Notice of Utility Tariff Filing
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that Alaska Waste – Denali, LLC d/b/a Alaska Waste (AWD), filed tariff revision TA49-502, a revenue requirement, cost of service, and rate design study based on a 2018 test year. With this filing, AWD requests permanent rate changes based on the outcome of the included cost of service and rate design study, effective February 28, 2020. AWD is proposing no interim rate changes. In the event the Commission suspends this filing for further investigation, AWD requests that the new rates be effective at the conclusion of the rate case. In addition, AWD proposes the following changes to its tariff:
- Remove President’s Day and the day after Thanksgiving Day as holidays observed by the utility;
- Replace Standard Can Service with Roll Cart Service;
- Change minimum level of service for commercial customers from once a week to once a month;
- Reduce the period after a bill when the utility will send written notice of termination of service to a delinquent customer from forty (40) to twenty-five (25) days;
- Reduce the period after mailing the notice of termination when the utility will discontinue service to a delinquent customer from fifteen (15) to ten (10) days;
- Add a charge for additional disposal of Roll Off loads over 2.5 tons, per ton, at the stated landfill disposal fee; and
- Amend the disposal surcharge methodology to incorporate the disposal cost charge into the base tariffed rate and discontinue the use of a balancing account.
The effects of the proposed changes to selected rates and fees are shown in the table below:
| | Current Rate | Proposed Rate |
| Residential Service - Anderson/Clear/Healy/Nenana |
| 1 pickup per month | $19.39 | $21.45 |
| 2 pickups per month | $32.32 | $27.57 |
| 4 pickups per month | $43.63 | $37.92 |
| Each additional container per pickup | $8.08 | $7.69 |
| Roll Cart delivery/exchange fee | N/A | $26.81 |
| Commercial Service – 2, 3, and 6 yard containers |
| Anderson/Clear and Healy Area | $23.83/yard | $29.60/yard |
| Cantwell/Denali Park Area | $27.06/yard | $32.33/yard |
| Nenana Area | $27.06/yard | $31.33/yard |
| Construction and Demolition Debris – 30 yard containers |
| All Areas | $35.55/yard | $18.12/yard |
| Occasional, Unscheduled, or Bulky Materials Pickup |
| Anderson/Clear and Healy Area | $23.83/yard | $15.98/yard |
| Cantwell/Denali Park and Nenana Area | $27.06/yard | $15.98/yard |
| Standby Time (all areas) | $60.00/hour | $92.76/hour |
| Insufficient Funds Charge |
| All Areas | $20.00 | $30.00 |
AWD filed a request for waiver of the requirements of 3 AAC 48.275(a)(8), 3 AAC 48.275(a)(9), 3 AAC 48.275(a)(11), 3 AAC 48.275(a)(12), and 3 AAC 48.275(a)(13), requiring pro forma schedules of provision for income taxes, computation of rate base using a 13-month average, cash working capital, computation of weighted cost of capital, and a schedule of long-term debt, respectively.
This notice may not contain all requested revisions and the Commission may approve a rate or classification which varies from that proposed. You may obtain more information about this filing by contacting Heather Garland, Pricing Manager at AWD, at 501 SE Columbia Shores Blvd. Suite 350, Vancouver, WA 98661; phone: (360) 695-4923. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission’s office at 701 West 8th Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed at the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing “TA49-502” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., January 23, 2020, at the Commission’s address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference TA49-502 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with AWD at its address given above. Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Valerie Fletcher-Mitchell at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, TTY/Alaska Relay: 7-1-1 or 1-800-770-89, or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by January 16, 2020.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 30th day of December, 2019.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Julie C. Vogler
Finance Section Manager