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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 12 - WATER SERVICES › Part 810 - PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF RATES PROPOSED BY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICTS › Section 17.12.810.13 - RESPONSE TO PROTEST

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A. No
				response to the substance of a protest filed with the commission is permitted
				except by leave of the commission or presiding officer.
B. The district whose proposed rates are
				being protested may challenge the validity of the protest petition within
				thirty (30) days of the filing of the petition. The challenge shall be made by
				motion conforming with the requirements of NMPSC Rule 110 [now 17.1.2 NMAC] and
				served upon each of the protestants. The motion shall be accompanied by
				affidavits and a brief in support of the motion which shall also be served upon
				the protestants.
C. If a protest is
				challenged by motion of the district made in accordance with Subsection B, the
				commission or presiding officer may direct the protestants to verify their
				status as taxpayer-electors of the district or otherwise establish the validity
				of the protest petition.
D. If the
				commission or presiding officer determines that the protest petition is
				invalid, such action will be taken as is deemed appropriate including, but not
				limited to, the dismissal of the protest.
E. If the commission dismisses, the protest
				the district's proposed rates may go into effect upon the dismissal, and the
				district will not be required to file the information and documents described
				in 17.12.810.14 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 12 - WATER SERVICES › Part 810 - PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF RATES PROPOSED BY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICTS › Section 17.12.810.14 - SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN TESTIMONY AND EXHIBITS BY DISTRICT

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A. Except as provided in Subsection E of
				17.12.810.13 NMAC, the district whose proposed rates are being protested shall
				file the following information and documents with the commission within thirty
				(30) days of the filing of the protest with the commission or, if a challenge
				to the protest petition is filed under 17.12.810.13 NMAC and denied, within
				thirty (30) days of the date the challenge is denied.
(1) Direct testimony and exhibits intended to
				be introduced into evidence in support of the proposed rates, including any
				rate filing package required by commission rule or order and including:
(a) a copy of the cumulative special district
				quarterly cash report filed with the department of finance and administration's
				local government division ("DFA") for the most recent fiscal year ending prior
				to the date the proposed rates are filed with the commission;
(b) an income statement and balance sheet for
				the most recent fiscal year ending prior to the date the proposed rates are
				filed with the commission, if not included in the report filed with DFA;
				and
(c) the budget upon which the
				district is basing its proposed rates.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 12 - WATER SERVICES › Part 810 - PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF RATES PROPOSED BY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICTS › Section 17.12.810.15 - COMMISSION REVIEW OF RATES

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A. If
				a protest is in substantial compliance with 17.12.810 NMAC and if no challenge
				to the protest petition is filed under 17.12.810.13 NMAC or a challenge is
				filed under 17.12.810.13 NMAC and denied, the commission or presiding officer
				shall issue an order noticing the proposed rates for hearing. Either this order
				or subsequent orders shall provide:
(1) for
				the manner of any further notice to taxpayer-electors, customers or the public,
				the cost of which shall be borne by the district;
(2) a deadline for the filing of motions to
				intervene under the requirements of NMPSC Rule 110 [now 17.1.2 NMAC] and
				directions to the protestants that they will not be considered parties to the
				proceeding unless they move for and are granted intervenor status, as provided
				in 17.12.810.16 NMAC;
(3)
				directions to parties other than the district and, to the extent the commission
				or presiding officer may deem helpful, to the commission staff to file written
				testimony and exhibits subsequent to the filing of testimony and exhibits by
				the district under 17.12.810.14 NMAC; and
(4) the time and place of the
				hearing.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 12 - WATER SERVICES › Part 810 - PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF RATES PROPOSED BY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICTS › Section 17.12.810.16 - STATUS OF PROTESTANTS DURING PROCEEDING

