. Relief Valves: On all "closed systems" (i.e., systems having a check valve, pressure regulator, reducing valve, water filter, or softener), an effective pressure relief valve shall be installed at or near the top of the hot water tank or at the hot water distribution pipe connection to the tank. No stop valve shall be placed between the hot water tank and the relief valve or on the drain pipe. See applicable plumbing codes. C. Air Chambers: An air chamber or approved shock absorber shall be installed at the terminus of each riser, fixture branch, or hydraulic elevator main for the prevention of undue water hammer. The air chamber shall be sized in conformance with local plumbing codes. Where possible, the air chamber should be provided at its base with a valve for water drainage and replenishment of air. Cross-Connections Every person owning or occupying a premise receiving municipal water supply shall maintain such municipal water supply free from any connection, either of a direct or of an indirect nature, with a water supply from a foreign source or of any manner of connection with any fixture or appliance whereby water from a foreign supply or the waste from any fixture, appliance, or waste or soil pipe may flow or be siphoned or pumped into the piping of the municipal water system. See Wis. Admin. Code § NR 811.06. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 1 of 1 Schedule No. X-2 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Water Main Extension Rule Water mains will be extended for new customers on the following basis: A. Where the cost of the extension is to immediately be collected through assessment by the municipality against the abutting property, the procedure set forth under Wis. Stat. § 66.0703 will apply, and no additional customer contribution to the utility will be required. B. Where the municipality is unwilling or unable to make a special assessment, the extension will be made on a customer-financed basis as follows: 1. The applicant(s) will advance as a contribution in aid of construction the total amount equivalent to that which would have been assessed for all property under paragraph A. 2. Part of the contribution required in paragraph B.1. will be refundable. When additional customers are connected to the extended main within 10 years of the date of completion, contributions in aid of construction will be collected equal to the amount which would have been assessed under paragraph A. for the abutting property being served. This amount will be refunded to the original contributor(s). In no case will the contributions received from additional customers exceed the proportionate amount which would have been required under paragraph A., nor will it exceed the total assessable cost of the original extension. C. When a customer connects to a transmission main or connecting loop installed at utility expense within 10 years of the date of completion, there will be a contribution required of an amount equivalent to that which would have been assessed under paragraph A. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 1 of 1 Schedule No. X-3 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Water Main Installations in Platted Subdivisions Application for installation of water mains in regularly platted real estate development subdivisions shall be filed with the utility. If the developer, or a contractor employed by the developer, is to install the water mains (with the approval of the utility), the developer shall be responsible for the total cost of construction. If the utility or its contractor is to install the water mains, the developer shall be required to advance to the utility, prior to the beginning of the construction, the total estimated cost of the extension. If the final costs exceed estimated costs, an additional billing will be made for the balance of the cost due. This balance is to be paid within 30 days. If final costs are less than estimated, a refund of the overpayment will be made by the water utility. _______________________________________________________________________________ EFFECTIVE: =TBD= PSCW AUTHORIZATION: 460-WR-103 RATE FILE (DRAFT)Sheet No. 1 of 1 Schedule No. X-4 Public Service Commission of WisconsinAmendment No. 25 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Water Customer Supplemental Rules Compliance with Rules All persons now receiving water service from this water utility, or who may request service in the future, shall be considered as having agreed to be bound by the rules and regulations as filed with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. Thawing Frozen Service Laterals See Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 185.88. Deferred Payment Agreement The utility shall offer deferred payment agreements to residential accounts and may offer such agreements to other customers. However, the utility will not offer a deferred payment agreement to a residential customer who is a tenant if any of the following criteria applies: •The residential tenant has greater than $100 of account arrearages that are more than 90 days past due for utilities that bill monthly, or for utilities that do not bill monthly, has greater than $100 of account arrearages that are past due for more than two billing cycles. •The tenant has defaulted on a deferred payment agreement in the past 12 months. This criterion only applies to deferred payment agreements and not to other types of payment extensions or agreements. •The residential tenant is responsible for account arrearages that were placed on any property owner’s tax bill in the utility’s service territory in the past 24 months. •The residential tenant has a balance that accrued during the winter moratorium that is more than 80 days past due. Budget Payment Plan A budget payment plan, which is in accordance with Wis. Admin. Code Ch. PSC 185, is available from the utility. The utility does not use a fixed budget year. The utility will calculate the monthly budgeted amount by spreading the estimated annual bill over eleven months, with the last month consisting of any end of year adjustments. Docket 460-WR-103 Schedule 14 Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility Customer Water Bill Comparison at Present and Proposed Rates Customer Type Meter Size Volume (100 Cubic Feet) Bills at Old Rates Bills at New Rates Percent Change Bills at New Rates Percent Change Small Residential 5/8" 2 22.99 $ 25.62 $ 11.44% 45.20 $ 96.61% Average Residential 5/8" 4 32.35 $ 37.24 $ 15.12% 56.82 $ 75.64% Large Residential 5/8" 8 51.07 $ 60.48 $ 18.43% 80.06 $ 56.77% Large Residential 5/8" 12 69.79 $ 83.72 $ 19.96% 103.30 $ 48.02% Large Residential 5/8" 16 88.51 $ 106.96 $ 20.85% 126.54 $ 42.97% Multifamily Residential 5/8" 11 65.11 $ 77.91 $ 19.66% 97.49 $ 49.73% Multifamily Residential 5/8" 14 79.15 $ 95.34 $ 20.45% 114.92 $ 45.19% Multifamily Residential 1" 8 57.86 $ 67.48 $ 16.63% 116.38 $ 101.14% Multifamily Residential 2" 36 187.84 $ 240.46 $ 28.01% 397.16 $ 111.44% Commercial 5/8" 15 83.83 $ 101.15 $ 20.66% 120.73 $ 44.02% Commercial 3/4" 11 65.11 $ 77.91 $ 19.66% 97.49 $ 49.73% Commercial 3/4" 22 108.19 $ 136.66 $ 26.31% 156.24 $ 44.41% Commercial 1" 14 85.94 $ 102.34 $ 19.08% 151.24 $ 75.98% Public Authority 5/8" 24 114.75 $ 146.56 $ 27.72% 166.14 $ 44.78% Public Authority 1" 5 43.82 $ 50.05 $ 14.22% 98.95 $ 125.81% Public Authority 2" 210 661.12 $ 1,014.76$ 53.49% 1,171.46 $ 77.19% Public Authority 3" 56 266.75 $ 353.46 $ 32.51% 647.16 $ 142.61% Fire Protection Charge (Total) 87,799 $ 133,572 $ 52.13% Fire Protection Charge (Municipal) 87,799 $ - $ -100.00% Fire Protection Charge (Direct) - $ 133,572$ Monthly Monthly Including Public Fire Protection