Hearing On Aqua Sewerage Rate Increase Set In Howell

HOWELL, NJ — A public hearing is set for Nov. 6 on a request by Aqua to increase its sewerage rates about $5 per month.

Aqua New Jersey's Maxim Sewerage Division filed a petition with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities for approval to increase
the current level of its purchased sewerage treatment adjustment clause. Specifically, the company is seeking authorization to adjust the level of its PSTAC based on a net under-recovery of wastewater
treatment costs for 2018, as well to set prospective rates for 2020 to recover estimated wastewater treatment
costs.

Consequently, the company is proposing to increase its monthly PSTAC surcharge from $26.77 to
$31.92, an increase of about $5.15 per month or approximately 19.2 percent per month. The monthly
PSTAC surcharge provides no profit to the company and is a pass-through of actual charges from the Ocean
County Utilities Authority.

If approved, a residential customer will see their total monthly bill for wastewater service increase from about $52.10 to about $57.25, an increase of $5.15 per month or about 9.88 percent.

The hearing, which will be presided over by an administrative law judge, will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 6 the Howell Township Municipal Building, 4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor, Howell.

Members of the public are invited to attend and express their views on the proposed PSTAC rate increase. Such comments will be made a part of the final record in the proceeding.

Written comments may be submitted to the attention of the Honorable Jacob S. Gertsman, Administrative Law Judge, by mail to: Office of Administrative Law, PO Box 49, Trenton, NJ 08625-0049. Please include OAL Docket Number PUC 11846-
2019 S and BPU Docket No. WR19080925 in your letter.

Further information and copies of the Petition may be obtained at the board’s offices at 44 South Clinton Avenue, Suite 314, Post Office Box 350, Trenton, New Jersey
08625-0350, or at the company’s offices located at 10 Black Forest Road, Hamilton, New Jersey 08691, and on the company’s website at www.aquaamerica.com.

In order to encourage full participation in this opportunity for public comment, please submit any requests for special accommodations, including interpreters or mobility
assistance, at least 48 hours prior to this hearing by contacting Aqua New Jersey at 609-587-4080.

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