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The protestants who file a protest will be deemed parties to
				  any proceeding on a motion made by the district under
				  17.12.810.13
				  NMAC but will not be deemed parties to the proceeding to review and hear the
				  proposed rates. Protestants who desire to participate in the proceeding must
				  individually move to intervene pursuant to NMPSC Rule 110 [now 17.1.2 NMAC] and
				  be granted intervenor status under that rule. The commission or presiding
				  officer may limit the number of intervenors in the proceeding to avoid
				  unnecessary delay, duplication, or expense.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.1.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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NMPSC Rules 910 through 980 [17.13.1 NMAC and 17.13.920 NMAC
				  through 17.13.980 NMAC] governing the application for Certificates of Public
				  Convenience and Necessity, the application for rate increases, and annual
				  reporting by sewer utilities are issued pursuant to NMPSC Rule 120 [17.1.120
				  NMAC] and NMSA 1978, Sections
				  62-3-1,
				  62-3-3(G)(5),
				  62-3-4,
				  62-6-1,
				  62-6-4,
				  62-6-16,
				  62-6-18,
				  62-6-19,
				  62-6-20,
				  62-6-21,
				  62-6-22,
				  62-8-3,
				  62-8-7.1,
				  62-8-10,
				  62-9-1,
				  and
				  62-9-2.1.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.1.7 - DEFINITIONS

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When used in NMPSC Rules 910 through 980 [17.13.1 NMAC and
				  17.13.920 through 17.13.980 NMAC] unless otherwise specified the following
				  definitions will apply.
A. "Accounting
				Method" means the uniform system of accounting prescribed by the Commission.
(1) "Functional Accounting" means the
				grouping of plant and expense accounts according to the specified function or
				purpose which the plant or expense performs in rendering the utility service,
				such as source of supply, pumping, sewer treatment, transmission, distribution,
				etc.
(2) "Primary Account" means
				the grouping of plant and expenses by balance sheet account number, such as
				accounts 101, 102, 103, etc.
(3)
				"Detailed Account" means the breakdown of plant and expenses into subaccounts,
				that is, utility plant accounts, such as accounts 301, 302, 303, etc.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.1.8 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

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A.
				Introduction [17.13.1.9 NMAC]
B.
				Purpose [17.13.1.10 NMAC]
C.
				Authority [17.13.1.3 NMAC]
D.
				Definitions [17.13.1.7 NMAC]
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.1.10 - PURPOSE

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A. The adoption by
				the New Mexico Public Service Commission [New Mexico Public Regulation
				Commission] of the minimum data requirements specified in NMPSC Rules 910
				through 980 [17.13.1 NMAC and 17.13.920 NMAC through 17.13.980 NMAC] is for the
				purpose of defining and specifying the annual filing requirements for sewer
				utilities and minimum data requirements to be filed in support for a tendered
				new rate schedule or rate schedules which will supersede, supplement, or
				otherwise change the provision of a rate schedule required to be on file with
				the Commission and the minimum data requirements for Certificates of Public
				Convenience and Necessity.
B. The
				failure of the applicant to fulfill the minimum data requirements specified in
				NMPSC Rules 910 through 980 [17.13.1 NMAC and 17.13.920 NMAC through 17.13.980
				NMAC] shall constitute sufficient cause for the commission to seek sanctions
				against a sewer utility or to reject an applicant's filing pursuant to NMPSC
				Rule 210 [17.1.210 NMAC].
(1) Pursuant to
				NMPSC Rules 110 and 210 [17.1.2 NMAC and 17.1.210 NMAC] an applicant utility
				unable to comply fully with any data requests contained herein due to good and
				sufficient cause should give notice in writing to the Commission of the
				applicant utility's inability to comply with the provisions of such data
				request at least thirty (30) days prior to the filing of any report or action
				governed by NMPSC Rules 910 through 980 [17.13.1 NMAC and 17.13.920 NMAC
				through 17.13.980 NMAC].
(2) Upon
				receipt of such notification and after consideration by the Commission of the
				applicant utility's stated reasons for inability to comply fully with the
				provisions of NMPSC Rules 910 through 980 [17.13.1 NMAC and 17.13.920 NMAC
				through 17.13.980 NMAC], the Commission shall within fifteen (15) days notify
				the applicant utility in writing of its decision concerning the applicant
				utility's notice.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.1.11 - HISTORY

