Revised Tariff Notice
On or about April 1, 2024, Ohio County Water District (“the District”) will file a revised tariff with the Kentucky Public Service Commission that will establish new charges and revised conditions for its provision of water service. In this filing, the District proposes to establish the following charges:
Unmetered Fire Sprinkler Monthly Charge $12.78
Unmetered Fire Sprinkler Water Usage Charge $ 0.00639 per gallon Fire
Sprinkler/Private Fire Protection Line Connection Fee Actual Cost
Damage to Lid or Meter Equipment/Meter Lock Actual Cost
Water Main Extension/Service Line Connection Estimate Actual Cost
It also proposes to delete its existing Field Collection Charge and Leak Adjustment Rate and to
raise its required deposit from $90 to $104.
The revised conditions of service will among other things:
- Revise the formula for calculating the amount of a leak
adjustment and limit requests for leak adjustments to commercial
and residential customers;
- Prohibit service to an applicant for service whose proposed
service line will run across another’s property unless the applicant
presents evidence of a properly recorded private utility easement(s)
for the proposed service line;
- Impose limits on the installation of fire hydrants;
- Impose limits on the amount of water provided at no charge for
firefighting;
- Require an applicant to present an accepted form of
identification when applying for service;
- Permit the District to deny service to applicants who are acting
as an agent of a present or former customer who is indebted to the
District for service previously supplied at the same or other premises
until such indebtedness is paid;
- Require applicants for service or their representatives to be
present when service is turned on unless a release of liability for any
damage resulting from the service turn-on is executed;
- Establish a cross-connection policy; and,
- Establish the District’s liability for interruptions of service.
The District proposes to place the revised tariff into effect on May 1, 2024.
Any person may examine the proposed tariff at the District’s office at 124 East Washington Street,
Hartford, Kentucky 42347, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., or at the Public Service
Commission’s offices located at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky, Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or through the Public Service Commission’s Web site at
Comments regarding the proposed tariff may be submitted to the Public Service Commission by
mail to the Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 615, Frankfort, Kentucky 40602 or by e-mail to
The proposed tariff revisions are the rates and conditions of service proposed by the District.
However, the Public Service Commission may order rates to be charged and conditions of service
to be observed that differ from those proposed. Such action may result in rates and conditions of
service for consumers other than those set forth in this notice.
A person may submit a timely written request for intervention to the Public Service Commission,
P.O. Box 615, Frankfort, Kentucky 40602, establishing the grounds for the request including the
person’s status and interest. If the Public Service Commission does not receive a written request
for intervention within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of notice, it may take final action
on the tariff filing.
Ohio County Water District
Initial Date of Publication: March 27, 2024
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