Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-30 - WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY RULES › Section 25-30.036 - Application for Amendment to Certificate of Authorization to Extend or Delete Service Area

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) This rule applies
				to any certificated water or wastewater utility that proposes to extend its
				service territory into an area in which there is no existing water or
				wastewater system or proposes to delete a portion of its service territory.
				Form PSC 1004 (12/15) entitled "Application for Amendment of Certificate
				(Extension, Quick Take Extension, or Deletion), " which is incorporated by
				reference in this rule and is available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06241
,
				is an example application that may be completed by the applicant and filed with
				the Office of Commission Clerk to comply with subsection (2), (3), or (4)
				below. This form may also be obtained from the Commission's website,
www.floridapsc.com
.
(2) Each utility proposing to extend its
				service area (except applications filed pursuant to subsection (3) below),
				shall file with the Commission Clerk one original of the information set forth
				in paragraphs (a) through (q).
(a) A filing
				fee pursuant to paragraph
				 25-30.020(2)(b),
				F.A.C.;
(b) Proof of Noticing
				pursuant to Rule  25-30.030, F.A.C.;
(c) The utility's certificated name, address,
				telephone number, Federal Employer Identification Number, authorized
				representative, and, if available, email address and fax number;
(d) To demonstrate the need for service in
				the proposed area, the applicant must provide:
1. The number of customers currently being
				served and proposed to be served, by customer class and meter size, including a
				description of the types of customers anticipated to be served, i.e., single
				family homes, mobile homes, duplexes, golf course clubhouse, or
				commercial;
2. A copy of all
				requests for service from property owners or developers in areas not currently
				served;
3. The current land use
				designation of the proposed service territory as described in the local
				comprehensive plan at the time the application is filed. If the proposed
				development will require a revision to the comprehensive plan, describe the
				steps taken and to be taken to facilitate those changes, including changes
				needed to address the proposed need for service; and,
4. Any known land use restrictions, such as
				environmental restrictions imposed by governmental
				authorities;
(e) If the
				utility is planning to build a new water or wastewater treatment plant to serve
				the proposed territory, provide documentation of the utility's right to access
				and continued use of the land upon which the new utility treatment facilities
				that will serve the proposed territory will be located. Documentation of
				continued use shall be in the form of a recorded warranty deed, recorded quit
				claim deed accompanied by title insurance, recorded lease such as a 99-year
				lease, or recorded easement. The applicant may submit an unrecorded copy of the
				instrument granting the utility's right to access and continued use of the land
				upon which the utility treatment facilities are or will be located, provided
				that the applicant files a recorded copy within the time required in the order
				granting the amendment to the certificate of authorization;
(f) A legal description of the territory
				proposed to be served, in the format prescribed in Rule
				 25-30.029, F.A.C. In addition,
				if the extension of territory is adjacent to existing territory, provide a
				legal description of the resulting territory including both existing and
				expanded portions in the format prescribed in Rule
				 25-30.029, F.A.C.;
(g) A detailed system map showing the
				proposed lines and treatment facilities, with the territory proposed to be
				served plotted thereon, consistent with the legal description provided in
				paragraph (2)(f) above. If the territory to be served is adjacent to the
				utility's existing territory, provide a complete map showing both existing and
				expanded territories. The map shall be of sufficient scale and detail to enable
				correlation with the description of the territory;
(h) An official county tax assessment map or
				other map showing township, range, and section, with a scale such as 1'' = 200'
				or 1'' = 400', with the proposed territory plotted thereon, consistent with the
				legal description provided in paragraph (2)(f) above;
(i) A statement describing the capacity of
				the existing lines, the capacity of the existing treatment facilities, and the
				design capacity of the proposed extension;
(j) A copy of all current permits issued by
				the Department of Environmental Protection and by the water management
				district;
(k) A copy of the most
				recent DEP and/or county health department sanitary survey, compliance
				inspection report, and secondary standards drinking water report;
(l) A copy of all correspondence with the
				DEP, county health department and water management district, including consent
				orders and warning letters, and the utility's response to the same, for the
				past five years;
(m) A detailed
				statement regarding the proposed method of financing the construction and the
				projected impact on the utility's capital structure;
(n) A statement regarding the projected
				impact of the extension on the utility's monthly rates and service availability
				charges;
(o) All tariff pages that
				reflect the additional proposed service area, which shall be consistent with
				Chapter 25-9, F.A.C. Form PSC 1010 (12/15), entitled "Water Tariff" and Form
				PSC 1011 (12/15), entitled "Wastewater Tariff, " which are incorporated by
				reference in Rule  25-30.033, F.A.C., are example
				tariffs that may be completed by the applicant and included in the application.
				These forms may also be obtained from the Commission's website,
www.floridapsc.com
;
(p) The number of the most recent order of
				the Commission establishing or changing the applicant's rates and charges; and,
(q) An affidavit that the utility
				has tariffs and annual reports on file with the Commission.