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NMPUC Case No. 2277, Order dated December 29, 1989, unless
				  otherwise noted; Amended by NMPUC Case No. 2561, Order dated April 4, 1994.
				  NMSA 1978, Section
				  62-8-7.1
				  allows an abbreviated rate filing for sewer utilities with annual revenues less
				  than $500,000. NARUC system of accounts do not classify utilities on this same
				  division, thus classifications for rate filing and for reporting requirements
				  differ.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 920 - UNIFORM SYSTEMS OF ACCOUNTS AND ANNUAL REPORT FORMS FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.920.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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New Mexico Public Service Commission [New Mexico Public
				  Regulation Commission].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 920 - UNIFORM SYSTEMS OF ACCOUNTS AND ANNUAL REPORT FORMS FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.920.8 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

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A.
				Uniform Systems of Accounts [17.13.920.9 NMAC]
B. Annual Report Forms [17.13.920.10
				NMAC]
C. Appendix Annual Report
				Forms for Sewer Utilities [17.13.920.11 NMAC]
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 920 - UNIFORM SYSTEMS OF ACCOUNTS AND ANNUAL REPORT FORMS FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.920.9 - UNIFORM SYSTEMS OF ACCOUNTS

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Under NMPSC Rule 920 [17.13.920 NMAC] regulated Class A,
				  Class B and Class C sewer utilities as prescribed in NMPSC Rule No. 340
				  [17.3.340 NMAC] shall keep their financial records according to the NARUC,
				  Uniform System of Accounts for its appropriate classification. Upon written
				  request by a sewer utility, the Commission shall provide a copy of the NARUC
				  Uniform System of Accounts.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 920 - UNIFORM SYSTEMS OF ACCOUNTS AND ANNUAL REPORT FORMS FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.920.10 - ANNUAL REPORT FORMS

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Sewer utilities are required to file Annual Reports for every
				  calendar year by April 30 of the next year. NMPSC Rule 920 [17.13.920 NMAC]
				  provides that sewer utilities shall file Annual Reports in either of two (2)
				  formats. Class A and Class B sewer utilities as defined in NMPSC Rule 910
				  [17.13.1 NMAC] shall file Annual Reports in the form provided by the Commission
				  for Class A and Class B Sewer Utilities and included in the Appendix A to NMPSC
				  Rule 920 [17.13.920 NMAC]. Class C sewer utilities as defined in NMPSC Rule 910
				  [17.13.1 NMAC] may file either an abbreviated Annual Report form provided by
				  the Commission, included in the Appendix B to NMPSC Rule 920 [17.13.920 NMAC],
				  or the form provided for Class A and Class B Sewer Utilities.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 920 - UNIFORM SYSTEMS OF ACCOUNTS AND ANNUAL REPORT FORMS FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.920.12 - HISTORY

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NMPSC Case No. 2277, order dated December 29, 1989, unless
				  otherwise noted.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 930 - FILING REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF RATE SCHEDULES FOR SEWER UTILITIES HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES AVERAGING $500,000 OR MORE › Section 17.13.930.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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New Mexico Public Service Commission. [New Mexico Public
				  Regulation Commission].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 930 - FILING REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF RATE SCHEDULES FOR SEWER UTILITIES HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES AVERAGING $500,000 OR MORE › Section 17.13.930.2 - SCOPE

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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 930 - FILING REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF RATE SCHEDULES FOR SEWER UTILITIES HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES AVERAGING $500,000 OR MORE › Section 17.13.930.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 930 - FILING REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF RATE SCHEDULES FOR SEWER UTILITIES HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES AVERAGING $500,000 OR MORE › Section 17.13.930.4 - DURATION

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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 930 - FILING REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF RATE SCHEDULES FOR SEWER UTILITIES HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES AVERAGING $500,000 OR MORE › Section 17.13.930.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 930 - FILING REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF RATE SCHEDULES FOR SEWER UTILITIES HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES AVERAGING $500,000 OR MORE › Section 17.13.930.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The purpose of NMPSC Rule 930 [17.13.930 NMAC] is to define
				  and specify the minimum data requirements to be filed by sewer utilities having
				  annual operating revenues averaging $500,000 or more in any consecutive
				  three-year period. Minimum data requirements shall be filed in support of a
				  tendered new rate schedule or rate schedules which will supersede, supplement,
				  or otherwise change the provision of a rate schedule required to be on file
				  with the Commission.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 930 - FILING REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF RATE SCHEDULES FOR SEWER UTILITIES HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES AVERAGING $500,000 OR MORE › Section 17.13.930.7 - DEFINITIONS

