Notice of Utility Tariff Filing

The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that Waste Connections of Alaska, Inc. d/b/a Alaska Waste (WCA), has filed a revenue requirement, cost of service, and rate design study, designated as TA86-692, for its residential service. With this filing, WCA is seeking a permanent rate increase of 11.45%, to be allocated according to the included cost of service and rate design study.  WCA is not seeking an interim rate increase.

In addition to the proposed permanent rate increase, WCA proposes the following changes to its tariff:

• To discontinue the rental fee for WCA-owned roll carts.

• To make customer use of WCA-owned roll carts mandatory.

• To divide its service area into two zones, representing either urban (Zone 1) or rural (Zone 2) parts of the Municipality of Anchorage

• To introduce a new fee for delivery and retrieval of roll carts.

• To introduce a new fee to recover the cost of the roll cart if it cannot be retrieved from the customer upon discontinuation of service.

• To introduce a new fee for drive-in/pack-out service (per additional 30 feet for driveways in excess of 60 feet.

• To introduce a new fee for extra large items that cannot be collected with automated service during scheduled route times.

• To introduce a disposal surcharge to flow through charges related to disposal fee increases between rate cases.

• To discontinue residential can service in the new Zone 1 (urban) of its service area.

The effect of the proposed permanent rate increases on selected rates as well as the proposed fees is shown in the table below:

This notice does not contain every pertinent revision or request associated with TA86-692.  The Commission may approve a rate or classification which varies from those proposed.  You may obtain more information about this filing from WCA at 6301 Rosewood Street Anchorage, AK 99518; phone: (907) 563-3717, 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 TA86-692 in the subject line of your comments and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with WCA 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 4^th day of August, 2014.

                                                                        REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA

                                                                        Rich Gazaway

                                                                        Advisory Section Manager