- (a) There shall be no change to a small water system's allocation of revenue responsibility between classes of customers as part of a proceeding brought before the commission pursuant to this section.
(b) Changes to revenue allocations shall include:
- (1) Changes between or among residential, commercial, wholesale, or industrial customers;
- (2) Fixed charges for service regardless of the amount of water consumed unless the system bills on an unmetered basis;
- (3) Availability charges; or
- (4) Any other charge that is not based on the amount of water consumed for metered rates as a result of a rate request pursuant to this section.
- (c) Such changes shall be allowed, however, where a small water system has installed meters since its last revenue requirement was set by the commission at which time a volumetric charge shall be established along with a fixed charge.
Source. (See Revision Note # 1 and Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Puc 600) #13887, eff 2-22-24