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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 930 - FILING REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF RATE SCHEDULES FOR SEWER UTILITIES HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES AVERAGING $500,000 OR MORE › Section 17.13.930.8 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

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A.
				Purpose: [17.13.930.6 NMAC]
B.
				Minimum Data Requirements for Rate Filings: [17.13.930.9 NMAC]
C. Letter of Transmittal to Accompany Rate
				Filing Package: [17.13.930.10 NMAC]
D. Appendix: Minimum Data Standard
				Requirements: [17.13.930.11 NMAC]
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 930 - FILING REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF RATE SCHEDULES FOR SEWER UTILITIES HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES AVERAGING $500,000 OR MORE › Section 17.13.930.9 - MINIMUM DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR RATE FILINGS

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Provisions for rate filings are divided into two levels of
				  operation. NMPSC Rule 930, [17.13.930 NMAC] provides that sewer utilities shall
				  file for rates in one of two formats. Sewer utilities having annual operating
				  revenues averaging $500,000 or more over any consecutive three-year period must
				  file the most comprehensive package, set forth in the Appendix to NMPSC Rule
				  930, [17.13.930 NMAC]. Sewer utilities having annual operating revenues
				  averaging less than $500,000 over any consecutive three-year period may file a
				  simpler package, set forth in the Appendix to NMPSC Rule 980 [17.13.930
				  NMAC].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 930 - FILING REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF RATE SCHEDULES FOR SEWER UTILITIES HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES AVERAGING $500,000 OR MORE › Section 17.13.930.10 - LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO ACCOMPANY RATE FILING PACKAGE FOR SEWER UTILITIES HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES AVERAGING $500,000 OR MORD IN ANY CONSECUTIVE THREE-YEAR PERIOD

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In the Letter of Transmittal the applicant shall:
A. notify the New Mexico Public Utility
				Commission [New Mexico Publc Regulation Commission] of the tendered rate
				schedules which will supersede, supplement, or otherwise change any provision
				of a separate schedule required to be on file with the Commission;
B. include copies of each tendered rate
				schedule which will supersede, supplement, or otherwise change the provision of
				a rate schedule required to be on file with the Commission;
C. state the date on which the applicant
				proposes to make the changes in service or rate, rule, or practice
				effective;
D. state a brief
				description of the proposed changes in service and/or rate, the reason for the
				proposed change, and show that all the requisite agreements to the proposed
				change, including any contract embodied therein, have in fact been
				obtained;
E. state that notice has
				been given or will be given as required by the Rules of the New Mexico Public
				Utility Commission [New Mexico Public Regulation Commission]; and
F. list the documents submitted in support of
				the proposed changes.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 930 - FILING REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF RATE SCHEDULES FOR SEWER UTILITIES HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES AVERAGING $500,000 OR MORE › Section 17.13.930.11 - HISTORY

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NMPUC Case No. 2277, Order dated December 29, 1989, unless
				  otherwise noted; amended by NMPUC Case No. 2561, Order dated April 4,
				  1994.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 930 - FILING REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF RATE SCHEDULES FOR SEWER UTILITIES HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES AVERAGING $500,000 OR MORE › Section 17.13.930.12 - APPENDIX

