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| Water And Wastewater Rates                | Note 12 – Water and Wastewater Rates 

 

During the first three months of 2019, the Company’s operating divisions in Ohio were granted base rate increases designed to increase total operating revenues on an annual basis by $974.  Further, during the first three months of 2019, the Company’s operating divisions in Ohio and Pennsylvania received approval to bill infrastructure rehabilitation surcharges designed to increase total operating revenues on an annual basis by $2,269.     

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In December 2018, the Company’s operating subsidiary in New Jersey filed for a base rate increase in water rates for its customers, proposing an aggregate increase of $7,202 in annual revenues.  The base rate case is being reviewed by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.  The Company expects resolution of the New Jersey base rate case in 2019.  

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In August 2018, the Company’s operating subsidiary in Pennsylvania filed for a base rate increase in water and wastewater rates for its customers.  The base rate case is being reviewed by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.  In February 2019, the Company filed a settlement for this base rate case.  Rates from this settlement for approximately $47,000 are expected to go into effect in May 2019.  The administrative law judges issued a recommended decision approving the settlement on March 11, 2019.  The Company is awaiting a final order from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.     

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