(a) Petitions for review of rate actions filed by ratepayers pursuant to the TWC, §13.187(b), shall contain the original petition for review with the required signatures. Each signature page of a petition should contain in legible form the following information for each signatory ratepayer:
- (1) a clear and concise statement that the petition is an appeal of a specific rate action of the water or sewer service supplier in question as well as a concise description and date of that rate action; and
- (2) the name, telephone number, and street or rural route address (post office box numbers are not sufficient) of each signatory ratepayer (the petition shall list the address of the location where service is received if it differs from the residential address of the signatory ratepayer).
- (b) Ratepayers may initiate a review of a rate change application by filing individual complaints rather than joint petitions. Each complaint should contain the information required in subsection (a) of this section.
- (c) In order for a review to be initiated under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, complaints must be received from a total of 1,000 or 10% of the affected ratepayers, whichever is less.
Source Note:The provisions of this §24.27 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 5903.