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MINIMUM DATA STANDARD REQUIREMENTS FOR SEWER UTILITIES HAVING
				  ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES AVERAGING $500,000 OR MORE IN ANY CONSECUTIVE
				  THREE-YEAR PERIOD:
A. Schedule A
				Series: Summaries of the proposed cost of service. Sch. A-1: Summary of the
				overall cost of service and the claimed revenue deficiency: Base Period; Test
				Year Period. Sch. A-2: Summary of the revenue increase or decrease at the
				proposed rates by rate classes: Test Year Period. Sch. A-3: Summary of the cost
				of service adjustments by functional classification and primary account: Test
				Year Period. Sch. A-4: Summary of Rate Base: Base Period; Test Year Period;
				Test Year Period RCND. Sch. A-5: Summary of total capitalization and the
				weighted average cost of capital: Base Period; Test Year Period; Test Year
				Period RCND: Schedule A Series: Summaries of the proposed cost of service: In
				this series of schedules the applicant shall show the cost of service in
				summary form for the Base Period and for the Test Year Period as appropriate
				and as developed from the supporting schedules and workpapers included
				elsewhere in the applicant's filing package.
(1) Schedule A-1: Summary of the overall cost
				of service and the claimed revenue deficiency:
(a) [Base Period]: In this schedule the
				applicant shall show the cost of service for the Base Period on an unadjusted
				basis including, but not limited to revenues, operation and maintenance
				expenses, depreciation expense, taxes on other than income, taxes on income,
				and the resulting return.
(b) [Test
				Year Period]: In this schedule the applicant shall show each of the items
				included in the Base Period, all adjustments thereto, the sum of each of these
				items at the end of the Test Year Period, and the revenue deficiency.
(c) A full explanation of each of the
				adjustments made to the balances shown at the end of the Base Period shall be
				referenced to the appropriate supporting schedules or workpapers that shall
				constitute a part of the applicant's filing package.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 940 - CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.940.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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New Mexico Public Service Commission [New Mexico Public
				  Regulation Commission].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 940 - CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.940.8 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

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A.
				Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity Required [17.13.940.9
				NMAC]
B. Application [17.13.940.10
				NMAC]
C. Conformance with Minimum
				Standards of Design, Construction, and Operation [17.13.940.11 NMAC]
D. Conformance with Provisional Customer
				Rules and Regulations [17.13.940.12 NMAC]
E. Minimum Data Requirements [17.13.940.13
				NMAC]
F. Filing Fees [17.13.940.14
				NMAC]
G. Assistance of Commission
				Staff [17.13.940.15 NMAC]
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 940 - CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.940.9 - CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY REQUIRED

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Every jurisdictional sewer utility shall obtain from the
				  Public Service Commission [Public Regulation Commission] a certificate of
				  public convenience and necessity prior to providing service to the public or
				  when otherwise required.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 940 - CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.940.10 - APPLICATION

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Each applicant must file with the Commission an application
				  for a certificate of public convenience and necessity as prescribed in NMPSC
				  Rules 110.35 through 110.38, [17.1.2 NMAC].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 940 - CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.940.11 - CONFORMANCE WITH MINIMUM STANDARDS OF DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION

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Each applicant for a certificate of public convenience and
				  necessity must meet certain minimum standards for design, construction, and
				  operation as required by the Commission. If an applicant is unable to conform
				  to any specific design, construction, or operation standard, the company should
				  apply for a variance from such standard.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 940 - CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.940.12 - CONFORMANCE WITH PROVISIONAL CUSTOMER RULES AND REGULATIONS

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Each applicant for a certificate of public convenience and
				  necessity shall have prescribed customer service rules and regulations
				  substantially similar to the service rules and regulations required by the
				  Commission. If an applicant is unable to conform to any recommended customer
				  service rule or regulation, the company should apply for a variance from such
				  rule or regulation.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 940 - CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.940.13 - MINIMUM DATA REQUIREMENTS

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The following exhibits must be attached to and made a part of
				  a water utility's application for a certificate of public convenience and
				  necessity:
A. Evidence of Ownership:
(1) Corporation--certificate of incorporation
				and by-laws;
(2)
				Partnership--articles of co-partnership;
(3) Subsidiary affiliation;
(4) Company officials;
(5) Business address;
(6) Actual location of plant facilities and
				business office(s).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 940 - CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.940.14 - FILING FEES

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A filing fee of $25.00 must accompany the application. In
				  addition, there is a $1.00 filing fee for each tariff number (excluding Table
				  of Contents).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 940 - CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.940.15 - ASSISTANCE OF COMMISSION STAFF

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The Commission Staff will be available to meet with an
				  applicant and/or anyone representing the applicant's interests in the matter to
				  answer any questions the applicant may have.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 940 - CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.940.16 - HISTORY

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NMPSC Case No. 2277, order dated December 29, 1989, unless
				  otherwise noted.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 950 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.950.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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New Mexico Public Service Commission [New Mexico Public
				  Regulation Commission].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 950 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.950.2 - SCOPE

