Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-30 - WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY RULES › Section 25-30.565 - Application for Approval of New or Revised Service Availability Policy or Charges

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) An original
				and one copy of an application for a service availability policy or charges
				must be filed with the Office of Commission Clerk. The copy must be clearly
				labeled "COPY." If the application is e-filed with the Commission Clerk, the
				utility must file one paper copy, clearly labeled "COPY, " with the Commission
				Clerk within seven calendar days after e-filing.
(2) Upon filing an application for a new or
				revised service availability charge or policy, the utility must provide notice
				pursuant to Rule  25-30.4345, F.A.C.
(3) A filing fee as required in Rule
				 25-30.020, F.A.C., must be
				submitted at the time of application.
(4) Each application must include the
				following, if applicable:
(a) A statement
				describing how the notice provisions have been complied with, including a copy
				of the actual notice(s).
(b) The
				name of the applicant, the applicant's principal place of business and each
				local office from which company operations are conducted. The applicant's name
				must be as it appears on the certificate issued by the Commission if one has
				been issued.
(c) The number of the
				Commission order, if any, which previously considered the charges or service
				availability policy for the system involved.
(d) A statement explaining the basis for the
				requested changes in charges and conditions.
(e) A schedule showing the original cost of
				any existing treatment plants, the water transmission and distribution system,
				and the sewage collection system, by Uniform System of Accounting account
				numbers as required by Rule
				 25-30.115, F.A.C., and the
				related capacity of each system as of 90 days prior to application.
(f) A detailed statement of accumulated
				depreciation for the plant listed in paragraph (e), above, as of 90 days prior
				to application.
(g) A schedule
				showing the number of active customers on line 90 days prior to the time of
				application by meter size, by customer class, and the related equivalent
				residential connections (ERC) as defined in subsection
				 25-30.515(8),
				F.A.C. Describe the method by which an ERC is defined.
(h) A detailed statement defining the
				capacity of the treatment facilities in terms of ERCs as used in developing the
				proposed service availability charges.
(i) A detailed statement defining the
				capacity of the distribution or collection system in terms of ERCs as used in
				developing the proposed service availability charges.
(j) A list of outstanding developer
				agreements.
(k) For each developer
				agreement state whether the agreement is designed to result in contributed
				property, other than the approved system capacity charge, within the next 24
				months; an estimate of the value of the contributed property to be added to the
				utility's books; and a description of the property.
(l) A schedule showing total collections of
				contributions-in-aid-of-construction (CIAC) as of 90 days prior to the date of
				application. Detail any prepaid CIAC by amount, the related reserved ERCs, and
				the anticipated connection date. Reference any appropriate developer
				agreements.
(m) A detailed
				statement of accumulated amortization of CIAC as listed in paragraph (l),
				above, as of 90 days prior to application.
(n) Copies of approvals or permits for
				construction and operation of treatment facilities.
(o) A detailed statement by a registered
				professional engineer showing the cost, by Uniform System of Accounting account
				numbers, and capacity of proposed plant expansion, and a timetable showing
				projected construction time.
(p) A
				detailed statement by a registered professional engineer showing how the
				proposed construction will affect the capacity of the existing
				systems.
(q) If the expansion or
				plant upgrading is being undertaken to comply with the mandates of local, state
				or federal regulatory authorities, copies of the order(s) or correspondence
				directing the expansion or upgrading.
(r) A schedule showing the projected growth
				rate for utilization of the existing plant and line capacity and future plant
				and line capacity.
(s) A summary
				schedule of how the proposed service availability charge was
				calculated.
(t) A schedule showing,
				by meter size, the cost of meters, connecting fittings, meter boxes or
				enclosures and also showing sufficient data on labor and any other applicable
				costs to allow the determination of an average cost for meter installation by
				type.
(u) A statement of the
				existing and proposed on-site and off-site main installation charges or
				policy.
(v) The company's present
				capital structure, including the cost of debt in the present capitalization.
				The availability and cost of other sources of financing the proposed expansion
				or upgrading of the system also shall be given.
(w) The proposed tariff
				sheets.