Notice of Utility
Tariff Filing
The REGULATORY
COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that Alaska Waste - Kenai, LLC
d/b/a Alaska Waste (AWK), has filed a revenue requirement, cost of service, and
rate design study for its residential service designated as TA57-714. With this
filing, AWK is seeking an interim, across-the board rate increase, to the
currently approved rate design, of 10.34% and a permanent rate increase of 31.01%,
to be allocated according to the included cost of service and rate design
study.
In addition to
the proposed interim and permanent rate increases, AWK proposes the following
changes to its tariff:
-
To begin billing residential customers quarterly
in advance.
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To discontinue the rental fee for AWK-owned roll carts.
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To make customer use of AWK-owned roll carts mandatory.
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To introduce a new fee for delivery and
retrieval of roll carts.
-
To introduce a new fee for extra large items that cannot be
collected with automated service during scheduled route times.
The effect of
the proposed interim and permanent rate increases on selected rates as well as
the proposed fees are shown in the table below:
|
Service
|
Existing Tariff Rate
|
Proposed Interim Rate
|
Proposed Permanent Rate
|
|
Recurring Monthly Rates – Kenai Zone 1 (Core Service Area),
billed per month
|
|
96 Gallon
Roll Cart – One Pickup per Week
|
$36.67
|
$40.46
|
$48.44
|
|
96 Gallon
Roll Cart – One Pickup Every Other Week
|
$17.02
|
$18.78
|
$36.38
|
|
96 Gallon
Roll Cart – One Pickup per Month
|
$6.44
|
$7.11
|
$24.41
|
|
Recurring Monthly Rates – Kenai Zone 2 (Outskirts Service
Area), billed per month
|
|
96 Gallon
Roll Cart – One Pickup per Week
|
$47.50
|
$52.41
|
$57.66
|
|
96 Gallon
Roll Cart – One Pickup Every Other Week
|
$22.90
|
$25.27
|
$42.05
|
|
96 Gallon
Roll Cart – One Pickup per Month
|
$9.15
|
$10.10
|
$26.54
|
|
Recurring Monthly Rates – Kenai Zone 3 (Rural Service Area),
billed per month
|
|
96 Gallon
Roll Cart – One Pickup per Week
|
$55.30
|
$61.02
|
$64.31
|
|
96 Gallon
Roll Cart – One Pickup Every Other Week
|
$26.34
|
$29.06
|
$46.14
|
|
96 Gallon
Roll Cart – One Pickup per Month
|
$10.74
|
$11.85
|
$28.07
|
|
Recurring Monthly Rates – Homer Service Area, billed per
month
|
|
96 Gallon
Roll Cart – One Pickup per Week
|
$44.47
|
$49.07
|
$55.08
|
|
96 Gallon
Roll Cart – One Pickup Every Other Week
|
$20.92
|
$23.08
|
$40.47
|
|
96 Gallon
Roll Cart – One Pickup per Month
|
$8.24
|
$9.09
|
$25.94
|
|
Non-Recurring Fees
|
|
Extra Bags
of Refuse
|
$2.07
|
$2.28
|
$5.94
|
|
Extra
Large Item
|
-
|
-
|
$71.81
|
|
Cart
Delivery/Retrieval
|
-
|
-
|
$71.81
|
|
Drive-in
Service
|
$4.84
|
$5.34
|
$7.73
|
This notice does not contain every
pertinent revision or request associated with TA57-714. The Commission may approve a rate or
classification which varies from those proposed. You may obtain more information about this
filing from Alaska Waste at 47323 Merry Wood Ave., Soldotna, AK 99669; phone:
(907) 283-9390 or their consultants, AKT LLP at 800 East Dimond Blvd., Suite
3-670, Anchorage, AK 99515; phone: (907) 522-2130. The filing is also available
for inspection at the Commission's office, at 701 West Eighth Avenue, Suite
300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222 or may also view the filing via
our website at http://rca.alaska.gov
by typing the appropriate tariff revision number in the Find the Matter search box.
To comment on
this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., September 3, 2014, at the
Commission address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please
reference TA57-714 in the subject line of your comments and include a statement
that you have filed a copy of the comments with AWK at its address given above
or at mbarnett@aktcpa.com.
Individuals or
groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations,
auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact
Joyce McGowan at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, or TTY (907)
276-4533 or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov
by August 27, 2014.
DATED
at Anchorage, Alaska, this 4th day of August, 2014.
REGULATORY
COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Rich Gazaway
Advisory Section
Manager