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NMPSC Rule 950 [17.13.950 NMAC] is applicable to all sewer
				  utilities under the jurisdiction of the New Mexico Public Service Commission
				  [New Mexico Public Regulation Commission].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 950 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.950.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The purpose of NMPSC Rule 950 [17.13.950 NMAC] is to promote
				  good public utility practices, to encourage efficiency and economy, and to
				  establish minimum standards to be observed in the design, construction, and
				  operation of sewer facilities by sewer utilities operating under the
				  jurisdiction of the Commission. The standards herein prescribed are intended as
				  minimum standards.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 950 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.950.8 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

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A.
				General Provisions
(1) Purpose [17.13.950.6
				NMAC]
(2) Applicability
				[17.13.950.2 NMAC]
(3) Variances
				17.13.950.9 NMAC]
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 950 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.950.9 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Variances: In those cases where the application of any of the
				  provisions of NMPSC Rule 950 [17.13.950 NMAC] results in undue hardship or
				  expense to the utility, it may request specific relief from the
				  Commission.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 950 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.950.10 - RECORDS AND REPORTS

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A. System
				Plans and Specifications: Each utility shall maintain on file system plans and
				specifications in accordance with the guidelines specified in the New Mexico
				Health and Environment Department's publication titled "Guidelines for
				Wastewater Collection and Treatment Works in New Mexico" as may be revised from
				time to time.
B. Construction
				Dates: Each utility shall maintain at its office the date of construction of
				all principle items of plant and extensions of mains.
C. Meter Records: Each utility shall maintain
				at its office the installation and meter test history on each meter.
D. Other Records: Monthly records should be
				maintained on energy usage, chemical usage, volume of influent treated, and
				volume of effluent and sludge discharged.
E. Location of Records: All records required
				by NMPSC Rule 950 [17.13.950 NMAC] shall be kept at the principal office of the
				utility or other suitable storage place located within the state and shall be
				made available to representatives, agents, or employees of the Commission upon
				reasonable notice and at all reasonable hours.
F. Reports to the Commission: The utility
				shall furnish the results of summaries of any tests required by NMPSC Rule 950
				to the Commission at such times and in such form as the Commission may require.
				The utility shall also furnish the Commission with any information concerning
				the utility's facilities or operations which the Commission may request and
				need for determining rates or judging the practices of the utility.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 950 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.950.11 - SAFETY

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A. Safety
				Requirements: Each utility shall exercise reasonable care to reduce the hazards
				to which its employees, its customers, and the general public may be subjected
				as a result of the utility's operations. The utility shall require employees to
				use suitable tools and equipment for performing their work safely, shall
				instruct employees in safe methods of performing their work, and shall maintain
				suitable first aid equipment for employees.
B. Accident Reporting: The utility shall
				promptly notify the Commission in the event of a fatal accident involving the
				utility, and it shall notify the Commission of any other accidents when
				prescribed by the Commission.
C.
				Maintenance and Operation of Facilities: Each utility shall maintain its
				facilities to insure safe and adequate service. The utility shall inspect the
				condition of the system periodically, at intervals of no less than once every
				three months, and maintain records of the inspections and their findings to aid
				in the maintenance of the plant.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 950 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.950.12 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

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A.
				General Design and Construction: General design and construction of wastewater
				collection and treatment facilities shall be in accordance with the guidelines
				specified in the New Mexico Health and Environment Department's publication
				titled "Guidelines for Wastewater Collection and Treatment Works in New Mexico"
				as may be revised from time to time.
B. Standardizing: To preclude costly
				duplication of stocked piping material the utility may properly require that a
				specific material shall be used throughout at the discretion of the
				utility.
C. Service Connections:
(1) The size, design, material, and
				installation of the service pipe shall conform to the reasonable requirements
				of the utility.
(2) Whenever
				feasible all service pipes shall be installed below the frost line to prevent
				freezing and at a depth adequate to protect the pipes from surface activity,
				gardening, etc.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 950 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.950.13 - HISTORY

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NMPSC Case No. 2277, order dated December 29, 1989, unless
				  otherwise noted.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 960 - CUSTOMER SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.960.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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New Mexico Public Service Commission [New Mexico Public
				  Regulation Commission].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 960 - CUSTOMER SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.960.8 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

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A.
				Customer Service Rules and Regulations
B. Format for Customer Service Rules and
				Regulations
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 960 - CUSTOMER SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.960.9 - CUSTOMER SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS

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The Customer Service Rules and Regulations set forth in NMPSC
				  Rule 960 [17.13.960 NMAC] establish the responsibilities and rights of
				  jurisdictional sewer utilities and their residential customers in their sewer
				  service relationship. Nothing herein shall prevent any utility from adopting
				  Customer Service Rules and Regulations which do not conflict with but which are
				  additional to those set forth herein to cover special circumstances. However,
				  nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed as relaxing the
				  requirement that a utility choose only one of the Customer Rule 19 formats set
				  forth herein. The election must be made. Any deviation from the selected
				  customer rules and regulations must be requested from, and granted by the
				  Commission.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 960 - CUSTOMER SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.960.10 - FORMAT FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS

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For the convenience of the utilities the Customer Service
				  Rules and Regulations herein are set forth in the appropriate format.
[See
17.13.960.10.pdf
]
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 960 - CUSTOMER SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.960.11 - HISTORY

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NMPSC Case No. 2277, order dated December 29, 1989, unless
				  otherwise noted.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 970 - SMALL SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.970.2 - SCOPE

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This part governs the filing and review of changes in rates
				  proposed by small sewer utilities as defined by Section
				  62-8-7.1
				  A NMSA 1978 (2005).
A. Exception for
				50 percent or more rate increase proposal for small sewer utilities with 1,500
				or fewer service connections. The provisions of 17.13.970.1 NMAC through
				17.13.970.16 NMAC shall not apply to small sewer utilities, as defined by
				Section
				62-8-7.1
				A NMSA 1978, if any of the criterion in Paragraphs (1), (2), (3) or (4) below
				apply. When any criterion listed below applies, Section
				62-8-7
				NMSA 1978 and 17.1.2.53 NMAC relating to the application for new rates shall
				apply to the filing and review of a proposed rate or rates by a small sewer
				utility.
(1) A proposed rate increase would
				increase the utility's revenue requirement fifty (50) percent or more over a
				twelve (12) month period.
(2) A
				proposed rate increase would increase any rate for any customer class for any
				given level of consumption fifty (50) percent or more over a twelve (12) month
				period.
(3) A utility proposes to
				increase a seasonally-adjusted rate and that increase would result in an
				increase in the rate of fifty (50) percent or more.
(4) A utility proposes to institute a rate
				where no rate had existed previously.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 970 - SMALL SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.970.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  8-8-4,
				  62-3-1,
				  62-3-2.1,
				  62-3-4,
				  62-6-4,
				  62-8-3,
				  62-8-7
				  and
				  62-8-7.1
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 970 - SMALL SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.970.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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July 31, 2007, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 970 - SMALL SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.970.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The purpose of 17.13.970 NMAC is to carry out the explicit
				  legislative intent of Sections
				  62-3-2.1
				  and
				  62-8-7.1
				  NMSA 1978, as amended, to limit governmental regulation of rate setting by
				  small sewer utilities and to provide a degree of regulatory oversight of small
				  sewer utilities that is proportionate to the need and benefit of such
				  regulation.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 970 - SMALL SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.970.7 - DEFINITIONS

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In addition to the definitions in
				  17.12.1.7
				  NMAC, certain terms as used in this rule are defined as follows.
A.
Advice notice
means a
				listing by a sewer utility of proposed changes in tariff schedules and proposed
				effective dates that has been provided to the public and filed with the
				commission.
B.
Operating
				district or division
means any area of utility operations which is
				geographically distinct and distant from other utility operations, and which
				would otherwise be operated as a separate stand-alone utility but for its
				classification as a business unit within the single utility.
C.
Rate
shall have the meaning
				given in Section
				62-3-3 H
				NMSA 1978.
D.
Ratepayer
means a person in whose name service is carried. As stated in
				Section
				62-8-7.1
				A NMSA 1978 "each person who receives a separate bill equals one ratepayer and
				each person who receives multiple bills equals one ratepayer."
E.
Small sewer utility
means a
				public utility as defined in Sections
				62-3-3
				G53) NMSA 1978 with less than an aggregate of five thousand (5,000) service
				connections in any utility operating district or division in New Mexico
				averaged over the previous three (3) consecutive years.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 970 - SMALL SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.970.8 - PROCEDURES FOR 2 PERCENT RATE CHANGE WITHOUT HEARING

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A. A small sewer utility may adjust its
				commodity charge and customer service charge by up to two (2) percent in any
				calendar year without a hearing, provided that the utility:
(1) is in good standing with all applicable
				commission rules and orders;
(2)
				shall not have changed its rates in the prior twelve (12) month
				period;
(3) shall have given notice
				to its customers by a mailed bill insert, printed notice on a bill or separate
				mailing of its proposed rate adjustment at least thirty (30) days prior to the
				effective date of such rate adjustment, in accordance with 17.13.970.10 NMAC;
				and
(4) shall not make such rate
				adjustments effective until at least thirty (30) days after it has filed with
				the commission the required documents described in Subsection B
				below.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 970 - SMALL SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.970.9 - FILINGS BY SMALL SEWER UTILITIES PROPOSING NEW RATES

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A. This section applies to the filing and
				review of changes in rates proposed by small sewer utilities except small sewer
				utilities filing for a two (2) percent rate change under 17.13.970.8 NMAC that
				have given proper notice according to 17.13.970.10 NMAC and small sewer
				utilities subject to the exceptions in 17.13.970.2 NMAC.
B.
Filing requirements.
The
				utility shall submit with its filing:
(1) an
				advice notice notifying the commission of the utility's intent to implement the
				new rate or rates by a date certain, which may not be less than thirty (30)
				days after the filing of the advice notice;
(2) an affidavit describing how the notice
				required by 17.13.970.10 NMAC has been given to the utility's
				ratepayers;
(3) a copy of the
				notice required by 17.12.970.10 NMAC attached to the affidavit;
(4) a statement of the total number of
				ratepayers being served by the utility at the time of the filing;
(5) a brief statement explaining what has
				caused the need for the rate adjustment; and
(6) a statement that contains a rate and
				billing analysis.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 13 - SEWER SERVICES › Part 970 - SMALL SEWER UTILITIES › Section 17.13.970.10 - NOTICE TO RATEPAYERS PRIOR TO FILING OF PROPOSED RATES

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A.
Notice required.
At least
				sixty (60) days prior to filing with the commission a schedule proposing a
				change in rate or rates, a small sewer utility shall notify its ratepayers of
				the proposed rate or rates in writing. The utility may mail the notice to
				ratepayers either with their billings or independently.
B.
Required information.
The
				notice to ratepayers shall include the following information:
(1) the amount of the increase requested in
				both total dollar amounts and total percentage increases;
(2) the customer classifications to which the
				new rate or rates would apply;
(3)
				a comparison of the present rate with proposed rates, consisting of
(a) the present rate,
(b) the proposed rate,
(c) the percentage difference between the
				present and proposed rate for each customer class and
(d) the number of customers in each class to
				which the proposed rates would apply;
(4) the date on which the utility intends to
				file with the commission the advice notice proposing the change in rate or
				rates;
(5) a statement that the
				utility will promptly notify a ratepayer of the date on which it actually files
				with the commission the advice notice proposing the change in rate or rates, if
				the ratepayer so requests;
(6) a
				statement in all capital letters that if a hearing is held by the public
				regulation commission, any costs incurred by the utility may be included in the
				utility's future rates, following the utility's next rate case;
(7) a statement that procedures for
				protesting rates are set forth in 17.13.970 NMAC, a copy of which can be
				obtained upon request from, or inspected at, the main office of the utility or
				the offices of the utility division of the commission in Santa Fe, and that
				forms for protests are available from either the utility or the commission, and
				indicating the telephone numbers and addresses of both the utility and the
				commission;
(8) a statement that
				the rate filing together with any exhibits and related papers may be examined
				at the main offices of the utility or at the commission in Santa Fe;
(9) a statement that further information may
				be obtained by contacting either the utility or the commission; and
(10) a statement that, for purposes of
				protests, "ratepayer" means a person in whose name service is carried. For
				purposes of protests, under Section
				62-8-7.1
				NMSA 1978, "each person who receives a separate bill equals one ratepayer and
				each person who receives multiple bills equals one ratepayer."